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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-29
Acted on the Advice.

A well-to-do business man of Arkan-
sas City tells a unique story OF how he
got started in life. When a young
man, without much money. he struck
New York City. While walking down
the street he saw a sign which read:
I'VE will tell you how to get rich for
ST." says the Kansas City Journal.
He went in and planked down a dol
lar and received instructions in a
sealed envelope. Going III on the
street he opened the envelope and
found a slip of paper reading: Work
like the devil and save your money"
Did he have the outfit arrested for
s%windling? No, indeed! He took heir
advice and today he is worth more
than 100000.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-29

ness. but soon the sympathetic Ameri-
cans became aware of a disturbing ele-
ment. 1t was the letter H.
"Hada, my girl" Mrs. knight would
daily plead. remember Halbert's he'd
dication! Remember is heminent
huncle! Remember is haunt, Lady
'Unterl Ell never be liable to old
hup is 'ead hff you don't come hup to
their hexpectations. Whatll they say
hif Mrs. HaIbert Owe don't 'andle 'er
matches like a lady bought? Hes
pecially. whatTl they say if you miss
call your hown 'usband?"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-29
LETTER I'll" AN OBSTACLE
Youna English Girl Tried Hard, but
the Trouble Was Manifestiy
Hard to Overcome.

While two American ladies were
STAYING in London recently. Ada, the
pretty daughter of their landlady, MRS,
knight. became engaged The fortu-
nate suitor's social station. it was com
p~lacentlv explained. was considera Oily
above his fancee's. At first the house
hold huthIed with pride and happl-
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-29
The Association.

Irishmen were as good at fighting as
at growing, which is saying a great
deal.
"Oi'm sorry that OF liver cum to this
divilish war" said one, trudging along
through the mud to Fairfax C. H..
after the Second Bull Run.
Yer mad because yer not a gin.
eral on a horse" vas the tantalizing
rejoinder.
Not so. It's because Oi'm obleeged
to associate with such fools as yersilf
and Pope"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-29
Canfiscate Her.

One of Pike county's boys at
Louisiana, Mo-. found an old negro
in the woods, who had heard that the
secessionists' property was to be on
fscated. He approached the soldier
cautiously and said:
'Massa, l wish to Cord you'd go an
confiscate de ole oman"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-29
This Is Fate.

TT says here something is on the
knees of the gods. What do o sup
pose it is?"
"The goddesses."-Judge.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-29

upon the deck and cursed the
Deity, swearing that he would
round the cape if it took him
till the day of judgment. There
upon came a fair wind, he
squared his yards and set off,
but although his ship plowed
through the seas he made no
Roadway, for the Deity had TAX
en- him at his word and doomed
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-29

You keep hon saying Owe, and Hill
know In a hinstant hif hits owe or
Owe. Now, then: 'Owe!"
"Owe! Owe! 'Owe!" echoed Ada.
low was that?'
The first Owe was Owe and the
second Owe was owe" pronounced
her parent. judicially, but the third
owe was owe!"-Youth's Companion.
Its Glass.
There is a great deal of h~orseplay
in that dance"
"Oh. that's the pony ballet
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-11-29

ships stealing across the moon glade" athwart the
glitter Of silver cast upon the waters by the impe-
rial votaress, when the rays pierce the sails SO that
they become gauzy films?
If he knows these things, who shall blame him for
not scofing at the superstitions of those who go
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-16
CONVICTED OF
MANSLAUGHTER
Clifford Wilson Convicted Of Killing
Joseph White at Rockwell De
PENDANT on Stand Blames
Companion for Crime.
DOUBLE KILLING AT SAC CITY.
Father and Son Shot and Killed
During Drunken Spree INDUCED
in by Young Men.

Rockwell City. Jan. 15.-Clifford
Wilson, charged with the murder Of
Joseph White, at Sac City May 20,
1911. was found guilty Of murder in
the second degree. The jury was
out three hours.
Wilson was accused Of killing An
drew and Joseph White, father and
son, robbery being the alleged mo-
tive. He was intoxicated at the
time and had been in company with
william White, son and brother of
the men murdered, and young man
named Mertens.
The state rested Thursday after
noon at 2 o'clock in the Wilson trial.
The first witness for the defense was
J. w. Wilson, father Of defendant.
He was followed by the mother.
Clifford Wilson was then put up
on the stand and told his story Of
the happening OF May 80. the date
of the tragedy. His recital was prac-
tically a repetition of his evidence
given at the former trial. He gave
as his excuse for being at the White
home the night in question that
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-16

colt and one year old colt. IL head
of cattle-Five fresh cows, six
calves-one heller and five steers.
one bull coming two years old. 40
head of hogs-Six brood sows one
year old, one boar eighteen months
old, thirty-three fall shoats. Farm
machinery wagons, 1 buggy, I
binder and disc, new corn planter
with 100 rods of wire, three-sec-
ton drag, l walking cultivator, 1
riding cultivator, 1 surface cultiva-
tor. 2 sets work harness, / riding
plow, / breaking plow. / tanning
mill. l low down seeder, / road
scraper, ! feed grinder, hand corn
shelter. / stack Of straw, about ten
tons of hay, about Is dozen chick
ems, thousand bushels Of corn In
crib, or z bushels Of seed corn, /
cook stove, heating stove. a table
and other articles too numerous -
mention.
Terms: One years time will BE-
given on all sums over $40 ON ap-
proved security at 8 per cent inter
est. Sums under $40, cash.
FRANK MULLEN.
M. l.. Mccullough, Auct.
r. f. Jones, Clerk. f1t1
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-16

more severely in the vicinity OF Der
ma than at other points. The troops
who are engaged in protecting the
engineers employed on the construc-
ton of aqueducts to bring water in
to the town have frequent furious
engagements with the Turks and
their Arab allies. Detachments of
the latter make harrassing attacks
on the Italian outposts day after
day.
One Italian officer, writing to his
father, says that the Italian army
has lost large number of men in
these engagements. Another letter
from private says that In one bat
tie regiments of Grenadiers and
Bersaglieri were nearly wiped out Of
existence.
Still another letter says that the
Italians on one occasion ran out #
ammunition, while the Turks and
Arabs, we'll supplied. succeeded in
killing and wounding 100 OF the
Italian soldiers, many OF whom were
mere boys who in their panic cried
for their mothers.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-16

party of 10 in the vacant house was
found out because some OF the par
Elephants were SO drunk they
couldn't get away, according to the
statements Of a resident here.
Nearly all the persons implicated
in the affair are under age. Several
of the boys and girls attended the
high school last fall. but dropped
out as the season advanced. Some
of them are said to be in school at
the present time.
The investigation was the out
come Of vague rumors circulated
about the town OF the "stew-bum"
parties and the complaints Of drunk
en- men appearing on the streets.
Cherokee is dry town. It is thought
by the county attorney that most Of
the liquor was shipped In from
Sioux Falls.
The town Is still In great commo-
ton and further developments may
appear before the investigation ends.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-16
DRUGGIST hit
BY HIGH COURT
Ban of Sale of Bitters at Musoatine
As Result of Supreme
Court Decision.
SUIT BY ANTI-sALOON MEN
Permanent Injunction Against Dis
posing Of Certain
Medicines.

Des Moines, Jan. l5.-The SUI
preme court handed down decision
Saturday that is considered highly
important by the temperance inter-
ests of the state.
By the ruling of the court a per-
manent Injunction against one
Keuchmann, druggist at Musca-
tine, is granted. on a charge Of sell
ing liquor in violation of the law.
Anti-saloon workers brought the
suit because the druggist sold an ar
teal known as Centennial Tonic
Bitters," manufactured at Burling-
ton, which contained 80 per cent of
alcohol.
In the opinion of several who read
the opinion all druggists who han
die certain proprietary medicines
that contain large quantity Of al
cohol may be prosecuted for viola
ton Of the liquor statutes.
When is medicine containing al
cohol medicine and when is 1t a
beverage? That is the question the
supreme court had to solve.
A druggist, under the terms Of his
permit, is allowed to sell medicines
containing alcohol, providing the
medicines are so compounded they
cannot be used as beverage. The
supreme court held in the case OF
the bitters in question, that 1t could
be used as a beverage, was intoxi-
eating, and therefore the druggist
was selling the stuff in violation of
the law.
The following paragraph is from
the opinion:
''The compound in question con-
sisted of water and alcohol medicat-
ed with a few bitter herbs and rock
candy. The bitter herbs were in
tended to give medicinal character
to the compound and to make the
same nonpalatable, while the rock
candy was intended to overcome the
bitterness of the herbs and render
the compound palatable. The mere
fact that the compound had medi-
cinal qualities does not necessarily
destroy its suitability as a beverage.
1t appears conclusiyely from the tes-
timony as whole that the COM
pound in question was capable of
use as a beverage and that 1t was
actually used as beverage and that
it was highly intoxicating in char
acter.'
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-16

William White, Jr., told him II he
would go up home with him he
would get enough money to take
them to Sioux City. The plan was
to go via Nemaha, get Wilson's fan
Gee and take her to Sioux City,
where she and Wilson would be
married, and not wait for the 18th
of June, the time fixed for the we'd
ding.
Wilson states that they were fol-
lowed by Mertens, who went into
the house with young White, Wilson
remaining on the outside. A little
later he started to go in, but hear
ing a disturbance turned and ran.
When a short distance from the
house Wilson swears he heard sew
eral shots fired and ran on home and
went to bed. knowing nothing fur
Their OF the murder until the follow
ing morning.
When court closed the defense
had finished its redirect examine
tion Of the defendant.
James White, Jr., was then put
on the stand Friday to testify as to
the finding Of Defendant Wilson's
hat in the White home after the
tragedy.
F. d. Fleming swore that several
days afterwards he showed the hat
to Wilson in the Jail and Wilson adj
mitted it belonged to him.
The widow OF the murdered man
gave her version Of the shooting.
Sheriff Criss also testified as to
Wilson's saying the hat was his.
Leon Wayt swore he assisted in
the arrest Of Mertens. under indict-
ment with Wilson.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-16
Hand Mangled in Shelter.

Mount Pleasant, Jan. 16.-Lloyd
Loeffler had his right hand badly
mangled while working about corn
shelter at the home Of w. J. McNa-
NEE. His foot slipped and his hand
was thrown into the cog. Physicians
found 1t necessary to amputate the
little finger and the end OF anoth-
er.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-16
Three Trains Wrecked.

Mason City. Jan. 16.-Three
train wrecks, each caused by broken
rails, blocked traffic last night and
today on the Milwaukee & St. Louis,
Milwaukee and Northwestern rail-
roads. In the Milwaukee & st.
Louis accident at Eldora seven cars
were tlitched, on the Milwaukee ct
Emmetsburg ten cars and on the
Northwestern at Frost, Mimi, niae
cars went of the track.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-16
Public Sale.

As / have rented my farm and
will quit farming / will sell at pub
lie sale at my place three and one
half miles west of Webster City and
one-half mile east of Highview, on
Friday, Jan. 26, 1912. commencing
at one o'clock p. M, the following
described property:
S head Of horseshoe bay team
seven years old, one gray mare six
years old in foa1, one two year old
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-16
ITALIAN VICTORIES
BRANDED AS FAKES
Life With the Army in Tripoli Is
Declared to be Very I'm
pleasant.

Rome, jan 15.-Letters from
Italian officers and men serving with
the invading army in Tripoli and
Cyrenaica, received by their friends
in Italy, describe in detail the ex-
tremely unpleasant position OF the
Italian troops at the front.
Fights which have been claimed
as Italian victories in official dis
patches from the commander in
chief of the Italian expeditions, are
said by these correspondents to have
been reverses.
The italians appear to be suffering
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-16
Ice Floe Carries Men to Death.

Astrahkan, Russia, Jan. 16.-By
the breaking away of an ice foe 100
fishermen have been driven out to
sea in the neighborhood of the vii
lage OF Ganjusceiau. 1t Is believed
they have been drowned in the Cas-
plan sea-
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-16
Shortage Of Coal Closes Factories.

Davenport, Jan. 16.-The short
age in steam coal caused the Corn
Products company's plant, using 100
tons day to shut down and the
Davenport Pearl Button company
has also closed down its plant for
lack of fuel. Railroad men assert
that the tangle in freight transpor-
tation is being Strengthened out and
that the situation will grow better
instead of worse. There Is fair
supply Of lump coal on hand, the
shortage so far being in factory coal.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-16

Buy your harness at GrempeTs.
Largest stock. best In quality and
workmanship. Prices right d-f-tf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-21
A PICTURESQUE TALkER.

You veil at the aviator. You are up
three thousand feet and you think you
have noticed how something has gone
wrong. The aviator yells at you. Mel
Their hears the other. When you get
down what does the aviator say to you?
He says: What did you say to me up
there? Good Lord After he's got you
killed and torn up!
IF any one would bring me the finest
aeroplane made and tell me I could
have it for s34 90 provided l would
operate it myself, l wouldn't take 1t.
I've seen too many good ones 60"
Mr.. Stevens has perfected a silk para
chute arrangement to be worn by avia-
tors. He thinks that something OF the
kind will be adopted by the army avia-
tors. among others, as providing the
only chance for safety when the control
of the machine is lost.
IT own an aeroplane," said the aero
naut, as the reporter was leaving Mt.
Stevens's apartment. Would you care
to take ride? You may be lucky, you
know, and you are welcome any time"
The American Aviators Association
was formed In Chicago. following the
deaths of Miss Ouimby, Faniman and a
dozen others in less than two weeks. to
take measures to make flying safer
Colonel Hirschauer. chief OF the Avn
alton Department Of the French army
said recently to the Chamber OF Deputies
that dangerous as military aviation mus.
be in the nature OF the service 1900 APP
plications for the detail had been filed
Young officers entreated with tears in
their eyes to be employed, he said, al
though there had been nine fatalities in
the corps In the first six months Of 1912
Every aeroplane was examined by a
commission OF experts before 1t was
turned over to the army, and no aero
plane was taken out Of shed for trials
until the pilot and a mechanician had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-21
A CHALLENGE TO DEATH.

One OF the most narrowing accidents in
the whole history of aviation resulted IN
the death OF Miss Harriet Quim5y at
Boston a short time ago She was one
Of the worlds best flyers. Fifteen minutes
before she started her Bleriot on her last
flight she asked Lincoln Beachey the
Curtiss daredevil. to quit taking the
foolish chances for which he Is notorious.
She said TO Beachey:
Il want YOU to promise me that YOU
will not perform any more of those
dangerous stunts in your machine.
always know that I am safe because
never take chances
Beachey replied:
81 know you are right, but when ! get
up in the air can't help doing stunts
He saw Miss Quim5y fall 1000 feet,
few seconds after her passenger, Mr..
willard. was also tossed out of his seat
10 his death.
II suppose" said Beachey to A. Leo
Stevens. Miss Quimby's manager, ut will
get US all"
Mr. stevens has made more balloon
ascensions than any aeronaut in America.
Last summer he managed Atwood in the
1T. IOuLs-Nt" lOlh oSA OPiNiS st'P' ''@N'
aged him, that is. as well as an oldtimer
could manage capable and headstrong
chap who refused to be superintendent.
g. Then Mr.. Stevens bought some aero
planes, and with Beatty. the Wright aVi-
ator. conducted IA school on Long Island
for those who wished TO become licensed
flyers.
He has been up in all kinds of weather,
I'm all kinds Of air craft and has come
down in trees, ponds, mountains. back
yards and once in an aeroplane, dropped
upon a wagon loaded with lumber. must
10 the disgust OF both the driver of the
wagon and of the erratic flying machine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-21

aviation being a gentleman's sport-the
day is past.
darkness didn't know enough to I'M
load his flock Of aeroplanes; Harmon
unloaded The point is, both OF them
quit. don't know q single wealthy
sportsman, except Golfer, who is in the
game And Collier. you know, is presi-
dent of the Aero Club
Mr.. Stevens said It was worthy OF re-
hecticn that aeroplane designers had
never satisfied any one in the case or a
single accident as to exactly how IT oc-
Cured.
"Dreamers and scientists write for the
papers about the effect of altitude on the
heart and about air sickness and vari-
Gus things" said Mr.. Stevens, but let
me tell you six thousand feet up Is the
best kind of atmosphere. The aver
age balloonist stays at six thousand
feet for hours at a time. They don't
say anything against II. They ought TO
know something about IT,
We've had five thousand balloon as
tensions in this country since ballooninS
first started in as a gentleman's sport
and we have never lost man"
But you can't go where you want,
suggested the reporter.
That's just what makes ballooning a
sport" quickly replied Mr. Stevens. III
you could know that at a certain spot
you could catch exactly thirteen fish In
fifteen minutes. or that when you went
hunting lions you would get two without
fail In just one hour and quarter, 1t
wouldn't be sport, would 1t?
1T would like TO balloon every day.
You've got your compass. your maps,
YOUR thermos bottle luncheons. You
haven't got a chugging engine foot
behind your spinal column, like you have
I'm an aerOplane
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-21

counts Of aeronautic fatalities
~ have been unusually numerous
Il n and frequent during the last few
weeks i'm this country and abroad. News
Papers have stated various opinions con-
corning the value of the dirigible air
ship and the utility of the aeroplane.
Scientific journals have attempted 10 ex-
plain how each accident occurred.
The public no doubt. has its own
opinion as to whether the aeroplane is
merely a scientific toy and the airship
huge device. designed by Germans for
the most part. and destroyed by gusts
of wind, usually referred to in the dis
patches as strong. or whether these very
dissimilar craft are, after all, destined to
make changes i'm our civilization more
wonderful than anything hitherto brought
10 light
There is a big slump in aviation as a
sport here and abroad Owing to the gen
eral lack Of interest in the cities Of the
Middle West, designated as controls of
the American Aviation Circuit OF 1912, re-
sulting in their failure to assure financial
support sufficient to provide prizes large
enough TO attract aviators-and the
prizes need not be so very large to at
tract aviators this season-the board OF
governors of the Aero Club of America
has just decided to call off the race.
Chicago. early in the movement guar
anteed it's portion Of the money desired
Detroit, Dayton and Akron also respond
cd well but it was impossible TO get the
/ other cities up to the proper financial
temperature.
There are many sides to the aeronautic
question. The men who express their
opinions below are experts in their vari-
Gus fields OF activity in this newest
science. They DO Lot agree with one an
other IN many respects, but neither do
the Thaw allenists.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-21
LOVE OF DANGER MAKES SKILL

waidemar Kaempffert, OF this city, rec
ognized as qualified TO speak with autnor-
ity OF the aeroplane, said Few Gays ago.
"At uresent all safety is merely Tela-
tive. The aeroplane, as we see II now
really practical vehicle only when con-
troIIed by a man who Is exceptionally
skiIful. and who, for some queer reason
eniovs grave personal risks-the type OF
man who loves TO crack whip III
tigers cage or swing himself from uape1e
to trapeze in circus.
although aviators are no longer ex-
clusiyely recruited from the ranks OF lion
tanners. circus acrobats, tiShtrope Walk
ers trick bicycle riders and automobile
racers. tho best type OF pilot still remains
the man with an irrepressible love OF
athletic excitement and adventure.
THAT flying is still dangerous except
in very calm weather. that machines can
be handled only by exceptional men,
shown by the numerous fatalities that
have been chronicled Of late among
European army men. The French gov
eminent. at any rate, cherishes no llu-
sions on the subject.
balancing a machine Is not easy.
is so difficult. indeed. that men who have
flown for hours at a time climb out Oh
their seats exhausted and almost fail
asleep on the spot.
Not so many months ago aviators met
CHASTITY deaths because they were not
quick enough I'm twisting or WORKING
aiIerons to meet the countless little gusts
and puffs Of which even g. zephyr Is con-
| stituted
obviously. some automatic device u
wanted that will relieve the pilot OF the
nerve-racking duty OF guiding the aero'
plane and keeping II on an even kesl
Much thought has been given 70 tna'
problem OF late, but not with consp'eu'
Gus success. A machine must be hunlorso'
according to experienced pilots.
when the device comes" conunueo
Mr.. Kaempffert, "and come II VIII, de-
spite the protests Of aviators who are
willing TO risk their necks In the enors
to win $4,000 prizes, automatic or semi
automatic apparatus will prove power
full aid in those perilous moments "hen
every effort must be bent to res'ofs
equilibrium"
Captain W. I. Chambers, OF the Unitso
States navy. was asked concerning tne
naval point of view OF aviation, and whas
in his opinion, had been accomplished
There are officers in the navy to-day
replied Captain Chambers, who iooA
upon naval aviation as farcical, because
they do not yet know that an ins'ru-
ment can be provided by which an aero
plane may be navigated out of sight rom
ship At sea, with reasonable surety