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Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1912-02-15
BEAuTIFY CAPITOL GROUND

Pierre, S. D., Feb. 14.-The
state capitol commission is send
ing out advertisements for com
pletion of the improvement to
the state house grounds. The las
Legislature appropriated $4,000
which will be available for this
purpose the 1st of July. These
improvements will include grad
ing, building Of retaining walls,
construction Of cement walks, cur
and cutters, the wiring Of con-
duits and the erection of lamp
posts. This appropriation will
not cover the construction of the
artificial artesian lake at the
east end of the grounds, nor the
finishing off of the grounds i'm
mediately adjacent on the west
of the proposed lake. The COM
mission hopes that the next legis-
lature will see fit to provide for
the completion of the lake. The
planting of grass, trees shrubs,
etc., will not be let by contract
but will be done under the i'm
mediate supervision Of the state
engineer. He expects to make use
of the gas-artesian water from
the state house well for wetting
the lawn.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1912-02-15
Ash Greek Anthems

William Ferguson was calling
on friends near Topbar last week.
Miss Robson, who has been
visiting at the Geo. S. Poste home
for the past two weeks, has re-
turned to her home near Smith.
Geo. S. Poste, who has been
visiting with his family for the
last two weeks, has gone to Whit.
river to look after his cattle.
George Odegarden, Of Hilland,
vas one Of the many who took
part in the entertainment at the
Ed Peterson home.
Conrad Hubenthal returned
Thursday from Nebraska, where
he has been working at the carp
enter trade during the winter.
Miss Emma Peterson was guest
OF honor at a birthday party at
the Ed Peterson home on Sat-
urday evening, it being her TWEEN
tieth birthday. The evening was
spent in dancing and card play
ing.
Lars Peterson and family, of
Deep creek, were visiting at the
Ed Peterson home Sunday.
MIR. Nelson, of Grindstone, was
buying cattle in this locality last
weekk.
Ash Creek was well represent
ed at the dance at the John
Bennett home near Pedro Friday
evening.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1912-02-15

he is almost completely recover
ed. The pardon Of Mr.. Morse was
brought about largely by the un-
renting efforts Of his wife who
used money literally to secure
signers to petitions in his behalf,
and to create favorable senti-
ment in other ways. It is intend.
ed now to get President Taft to
remove the remaining stigma
against the ex-banker and have
him restored to full privileges OF
citizenship.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1912-02-15
BANK TO REOPEN
Meade County Depositors Assur
ed Payment in Full

Sturgis, S. D., Feb.14.-Indica-
tions are that the Meade County
bank, closed on the first of the
year by the state bank examiner,
will reopen its doors within a few
weeks. The affairs Of the bank
have been found to be in not so
bad shape as expected, the diff
ficulty being ON account of the
crop failure and removal of the
troops from here, which made
loans uncollectible. A plan has
been proposed to the depositors
by which they are permitted to
draw their funds every three
months in limited amounts and to
renew old time certificates for
stated periods, and nearly all of
the depositors are signing the
agreement. When q sufficient
number have agreed it is under
stood that Sioux Falls capitalists
have offered aid and will place
the bank in q position to resume
The bank examiner hopes to put
the plan into effect and pay the
depositors dollar for dollar with.
IN nine months.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1912-02-15
MR.. G0PKRS AND SHAKES
PEARE

Samuel Gompers, president of
the American Federation Of La
Dor, being on examination be-
fore Justice Wright, of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, was questioned
regarding an expression he print
ed in the organ of his Fedora
ton, in October, 1907, namely:
"go to with your injunc-
tions." The labor leader ex-
planned that the form in which
the expression was printed was
an inadvertence or something
like that; that he meant to have
put . comma where the dash was
and that the expression was mean
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1912-02-15
BABY IS VICTIM MIDLAND FIRE
Home Burns, Two Children kn-
trapped by Flames, Baby Girl
Dies from Burns

One Of the saddest occurances
that ever happened in Midland
was that of the fire Wednesday
afternoon which partially des'
troyed the house belonging to
Mrs. Emily Hall, between the
Hayess lumber office and the
building occupied by G. N. Sher-
burne and Henry O'Farrell, on
Russell Avenue. The building
was occupied by Mrs. Reinhard
and her two children, one, a
child of three years and the
other baby. Mrs. Reinhard
had gone to a neighbor's for a
few minutes, leaving the children
alone. 1t is supposed that the
older child got hold Of the
kerosene can and poured some of
the liquid on the stove,v for the
can was found beside the stove
when the fire had been extin-
guished. P. F. Sullivan, Henry
O'Farrell and Pete Weir were
the first to arrive on the scene
and at once made efforts to save
the children. They dashed into
the smoke and flames with which
the house was filled, Mr.. Sulli-
van getting the baby and Mr..
Weir the older child. The older
child was uninjured but the baby
clothing was on fire and it was
horribly burned. DR.. Minard tool
the little sufferer to his office
and gave it every attention pos
sible, but death came as a relief
to its agony at five o'clock.
The chemical engines, manned
by willing hands, were promptly
in evidence and their streams
soon brought the flames under
subjection. If it had not been for
them and the good work done by
the firemen and citizens much
further damage must have sure
ly resulted. In the absence Of q
water system those engines are
worth their weight in gold.
Mr.. Reinhard was Notified by
telephone Of the disaster to his
home and the death of his baby,
and by hard riding was enabled
to make the distance from Gray s
road ranch by II 80 at night.
The sympathy of the entire con
munity goes out to Mr.. and Mrs.
Reinhard in their hour Of trial
Funeral services were held at
the Presbyterian church at two
o'clock yesterday afternoon and
the little body was laid to rest
in the Midland cemetery.-Mid.
land Star.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1912-02-15
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the
next regular examination for sec
ond and third grade teachers
certificates will be held in the
Fort Pierre court room on Thurs
day and Friday, March 14th and
18th, beginning at eight O'Clock
central time Thursday morning
Mrs. Grace Reed Porter,
S94t Co. 0upt. Schools.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1912-02-15
BANKERS SEE PROSPERITY
People Conservative, But Money
Is Plentiful and Business Out
look Is Good

Huron, Feb. 12.-Concerning
monetary conditions in South Da.
kota, the gentlemen here attend
ing the recent meeting Of bank.
ers were very pronounced in the
belief that the real "stringency'
was not because of a lack of
funds, nor confidence, but be-
cause people generally saw the
need Of more economical living
and instituted q system Of fru-
gality not heretofore apparent in
this section Of the northwest
While in few localities there vii
be demand for money with which
to provide seed for the coming
season 8 crop, the people are not
seriouslsy inconvenienced and art
far from being discouraged, in
fact all are in happy anticipation
of q splendid crop year, and am.
pie seed viii be provided for al
the. acres needed. A majority o1
those who came here q year age
to make new homes have suffi
cient means to provide seeG
grain and feed stock till anothe,
harvest, but many Of them will b
obliged to ask holders Of paper
to carry interest another year
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1912-02-15

The many friends Of Banker
Morse, also Convict Morse, will
be very highly pleased to learn
that since his release from prison
at Atlantic his health has 90
much improved that he = eontem
plating . trip te Europe. All
his doctors. who recently pre-
dicted his early demise, ny that
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1912-02-15

In short, according to the senti-
ment expressed, farmers and the
people of the state generally are
In much better condition than
most people realize.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1912-02-15
MARCH JURY LIST

The following are the names O
those who have been drawn Al
jurors for the regular Marcl
term Of circuit court, which con
yenes at Fort Pierre March 18th
Chas. Fendt, Hayes.
Harrison Bates, Lindsay.
Oliver L. johnson, Hayes.
John Conway, Ft. Pierre.
G. w. O'Farrell, Pheba.
Robert Gray, Hayes.
Glen Mcdonald, Angus.
Leo Barkley, Kirley.
Robert Barkley, Ft. Pierre.
H. F. Little, Cottonwood.
Richard Tidball, Philip.
D. Henderson, Klatt.
r. G.. Blake, Klatt.
Carl Christensen, Philip.
VIM. Hayes. Ft. Pierre.
Ernest Scovel, Belvidere.
Alfred Olson, Ft. Pierre.
Eric Louden, Belle Plaine.
George Kraus, Kirley.
j. w. Hall, Cottonwood.
Fred L. Sohl, Midland.
C. A. Joy, Midland.
w. w. Wilson, Garland.
w. R. Crawford, Capa.
Martin Arnsten, Powell.
G. II. Holmes, Philip.
Chas. Hand, Manila.
F. E. Pohle, Philip.
A. O. Markwood, Moenville.
Lars Kronen, Philip.
James Campbell, Cottonwood.
L. D. Baker, Reserve.
AL Miller, Cottonwood.
Geo. F. Millett, Kirley.
T. j. Robinson, Philip.
A. E. Baker, Moenville.
G. H. Fales, Ft. Pierre.
Geo. Furgison, Hilland.
Sam Conklin, Orton.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1912-02-15

Mike Dunn, an old time ranch
er Of Stanley county, living out
from Fort Pierre q short dis
tance, who is well and favorably
known in this vicinity, was mar
ried there the middle Of this
week to Mrs. Dowd, proprietresa
Of the Cottage Restaurant. Con.
gratulations are extended
Pierre Capital-J Journal.
MasOns Of Wall and the. coun-
try tributary to that place will
organize . Masonic lodge.
Philip weekly review. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1907-1912, 1912-02-15

Review want ads 81 rssnlts.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-08

at Greenwood. Greenwood was then
q part CT AbbeviIla county. l had
arrangements with Mr.. Eugene B.
Gary, who is now chief justice, for
a law partnership with him. He was
at the time practicing law at Able
Vile court house. l got out two is
sues of the Greenwood Argus and put
up $4,000 as bonus, it being all the
money 1 received from my interest in
tuition fees at Newberry college, and
agreed to pay the balance of the pur-
chase price by certain date or forfeit
the bonus. had arrangements with
Mr.. Jas. NJ. Seignious, cotton broker
in Charleston, to get the balance of
the money and to ship him some cot
ton in the fall or pay S1.50 per bale
on cotton not shipped. He sent the
check, but in some way 1t went to
Dyson, and my time limit was out so I
forfeited the $4,000 Gall the money I
had) and returned to Newberry.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-08

ton and came to Newberry On a con-
tract with Mr.. A. C. Jones, who had
bought The Herald and News, to edit
the paper for him. l continued in
this capacity for several months, and
subsequently opened a law Office in
the building now owned by Summer
Bros. The office was just at the head
of the stairs in the rear. At that time
Mr.. Geo. S. Mower had his law office
in the corner where the telephone ex-
change is now. Hr. H. H. Blease oc-
cupied the rooms over the Anderson
1Oc. store as a trial justice Office.
Prior to that, however, I had gone
to Greenwood and purchased the
Greenwood Argus from Mr., j. P. Cary,
who desired to return to Pickens. He
and l were admitted to the bar in the
same class. My purpose was to prac-
tice law in the town Of Greenwood,
and at the same time to edit the paper
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-08

in the room over the drug store OF
DR.. w. z. Pelham. Fer while | had
a partnership with Gen. A. c. CARING
ton, who was then living on his farm
near Old Town. During several months
while occupying that office I did edl-
torial work on the Newberry News
then published by R. H. Greneker, Sr.
and Jr.
Upon the death of Mr.. Edw. F.
Greneker, who was proprietor of the
Newberry Herald, the two papers were
consolidated. This must have been
about 1884. I continued to do some
work on the consolidated paper In the
way of writing editorials and locals
and reporting generally. In 1885, in
partnership with Mr.. NJ. S. Hallman,
was the editor Of the Prosperity
Reporter and ran it for five months,
hen withdrew from that publica-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-08

on the 14th day of February, 1881,
when a sweet little Newberry girl
agreed to share the burdens and the
sorrows of life and enjoy whatever
good there might be with me. For
nearly thirty-one years she was the
power behind the guns and the in
spiration and the guiding genius Oh
my life, and if I have accomplished
anything the credit is due to her. Just
when il seemed that We might enjoy
the fruits of our labor the shadows
fell athwart my pathway and all IS
now dark and gloomy I trust some
day there may be a rift in the clouds
and 1 may understand the mystery.
After a year in Abbeville I came
to Newberry to take a professorship
in Newberry college. I taught in the
college one and one-half years. In
the spring Of 1883 l was admitted to
the bar and opened a law office, first
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-08

is still in business and I believe oc-
cupying the same stand that he did
then. However, when I first came to
Newberry his store and residence were
on the first floor of Salter's Art gal
lery, and the first session Of Newberry
college opened in the rooms now oc-
cupied by Salter's gallery. I think Mr..
o. Klettner was in business at that
time and Mr.. William johnson, prob
ably, but not on his own account. DR..
w. E. Pelham had a. drug store thea
where now E. NJ. Lane & co. have
their fancy grocery. .'~R. Y. Leavell
think, was in. business with Leavell &
Speers. I do not recall another firm
now in business that was in business
at that time.
Mr.. Robt L. Mclaughlin was presi-
dent of the National bank, but there
is no one in the bank now who held
position then and there was only one
bank in the county of Newberry. Mr..
Jno. B. Carwile was cashier, and Mr..
T. S. Duncan, assistant cashier. After
wards Mr.. T. J. McCrary became as
sistant cashier, and Mr.. J. W. NJ. Sim-
mons bookkeeper. All of these are
dead, and now there are four banks in
Newberry beside several in the county.
had an idea in my earlier days that
I could establish in NeWberry big
printing plant and wanted to print
books and do all kinds of printing that
anybody else did. Our first venture
in the book printing was the Annals
of Newberry. This book was printed
On the country Campbell. We then
printed the history of South Carolina
by John A. Chapman and were instru-
mental in having it adopted as school
history of the State. Later I printed
Dickert's History of Kershaw's Brig
ade, which by the way, is the best
history of the war that has ever been
written. 1t is written from the stand
point of the private. I also printed
Chapman's History of Edgefeld coun-
| ty. None of these ventures were f.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-08

their brows. The first article that l
wrote that was printed in a newspaper
was the neighborhood news from
Breeze Hill, as We called my fathers
home, at that time in Edgefeld coun-
ty and it was written for the Ninety
Six Guardian, then printed and edited
by Gov. Mcsweeney. After coming to
college at Newberry in 1877 became
the correspondent in a way for the
News and Courier, but not regularly
for several years after that date. l
have kept that connection for more
than twenty-five years.
am going to write entirely from
memory ard my dates may not be en-
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-08
Looking Backward
Twenty-Five Years
The Editor Recalls Some of His Struggles and E1Per-
periences During His Connection With The
Paper For T1Uenty-F -FiUe Years.

tirely accurate, because ny memory
is not as good as to dates as the mem
ory of my former partner, Mr.. w. ?.
Houseal. Of course, what I say in
this connection will be largely person
al, and as it is to be used in the con-
nection in which it is deem no
apology necessary.
On the 7th of March, 1887, Mr.. W. P.
Houseal and myself bought The Her
aid and News from Mr.. A. G. Jones,
who had acquired the property from
Mr.. T. F. Greneker. When Mr.. Hou-
seal proposed to me to go into the
business with him I told him had no
money and did not know whether l
could raise my part of the cash, but 1
would try. I went to Mr.. Mclaughlin
at the National bank and told him
what I wanted. We had only one bank
here then. He told me I could gee the
money with the proper papers. Sc
cured five friends to endorse the first
note with me for 1925 and took thai
to make my first payment, and we
started business. And I have had a
struggle with bank notes from that
day to this, but somehow I have al
ways managed to pay the interest and
the banks have been good enough to
carry me.
The plant then consisted of coun-
try Campbell, one job press, a paper
cutter and a small lot of old type,
and the circulation of the paper was
less than 600. 1t was then four-page
paper the size of the News and Cour-
ier, and Mr.. Jones was sending the
Weekly News and Courier as sup
plement, using The Herald and News
as cover. We Immediately changed
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-08

the size of the paper and dropped the
supplement determined to win or lose
on our merits and not on the merits OF
the supplement. Our circulation grad
ually grew and for many years 1t has
been around the two thousand mark.
The paper has also grown from
four-page paper to an eight-page paper
and from weekly to twice a week.
The people of Newberry have been
kind in many ways. We now have
what I consider an up-to-date country
printing Office We were among the
first country papers to install limo
type machine. We have Cottrell
press for the newspaper and a news
paper folder. We have two modern
lob presses, a power paper cutter,
wire stitcher, a Whitlock book press,
q Brown book folder, and stacks of
modern type for the job and adver-
tising departments.
I had been in the newspaper busi-.
ness in one way and another for sever
al years before the partnership with Mr.
Houseal was formed and The Herald
and News purchased. This. partnership
lasted for seven years.
I came to Newberry in the fail OF
i 1877 to enter Newberry college. Al
ter graduating in 1880, I went to
Ninety Six and engaged III the busl-
ness of selling farm machinery. and
spent two months in the summer Of
1880 in that town. I decided, however,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-08

to branch out from the pursuits fol-
lowed by my forebears, and hearing
that there was a vacancy in the
schools at Abbeyille l applied for the
position and was elected, and taught
one year in the AbbeTille graded
schools with DR.. D. B. Johnson as
superintendent I did a little news
Saper work while in Abbeville for
Gen. R. R. Hemphill, editor of the Alb
beville Medium, and, in fact, edited
the paper several weeks during his
absence.
One of the kappiest years of my life
was spent III this good old town. l
was o stranger, but they took me in.
Friendships were formed which have
lasted to this day and which I trust
will last to the end The most i'm
portant event in my life took place
during this year in Abbeville. 1t was
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-08

nancially profitable, but since they :
thus preserved I feel that I have dol
a good service t. my county and State,
because if l had not undertaken the
work they possibly would not have
been printed. Carrying out my pur-
pose to establish printing plant in
Newberry I was instrumental in or
ganizing the first Lutheran publica-
ton board in the South. For several
years this board published the Book
Of Worship and several other pub
LEGATIONS of the church. But somehow
I did not have the support of the Lu-
therans and I could not accomplish
my purpose.
In looking back over these twenty
five years I see many places where
possibly I might have aided the count
ing room of the Office if had run the
editorial room with that IN view. l
have no regrets, however, because l
have always said those things which
believed were right as saw them and
without regard to the financial end
and that is worth more than money
gained by trimming. have suffered
one or two boycots during these years
and have had people to withhold Dusl-
ness because they did not agree WIN
positions taken by the paper on puo-
lie questions, but afterwards some OF
these same people became the best
friends because I did not give up "nat
I thought was right that might gain
few subscribers or secure some aa-
rertising. l have always tried TO be
honest and fair and give the other fel-
low credit for the sa!2e honesty OF
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-08

some day. How I would plead before
the jury and argue to the judge. The
law is a great profession when he
who follows it has the right conception
of the responsibility resting upon hlm'
Even after teaching for two or three
years 1 cherished the hope of my ear
lier visions, but circumstances chang
ed the plans, and while | was admit
ted to the bar and practiced for lit
tie while, I found my bread and meat
in the newspaper work, and I found
also that journalism was a jealous
mistress and l would have to give up
one or the other.
l desire, however, to write some-
thing Of the twenty-five years that
have gone which embrace my active
and continuous connection with one
newspaper My going into the news
paper business was not an inherited
preference, for my people On either
side had never engaged in journalism
so far as know. They had ben car
penters and mi1lers and farmers, cara
ing an honest living by the sweat .;
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-08

While practicing law in 1887, with
very few clients), l took testimony
for Mr.. Blease in his trial justice
court, and practiced there when I had
clients. He was exceedingly kind to
me during those days of struggle,
when 1 needed friend, and I shall al
ways honor his memory.
I should mention that I established
the first paper printed at the county
seat of Saluda county, the Saluda Sen
tinel and published it for about one
year, part of the time with N. E.
Aull and w. B. Aull as editors, and a
part with B. Frank Sample as editor.
I finally sold out to joint stock COM
pany.
On the 1st of March, 1887, I received
a, letter from Mr.. c. H. Prince, of
Florence, making me an offer to come
to Florence and edit the Florence
Times for him. l decided to accept
his proposition, but before I answered
The letter, Mr.. Houseal submitted q
proposition to me to go into partner
ship with him. and purchase The Her
aid and News. I had no money, but
through the kindness of friends, I
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-03-08

managed to raise the first payment,
and so all my efforts to engage in
newspaper work elsewhere failed.
There have been many changes in
the life of Newberry during these
twenty-five years. In fact, examlna-
tion of the files of the paper will show
that there are very few business con-
Germs in the city today who were in
business here in 1887. The firm OF
c. & G. S. Mower occupied the same
corner that is now occupied by c. &
G. S. Mower company. Mr. JOS. Mann