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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-11
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Holiday weather, the real ideal
Northern Water, was a feature OF this
years Christmas in Central and South
ern Norway. The old fashioned 'yule
spirit" upheld in Norway as perhaps
In no other country with the exception
of its brotherland, Sweden, prevailed
to the fullest, and hundreds of sons
and daughters from the land of the
Far West spent the ever popular
"julafton" with friends and relatives.
In many cases a father, mother or
sweetheart. and the "reminiscences
which were brought forth were both
pathetic and joyful. "Yuletide" and
New Years" mean worlds Of good
things to the men of the North and
they celebrate the period with a thor
oughness and ~sacredness that makes
itself felt throughout all the world.
i 4. +
Great scientific knowledge is expect
ed to be gained from the new wireless
telegraph station established at Green
Harbor and recently the Aftenposten
at Christiania contained an interest
ing account of the first message which
was received in hat city. A part of
the telegram read: There are $50
persons wintering at Spitzbergen,
among whom are six women and two
children, one being only one year old.
All are doing we'll" The fact that
wireless messages can now be sent to
Europe from Spitzbergen, one of the
most northernmost points In the world
where civilized human beings dwell,
means wonderful things to the ad-
vancement of civilization.
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One OF the most active missionaries
in Norway is the secretary of the In
ner Mission society in Skien, Pastor
Halvor Bjornson. He is past seventy
years of age. yet during the past year
he conducted 1876 Inner Mission meet
ings and participated in ninety-nine
meetings Of ladies' societies, made
403 house visits and 144 sick calls.
He is the editor of an Inner Mission
paper and carries on an active CORE
spondence with $50 mission societies.
He puts in about sixteen or seventeen
hours of work daily, and never thinks
of sparlng himself.
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One of the large herring exporting
firms in T~rondhjem has been a victim
OF a number of thefts recently. 1t APP
pears that some of the firms employees
had banded together and stolen large
amounts of money from time to time
and had We arranged matters so
%cleverly that they have been receiv-
ing and shipping orders from foreign
countries for a long time. They have
at last been placed under arrest and
predictions are that it will go hard
with them.
4. + +
The Norwegian Nobel peace prize
for 1911 has been awarded T. M. C.
Asser. member Of the peace congress
at The Hague, and to A. III. Fried.
author and also editor of the journal
known as die Friedens-Warte," which
is published at Vienna at present.
Norway Is building new forts on the
frontier. This work of fertilization is
not intended as a warlike measure
but merely as a matter Of course.
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+ DENMARK. j.
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-11

Denmark's new gunboat "F'' IL TO-
be armed with 2S-centimeter guns
which can pierce the armor of an or
binary warship at q distance of four
English miles
MARION 8. NORELIUa
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-11
Gntfheiounaen
0es Do fesrihts.
nrteiI in oielsn luidtisen 6aQen 30
%eriparten.
Die Redtseiltiekeit
uerfhieoener punoessefeke.
GntideiSuns iiber @erfaiiunssmafis'
felt bes H%efercnSnms in Sregun.
@ abinaton, s. San.

We6r als bunoert nidtiae Sale
beftn0en lid inter @eratung oeE
gunOesobergeritts, unO in pieIen
miro cine Gntideibung unmitteIbay
nod benz 3uiammcntritt oes @erift3
nod Den @eibnaftsferien erportct,
Webr 2idt miro notwithstanding in
oaS anti.S ruItprobIem gebraft per.
Den ourd Die gntideioun9en in Dem
griideniaQ bon ct. 9ouis. Der Sart.
foblenflage gegen Die bauptiG6Iiden
4oblenbabnen uno 8obIenaru6en BON
Fenniploania uno Dem 9aummol.
"Gorner".6a1e. ueIder aus Grams.
attiunen al Der Nep 0orfer Baum.
~uouborie e%ntitano.
&edtssiltisfeit bon gnnSesseieten.
auf iber Die @iltigfeit mebrerer
gunoesgeiese itebt Die gntiheiours
beuor. gn eriter STEELE Itebt bas 8e.
ies ii6er Die SaftpiIiht Der Irbeit.
ge6er, tpeifes iih felt Sebruar 1911
unter geratung oes @erihts befin.
oct. Cine neitere @ntihetoung miro
Dabri6einlif in ge5ug aui Dos
rGarmad. Announcement" gum 5pi.
denitootIiGenS ergeben
ourd neIhe Die uripriinqliden
Srorsportbabnen iiir S6ooen an
ooer GerIuit BON 8iitern perantport.
lif gentaht nerOen, nenn lid Ser
@erluit aui i1ren 2inien ~ereignete
ODER ari anOeren gabnen.
Sregons &efcrenbnm.
9as SdidiaI bon minoeItens 90
Staatsaeieten miro nabrideinlif)
audi entidieoen peroen. Bon bieien
bat Die geriaiiungsmdBigfeit oes
Snitiatip. uno Referendum. SpItems
in Oregon ole groBte aufmerfiamfeit
errest, neil Die @ntideioung bes @e.
ridts ouf Die SGlfte Der Staaten Ger
Union onfpenbbar iein miro.
@ntifeiouneen uber Die @eiete fir
ausldnoiihe &%orporationen in 8an.
ias. Rem gorf un6 Eeras weroen
yleiffaQs ermartet. Inoere gntidei.
ouneen be3ieben iih auf bas 8eics
iiber Iienititunoen Der gabnange.
iteaten i'm State Woibington. oas
Mntitruit-@ eiet in Wiiiouri, Doe
Trainageseies BON Noro.I afota. oas
@eies betreffeno Die lebertraeungs.
iteuer in SEEM Oorf unb Die Steuer,
pelhe SanbnGihereien in Wontano
auferleet purbe.
Gntidsiouns allsemeiner Grasen.
Webrere aIeemeine Redtsfrasen
barren Der gntiheioung, mie Die iiber
bic @iItigfeit Der unbertraguns bon
2anbereien ourh tauienbe BON Sn
bianern in SfInboma, iiber bic Sait.
pfliht Der geriiherungs. @eienihai.
ten fir Die 2ebenspoIicen bon WGn.
nern. Die tpegen Woroes bingerittet
puroen. Gle Ieetere Sraee entitanb
i'm Sale bon Samucl WcNne. Dem
Wcpor bon Charlottesville, 3d., Der
i'm Sabre 1905 pesen grmorouns
ieiner Satin sebanst purbe.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-11
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+ DENMARK. !.

"a ASVO Dow ~ AuuAhAStRah
suffrage to women on the same terms
as exercised by men-that is, t. all
over twenty-five years of age who pay
taxes. Property owned by husband or
wife or In common entities each to a
vote. At the first election 68 per
cen of all the enfranchised ONE
in the country and 20 per cent In
Copenhagen voted. Seven were elect
ed to the city council of forty-two
members and one was afterwards ap-
pointed to fill a vacancy, and 1877 were
elected In other places. Women serve
on all committees and are chairmen OF
important ones; two are city treasur-
ers. There are two Suffrage associa-
tons whose combined membership
makes the organization of that coun-
try in proportion to population the
largest of it's kind In the world. They
have 314 local branches and one of
the associations has held LOO meet
ings during the past year. The lower
house of parliament has passed a bill
to give women the complete franchise.
which has not been acted on by ths
upper house. composed mainly Of the
~aristocracy. The prime minister and
the speakers of both houses are out
spoken in their advocacy OF enfran-
chising women. but political considers
tons are holding It back. All say,
however, that It will come in the near
future. Iceland. the faraway Arctic
dependency of Denmark with its own
parliament. gave municipal suffrage In
1882 to all widows and spinsters who
were householders or maintained Q
family, or were self-supporting. In 1902
1t made these voters eligible to all
municipal ofices and since then q
fourth of the council members Of
Reykjavik, the capital, have been
women. In 1909 this franchise was ex-
tended to all those who pay taxes. A
petition signed by a large majority or
all the women In Iceland asked DOR
the complete suffrage and during the
present year the parliament voted TO
give this to all women over twenty
i've years of age. 1t must be acted
upon by q second parliament. but its
passage Is assured and Icelandic wom--
en- will vote on the same terms Az
->r In rorQ
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-11

Norway is building new forts on the
frontier. This work of fertilization is
not intended as a warlike measure
but merely as a matter OF course.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-11

The Norwegian Nobel peace prize
for 1911 has been awarded T. M. C.
Asser, member of the peace congress
at The Hague, and to A. III. Fried.
author and also editor of the journal
known as die Friedens-Warte, which
is published at Vienna at present.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-11

A Swedish correspondent states that
Premier Staaf has issued q lengthy
communication on his policy with re-
gard to the military defenses. He
ID strong language At several Joints.
but his opponents to be right
when they claim that they fail to ind
any definite plan in his glittering gen.
eralities.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-01-11

The Grown Princess Margareta, her
self an enthusiastic sportswoman, has
In several ways evinced her interest
In Swedish sport. She Is very much
interested In the ski sport and can
handle herself on a pair of skis in a
most graceful and skillful manner
She has decided to award an annual
prize contest In which Sweden's fast
est and cleverest jumpers will partici-
pate.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-06
Shot Below Heart

At the inquest II was found that Boil
ton had been shot through the lett
hand aud Just below the heart u
@ound that killed him instantly The
murdered man evidently had his band
over his breast when the shot was
fired
The hearing Of the ease will be held
before Justice Henke at the cit9 hall
on Tuesday, and 1t j. expected that
further testimony will reveal othor
startling points in the case
Turkey Track Bin Molash is one
OF the characters pf Morton county
He came from South Dakuta about
twenty years ago, whore he had been
employed on . ranch which nscd
marking similar TO a turkey track a.
a brand This gained for him bis
.obfiquet of Turkey Track by
which he Is iamllarl} known tie
has been employed IN various ranch.
es in this secUOu for the past twenty
Years, but about Yearago moved 10
Shields ana IT is alleged that he has
since been operating blind pig at
that place.
Molash is 3e years OF age
Guy Bolton. the murdered man. vas
born 10 ludjana thirty two years aao
aud has nanr hi- nnfur 81 lilsiuarek
Tor tIs last twenty geaT, te Aad
rather shady reputation and vas ar
ft StfU a nufubfT bf times for selling
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-06
non Perkins County, South Dakota friday September 1912
German Lutheran
District Conference.

Next week from Sept. 10 to IL
a conference of the 4th District
of the Synod of Mimi and other
states will be here in the German
Lutheran church of st. John.
On Sept. II regular and com
munion services will take place
in the evening. the communion
services beginning at 7:30 and
the regular services at 500
| O'Clock. Rev. Henry Hopp. of
Hettinger, and Rev. John
Schaefer, of Mobridge. will
preach.
On September 18th a mission
festival will be celebrated in the
Lutheran church with three diff
ferent services. The first SER
vice will begin at 1000 o'clock a.
m. the second at 2::30 p m. and
the third at 7:30 p. m. The first
two services will be conducted in
german and the last one in the
evening in English. Rev. Theo.
Albrecht of Alaska, Rev. Ed.
kionka of Meadow, and Rev.
Henry Hopp of Hettinger. N, d..
will preach. The women of the
church will serve dinner and
afternoon luncheon free of charge
for those who attend. All are
cordially invited to come.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-06
Gettysburg Veterans
Get Free Reunion Ride

In order that South Dakota
may creditable cooperate in the
Grand Patriotic move, of Cele-
brating the Fiftieth Anniversary
of the Battle of Gettysburg. as a
Grand National Peace Jubilee
bv the blue and the gray ano.
also, in order that South Dakota
shall be represented at said Peace
Jubilee, bv our full delegation of
Gettysburg Battle veterans,
within the State (both Union and
Confederate veterans) Captain
N II. kingsman of Selby. South
Dakota was appoiute by Gov. K,
5. Nessey as special State Rep
resentative to look after these
interests for our state, In his
own way. he will seek to find
said veterans and to secure there
respective atfidavits of service
in this battle.
This. to be done, as far as pos
slble prior to meeting of our leg
lslature Jan. and Feb. 1918. Said
alfidavits being essential to Sc
cured appropriation to cover cost
of transportation of our State
Delegation to and from Gettys-
burg. Penn, next July.
Captain kingman cordially So
llclts correspondence from any
and all veterans or other. who
may be interested. Parties inter.
ested will please address the
above. or DR.. O. W. Phelps, at
Lennon, S. ID, for further infor-
nation.
Exchanges please copy.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-06
Good Roads Convention.

A good roads meeting has been
called at Lennon, S. D., on Oct.
10, 1912. This meeting is being
held to stimulate interest in the
good roads movement that has
already been started from Aber-
deen west by the towns from Alb
erdeen to Mobridge. Invitations
are extended to all towns between
Mobridge and Baker, Mont, to
send delegations to this meeting.
The meeting will be addressed by
Col. John Deitz, Emigration Com
missioner, of So. Oak, Mr.. Lee,
State Engineer, J. w. Parmley,
President of the good roads origi.
nation, of So. Oak M. p. Beebe,
a good roads advocate. of lps.
wich, S. d., and others from
North Dakota.
Two sessions will be held one
at eleven O'Clock and one at two
O'Clock p. M. and in the even,
ing a smoker and lunch will be
served to visitors by the Lennon
Commercial Club.
w. H. DOHERTY.
Sect of Commercial Club.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-06

A most delightful surprise
party was rendered Mrs. f. +.
Williams Wednesday afternoon,
upon the occasion of her birth
day. Ten of her lady friends had
enticed her to make visit at the
Renner home, when all of sud
den the surprise was sprung.
The afternoon was spent most
enJoyably, a collation. being
served that represented the best
culinary efforts of ten able house
keepers, and the guest of honor
was remembered with the pre-
sentation of a cut glass spoon
tray and olive dish. Those pres
ent were Mines. Williams, Rem
ner, Dousman, Payne, Morris,
Marion, Strang, Skiles. and
Misses Carpenter and Billings.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-06
Turkey Track Pulled Gun

Mrs. Bolton, when placed ON the
stand stated that Turkey Track had
a gun and that he pulled II several
times and threatened Bolton She
testified that on these occasions she
grabbed the revolver and made Mo
lash put 1T back They had been sit
ting around on the river bank for
some time and Mulash and Mrs. Bul-
ton were sitting about eight feet apart,
Bolton standing behind his wife,
when Mrs. Bolton heard her husband
say My God, don't shoot"
She heard shot and turned Ia him
as he was falling In the excitement
Mrs. Bolton stated that she did not
notice whether Mulash had gun ia
his hand or not. She stated that both
| he and she were terrified at the den tn
| oi her husband, and that when they
found he had died instantly they
| started for the house, both weeping
As they nearcd the house Molash
| raised ths revolver to his head and
said, well I'm done lor now. /
guess il kill myself. -
Mrs, Bolton grabbed the gun and
| told Molash that he had done enough
damage already. Constable Carlson
| arrived shortly after mat incident
Later States Attorney Biting, Sher-
IN Oscar Olson and Coroner +. G. e..
Kennedy, who had left Mandan short
y before midnight, arrived and took
| the case in charge
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-06

A happy sight these pleasant
autumn days is the frequent
passing of Grandfather and
Grandmother Philip Gerber down
main street, with a load Of lusci-
Gus water and musk melons. 1t
almost broke the worthy old
couples hearts when owing to
the drouth they were unable to
pander to the city's palate in this
line, and one of the most pleasant
features of their this season $
marketing is the note Of happi.
ness that beams from their own
countenances as they hand out
the melons to eager buyers and
take in the ''zehn cents" and
''Viertel Daalers >
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-06
Who Killed Bolton?

Il was up at the house
when the shooting happened
and | heard the shot and
went back to where the whole
bunch was lying in the grass.
Bolton was dying when | got
there. No | didn't shoot him,
and what is more, ! don't
know who did.
Il had my gun when the
bunch was lying around sop.
ping up booze, but it dropped
out of my pocket when |
went up to the house. |
know because when | heard
the shot | felt for the gun
and II was missing. After
the shooting we looked
all around for the gun but we
couldn't find it.
Bolton was drunk, about
as soused as man can get,
and he was calling down his
wife He usually did bawl
her out when he got tanked.
| was about seventy-hve
yards away when the shoot
ing happened and don't
know who did it. | am not
worrying about the result of
the case. and only hope | get
out in time to take in the
fair"
That was the way Turkey Trae
BIZ" Molash, accused Of the murde
oi Guy Bolton at Shields on Sunda
described his part in the al
fair To a Pioneer man on Thursda
The Testimony given at the coroner
inquest and to the authorities how
ever would indicate that Bolton wa
shot in n quarrel and that liquor an
jealousy over Bottoms wife we're tn
two causes.
The testimony of the several vii
nesses given at the coroner's inqne,
makes the story appear as follows.
Saturday afternoon Bolton and hl
wife went to the blind pig operated b
Turkey Track about mile iron
and at that Tune The quarre
started Bolton bad occasion to leav
the place and on his return found bI
wife in the room IN the second ilour @
the shack with MoIash.
The quarrel was renewed over tha
matter On sunday morning Ar. aDt
Mrs. Bolton aud Mrs Bolton ; lhlrteel
year old son went to the Molasb piac
and Bolton went ~ to the house I,
get some beer Turkey TRACK said h.
was out of beer bat had some wb sitt y
they got se.rral bottles and wen
lown 10 the clump OF trees cn th'
liver bank where Mrs. Bolton was
! bout seventy five Yards from th'
rouse and were later Join bl
Shorty" Long and Bill Smith
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-06

was fired from the ground rs he saw
smoke that would lead To that belief
Thus matter was proven later when 1t
was found that the bullet had entered
from below and had taken an upward
direction. laros after hearing the
shot, heard Mrs. Bolton scream ana
without waiting to investigate started
{ n ShtslIz i,, rr,,t b,lln
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-06

Mrs. Margaret Berry, mother
of Attorney Logan Berry, left
Wednesday for Willow Lakes,
where she will visit with her two
sons living there until after
Thanksgiving. Miss Gladys
Berry accompanied her, to spend
a few days with Willow Lake
relatives, before entering school
at All Saints school, Sioux Falls.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-06

Rev. VIM Pankow, pastor of
the German Lutheran church,
has accepted a call from a con-
gregation at Boyd, Minp.. and
resigns the pastorate here. He
expects to leave here the end of
this month, officiating at his far
well services Sunday, Sept. 22.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-06

Married were Mr. M. E. Steb.
bins and Miss Minnie Goodman.
son, Tuesday afternoon, Rev.
Martin Hyink officiating. The
nuptials took place at the Gross
residence, in the presence of only
near relatives of the high con-
tracing parties. Both bride and
groom are of Orange township,
Adams county, highly regarded
by their many friends and neigh
bors. their parents being resi-
dents of the Plum Creek Vlcl-
mage. In the evening reception
was rendered the young couple
at the home of the groorn's par
ents. The groom has a farm by
the Cedar river near the Morton
county line, but the bridal pair
will spend the winter at Fargo,
where Mr.. Stebbins will continue
upon his studies in agriculture
at the state agricultural college.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-06
Coroner 8 Inquest

The gerdict returned by the cor.
oner' : inquest vas 10 the effect that
ily Bolton had come 10 his death By
. revolver shot. fired by parties to
the jury unknown The jury was com
posed OF Editor Chris Christensen,
Peter Port and Peter 3. Schweitzer.
Mandan Pioneer.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1912-09-06

Mr.. Samuel E. Lerew, Of
Faulkton. S. D.. and Miss
Cecilia Agatha Pesica, of Petrol.
were married Monday morning
at St. Mary's Catholic church,
Mr.. w. H and Miss Winnie
Doherty acting as witnesses.
The bridal pair left the following
day. to establish their home on
the groom's farm near Faulkton.
Mr.. Lerew also owns a farm near
Petrol. and they may later come
here to live.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-03-22
SPORT.

The Dallas team of the Texas league
won from team No. 2 of the Chicago
Americans in Dallas. 2 to o.
Knockout" Brown of New York had
the better of every round in a 12.
round no-decision match with Bay
Wood of Fall River.
owen Moran of England and Pal
Moore of Philadelphia, lightweights,
fought 10 rounds in New York in their
third meeting. the Englishman having
the better OF the contest.
Fighting Dick Gilbert of Denver
knocked out Frank Jeffries of Rome.
Ga. at Charleston, S. c.. in the sixth
round of scheduled ten-round bout
with vicious right to the solar
plexus.
"One Round" Hogan of California
was disqualified in the first round OF
his fight with Leach Cross, the. local
at the Madison Athletic
Club in New York by Referee Charley
White for hitting in the breakaways.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-03-22
FOREIGN.

An attempt was made to murder
King Victor Emanuel of Italy. Several
shot were fired, hut his majesty es-
capped unhurt.
The coal miners strike in the great
German coal fields of Westphalia con-
tinues to spread. There are over 24O.-
900 men now on strike.
Ambassador Wilson, City of Mexico,
received an appeal for protection for
Americans in Tampico, who are in
danger of violence at the hands of a
mob which has already attacked the
offices of the Tampico Navigation
Company.
The estimated expenditure on the
British navy during the coming year,
according to the report of the govern.
ment, laid on the table of the House
of Commons, recently, is $3.50. 900,
decrease of 1,535, 900 on the amount
spent last year.
More than 1000 Arabs were killed
and another 1000 wounded in one of
the stiffest encounters of the Turko-
Italian war. according to Italian ad
vices, when the Italians stormed and
occupied two bases northeast of Fojat,
which were strongly entrenched and
held by a large force of Arabs.
A special government commission
ordered that the whole town of Frank,
Alberta. be moved as protection
against rock and snowslides. 1t has
5000 inhabitants. Nine years ago in
a slide eighty-four lives were lost. For
several days rocks and snow have
been tumbling down the side of Turtle
mountain. at whose base the town
lies.