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Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1912-06-06
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Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1912-06-06

Ter msboeles fra geinona, Winn.
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Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1912-06-06
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Re0attioneH.
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1912-06-06

ioripnst meo sleiiriii cos. 0un
brsieoe 9pisns paa % opoassos I'm
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paa @nlpst oa unosrisas SnbbOloet
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Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1912-06-06

issued was 1873; 6 volumes were
issued to country patrons. The
largest daily circulation was l6.
The attendance numbered 54S
of whom 369 were children and
% were visitors. The largest at
tendance on any one day was "a.
The following gifts have been
most gratefully received: From
Miss Freeman, a years suhscrip-
tion to the Outlook and Survey
magazines, and from Rev. Chris
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1912-06-06
&ell er oper.

grim9rpalaet ior 1912 tom 'anot
Stso Sirgodaeu ben 4Oe Sum braats
no BET tsrlie 9lntul Bots Nonntpsts
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6oreneoe Staier5 Senator. ioet ban
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Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1912-06-06
VinDerc | Staten CT jolaenoe:

United States Senator Rob.
ert j. Gamble. (Uncertain)
Congressman, FIRST District
G. ii. Dillon.
Congress, Second district C
ii Burke.
Congressman. Third district
t. W. Martin.
Governor-Frank NJ Byrne.
Lieutenant governor +. J.
Abel.
Secretary of state - Fred
Hepperi-.
Attorney genera! - Royal G.
johnson.
Auditor-H B. Anderson.
Treasurer-A. w Ewert.
Land Commissioner - +. +.
Brinker.
Superintendent -- G.. G. Law.
renee.
Railway Commissioner j. j.
Murphy.
Judges Supreme Courts. c.
Policy, j. II. Gates. and C.. $.
Whiting.
National Committeeman-ThOs.
Thorson.
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1912-06-06

tianson, a renewal of the Assem-
bly, Herald.
Fifty dollars worth Of new
books have been ordered which
will be ready for circulation some
time this month.
A. l.. Macdonald, Libr n.
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1912-06-06

Report Of the SissetOn Tree
public library and reading room
for the month ending May 81,
1912.
Tn library was open for the
circulation of books, reading and
reference work "a days.
The new registrations were as
follows: 3 adults and 3 juveniles,
making a total Of 6.
The total number Of volumes
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1912-06-06
PROTEST AGAINST SHOOTING
Police Denounced st indignation Meet.
ines at Clinton, Mass.

Clinton. Mass. June 5.-Indignstion
meetings protesting against the shoot
ing down OF four women and eleven
men In Mondays clash between police
and strikers from the Lancaster tex.
tile mill were held here with Miss
Elizabeth Guriey Flynn. Dennis Gala.
han and Grover II. Perry. young
California Industrial Worker OF the
World organizer. az the speakers.
The police OF Clinton and Fitch.
burg, who fred several volleys into
the women and men. were bitterly
scored.
Charges we're made by women and
men who showed bullet wounds that
the police were prscipitats In asins
their revolvsrs.
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1912-06-06

SOngresman0 gurie's Wnloritrt
6OuniDet fr Ill. meOens gDrne Uanot
/ 0OuniDet lom oiupernsr mrO DidlO=
rIiei Al jOS OOcr egdu.
Sslaenoe er 6ountD Yegisldtur
5ltisten place III nomination" al
&obsrts oOuniD RepubIiiuneu:
State Senator-Andrew Mar
wick.
Representatives-Alfred Nelson
Andrew Peterson, >. II Mam
County Treasurer lver j
Johnson
CountyAuditor-O. f.. Lien.
Sheriff-,John l.. Minder.
Clerk of Courts d +. Ste
venS.
Register of Deeds q. Sven
UNISON
County Judge Hal NJ. Knight
Superintendent of Schools
Bonnie Andrews.
STATES Attorney Thomas Mani
Coroner DR.. y. ii. Brown.
County Commissioner, First
Dist M. l.. Saieren.
County Commissioner. Fifth
Dist-Harry Granbois.
JuticeS OF the Peace Byron
Garfield, o. j Orion, Thomas
Mcdonald. ID. J Prindiville.
Constables-D. o. Baker, Olau'
Olson.
Sisseton Posten. [volume] (Effington, Sud Dakota [S.D.]) 1902-19??, 1912-06-06

To the friends and neighbors
who SO kindly assisted US dur
ing the trying hours Of our
recent great bereavement, we ex-
tend our heartfelt thanks.
Mrs. Margaret Cook and family
Most womsn must be- fools. else they
vou10n't have ANYTHING 20 DO with w
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unclaimed in this office for the
week ending June 1, 1912.
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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS MONDAY AUGUST 1912
TURKS MASSACRE 400
SERVIANS, LOOT TOWN
AND CARRY OFF GIRLS

CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 26.-Re-
plying to protests Of King Peter Of Ser
via and demands for an explanation Of
the massacre Of several hundred Ser
vians at Senistza on Saturday by Turk
ish troops, the porte today replied that
an investigation viii be made and the
guilty persons punished
Senistza is in southern Servia. Dis
patches from there state that heavy
body of Turks entered the town Satur-
day and took possession Of the barracks
and all public buildings. Soldiers
marched through the streets footing
private property and shooting down
resisting inhabitants.
Many girls were seized by the Turks,
who carried them into their camp, de-
handing ransom for their release.
II is believed that nearly 400 persons
were put 10 death.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26
ALABAMA POSSE
PURSUES NEGRO
Fugitive Has Killed One and
Wounded Three Dogs Are
on His Trail.

GADSDEN. ALA, Aug 26.-One man
is dead and three wounded, and a posse
of 300 men have a negro who made the
assault surrounded in the mountains
around Colbert. DeKalb county, accord
ing to telephone message received
here today.
Saturday night an unknown negro
was caught in the act of entering a
store at Collinsville. Oliver and Charles
Pail tried 10 arrest him. He opened
fire, shooting one in the leg and the
other in the foot A posse was formed
and, led by dogs, started in pursuit.
Today. while surrounded in the noun
tains. the negro shot and killed man
named Murphey and wounded another
1t is believed the negro is badly wound
ed and will be captured in few hours
If he is taken alive, he will probably be
lynChed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26
MEXICO To SHOOT
WAR PRISONERS
Suspension of Constitutional
Guarantees in Effect-Reb-
els Spurn Amnesty Offer.

JUAREZ. Aug. 26.-Suspension OF
constitutional guarantees throughout
the Mexican republic went into effect
today. Prisoners of war may be shot
without trial as long as the suspension
continues. The suspension follows
special act of the Mexican congress.
Amnesty was extended to rebels who
chose to lay down their arms before the
suspension order went into effect. Ac-
cording to reports az the rebel camps.
not single one of their number took
advantage of the order.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26
IL JUDGES REFUSE
TO SIT IN SECOND
TRIAL OF BARROW

Los ANGELES. Aug 26.-Tweive
superior judges in Los Angeles county
have refused to preside at the trial of
Clarence s. Darrow for alleged jury
bribery.
The action Of the judges follows the
announcement of Judge George H Hut
ton, who heard the first trial Of Darrow,
that he would not preside at the second
hearing. District Attorney John ID.
F'redericks is in dilemma He may
demand that special judge be APP
pointed or may ask for change of
venue to some other county.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26

Snapshot of the crowd in attendance on the
first Atlanta Manufacturers Exposition. The
crush around the Shoe factory exhibit shows the
human interest in the manufac ture of Shoes
Three thousand merchants and fifty thou
sand folks, many of them for the first time, saw
a Shoe Factory in operation.
During the ten days of the Exposition the
factory made 1900 pairs of Mems GOODYEAR
Welt RED SEAL Shoes right in the exhibit
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26
FLORIDA SHERIFF SHOT
DEAD IN JACKSONVILLE
HOTEL WITH OWN GUN

JACKSONVILLE, FIX, Aug. Co.
w. T. Andrews. Of Raiford, today is
in the county Jail charged with the
death of John \. Langford, sheriff of
Bradford county, who was shot and
killed in the DuVal hotel here yester-
day afternoon.
The only witness to the shooting was
John w, Hatcher of White Springs, a
member of the Florida Legislature.
Hatcher told the police that all three
men had been drinking heavily and
that Andrews and Langford had been
quarrelling all day. Langford was hit
five times with his own gun, a 3S-cali-
Der Colts automatic.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26
HORSEWHIPPED SWAIN
AND SWEETHEART ELOPE

ROME, GA. Aug. 26-Although he
was horsewhipped a month ago by Mrs
A. P. McGinnis and fined $25 in police
court on the testimony of Mrs. Nc
Ginnis that he was annoying her with
his attentions to her daughter. Bract
Hairless never once became discour-
aged in his determination to win pretty
Miss Mary McGinnis and last night
slipped his sweetheart away and mar
ried her.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26
BOY, 2, FALLS 2 STORIES:
BRUISED; MOTHER FAINTS

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 26.-Landing
upon an ash heap and thus breaking
his fall from the second story front
room of his home, two-year-o Harry
Levinson, of 2OS Mountain street, es-
capped with a few slight bruises yes
terday morning. The boys mother
tainted as she saw him drop from the
window. She was taken to Mt. Sinai
hospital.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26
DECLINES GEORGIA CALL

KNOXVILLE TENN, Aug. 26.-Dr.
B. Cabel Hening, of this city, announces
that he has declined the offer of su-
perintendent of the Baptist educational
work in the state Of Georgia.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-26
MRS. BELMONT WILL TAKE
STUMP FOR WOMEN'S VOTES

MILWAUKEE, WIS, Aug. 26.-Mrs.
o. H. F. Belmont, New York suffragist.
is to come to Wisconsin September Is
for three weeks touring by automobile.
working for enfranchisement of Wis
consin women.
Mrs. Belmont will probably speak in
Milwaukee, although she expressed a
preference for small towns.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-01-25
HARDIN
STUDENT SUES
FOR DIVORCE

Mrs, Anne Ewing Hobbs, a former
Hardiu College girl, we'll known and
very popular in Mexico, church choi
soloist and vaudeville singer, has
flied suit for divorce fron George
Wood Hobbs, st. Louis accountant.
Mrs. Hobbs, whose voice is a mez-
accountable Of much strength, stud
led vocal expression in Berlin in
1907 and 1908. She was before that
time soloist in 81. Louis church
cholrs her latest position being
at the West Presbyterian Church.
In her divorce petition she sets the
time OF her separation from her hus.
band as Aug. 1s, 1908. That was af
ter her return from Berlin.
In the following year Mrs. Hobbs
was "a member OF woman's quar-
tet which achieved success In vaude-
vile and which was heard for a
week at the Columbia Theatre
She states in her petition chat
her husband deserted her and refus-
ed to support her, and that before
tho separation he did not contribute
regularly to her support. She was
obliged, she says, to depend on her
earnings for the support of herself
and her child, Gibson, now aged IL.
She asks the custody Of the boy.
Mrs. Hobbs is a member of a
prominent Central Missouri family.
and lived in Jefferson City before her
marriage in 1S9s.-st Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-01-25
Harry Henderson was a business
visitor in st. Louis Tuesday.

A LITTLE booklet regarding the
progress Of tuberculosis in Missou-
ri says 'If the death rate from
tuberculosis in Missouri from July
1st to December 31st, remain the
same as from january 1st to June
SOth, as reported by the State Regis
trar of Vital Statistics, DR.. Frank B.
Hitler, in the First Quarterly Btlle-
tin, new series, Of the Missouri
State Board of Health. 1864 inhabit-
ants of Missouri will die from tuber-
culosis In the year 1911. The per
cent. Of deaths from tuberculosis to
deaths from all causes in Missouri
will be 12. The corresponding per
cent for all that portion of the
u. S, Bureau OF the Census, for the
so-called registration area, for the
year 1909, was II. IN other words,
one-eleTenth more people die fror
tuberculosis in Missouri than in the
registration area of the United
states. The Missouri Association
for The relief and control of tuber-
cliiosis is laboring to reduce the
death rate Of this dread disease
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-01-25
COUNTY COMMITTEE
CALLS PRECINCT
CONVENTIONS


The County Democratic Central
Committee met at the Court House
Monday AFTERNOON for the purpose Of
instrtlcting the committeeman from
the various townships to cali pre-
cinct conventions in their townships
to select delegates to the county con-
vention to be held in Mexico on
February IL. The precinct conven-
tions are TO be held Saturday, Febru-
airy 10. Each rrecimct is entitled to
one delegate. At the county conyen-
tiou OF Feb. IL delegates will be se-
lected to represnt Audrain at the
State Convention to be held at Jop-
lin on February 20, when State
delegates will be chosen to go to
the National Convention at Baltl-
more.
Col. Green Clay, president Of
the Committee, rendered his resigna-
ton on account Of his prospective
trip to the South for his health.
He said he feared he wcaild be I'M
able TO meet with them on Feb. II.
The committee would not accept
his resignation and SO doing told
Mr.. Clay if he were absent on that
day a temporary chairman could be
selected.
Audnhin is netitled to 10 dele
gates in the State convention as
follows Mexico A, Salt River 2,
Cuivre 2, Prairie /, Linn /, Lcu-
tire /, Wilson, Sailing /.
The members Of the committee
are.
Mexico
Green Clay, Chairnan.
First Ward--J. T. Crews.
second Ward-Dr. r. w. Berrey
Third ward-Green Clay.
Fourth Ward--J. d. orear
sailing Township--F. H. Canada, Of
Sturgeon.
Wilson Township--H. r. Cant, Of
Thompson.
Loutre Township S. Q. Coil, Ben
ton City
Linn Township, j. B. Stuari, Lad
donna,
Cuivre Township-C. A. Davault,
Fayber; f. B. DetSenne, yandalia.
Salt River Township-C L. Blum,
Mexico,
Prairie Township W. Beagles,
IladdonAa,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-01-25
STATE DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEE SEND
ING OUT SPEAKERS

Ohm D. orear, a member Of the
State Democratic Committee from the
Ninth District. announces that ex.
Governor A. M, Dockery and Joseph
D. Shannon, chairman of the state
Democratic Committee. will speak I'm
Mexico ait o'clock on the after
noon Of Wednesday. Jan. 81. Messrs.
Dockery aud shannon will speak at
Vandalia in the morning. From Mex
leo they so to Fulton to speak We'd
nesday night.
The State Committee is sending
ont speakers over the State. A
large delegation Of Audrain citizens
should greet Dockery and Shannon
here ON the afternoon Of the 31st.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-01-25
DEMOCRATIC CALL.

AT meeting OF the Democratic
County Committee of Audrain Coun-
ty, at the Court House in Mexico,
Missouri, on the 22nd day of Janu-
airy, 1912:
Be ii Ordered: That a County Del
egate convention be held atthe Court
House in Mexico, beginning at 2:S0
O'Clock p. m. on Monday, the 18th
day OF February. 1912, for the pur-
pose Of electing 13 delegates, and 10
alternAtes, to represent the Demo
Gratis Of Audrain County. in the State
Convention to be held at Joplin on
the Goth day Of February, 1912.
And 1t is further ordered: That
the Democrats OF each precinct in
the County meet at their respectiv
precincts. on Saturday, February 10.
at D. M, and after organizing
by electing chairman and secretary
they elect one delegate, for each pre-
clnct, to the aforesaid County Con-
yention to be held in Mexico Febiu-
airy 12thy 1912, except for the city
of VandaIia there shah be elected
two delegates, and for the city OF
Mexico, there shall be elected four
delegates. at a mass meeting to be
held at the Court House ait 2:SO p.
m. on said February 10Th.
The purpose of the State Conven-
ticn at Joplin February goth, 1912,
Is for the election Of Presidential
Electors and Delegates to the Demo-
cratic National Convention at Balti-
more June 25th, 1912; and further,
for the aseertaining and declaring
the choice of the Democratic party
OF Missouri as between Joseph w.
Folk and Champ Clark as candidates
for the Presidency, and with tlis
end in view the delegates to the
said County Convention should be
chosen.
All In pursuance OF Instructions Of
the Democratic State Committee
G. CLAY,
Chairman.
Attest. r. A Davault. Sae'y.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-01-25


Mrs. Mary SchtabIe, mother Of
Mrs. John Eiartin and Mrs. L. N.
Ketter. Of this city, was The recipi-
ent Of $1,000 from her daughter. Mrs
Mary Walker. OF Galveston. Texas.
The ga6t was In the form Of a
Christmas present
Mrs. Wallner fell heir to quite a
large sum OF money about six week
ago. a Mrs. Nolan, a wealthy lady
o. Southern Texas. provided In her
win that Mrs. Walker shonld get
property valued at about 100000.
Mrs. Nolan died and some Of che
relatives started to contest thc
will 1t was then compromised, but
Mrs. Wallper was allowed quite u
mice sum.
Mrs. Walker had waited on Mrs.
Nolan for several years and had IN
every way possible made the aged
woman comfortable IN her declin-
ing yeaas. Mrs. Nolan died about two
months ago and Mrs. Walker was "a
chief beneficiary under the Nall
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-01-25

Josef Lherinne, recognized as one
of the wt1id's great pianists,
was greeted BY d large audience at
Hardin College, Tuesday evening,
when he played one Of the fourteen
concerts alis tour in America at
this time rs limited z. All who
heard him were delighted, and, for
years. not sine scharNenka visited
Mexico, has such magnificent music
been enjoyed
Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-01-25
5000 SCOUTMAS-
TIERS REGISTERED
WITH BOY SCOUTS

More than 5000 young men have
been registered as scoutmasters with
the Boy Scouts Of America, OF that
number about 1000 have received
their scout certificate in the last
two months and a half. The number
of boy scouts to scoutmaster va
ries from "a to 15O. Those figures
give an idea Of the enthusiasm with
which the scout activities are being
taken up by the boys throughout the
country. 1t is a fact, however, that
here are many men throughout The
country who have scout troops. but
who are In no way connected with
any general organization. In Chi
cago for instance there are many
young men who are acting as
scoutmasters, but who are not
recommended dor certificates be-
cause they have not reached the
degree of efficiency required by the
Chicago Scout Commissioner and
Chicago local council. The same
standard prevails In Boston, PhiIa-
delphia and many places throughout
the country.
Many young men haze ssaslh;ed s:sssassslh;ed IN
their Applications for certifioaItes be-
cause they have been eager to quail.
ify as scoutniasters in time for the
arrival OF Lieut.. General Sir. Robt.
S. S. Baden-Powell Thousands OF
boy scout troops throughout the
country are prrlcticing various scout
activities. They are holding camp
fire meetings of reviews that r''
be held in the leading ci+s..~ and
towns from Boston tcs san Francis
co in the honor OF the trip of Bas
den-Powell and James &. West, Chief
Scout Executive across ihe country.
Letters which Mr.. West is receiv-
ing from scout commissioners and 10
cal councils indicate that the trip Of
Baden Powell and west Is being look
ed forward to with much eagerness
by the boy scouts.