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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-12
MR.. BRYAN's PLATFORM

Sioux City Journal: Mr.. Bryan is
somewhat disturbed in his mind, ac-
cepting the evidence of his Common
err. Eternal vigilance IL the price
OF popular government, is the slogan
OF the hour; and Mr.. Bryan is clear
in his thought on the point Of what
constitutes popular government. Mr..
Bryan for himself is in Florida en-
joying the climate; but he IL In COM
munication. We have democratic
senate and democratic house. ~
well as democratic president. 10
says, but let no one think It safe to
go to sleep" The democratic ms
jority in the senate is figured down to
one, and "a few reactionaries NAV
obstruct legislation or insist on con-
cessions as the price Of support, 2 Mr..
Bryan does not delude himself, IN the
interest of harmony, with the thought
that there are no democratic reaction.
aries In congress; and there he may
have suspicion that here and there 4
reactionary may obtain advisory re-
latioDship with tho president. Let
no one think 1t safe to 90 TO sleep. =
Mr.. Bryan is sure that ut behooyes
every democrat to be on the alert snd
to vain his senator's and his member
of congress against any backward
step" The Baltimore platform ID
the letter OF the law. Every on.
cial,' says Mr.. Bryan. should Be
held to the letter ard spirit Of the
platform. That 10 the point with
Mr.. Bryan, and he Is positive athe
officials st Washington should be in-
formed that the rank and die of the
democratic party insists on the carry
ing out Of the platform. 4, lt Ii 70 !
membered that during the csmpairn
Mr.. Wilson did not treat the platform
as embracing everything In his dem
ocracy The i that he Wants g %
credited with few oriGtnaI idea,
and the ambition may not meet viii
the approval Of HI. Bryan. Int1soe
will centralize II ~ MI hbosh
indicated whsn n. WILSON $3.50 (
III hoIo
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-12
NEW FARM PROJECT IN HILLS

H. NJ. Bertleson and J. H. Hersam
are brothers-in law and until recently
were business men at Sabula and Gin
tou, To-, respectively. Now they are
South DAKOTA ranchmen, owning 1900
acres of land on the Box Elder divide
which was formerly known as the J !.
w. Potter, and the Philips and Halter
ranches
J. E. Dilgor sold the land to the To-
vans little more than a year ago for
S45, 600. but it was not until this fall
that they determined to go in for wheat
raising on a large scale.
Mr.. Bert1eson will try tilling meth
DDS and Mr.. Hersam will experiment
with subsoillng. To assis. in their
work there has been unIoaded in the
Northwestern yards within the last
two days SO, 600 worth of farm machin-
cry OF various kinds, including a trac.
ton engine, deep tillers, seeders, disc
plows cultivators and many other farm
implements. The owners are going to.
work at once to break large acreage
They also contemplate raising
large amount of alfalfa. Cattle will
also form one branch of their farm in
dustry and with this end they now have
upwards Of 500 head running on the two
places.
Plans Of the newcomers include sew
eral new buildings and the exclusive
remodeling u the buildings now on the
two ranche Rapid City Journal-
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-12
BURKE.HARDA AT WORK

Washington, D, c., Dec. {. Repre-
sentative Charles II. Burke. Of Pierre,
is In better shape physically than ~
has been for many years. The report
that he was suffering with Bright'si
disease was untrue and Mr.. Burke
says he does not know how such &
story ever started. During the last
summer he was operated on for gall
bladder trouble and he had his ap-
pendix removed. These operations
restored his health and he now il
working every day At his duties as
member Of the subcommittee On In
Indian affairs.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-12
Arrests May Follow

Huron, Dec, 10. According to rn-
mors current on the street here, war
rants are to be sworn out for the ar.
rest Of Chairman James r. Coffey Of
the Democratic state central commit
tee, and for Chairman Carl G.. Sher-
wood of the Republican state central
committee, for violation Of section
i54 Of the Richards primary law, In
failing to act In accordance with tho
provisions Of the law relative to tho
meeting provided for the state central
committees The section In question
provides penalty Of 3 fine OF fine
of 500 or imprisonment for thirty
days, or both such fine and imprison-s
ment, for violation.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-12

With the parcels post beginning
just as the Christmas rush is finish
ing, Uncle Sam probably will not be
able to put his finger on the dividing
line.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-12
CONDITION OF STATE BANKS

Mitchell From the advance sheets
Of the Forthcoming report of Public
Examiner Wingfeld, the condition of
of the state banks is shown to be vast
ly improved over that made in the
June eport, and comparison of the
same makes a fine showing for the
banks. The report is made under the
September call of the national banks,
and at that date the undivided profits
amounted to S2.l94, 568.10, with ST.
846, l79. 70 for June. The total deposits
for September are $51 1862, 323'13, while
in June they were SAC, 1874, 7e3. 81, max
ing an increase of 81, 900, 900. The re-
serve on cash for September was ST.
1913 ,046 &c and for June it was $14, 528,.
313. II, due largely to the checking ac-
counts. The increase of the reserve
is 21a per cent over the former state
ment issued. The checking accounts
also indicate fine increase, with the
September report showing S21, $50, 636. :
%, and the June reports amounting to
918, 966, $40. 85.
Public Examiner Wingfeld expects
to send out the complete report of the
state and national banks in the course of
two or three weeks. The financial con-
dition in the state is much improved
over year ago, and with the results of
the big crop to be heary from later in
the season South Dakota outlook could
not well be improved upon.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-12
PARMLEY HEADS REPUBLICANS

Ibe attendai ce at the COMMITTEES
meetings Of the two leading parties
for enforcement of political appoint-
ments under the new primary law.
held In this city. did not show Nh
largely in numbers. the X applicanta
for place being as numerous, or more
so, than the committeeman. But a.
under the law any number present
and voting compose . quorum, the
Republicans present being G. H.
Longstaff of Beadle, j. w. Parmley
OF Edmnnds,sEd. Leyson Of Hand. u.
9. Bennett of Hughes, George b. Por-
ter of Lawrence, d. D. Printup Of
MARSHALL, Harry Loveland OF Stanley.
and Frank Goddard of Snlly.
J. W. Parmley was selected chair
man and G. H. Longstaff, secretary.
After organization recess was
taken until Tuesday afternoon 70
classify applications. The commit
teemen present represent 1885 pri-
mary votes.
The Democrats present were G. O.
Whitcher of Hyde, r.. w. Clark OF
Beadle, J. W. Westre Of Clay. Matt
plnnkett of Lawrence and Miner OF
Hughes. After selecting II. w CLARK.
president, andJ. W. Westre. secre-
tary, they took a recess and took up
endorsements.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-12

AS usual, the popularity of civil
service protection is limited to those
protected Rank outsiders continue
to believe that the rules should be
suspended or revoked until the outs
become the ms.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-12

1t is always politics to declare in
favor of carrying out platform pledg-
es. 1t is not always politics to carry
out platform pledges. because as q
rule feasibility is the last thing
thought of in framing a platform.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-12

Lieutenant Goveror Byrne is now
acting governor, during the absence
from the state of, Governor Vessey.
AS Lieutenant Governor Byrne will
become Governor Byrne shortly after
January /. He might just as we'll
be getting his hand in at this time.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-12
SOUTH DAKOTA LAYS CLAIM
TO FARM CROP EXCELLENCE
Potatoes and Corn In Particular
Praised as Worlds Finest
Quality
Everything Good for Human or Stock
Food Shown in Perfection

Corn, so red it is almost black, scar
let, orange, yellow and white, blazes
forth the name of South Dakota on
the booth of that state at the North
western Products exposition, and corn
is the product of which samples have
been brought from practically every
county in that state of many climatic
variations. The decorations were done
by Harry Carney. who for years has
covered the walls Of the corn palace
at Mitchell with fantastic designs
wrought in care and kernels
of different colors,
Chief in space occupied and atten-
ton attracted within the booth is the
display of the South Dakota Potato
association. Only one variety is
shown, early Ohios, which have been
found, according to the growers, to
be peculiarly adapted to the soil con-
ditions of that state, and which have
brought to South Dakota the title Of
"The Land of the Great Big Baked
Potato" Among the exhibitors is l..
ID. Fulker, who in 1911, known as q
drouth year, sold 81, 800 worth Of po-
tatoes from his Brown county farm.
Can Feed Whole Country
"Our state when all the land is tax
en- up and proper crop rotation is OBJ
served, can raise enough potatoes to
feed the entire United States,'' said
MI. Hume. "That sounds pretty
strong, but believe it to be fact,
for you can grow 400 bushels to the
acre with eight and half inches of
rain. Potatoes are heavy in starch
and that is just made up of sunshine
and water, and who has more Of that
than we have? South Dakota farm.
ers can raise potatoes as cheaply as
anyone in the country and cheaper
than most
Mr.. Hume thinks South Dakota Is
not appreciated by people who have
not travelled over it's prairies and
through its Black Hills. He indicat-
ed the dozen varieties Of corn, more
tlan that many kinds Of wheat, 25
kinds of wild grasses growing on its
level stretches, and fruits and vege-
tables of large size and great variety
brought from valleys in the Hills.
Farmers Earn $40. 900, 900
cali outsiders hear of South Dako-
ia. beside descriptions of its big prai
RES" he declared, is about the
amount of gold and silver they mine
out in the Hills. That amounts to
So, 000, 900 year, yet the farmers of
the state raise grain and hay Is times
greater in value. They grow all the
necessities of life; all the grains for
flour and meal, potatoes and beef, and
every year sees more farmers adding
dairies.'
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-12
ROADS MAY LINK
STATE CAPITALS

Az the coming session Of Congress,
Congressman Stanton Warburton Of
Tacoma. WASH. will introduce bill.
which provides for the creation of a
national military highway. 1t is in
tended that this roadway will connect
the capitol of every state in the Union
with the nations capitol.
The bill will provide for sixteen
foot roadway, with heavy concrete
base and hard surface, such as asphalt
or vitrified brick so as to make the
roads as nearly as possible dustless.
The expense is estimated at from
$40, 900 to s25, 900 a mile.
How Fund Can Be Raised
In order to raise the large sum that
will be required, Congressman War
burton proposes to restore the inter
nal revenue tax of 1870 on tobacco
and to set aside the additional income
from this source as a national road
fund. The additionaltax so provid-
ed, he estimates, would amount to
eighty million dollars a year, and
with this fund at the disposal of the
government he believes the contem-
plated $4,000 miles of roadway could
be built and paid for within five
years.
The bill will also provide for the
use OF 11aper cent of this income for
the construction of like roads in the
national parks, 5000, 600 year to be
spent for each park for a period of
five years.
'The proposed scheme of roads, +"
says Mr.. Warburton, sis most i'm.
poTtant one from every point of view.
1t is not necessary to state the ad-
vantages of such system; they will
appeal to every one. / cannot ina
CINE opposition to the proposed law
from any source. as it seems to me
there will be universal demand for
it by the people when they are adj
vised how easy it is to acquire the
roads, and how little the public at
large will feel the tax.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-12
Farmers Earn $4,000, 600
STATE DEBT ON THE SLUMP

The department of history has an
nually for the past four years made
statement of the debt Of the state
on the 18th of November, and the
figures for the four years show:
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-12

The attorney general of South Da-
kota will find the new primary law
greatly simplifies the task of earning
his salary.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-12

Some of the big European powers
of themselves as peace makers. Their
increasing army and navy budgets dom
exactly look it.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-12-12

Sioux.Falls is to have another ref
erendum election-this time on the
city printing.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01

The following newspapers filed APP
plications and lists as required by
law for selection as official papers OF
Audubon county for the ensuing year.
Thereupon the board of supervisors
proceeded to open the said applica-
tons and lists with the following re-
suits:
Audubon Advocate had 1874 sub
scribers. Audubon Republican had
1876 subscribers, Audubon County
Journal had 11O3 subscribers, as
shown by said lists respectively.
1t is hereby ordered by the board
of supervisors that the Audubon Ad-
vocate, the Audubon Republican and
the Audubon County Journal be and
they are hereby selected as the offic-
ial newspapers of Audubon county for
the ensuing year 1912, and the public
printing for said period is hereby
awarded to them equally. Each to
receive as compensation therefor an
Guudi vi TIC iIllOuHI
by law for the publication of such
printing for the full rate for two
newspapers
On motion board adjourned to meet
at l o'clock p. m.
One o'clock p. m. board met pursu-
ant to adjournment. Members pres
ent, Sam1 McGaffin. chairman, e. F.
Johnson, d. d. Sampson.
For bridge and road purposes the
county was divided into districts as
follows:
Audubon, Extra, Oakfield, Greeley
townships, Sam1 McGaffin district.
Sharon, Douglas, Leroy, Hamlin
townships, e. F. Johnson district
Viola, Cameron, Lincoln, Melville
townships, ID. ID. Sampson district
On motion the following claims
were allowed.
Saml McGaffin, session work
$24.00, committee work $500
mileage $3.50, total ............,.....$36 so
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01

E. F. Johnson, session work
$24.00, comitttee work $4,000
mileage SITS, total ............... 81 rs
D. ID. Sampson. session work
$4,000. mileage s1.O0, total 49,. q 90
Otto Witithauer, county auditor.
On motion claims were allowed as
follows:
s. p. Roberts, moving safe from
depot to treasurer's Office,
claimed $1,000, allowed .S Z SO
o. F. Ide, trustee Extra town
ship, 6 meetings .-.....--.......-.-..... IL 90
John Nelson, coffin for Joe
Baumgardner, claimed $4,000,
allowed -.-..-.-......-....- 20 W
John Nelson, embalming Joe
Baumgardner .......... .......,.-........ 10 90
John Nelson, hearse and direct
ing funeral --..-...--...-.-... 10 90
John Nelson, opening grave,
claimed $500, allowed ..-..... 3 90
A. w. Harvey, clerk Extra
township, 6 meetings ....-......... II 90
VIM. Wulf, trustee Extra town
ship meetings.-.............. .-...... IL 90
Clarence Masching, trustee Ex-
ira township meetings. II 90
DR.. Rosenbladt, obstetrics Mrs.
John Jones, claimed $1,000, rejected
Audubon Hardware Company,
merchandise for county farm 9 35
Audubon Hardware Company,
merchandise for court house. 6 rs
A. II. Roberts, merchandise for
county home .................. -..-...-.. 3 Is
A. II. Roberts, supplies for
treasurer ....-........... -...-............ 8 GA
G. w. Hoover, mattresses,
springs and stand, county
home ........ ................ IA As
f. A. Buthweg, clothing county
nome oU
Hans J. Johnson, merchandise
county home ............................. 10 40
Nels Mortensen Jr. hardware
county farm --.-.......-......-.....-..-.... 8 As
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01
HERE AND THERE
SABBATH REFLECTIONS.

SABBATH REFLECTIONS.
While these Sabbath Reflections are
trickling from my pen lam holding two
objects before my mind; namely, alco-
holic drinks and the human race. Like
when experimenting with chemicals,
let us. in imagination, put the two
together watch the reaction and note
the results. When into test tube con.
tanning human being we pour alcohol
the reaction is violent and noisy char
acterized at first by laughter, hilarity
and extreme merriment. Later, how
ever, the noise changes to moaning and
rawlings punctuated by blood chilling
walls. Now we shake the tube little
and examine the precipitate in which
we are startled to find those who before
the addition of alcohol were healthy,
happy and intelligent are transformed
into british criminals, idiots, raving
maniacs, and gibbering fools. There
is one, knew him well. He was my
playmate in happy days long gone. We
spent the long summer days together
rambling over the fields and angling
along the babbling streams. He was
so healthy, happy, gay and freel With
rosy face wreathed in waxen curls, he
was his mothers joy. At eighteen he
was a brilliant graduate from the vii
lage school. Before him was the SHIN
mering outlines of a noble career which
promised his mother a rejuvinating joy
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01

to their first home which will be on a
farm owned by the groom mother west
of Adair. This event gives substantial
support to the rumor that the Audubon
preachers possess superior skill in tying
wedding knots. An Audubon wedding
knot was never known to come loose or
chafe. Adair is little too close to
Des Moines.
broke in upon the peaceful slumbers of
the Hamlin people about two o'clock
Friday morning. They leaped from
their beds and hurried to the scene of
the confagration which proved to be
the frame building in which Mr.. and
Mrs. j. E. Hartshorn were living and
conducting restaurant. Chris Lastine
was the first man to notice the fire and
spread the alarm Immediately. The
Hartshorns escaped safely from the
bu lding, but the flames were under
such Roadway when discovered that
little of the contents of the building
was saved. The most of Mr.. Hartshorn's
belongings among which was valuable
piano persisted along with the fine meat
market outfit with which Willie Ratten-
borg and Eric Olsen had equipped the
building when they embarked in the
butcher business. It is not known just
how the FIRE started. The building be-
longed to Hans j. johnson. The build |
ing was insured. 1t is the building in
which Mr.. Matheny, of Audubon had
arranged to start barber shop and
pool hall.
Leland Owen, son of Dick Owen and
wife was completely surprised on thd
evening Of his birthday, Monday, Jant
uary 20. at his home near old Hamlin, |
when number Of his little friends
burst in upon him to celebrate thel
occasion. After joyous evening he'll
found many little tokens of friendship
in his possession. Y
Clint Rucker returned to Extra, Mon
day to linger for few days at the bed
side of his wife, who recently underwent
an operation. At this date there is al
slight pause in her convalescence suchn
as is incidental to her case. During his
absence Mr.. Rucker has left his home5
in charge of Arthur Christensen.
Chas. Colee, Jr., has thrown up th&l
]. H. Reynolds farm and accepted N
position as salesman with an automobilds
firm. His headquarters will be in Att
lantic where he is now moving. SUGGEST
to you Charley.
The pleasant home of Mrs. Nellief
Stanley was the scene of delightfuH
reception Thursday evening, January PSI
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison oil
Stanley whose honeymoon has just
risen.
Rooseyelt's silence is growing more
and more eloquent as the days pass.
He will be the next president if he just
keeps on keeping still.
We hear that Ralph Stanley will
move onto the j. HI. Reynolds farm
recently vacated by Chas Colee, Jr.
Joe Bumgardner, superintendent o.
the County Farm, made business TRIP
to Extra, Monday.
Oh, could we now fling
Our arms about Miss Spring.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01
First M. e. Church.

Services for next Sunday will be a
follows: S. S. at 10. Sermon at IL
Subject, The Christ of Experience.
Junior League at 3. Fern McNary Lead
er. E. l.. at $3.50. Sermon at 7:3C
Subject. "The Christians Hope
Prayer meeting and Synthetic Bibl
Studies Wednesday evening at 7;3c
Choir practice Friday evening at 7:3O
You are cordially invited to any or al
of these services.
Rev. j. III. Freedline, Pastor.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1912-02-01
COUNTY BOARD PROCEEDINGS

diem county engineer ..........- 80 80
Town OF Audubon, one-half
costs in case of Appeal A. ].
Eddy from assessment of
board of review ......-....-....-.... 80
On motion and by the following
vote C. ID. Forsbeck was employed
as county engineer for the year 1912.
His compensation to be $500 jer day
and expenses while actually engaged
in the county.
Voted. ID. Sampson, yes. E. F.
Johnson, yes. Saml McGaffin, yes.
On motion and by the following vote
the Standard Specifications for High
way Bridge construction Except
for wooded bridges prepared by the
Iowa Highway Commission at Ames,
Iowa, was adopted for the year 1912.
Vote: ID. d. Sampson, yes, E. F.
Johnson, yes. Sam'l McGaffin, yes.
On motion Joe Baumgardener was
appointed Steward of the County
Farm and Home for the year COM
mencing March 1, 1912, at salary
of $1,000 per month, payable monthly.
On motion the bid of the Audubon
Republican (82 cents per page) for
printing the financial report of 1911
was accepted.
This being the day set for letting
the county printing the following pa
pers appeared by their representa-
tives:
Audubon Advocate-R. c. Spencer.
Audubon Republican,. J. Hodge,
maker.
Audubon County Journal-W. H.
Lanceiot.
After filing applications and lists,
as required by law, the following
agreement was entered into by the
three newspapers and approved by
the board.
Agreement
1t is hereby stipulated and agreed
by and between the Audubon Advo-
cate, the Audubon Republican and the
Audubon County Journal, newspapers
printed and published in Audubon
county, Iowa, that the Board of Sup
ervisors of Audubon county, Iowa,
may award to and appoint each of
said newspapers equally and without
distinction, as the official newspapers
of said Audubon county, for the year
next ensuing, viz 1912, and that two
full rates be as compensation, for the
proceedings to be published therein,
as required by law be equally divid-
distinction, each newspaper to receive
one-third of the full rate for the pub
LEGATION of such proceedings in two
newspapers.
1t is further agreed that the board
of supervisors shall open the appli-
cations and lists, filed by said news
papers with the county auditor and
declare the number of subscribers
claimed and reported by the publish
ers of said newspapers as shown by
said lists respectively, said lists now
on file, shall be and remain in the Of
fee of the said Auditor open to public
inspection.
Signed at Audubon, Iowa, this 9th
day of January, 1912.
r. G. Spencer
w. Fl. Lancelot
II. j. Hoogenaker