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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-11-15
The U. S. LAND OFFICE

The career of Uncle Sam as a
dealer in real estate is called to
mind by the recent celebration II
Washington of the hundreth birth
day Of the Land Office. the first in
del endent bureau created in any
of the government departments.
Nearly all of the land in the
country. outside of the thirteen
original colonies, has at some time
been owned by the government.
4 billion and quarter acres have
been sold or given away; about
three million acres, including the
national forests, parks and military
reservations. ale still retained.
Until half century ago the only
policy OF the government with re-
gard TO its lands was to sell them
at the best price obtainable. The
first sale was in 1887, when two
million acres in Ohio were sold at
auction in New York for dollar
an acre. The largest sales in any
year were ia 1886 when twenty
million acres were disposed of.
The great panic of 1887 was du
largely to the general speculation
of the year before in public lands.
In 1862 the enactment of the
homestead laws pnt an end to the
policy of selling public lands solely
for the revenue that they would
bring; the new laws, under certain
conditions, provided homes for set.
tiers. About that time the govern
ment began also to give land freely
to railways. as an inducement to
build in undeveloped regions. In
this manner a hundred and ninty
million acres have been given away
An area nearly as large as that of
the thirteen original states. But
the government has not confined
its generosity to the railways; fully
seventh of the whole public
domain has been given to the
soldiers of our wars.
In selling and giving away so
many million acres there has been
a reckless prodigality that has Civ
en- to unprincipaled men frequent
chances to defraud the govern
ment. In the last century there
were few years when the land office
was free from investigations. or
0O-mnn1A
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-11-15
SCREENS on CAR WINDOWS

Not long ago the Traveller report
er had an a.,ir.e in his department
in which he advocated movement
on the part Of the state to eecme
screens ON The WINDOWS in day
coaches. one OF his suougeS
agreements was tina many pepp'e
are being done lasting ham by
cindar> getting into ,heir eyes, au'
he spoke especially OF a case whir
had come t. his notice where d
small child had suffered aooni's
for several hours It's IA result Of q
hot cind r falling into It's eye.
There are many reasons why day
coaches on trains should be screen.
I'd Not the least Of these Is the
reason Of health Pass niger trains
20 through all part oe country
through mosquito bogs. oyei
sl0uphs. hoIlows, through terr tor
e, infested with all kinds Of dlSeas
es. If there Is anything to the
Claims of the health authorities
that flies and mosQu' 0oes carry
disease germs, then every time q
3er~on takes "A trip i'm the day coach
o. y passenger train he is having
himself liable to contract some kind
of disease.
Not every person is able ia have
a Pullman W hen he wishes t.
travel For that matter. not every
rain carries a Pullman, and even
though a man might be bountifully
sYpnlied with money he would have
20 take the same risk taken by hi
ess fortunate brothers.
The cost OF putting screens on
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-11-15
THE NEW NEWSPAPER LAW

just about the tltlc tlldl We are
getting used to the provisions OF
one newspaper law, along cones
another, and we are compelled to
adjust ourselves to the new require
ments governing the publishing OF
newspaper in this country OF
ours. The law with which we are
now pretty well acquainted IL the
subscription law, and now along
comes law regarding advertising.
The last session Of congress, on
August p, 1912, passed an act
which requires that all editorial or
other reading matter for the pub
lcation of which money or other
valuable consideration is paid, ac-
cepted or promised, shall be plain
" marked advertisement. The
penalty for not complying with
this law is minimum fine Of 800.
and muximum fine of $500. Not
having the 500. not TO mention the
$500, our only alternative is to
comply with the law, and that we
shall proceed to do. This law is
held to cover all forms Of matter
SET in the regular body type of
the paper, for which mOEev or
other valuahles consideration Is
received Under this head will
come local advertisements for the
merchandise firms, all cards OF
thanks, all lecture course and show
announcements, all church notices
for which charge is made, and
all reading notices of whatever
nature that come under the head
as stated above. If you will look
over this weeks s issue you will find
number Of these notices that re-
auire the compliance with the
above law, and if your notices fall
in any Of the above classes you
may be sure that the slogan adv
will be found connected Herewith.
There is another provision of
this law that we ara compelled to
comply with. This is the making
of sworn statement before the
first day of October and April in
each year of the names of the real
owners of the paper, the names of
the editor or editors, managers and
business managers, etc. The
sworn statement concerning the
information required, so far as it
concerns The Dakota Republican,
is published in this issue, which
publication is also a provision of
the law. Having complied with
this new law, aud being of the
turn of mind to comply with it at
all times, we wait for another
which bears on the weekly paper.
We take it that the law is prim-
arily intended to reach the big
dailies who have been prostituting
their editorial columns to financial
ends, so far as the same refers to
the matter of advertising And
so far as the ownership and
management is concerned, some OF
them are owned and controlled by
corporations organized for that
purpose, and it is for the purpose
of determining who the real own
ers are, as we'll as the extent of
the interest held by each, that this
law was placed on the nations
statute books.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-11-15
NJ. T. WOODS
Real Estate Agent
Mobridge, S. Oak.

| sell real estate and personal
property on commission, negotiate
trades. attend to rentals and col
lections, write insurance, pay
taxes for nOn-residents and give
prompt and diligent attention to
all matters Of this nature entrust-
ed to my care.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-11-15

Don't scowl-suppose your face
would freeze that way what a
heap looking CORPSE you'd make
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-11-15

A bald headed philosopher say
the less a woman has in her head
the more she piles on top of it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-14
Will STUDY
IN VACATION
in HOSPITALS
Dir. GRUDDS LEAVES TONIGHT
For Six Weeks Stay in New
York City

DR.. Louie F. Grubbs, one of the best
known eye, ear, nose and throat spe-
cialists in this section, will leave to-
night for New York city to spend a
period of six weeks in study in the
various hospitals of that city, where
clinics of rare interest and variety
are constantly available.
DR.. Grubbs has made practice of
spending a vacation period each sum-
mer in this postgraduate study in the
hospitals of New York. He will leave
tonight for the purpose of taking up
the studies which he intends to pursue
in New York city during the summer
months. These will be of nature es-
pecially suited to the needs of his
practice here,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-14
AGED RESIDENT
OF LUMPKIN IS
DEAD There
Mrs. NJ. J. Humber Passed
Away Yesterday

Mrs. M J. Humber, pioneer resi-
dent of Stewart county, passed away
yesterday morning at her home IN
Lumpkin. Mrs. Humber was about
eighty years of age, and no woman
there was more beloved among all
classes for her benevolence and
Christian character.
Her descendants number more than
one hundred, including six sons and
two daughters still living. Several of
these are residents of other cities or
localities, one of them, Mr.. William
Humber, residing near Americus. She
was the grandmother of Mr.. William
NJ. Humber and Mr.. ]. K Patterson,
of Americus.
The funeral services will be held
this morning at 10 o'clock in Lump
kin.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-14

Both city and county teachers Will
assemble here today to stand exam
nations as required in the new state
educational law, which provides not
only for examinations but also for two
kinds of examinations.
The two kinds of licenses, as they
are designated, are called primary and
general licenses. The primary license
entities a teacher who secures one to
teach any grade up to the fourth in
school. The general license entities
one who obtains it to teach any of the
grammar grades.
1t may be seen from this recent pro-
vision of the educational law that IT
would be unnecessary for one who
cared to teach only the first, second,
third or fourth grade in a grammar
school to stand any other than the
examinations necessary for primary
license. These examinations will be
held today, while the examinations in
the other subjects necessary for gen
eral license will be taken up tomor-
row.
! The examinations will begin prompt
ly at $3.50 o'clock. All the applicants
for licenses in the city schools should
ssemble at the Furlow school build
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-14

Among the many valuable suggest
ions that have been given to the young
corn growers of this county and sec
tion none are more helpful than thos2
recently made by Mr.. E. Gentry, state
gent of the farmers cooperative DEM
cnstration work in Georgia. They have
haen tried and Mr.. Gentry feels sure
that thew may be made use of protlta-
bly, by every young corn grower.
Mr. Gentry is too we'll known here
in his work in connection with the
form demonstration activities to need
an Introduction. His suggestions
sbopId carry special weight in view ol
tho fact that he has been most lnn'
,,o+eIv associated with the young corr
arowors Of this section and the entire
state for several years and he has
therefore, learned the difficulties Wit
which they are confronted in theil
work II is to aid them in avoldlh'
these difficulties that he has given IN
srogestions to the young farmers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-14
STENO TOOK HUBBY
AWAY FROM WIFE

Atlanta, June 12.-Declaring that
her husband loved his stenographer
and that the preferred one taunted her
with the fact, Mrs. Mamie McCullom
Barnes has filed suit for divorce
against Oscar Barnes, a well known
Atlanta business man.
She asserts that the relations of her
husband and his "stenog" began about
three weeks after their marriage and
that she demonstrated in vain. Finally
as a last resort she went to the girl
in her husbands Office and tried to
Lersuade her to let her husband
alone
well, I love Oscar" she declared
the stenographer answered, you may
be the fortunate one in marrying him.
Now see if you can hold him."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-14
THREATEN TO STRIKE
ON GEORGIA RAILROAD

Augusta, Ga, June 13.-A commit
tee of six men representing the 81
car repairers of the Georgia railroad
have presented a petition to General
Foreman Newton, demanding increas-
ed pay. The next day the members
of the committee were discharged. Tho
"a have agreed to stand by them and
at meeting held tonight to decide
what action would be taken, passed
resolutions demanding the reinstate-
ment of the men discharged, the in
creased asked for. recognition of the
union and other concessions. The men
threaten to walk out unless their de-
mands are complied with at once.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-14
PROPOSES TO ESTABLISH
NATIONAL COAST GUARD

Washington, D. c., June 13.-A bill
introduced by Representative Little
ton, of New York, proposes to abolish
the revenue cutter and life-saving SER
vices and substitute a national coast
guard to take up their work.
The measure provides that in time
of war the extraordinary expenses of
the coast guard would be paid by the
navy department. A similar bill has
been introduced in the senate.
A pension for members of the life
saving service would be provided in
another bill introduced by Mr.. Little
ton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-14
MR. GENTRY GIVES HINTS
TO CORN CLUB MEMBERS
Farm Demonstration Expert Gives Valuable Suggestion
TO Young Corn Growers, Which are Most Timely
For All Contestants Interested

The suggestions made by Mr.. Gentry
are as follows:
/. Do not let crust form and do
rot plan to "lay-by" too soon.
2. Do not cultivate your corn 50
deep that you will tear up the roots.
Use spring-tooth cultivators or long
sCrape with a scooter. The stalk needs
all the food and foisture it can get
to mature a good ear.
3. Do not make your intercultural
too late. Corn should be about ?
tc 3 feet high. Apply nitrate of soda
about a week or ten days before ta5-
selling. Nitrate of soda should be
Flowed in with harrow or largf
scrape.
4. Do not pull fodder, as the Geor-
gia, Florida, Mississippi and othe'
experiment stations have proven tina
the corn loses from Is to 20 per cen
ir weight in corn.
5. Plant soy beans, peas and sor
ehum for hay. These make bette
feed than corn fodder.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-14

W., Buffalo, n Y; Cheatham, o. R.,
Atlanta, Ga; Brown, E. NJ, (col.) Ath-
ems, Ga; Davis, James Ewell, Black
shear, Ga; Donaldson, l.. L., Black
shear, Ga; Hitchcock, w. G., Dever-
eaux, Ga; Kitchen, B. L., Warrenton,
Ga; Liner, w. H., Atlanta, Ga; Mere
dith, Leslie, j., Wilmington, N. G..
Morris, J. G., Bowden, Ga; Murrell,
w. r., Newburn, Ga; Morgan, N. E.,
Atlanta, Ga; O'Shea, J. s., Sylvester.
Ca; Robinson, ]. c., Wrightsville.
Ga; Swanson, J. c., Fairburn, Ga;
Stafford, P NJ. H. (col.), Valdosta, Ca,
Whitten Idus, Paris, Tex; White, W.
X, Savannah, Ga; Zirkle, C. D., At
lanta, Ga.
Not until a later date will the
result of the examinations be made
known. Among the number applying
for license is Mr.. L. L. Donaldson, IF
Blackshear, Ga, who resided in Amer
icus last summer as a member of the
local ball team.
The dentists thoroughly enjoyed
their visit here. AS one of them ex-
pressed it yesterday upon leaving
Americas is the hardest place to
tear ones self away from that l have
ever visited. l am thoroughly in love
with the city and will always be
glad of an opportunity to visit it
again, or to live here" 1t was a
leasant occasion withal, and Ameri-
Gus is glad the dentists came this
way.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-14
DENTISTS CLOSED SESSION
OF CONVENTION YESTERDAY
We're Pleased With Americas Columbus Gets the Mex
Convention Year Hence

The Georgia dentists completed yes
terday the business of the forty-fiftn
annual session of the State Dental
Society, and with only the pleasantesJ
recollections of Americus and the hos
pitable entertainment accorded here,
left by the early afternoon trains for
their homes over the state.
To such extent was business hasten
ed at the morning session, devoted al
most wholly to clinics, that the clos
ing preliminaries were disposed of
prior to the noon adjournment, and,
therefore, the afternoon session was
not held. The clinics were held ut
the armory hall, and were of greatest
interest to the many dentists attend
ing.
In the annual election of officers of
the Georgia State Dental Society DR..
DeLos Hill, of Atlanta, was elected
president; DR.. Edward A. Tigner, of
Milledgeville, first vice president; DR.,
Thomas Hinman, of Atlanta, second
vice president DR.. w. M. Zirkle, of
Atlanta, was reelected treasurer, and
DR.. M. M. Forbes, of Atlanta, secre-
tary.
The newly elected executive COM
mittee consists of DR.. l.. H. Darby, of
Vidalia, chairman; DR.. George M.
Woodberry, of Augusta, and DR.. M, N.
Barnwell, of Atlanta. DR.. H. H. John
son, of Macon, was reelected Jour
nal editor.
Columbus was selected as the next
place of annual meeting on the sec
ond Tuesday in June, 1913 The invi-
tation to meet there was extended the
society by the Columbus city council
and board of trade, through the dele
cation of dentists of that city. Before
final adjournment the society adopted
resolutions expressing thanks to tho
Americus city council, the board of
trade and local dentists for the hospi-
table entertainment accorded while
here. The visitors were highly pleas
ed with the city and the welcome
accorded, and carry to their homes
the finest impressions of Americus.
The examining board of dental sur
geons of which DR.. d. D. Atkinson, of
Brunswick, is chairman, had not COM
pleted it's labor yesterday afternoon,
but expected to do so during the early
evening. The examining board held
it's daily sessions at the Carnegie Lii
brary, where the papers of twenty
two applicants for license we're eX-
amined. Following are the names of
those thus coming before the board:
Bagwell, C. c., st. Augustine, Fla;
Blanchard, Dexter, Fuquay Springs, N.
c.; Berry, C. L., Carter's, Ga; Bush, L,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-14
CROP REPORT SHOWS
CONDITIONS BETTER
Than For the Same Date OF
Last Year

Washington, June 13.-Crop condi-
tions in general on June 1st averag-
ed for the United States slightely bet
ter (0.3) than on the same date last
year, but moderately lower I'D than
the average June first condition Of re-
cent years. Crops as a whole were
above average in the North Atlantic
states, due mostly to favorable hay
prospects and in the far eastern and
northern states in the north central
states east of the Mississippi In the
north central states west of the. Mis-
sissippi conditions were slightly above
average. The condition of various
Southern crops, compared with their
average conditions (or normaD on
June 1st, was as follows:
Cotton 96.S; hemp, 92.2; sugar cane.
9O.7; peaches 1885; waterme1ons,
1913.
The general or composite condition
of all crops combined by states is as
follows on the basis of one hundred re-
presenting average conditions, (fo-
most crops the ten years averages:
Delaware. s111.S: Maryland, 111.2:g
Virginia, 1909: West Virginia, 1855;
North Carolina, 1865; South Carolina.
1881; Georgia, 92.1; Florida, 1915:
above division, 94.S. Kentucky, 82.7;
Tennessee, 97,5; Alabama, 92.s; Missis-
sippi, 900; Louisiana, $50; Texas,
1885; Oklahoma, 1916; Arkansas, 91.7s
above division, 97.4. New Mexico.
l1O2.O; Arizona, lila; above division.
t94.3.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-14
ADDITIONAL
VACANCIES IN
The SCHOOLS
Three MORE RESERVATIONS
Teachers Have Accepted
Places Elsewhere

The fact that other teachers con-
nected with the city schools, in addi-
ton to those who already have ac-
cepted positions elsewhere, or de-
clined to apply for reelection, will
likewise accept places in other cities,
became known yesterday.
At the annual election of teachers,
held recently, six members of the
grammar school faculty and one from
the high school did not apply for re-
election, several of the number hav-
ing already accepted positions else
where.
Since that time Mr. w. R. Kennedy
of the high school has been elected
to the commercial department of tbs
Rome public schools, and it is stated
has accepted the position rendered.
Miss Elise Gibbs, of the grammar
school, will go to the Madison, Ga.
public schools, to which she has beer
elected recently.
Mr.. Bradley Chester, of the higt
school, has been elected to a position
in the Richmond, Academy at Au
gusta, and, while he has not signifiet
his acceptance of the place, it is sal
that he will likely do so.
Several of the positions recently va
Gated have been filled already, an
the board of education will take ac
ton regarding the other vacancie
that soon will exist.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-14
THE CHEHAW MEMORIAL IS
TO Be UNVEILED TODAY
loca Chapter Of Daughters Of the American Revolution
Will Conduct Exercises at ChGhaW, Near LeesburQ,
In Connection With Barbecue

There will be a representative num-
of neople to go from Americus to-
dav to the unveiling of the ChehaW
,,,oriaI at Chehaw, near Leesburg,
.hiob will take place there this morn-
,ao Of II o'clock. Practically all who
from Americus will go by auto
.nohiIo and there will also be visitors
srom 1Iontezuma, Dawson and other
o,acps who will join with the many
eron, Lee county in the celebration
.Gf the exercises.
The exercises of the day have been
% arranged that they will include ad-
5rosses from some of the most proml-
emf members of the organization in
tbe state. The presence of these dis
tinguished visitors will be an object Of
snacial interest in connection with the
rrvailipg exercises at Chehaw. 1t is
MANNED to conclude the exercises be-
fore the barbecue and basket dinner
is served.
The dinner will be made most en-
Iovable through the co-oparetion ot
the people of Lee county who have
prepared a large amount of barbecuei
meats to add to the pleasure of the
occasion. Every one who goes is ex-
pected to carry basket to supple
mept the barbecue furnished by the
Lee county citizens.
Chehaw is about twenty-five miles
from Americus, and is reached by the
road that leads via Adams Station
where the eastern branch of the road
is used. The weather conditions to-
day, it is hoped, will be favorable
tut the forecast indicates unsettled
weather, probably with showers.
The program of exercises for th'
occasion is as follows:
Prayer, led by D. A. R. Chaplain.
National Song, America"
Introduction of Mrs. William Law
son Peel by Miss Annie May Bell.
Address by Mrs. VIM Lawson Peel
of Atlanta, vice president-general o
the Daughters of the American Rev
Clution.
Music by Band.
Introduction of Mr. ]. E. D. ShipI
by Mrs. Charles A. Fricker, regen
Council of Safety Chapter, Daughter
of the American Revolution.
Historical Address by Mr.. J. E. [
Shipp.
Music by Band.
National Song, "Star Spangle
Banner.
dwelling of Monument by Misse
Mary Dudley and Lucy Simmons an
Frank Harold, Jr.
Dinner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-14
LIGHTED LAMP ONLY CLUE IN
MURDER OF WHOLE FAMILY

Villisca, Iowa, June 13.-Detectives
working on the case of the eight muir
ders here Sunday night claim to see
in the slaughter of Joseph Moore and
seven other persons in his home A.
similarity to the recent wholesale
butchery at Ellsworth, Kan. In eacn
instance lighted lamp was found in
one of the rooms in the house where
the crimes were committed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-14
DON'T BELIEVE ALL YOU
SEE IN PAPERS"-GAYUOR

New York, June 13.-Mayor Gaynor
has sent the following letter to c. E.
Baird, secretary of the national pub
licity bureau of Scranton, Pa.
THE National Publicity Bureau:
you, ask me to give you an inter-
view, saying, What | would say to
the readers of 1900 newspapers, |
would say to them to be very careful
about believing all they will see in
the newspapers. Very truly yours,
"WM. ]. GAYNOR, Mayor"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-14
Direct From the Diamonds !

Southern League.
Atlanta Memphis, no game; rain.
Mobile-New Orleans, not scheduled.
All other games off; rain.
South Atlantic League.
Jacksonville /, Columbia 4.
Savannah 1, Albany 0.
Columbus 0, Macon 4
National League.
Chicago 2, New York 3.
Pittsburg 5, Brooklyn 0.
Cincinnati 10, Philadelphia II.
st. Louis 4, Boston G.
American League.
Washington 6, Cleveland 3.
Philadelphia 4, Detroit 3.
Boston 2, Chicago 3.
New York-St. Louis game off; rain.