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The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-03-12

FOR RENT 80 acres miles S. w.
OF Kimberly, 40 cleared, on High Line,
rea! cheap. Inquire of E. A. Ahern,
Coffee House, So Main
Mac 12-15-19-22
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-03-12

FOR SALE-Practically new $4,000
refrigerator, $27.50. A $500 library
table, $4,000. A $4,000 oak extension
table, $3.50. Other household goods
at bargain prices. Can be seen at 427
7th Ave. North Mich 5-29
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-03-12

FOR RENT-Furnishel rooms for
light house keeping. Shodair Apart
ments. Mich n
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-03-12

FOR SALE OR TRADE nice resi-
dence lot, close in; also so acres on
Salmon trac. L. J. Boyd. Idaho De-
partment Store. Mch IL tt
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-03-12
EWES AND LAMBS FOR SALE.

EWES AND IAMDo FUN SALE.
125 Extra nice grade coarse wool
ewes, three to five years old and their
lambs numbering about 140. A bar
gain for someone. One mile east on
Addison Ave.
Mch ~ V r. BRUCE.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-09-20
~ S!PP00RIN Ne SEEH0N $780,
LOCALS MAY TRY
IN TOURNAMENT
Leaguers Figuring on TAX
ing Part in Baseball
at albuquerque

Unless presetn plans slip cog
Buntin's Leaguers will take part in
the big baseball tournament at Al.
buquerque, with avowed intention OF
pulling down one of the big prem
iums offered the three winning teams
during a series OF sveral days.
The baseball tournament will be
from October Z TO IL inclusive, and
tempting sums have been held out as
Inducements for crack baseball ag-
gregations to take part in the con-
tests.
The Leaguers are declared to be
in good shape and are eager to take
part in the Albuquerque set-to
with confidence in their ability to
annex at least one of the trophies
Following are the premiums offer
ed and the regulations ofthe tourna-
ment:
First Prize .........s1,1O0.0O
Second Prize 10000
Third Prize ............4 10000
Rules and Regulations.
!. No town can be represented by
more than one club.
.. There will be no entrance fee
9 Clubs playing in the tournamet
will be limited to Arizona, New Mex
leo, FL Paso. Texas, Amarillo. Texas
Trinidad, Colorado.
: The management will arrange
the time and order OF playing. will
arrange for the umpire and we'll be
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-09-20

Kansas City. .: MinneapoI| 3
Louisville. .. indianapolis 5.
Milwaukee. 0-5. 81. Paul 60.
Toledo-Columbus: no game on a,
count ~ rain
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-09-20

Gertrude Dallas has replaced katt
crime Kaelrod IN fhe ras. 0. TIL.
SO cr- Uo-Woll
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-09-20
Yesterdays Result,

Sioux City, {. Lincoln
Omaha, q Topeka, 10
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27
Tree Marked by Bronze Tablet.

Pierre.-The bronze tablet has been
received here which is TO mark the
Ncllctte tree. This tree is an ash
about 10 inches in diameter, and at
present is growing in a tl%ourishin9
condition near the state house power
plant. The tree was planted as a sap
ling by Arthur c. Mellette, first gov
ernor of the state, near the old CAPT
toll building. on May /. 1890. Follow
ing this precedent. many Of the later
governors have planted trees, which
sill live long years after they have
zone. in memory Of their adminiStra-
lions. The memorial plate bears the
words: "Mellette tree. Planted near
the old capitol building by Arthur G.
Mellette. first governor, on May |,
1890. Capitol commission gave Gus
tody of tree 70 Pierre Women's club,
1911, and it was removed here. Marx
@: presented BY club with public cere-
mony September "a. 1912"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27
Farmers Stack Thisties.

Philip.-Nisitors in the west-of-the-
river country are astonished ut the
stacks Of Russian thistles. or "tum-
bic Weeds which are being put up
BY ranchers and dairymen. Last fall,
after one of the driest seasons on
record, cattle oWncrs found them
selves very short OF rou2hage on
which to carry their stock through the
winter. SO they tried Russian this
ties, which were quite plentiful. and
as one oldtimer expressed il, The
thistles kept the COWS ribs from
Gavin in This fall. although there
is considerable fodder in the country,
nearly every farm has several stacks
Of thistles. and many OF these stacks
measure more than 100 feet in length.
A local dairyman remarked that four
or five years ago he removed nine
loads Of Russian thistles from Il neg
lected piece OF plOwed ground and, to
get rid of them had them dumped III
the river. This year he hauled -
loads OF thistles from the same piece
OF ground and had them placed beside
his straw stack. TO be used as rough.
z for his HolStein herd.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27
A NEW TEST CASE
ARGUMENTS ARE CONCLUDED BE.
FORE THE COURT At
PIERRE.
OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST
From the Capitol CITY, the Various
State institutions and From
Many Different Parts Of
the Sunshine State.

Pierre.-H. G. Preston, candidate
for secretary Of state, in the test case
in the supreme court, took up the con-
tention OF Il affiants as to the Rich
ards primary law being in effect. and
then took up the main contention as to
the right of the Roosevelt electors on
the ticket. announcing for himself and
his colleagues that they are willing to
abide by the decision OF the voters
on the affidavit, in which he alleges
that the affiant and those with him
are not republicans. and that the re-
publican party of the state is not
bound by the acts OF the national re
publican convention at Chicago. Fur
Their, that the matter is purely a po.
litical one and not to be considered
by the court.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27

had been considered By the king OF
his war with the Germans and his
subsequent sudden death delayed and
nearly ended the project.
A part Of the congregation of the
old Swedes' GLORIA Deb church,
which is now embraced in Philadel.
phia, under the leadership OF Andrew
Rudman. made an exploration of the
~Schuylkill in 1901 for the purpose of
establishing an inland trading post
with the Indians. They found suit
able land several miles north OF the
Manatawney creek, where William
Penn, the new proprietor of Pennsyl-
yania, granted them 10000 acres.
The settlement was named Moriat-
ton and the Swedes lived in harmony
with the Indians and thrived there
long before the advent into the region
of the English and German settlers.
Their descendants are found in the
locality to this day. Some Of them.
whose names are still perpetuated,
were Andrew BanksOn, Benjamin Bur
den, Peter Boon, BENJAMIN Boon. JUS
lin ~Justason, Mounce Jastice, John
Cock. Peter Cock. Otto Ernest Cock,
Jacob Culin. Mathis Huston, Morton
Murtis, Peter Yocum and Mounce
Jones.
The old house above mentioned
was built by Mounce Jones. who had
one of the largest tracrs under cul-
tivation. 1t stands on the east bank
Of the Schuylkill, hidden on all sides
by large trees. A road connecting
the two highways on either side of the
river now passes directly in front of
it. from which The old date stone in
its upper walls. bearing the date 1716,
IS easily decipherable. The building
is now used as the headquarters of a
boat club.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27

Lars Tisdale Of Lead celebrated his
103d birthday anniversary one day
last week.
John Jelinek, former cashier of the
Farmers State bank of Amherst, has
been sentenced to AN i~ndeterminate
term of not more than five years In
the state penitentiary at Sioux Falls
by Judge Frank McNulty Of Aberdeen.
far making false reports to the state
bank examiner. making false entries
on the books Of the bank and for EN-.
bczZling.
Peter Briggs, a mixed blood Sioux
indian. belonging on the Rosebud res
~crvatiOn, who passed a number of
forged checks on business men in
towns located near the reservation,
appeared before Judge Williamson, OF
the state circuit court. and entered a
plea of guilty to the charge against
him. The accused is not yet Is years
of age, and because of his youth il
was decided TO send him 10 the state
REFORM school at Plankinton.
Three deaths in White River in the
past two weeks, together with q o II
tagiOus sore throat among the people
Of the town. alarmed people in the
towns near White River. OF the
three deaths zone We're of diphtheria,
but of a complication OF diseases. Or.
Williamson Of Murdo, a member OF the
state board OF health. was sent here to
confer with the local physician as 10
conditions. He found the disease to
be sore throat and that the local au.
thorities had taken proper precautions
to prevent its spread.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27
elllER.
Many Church Dienitaries Take Part
in Ceremony.

Sioux Falls.-The Rev. George Bill.
Ter, Jr., for three years rector of Cal
vary cathedral in this city, was on
secrated Episcopal bishop of South
Dakota. The service took place in the
cathedral. where gathered the largest
~assem5lage OF distinguished prelates
ever seen here. The consecrator was
Bishop futile Of Missouri, the presid-
ing bishop OF the church. He was as
sisted by Bishop Brewer of Montana
and Bishop Mann of North Dakota.
conservation sermon was preached
by Bishop Brooke of Oklahoma. Other
acted churchmen who assisted in the
ceremony We're Bishop Lines OF New
ark. \. j.: Dr.. Frederick Foote John
son. bishop cOadiutor OF Missouri. and
Rev. p. NJ. Kerridge of New London,
Conn.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27
HIS TRUST IS IN THE BIBLE
Kaiser Declares He Solves All Cues
tons, Even Of a Political Ma
ture, by the Scriptures.

Paris, France.-Rene Puaux, the
military expert Of the Temps, who
was in close ontac with the German
emperor during the recent m%aneuvers
Of the Swiss army, quotes the emperor
as summing up his satisfaction with
the work Of the troops in a conversa.
ton with President Forrer in the
words:
Your army saves me Xxx army
corps"
The emperor IN conversation CON
stantly Insisted upon the necessity OF
understandings as the best means OF
dissipating suspicion, and declared his
personal desire TO maintain peace. On
one OCCASION, in emphasizing this in
conversation with President Forrer,
the emperor intimated to the president
that he acquired. much Of his inspira-
ton from the bible.
Il don't care much for priests and
clergymen,' said the emperor. They
dilute the gospel with too much OF
their own dogma. | hold to the bible
which ! constantly read and reread
In il one find the solution OF every
difficulty, OF every problem, even OF a
political description"
It is known that the emperOrs main
object in attending the
was to convince himself OF the ability
Of the Swiss army 10 make the neu.
trality Of the country respected in
case Of war, and his remark Is inter
preted to mean that by the Swiss army
forming a screen to prevent the
French from invading Germany
through Switzerland. the Germans
could release six army corps In south
Germany for service in Alsace-IOr-
raine or along the Belgian frontier.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27
Cat in Cistcrn for a Week.

AEcrdeen.-An AngOra cat, d pet in
the household of DR.. G. f.. McCauley,
Of this city. for ten years, was ecov.
suent a week clinging to a narrow
ledge Of rock hardly large enough To
furnish footing. In crawling beneath
a house the dirt to an unused cistern
animal managed to cling 10 It narrow
lodge. where it was found. The cat
was nearly starved. but will live.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27
GOES BACK TO YEAR 1716
Oldest Structure In 6erks County,
Pennsylvania, VA Built by Swed-
ish Settlers at That Time.

Douglasville, Pa.-Of much interest
to autOmobilists passing through the
Schuylkill valley is the old Swede
house here. The historic structure,
the Oldest building in Berks county.
marks the northernmost settlement in
the state of the Swedes. who were
the first white settlers of Pennsylva-
mia. The building was erected in 1716
and with the exception of slight al
terations stands as it did nearly two
centuries ago.
The Swedes who penetrated the un.
known wilderness were a part of the
colony which effected the first settle
meLt On the Delaware III 1G33SS. At
that time this section Of Pennsylva-
MA was known as New Sweden. The
question Of encouraging the settle.
ment Of this region by the Swedes
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27
NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK

Oscar Solomon Straus. who has
been nominated for governor Of New
York by the Progressives OF that
state, has the distinction OF being the
first Jew who ever became a member
OF the United States cabinet. In 1906
he was appointed secretary of COM
merce and labor by President Theo-
dore Roosevelt.
Mr.. Straus was born on December
%. 1850. and spent most of his boy
hood in Georgia. At the age Of ten he
was placed under the care Of a pri-
vate tutor, and later was sent to Col
li%ngsworth institute. In 1865 Lazarus
Straus, the father, suffered business
reverses and was compelled to move
10 New York. taking the son with
him.
Soon after the family had moved
10 New York Oscar Straus entered Co
lumbia grammar school. where he re-
manned for two years, going from
there to Columbia college, from which
institution he was graduated in 1871.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27
NEW COMMANDER OF SALVATION ARMY

Gen. Bramwell Booth, new COM
mander of the Salvation Army, was
deluged with expressions of good will
at his elevation to the post left va
cant by the death OF his father.
The general acknowledged a few OF
them personally, but the vast major
ity Will have to be answered by a cir
cular letter as their number is SO
great that individual responses are
impossible. Several of his advisers
are urging upon the new commander
to make a tour Of inspection of the
more important army posts, as one OF
the first necessities OF his administra-
ton.
The new commander OF the Saliva
ton Army, Gen. Bramwell Booth. Is a
big man-physically and mentally.
He stands over six feet high and is
Of military carriage. A British cabi-
net minister once said OF him that
he would be worth $50. 900 a year to-
any Of the great English administra-
tive departments, and that he could
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27
install a Social Service Center.

Lead.-The III of the Methodist
Episcopal church have rented the
large Bretelle building on Main street
and installed therein what is known
as the Social Service ~center-rost and
reading quarters for all who care to
partake. \ bedroom has been fitted
up for the use of Women A man and
woman are in charge day and night.
The enterprise is under the supervi.
sion Of Rev. Walt.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27
Vessey Names Delegates.

Pierre Goyernor Nessey has APP
pointed as delegates to the lnterna-
tional Dry Farming congress, which
meets at Lethbridge, Can, October
y to 20. the following gentlemen:
Hans Anderson, Irene: w. l.. Cathell,
Cresbard: A. j. KeOyman, Tulare: a.
K. Friar, Doland; r. II. M~cCaughey,
Mellette; G. L. Malone. Draper; >. K.
Hiltz. Raviilo: +. y. Preston, Mans
field: Adolph ldsom, Morri town.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27
Huron College Opens.

Huron college opened for
the fall term under the most favorable
conditions. Members of the faculty.
absent on vacations. have returned
and. with the new members, are all
present. Prof. Bowen, who spent a
year or more in Europe and will teach
languages. and Prof. Gage, also absent
or a long period, are both present,
ON duty. The registration indicates Il
larger attendance than heretofore.
with marka increase in the college
department.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27
MRS. POTTER PALMER STUDIES ART

Mrs. Potter Palmer has returned
from Paris TO Berlin, where she took
a thorough course Of study in the pic
ture galleries and museums. This she
did by way OF preparation for society
functions next winter, when she will
visit Chicago.
Mrs. Palmer believes that more ar
tistic appreciation should be deyel-
oped In the social life OF Chicago. and
with this object In view she put her.
self under direction OF the learned
DIR. Bode Of Berlin. Or. Bode, who liz
director OF the Royal museums, Is rec
ognized as the best living authority
on the old masters. His books and
catalogues are OF the highest value liz
the art world, and he Is frequently
consulted by such collectors as J.
Pierpont Morgan, but this is the first
time Or. Bode has had a society lead.
er for a pupil. He is loud In his
praises OF the artistic aptness and
intelligence shown by his Chicago dis
ciple.
!, system-that is, he took his DuDil
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27
A Sudden Death.

Frandrcau.-Ed Nugent. OF this
place. died suddenly while he was
having some teeth pulled. He was
under the influence of ether and
swallowed some blood. a portion Of it
getting into his Windpipe and choking
him. Mr.. Nugent was we'll and favor
ally known. He has Il wealthy sister
living at Yuma. AriZ.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27
johnson Gives Ruling.

Pierre.-Attorney General Johnson
has ruled in answered TO a query from
the states attorney of Pennington
county. that the Office of county audi
tor i'm that county was vacated by the
conviction OF former Auditor Fall in
the wolf bounty graft cases. despite
his appeal to a higher court, and that
il is in order to appoint a successor.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27
Mrs. J.. &. Carson Dead.

Pierre.-MrS. j.. f. Carson, n OF
the pioneers OF Hughes county, died at
the hospital in this city from heart
trouble. AS Bird l.. Pickering she
came to this country with her parents
in 1889. and about 20 years ago went
with her husband to Cherry Greek. and
has since that time worked with him
in his duties as a teacher among the
Indians in that part of the state.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27
Groom as, Bride so.

Bridgewater.-The marriage OF two
octogenarians. residents of McCook
county, occurred at Parker. s. d.,
when Edmund Silence, Civil War vet.
eran, aged So years, and Margaret
Woods, aged so years, and Margaret
tunes. beginning life anew. as happy
as two CLANS.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27
FAMOUS MAN WHOSE PUBLIC CAREER ENDS

The closing Of the Sixty-second con
gress was also the closing, for the
present. at least. Of the political ca
reers OF many notable men-me who
have contributed much to the pages OF
history Of the nation and who have
achieved fame by the conspicuous
parts they have played in the enact
ment OF legislation, and their contr!-
buttons to political oratory.
Probably the most notable. without
disparagement to the fame of others,
Is Joseph w. Bailey OF Texas. Sena-
tor Bailey has been in ongress for
over twenty years, being first elected
to the Eifty-second congress and 1t
the age OF twenty-six. He immediate
~ attracted attention: first by the eio-
Quence of his speeches and second by
his ~tenacity OF purpose and his keen
insight to affairs OF public interest
and his ability to take care OF him
self in the fierce debates that charac.
terized the house OF representatives
twenty years ago.
In what was Drohah1y hia first en-,
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27
Supply of Game Laws.

Pierre.-The state game warden has
lately received q fresh supply Of the
state game laws published In pamphlet
form for distribution gratis to all who
apply. Until recently the supply has
been limited and the department has
been chary about giving them out.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27
To Lose His Office.

Pierre.-The attorney general on APP
piicatiOn of the states attorney or
Pennington county holds that convic-
ton of IA felony of the holder OF a pub
lie office Of itself creates a vacancy
in that office. The opinion bears on
the continuation of John Fall, who was
convicted Of wolf bounty frauds, as
county auditor of Pennington county,
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27
Rat Attacks Sleeping Girls.

Nanticoke. Pa.--Cries of his two
little sisters, Mary and Anna, aged
five and seven years. summoned an
older brother to their bedside. He
found them bleeding ~profusely from
wounds on the face and arms aad
fighting desperately the attacks OF
q large rat. which IVES .gnaXing .thaiI.
desh.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27

The county commissioners have de
cided To submit TO the voters of Moody
county at the November election the
proposition FOR issuing bonds OF $4,000
for the construction Of a new court
house.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27

Two years later he graduated from Columbia Law school Later he began
the practice of law with James II. Hudson under the firm OF Hudson
& Stratus Aferward the firm became Stern. straus & Thompson.
Mr.. Straus a appointed minister to Turkey In 1887 by President
Cleveland. His mission to that country al remarkably successful. In 1888
he returned to America. In 1897 he a reappointed to the Office Of minis
to Turkey by President Mckinley, which Office he retained Tor three
years In 1902 President Roosevelt appointed him to fill the vacancy In
ex President Harrison
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27
lauuhahIe Reduction.

4 statement was made in the house
of parliament in 1910 that the coal
mines Of Newcastle would be proJuc
tive for ut least twenty years.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27
Frost at Pierre.

Picrre.-The first killing frost of the
season occurred i'm this section last
week following a week of rain and
chilly weather. Practically all the
corr was out of the way Of damage
and The loss was principally to late
garden stuff.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27

made millions in the business word.
He o follows his iIustuous father In supreme command of the in
ternational Salvation Army. with more 10000 officers preaching and
teaching and rescung the fallen in fifty five countries.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27

In what ws probably his first speech in the house Senator Bailey pro-
ceeded to make a attack upon tn rules OF that body. He succeeded II
drawing attention to himself and while OF SO designated. he a a a nat
ter OF fact the first insurgent He received no support in his contention
either from his " party o. the Republicans. but what. In those days. we're
considered the die vaporings of a exceedingly eloquent schooboy who had
broken into congress-. have since turned u to be the opinion Of minen
statesmen prominent in TIN affairs OF. the nation. and Baieys views N the
rules Expressed twenty year ago have practically been adopted by the
house Of representatives
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27

DR.. Bode followed the perpatetic system-that Is he took his pupil
around to the galleries and museum and in them ave object lessons O the
theory of at which he is eapounding The courser required several weeks
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1912-09-27

Lars Tisdale OF Lead celebrated his
103d birthday anniversary one day
last week.