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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20

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He went on slowly a little farther
up Broadway. Then he stopped as
though taken with a sudden resolu-
ton.
"Mr. Parks he said, Randolph Ma
son directed me to go to Europe and
hide this money in my daughters
apron. I will go tomorrow on the Bal
tic. Come down to the ship at eleven
and explain this miracle to me. l will
run up home now for the luggage"
Then he took a car to his train and
I returned to the banking house Of
Hurst & Selmeyer. !. also, wished an
explanation. l walked straight through
the building to the private Office of
the elder banker, and sat down be-.
fore him at his table.
"Solmeyer," l said. were you sure
that the brick which you have Just
bought is gold?"
The old man smiled and stroked his
long. patriarchal beard.
Yes, Mr.. Parks" he said, this n
is gold, Gates got the brass one"
Impossible" replied. "Myron
Gates got a mortgage prepared by his
own %scrivener for the full value OF this
property. His security is prior to
yours. How could his brick be brass ?"
The old mans black eyes twinkled
in their deep sockets.
"Mr. Parks" he said, you do not
know the Prophets. Is 1t not written
Whose causeth the righteous to go
astray in an evil way shall fall him.
self into his own pitt"
THE quotation is hopeful" I said,
but into what pit did Myron Gates
fall?"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20
YOUNG WIFE
SAVED FROM
HOSPITAL
Tells How Sick She Was And
What Saved Her From
An Operation.
Upper Sandusky, Ohio. Three yeazs
Ego / was married and went to house

keeping. l was NOT
feeling we'll and
could hardly drag
myself along. had
such tired feelings,
my back ached, my
sides ached, I had
bladder trouble aw-
fully bad, and I could
not eat or sleep. Ihad
headaches, too, and
became almosta ner-
vnI1s wreck Mv doc.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20
Kid stun.

Mother-Now, Willie, wash your
wrists and neck as well as your
hands and face.
Willie-Who's comm t dinner?
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20
For the legal principle In

For the legal principle In
,volved In this story, see Sec. 3
syllabus, Abney ct al. v. Ohio
Lumber and Mining Company,
As w. Va, 446. "a certificate Of
acknowledgment Of a deed con-
veyina rea, estate by . corpora
tion, which falls TO show that
the officer OF agent executing
II was sworn and deposed to
the facts contained In the certt-
fIeate, a. required by section 5,
chapter 70, Code, ls fatally de-
fective, and does not entItls
such deed to be recorded"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20

And many a man doe the things
privately that he d~enounces in public.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22
WANT UNCLE SAM
AS FIRST FRIEND
Loon New York Cinnamon Appeal
to Taft and Congress TO Recog-
nize the New Republic of
China.

Washington. Feb. ia delega-
ton of the China Society Of Ameri-
ca, which is composed of 1000
Chinese-American residents OF
New York, appeared today before
the president, the senate Foreign
Relations Committee, the house
Foreign Affairs Committee and the
Chinese ambassador, and urged inn
mediate recognition by the United
States of the republic of China.
Major Lewis Livingston Seaman,
president of the society; " X. We'll
lington Koo, secretary, and Marcus
NJ. Marks, called at the White
House. where they presented a
resolution which earn silly requests
the president of the United States to
be the first among the representa-
tives of foreign nations to accord
recognition to the Republican gov
ernment in China.
The committee was we'll satisfied
with its interview with President
Taft and with the members of con-
eress who were consulted. Mr..
Seaman saws he was convinced the
position of the American govern
ment toward the new Chinese gov
eminent is kindly. The delegation
found the Chinese ambassador to be
enthusiastic over the prospective
new government.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22

Little Rock, Feb. FIT could
hardly believe my eyes when re-
ceived telegram from my step
mother this morning asking me TO
come to Chicago to receive a mil
lion dollars-my share of my faith
er's estate" said William Springer
tonight.
Springer has been in Little Rock
|about five weeks, working as a sign
painter. He came here from Hot
Springs, where he had lived for four
years.
Springer is as years old He was
born in Plano, Mich. When he was
ten months old his father and
mother We're divorced. The father
went to Chicago, where he started
"a machine shop. His mother re-
manned in Plano, where he still
resides.
Springer was graduated from the
University of Michigan in 1889.
Then he went to work with his
father in the Chicago machine shop.
But father and I never could get
along" he said. I'VE Guarreled al
most constantly, and | finally left
and started out to make my own
way.
I have had some pretty hard
knocks during my years of rowing.
knocks during my wears of rowing,
and they have taught me the value
of money. can hardly believe yet
that | will get million dollars"
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22
Raise Hay This Year.

One thing we must do this year.
and that is to raise more hay and
30 arrange for more pastures. II
il time for every one of us to face
the fact that the greatest prosper
itv can only come to southern
farmers through a system Of di-
yersifled farming, and this means
that we must keep more live stock
and feed hem better. This thing
az southern farmers buying hay
from the west is a little bit too II
dcnlous, anyway. Tt is something
ia make us every one ashamed, and
we can't quit 1t a minute too soon
But of course, we must buy hay SC
long as we don't raise it ourselves
Dozens of farmers in every section
nf the south have proven that hay
raising is more profitable than cot
ton raising, but the most of us &c
right ahead and disregard all ths
evidence of their experience. Per-
haps there is some hope for reform
This year. We have realized tha'
10 plant all the land we possibly car
70 cotton is not the way to get rich
Let us now realize that a good pas
lure-one in which real grass
rrows-and good hay crop, vii
20 a long way toward making u
independent, and will keep here II
The south many thousands Of dol
lars that we have been sendins
awav TO other sections.-Tha Pro
eressive Farmer.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22
CONVENTION RIOT
Chairman of First Tennessee Dis
trict Meeting Hit on Head With
GaveI-Six Knocked Down.

GreenviIle, Tenn, Feb. f7.-With
blood streaming down his face from
wounds received in fight in which
at least six men were felled with
chairs and pistols were drawn,
Adam S. Bowman, chairman of the
First district Republican conven-
ton, today finally made his yells for
order" heard and the body pro-
ceeded to work.
This was not the last of the vio-
lence, however, for later when DR..
u. d. Massey, former congressman,
and nominated by one faction today
attempted to make a speech, the
table on which he was standing was
lerked from under him. His OPP
ponents then gave vent to their
wrath by smashing the table.
Al semblance Of order was finally
and two conventions were
held on the spot, one renominatlne
Sells and the other naming Massey
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22
WILL AGAIN TRY TO
SBANK|NCLAW
Representative Warnock of Column,
bia Will Invoke l. and r.. i'm Ef-
fort to Enact Measure Senate
Killed-Opponent Indicted.

Little Rock, Feb. i6.-Still an
other proposed law will be sub
United to the people next Septem-
her for their consideration. Hon
r. s. Warnock, who represented
Columbia county in the last legis-
lature, announces that he has de-
cided to initiate the banking Law
which failed to pass at the last
session.
The bill provided that each
stakeholder of a bank should be
responsible in proportion to his
stock for all liabilities, also for q
guaranty fund such as that in force
lin Oklahoma. Objections were Of
fered to his bill of 1909, so that the
guaranty feature might not be
made compulsory. This bin SEEM
led to meet with general approval
and passed the house with four dis
senting votes, but was tabled in the
senate on second reading.
"rhe mover Of the motion to
table was a banker writes Mr.
Warnock, and he has since been
indicted on several counts on the
charge of defrauding his deposit
TORS"
He says that after four years eff
fort he is not willing to lie down in
the middle of the battle without
one more effort, and therefore pro-
poses to let the people pass judg-
ment. He addressed a letter to the
members of the last two legisla-
lures, and &C responded, only one
of whom opposed his proposition
to initiate the law. With this en-
couragement, he proceeded to have
blanks printed, and asks that all
who wish to assist him in getting
up the petition write to him and he
will send the blanks.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22
CHANGED SELLING SYSTEM.
Witness Claims Memorandum Cost
Substituted After Indictment.

Chicago. Fob. i7.-That Armour
4 Co, substituted a memorandum
cost" for the old "sales price" in its
selling system shortly after the
Chicago packers were indicted for
violation of the criminal section of
THE Sherman law in 1910 was admit
ted by II. A. Russell. beef sales man
lager for that company at the trial
of the defendants before United
States District Judge Carpenter to-
day.
The witness did not know who
was responsible for the change.
Russell denied that any of the re-
ports he prepared on the test cost
or margins were ever sent to J. 0g-
den Armour. Arthur Meeker or
Thomas J. Connors. three Of the de-
PENDANTS on trial. The witness has
been on the witness stand three
DAYS. and his examination had NOT
been concluded when court adj
lourned.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22
STATE SCHOOL AID
BRINGS RESULTS
Many Schools Have Been Improved,
Private Money Donated and In
creased Interests Shown
on All Sides.

According to the statement Of B.
w. Torreyson, professor of second
airy education and secretary of the
state board of education, state aid
to high schools is proving of great
benefit to Arkansas, although this
plan has been introduced for the
first time this school year.
The last legislature authorized an
superintendent Of $4,000 year
from the school funds to be applied
by the state board OF education in
aiding high schools, provided the
high schools meet the requirements
|of the state board and opened their
doors without tuition TO all pupils
of the respective counties and to all
public school teachers.
Aid has been granted this school
year to II high schools to establish
normal training departments, to 10
|four-year schools, to 26 three-year
schools and to SO two-year schools,
"a in all. The total enrolment in
the state high schools at the close
Of the first term was 6,i2i, of which
f,i7i were pupils from outside the
districts and 29i are taking the nor
mai training courses, preparatory to
becoming teachers.
There are GO district high schools
in addition to the 81 state high
schools. The total high school
enrolment last year was 6,iS2,
whereas the enrolment for this
year is one-third greater and there
are nearly as many pupils in the
state high schools as attended all
high schools last year.
In order that the schools might
meet the requirements, s30,500 in
property has been donated to the
schools this school year ard s24,070
contributed to the school funds in
money by individuals. Again the
schools have been Lhus stimulated
to expend in laboratory equipment
and Libraries 1921.
The tuition of the f,i74 outside
pupils, who are being given high
school advantages would amount to
more than the total portion of the
Estate aid fund which would come
from the common school districts,
thus giving to them without direct
cost the advantage of 2ai persons
professionally prepared for teach
ling.
State aid has within one term
strengthened the entire school sys-
item; placed standard high schools
lin many small communities
drought high school advantages
within the reach Of nearly every
lpupil in the state; caused donations
in money and property greater than
1.-THE total amount of state aid APP
Iportioned; the high school enroll
Iment has been increased one-third
| a fixed standard has thus been es-
tablished for the first time for the
lcomplefion of the common school
leourse and a decided advance has
been made, through the normal de-
Ipartments in the aided high schools
in solving the problem Of supplying
trained teachers for the rural
schools.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22
THE SOUTH TO GETTYSBURG.
Confederate Veterans to Be Promi-
nent in 5Oth Battle Anniversary.

Philadelphia, Feb. i7.-Confeder-
ate veterans are TO have a big part
in the celebration of the 5Oth ami
versary Of the battle of Gettysburg.
Colonel BETTER. field secretary of
the Pennsylvania, reported today
that the event is looked forward to
with eager anticipation in the
south. He has just returned from
a southern trip.
According to Col. BETTER, it is
practically certain that all the
southern states will name commits
sions and make appropriations for
the transportation of their veterans
TO Gettysburg and their participa-
ton in the event.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22
A POOR PAINTER
HEIR TO MILLION
Little Rock Man Cast or by Father
Nearly 20 Years Ago, Notified by
Step Mother That Si,OOO,0O0 Has
Been Left TO Him in Will.

Chicago, Feb. H. William
Springer, a son of the late Warren
Springer, a cast-off during the lat
ter years of his fathers life, and al
most disinherited, and his bene-
flciary according to his fathers
will, has been found in Little Rock,
Ark. He will receive Si,0O0,000.
Mrs. Springer has not heard a
word from her son since her hus-
bands death. and only heard Of him
indirectly through William Singer,
a Chicago man.
1t is said Warren Springer re-
pented the driving of his son from
home, and changed a clause in the
will, which would have left the son
only $1,000.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22
BRITISH AVIATOR is KILLED
Gilmour Was Travelling Sixty Miles
an Hour When Machine Fell

London, Feb. i7.-Graham Gill
mouf, one of the best known among
British aivators, was Instantly kill
ed this morning by a fall with his
aeroplane from height of $50 feet.
he was testing a new monoplane
in which he was making flight
from the aerodrome at BroaLlands
and was travelling at the rate of
sixty miles an hour when his ma
chine suddenly buckled up and
dropped to the ground like bird
that had been shot dead on the
wing. When eye witnesses reached
the spot they found the aviator
dead, entangled in the wreck of his
machine.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22
:
OBJECTED TO WORD OBEY.
Suffrage Leaders Marriage Had 10
BE Postponed.

Richmond Va. Feb. Miss
Bessie S. Mess, suffrage leader, de-
clined today TO subscribe to the
word sobey" in the Episcopal mar
Iriage service, and in consequence,
her wedding to Albert Il. Chamber
lain of New York was postponed.
The minister who was to have
ofiiciated refused to leave out the
Objectionable word. He was sus-
tanned by his bishop. The couple
withdrew the wedding invitations
and will be married next Wednes-
day by a Baptist minister, who has
agreed to respect the suffragette
brides objection.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22
D0NAGHEY'S HOME rs
DESTROYED BY FIRE

Little Rock. Feb. i9.-The hand
some home of Gov. George w. Dom
aqhey at Conway burned this morn
ing. causing loss Of $4,000. 1t is
believed to have caught from de-
fective wiring. The house was not
occupied by the governors family,
as they have been making their
home in Little Rock during his term
of office. The governor was in
Southern Arkansas campaigning for
recollection at the time Of the fire
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22
FORGETS NAME AND HOME.
Man Thinks He Is w. b. Stalter
Marion, OIL in st. Louis.

st. Louis, Feb. i7.-With part of
his memory gone so that he cannot
definitely recall his own name,
where he lives or when he came to
st. Louis, a man supposed to be w.
B. Stalter of Marion, o., is at the
city hospital. He was picked up at
the Union station Wednesday when
he told a patrolman he thought he
was losing his mind.
The man said today he believed
he is Stalter. He is pretty sure that
he had two children, but could not
name them. He repeated that he
had been ill. Physicians call bis
trouble amnosia, or the loss Of
memory. The affection, they think,
lis temporary.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22
the TRUTH ABOUT sLuiNo

avoid liquid biuing In every city
there II an accumulation Of Junk bot
ties which are gathered up ard filed
With q weak solution called blufng
Don't buy water for blning.
Buy RED CROSS BALL BLUE: q
scent package equals 20 cests worth
Of liquid blue. Makes clothes whittier
tkAn snow ALL GOOD cRocERs
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22
MADE THREAT GOOD
Prisoner Who Declared He Would
Never Serve Sentence Fatally Shot
While Attempting TO Escape.

Little Rock, Feb. i7.--Tn an effort
to carry out threat that he would
never serve out his eight-year SEN
tence for forgery, B. B. Cavanaugh,
convicted in this county, attempted
to escape from the convict gang in
Argenta today. A guard emptied a
charge of buckshot into the fugi-
tive and Cavanaugh will die. He
was one Of the smo .thest forgers
ever convicted in this county.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22

For saIe-one Victor Graphaphonc
and so records; one new ground
nlow: disc harrow. All in good or
der. for less than half cash. r. s.
pracler. one mile south. east Of Be
|ihesda road. 289-6-2o-f
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22

FOR sale-Handsome bay mare
colt Q months old imported Per-
heron Sire. Mrs. r. S. stoddard
lt08 Hamilton Ave. Mena, Ark.
qS-3 vfst
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22

Consisting Of three houses and
lots, two i0-acre truck farms, one
vacant lot. Will Sell one or all. See
me and make an offer. Phone il9.
290-5-28-tf
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22

esraxea-One sorrel pony. ligl.l
name and tail; two white spots
n hack. Reward for return or IN
formation left Al Ben bigges tailor
shop. <so-s'~t-<
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22
AUTOMATIC EAR
BETRAYS union
Secrets OF Dynamite Defense OBJ
tanned by unsupported Use OF
Dictagraph-It Hung Be-
hind Ryan's Desk.

Indianapolis, Feb. i7.-Whatever
Frank NJ. Ryan and other indicted
lunien officials have said in their
Office about the dynamite con-
lspiraey since October, is alleged to
have been learned by the govern
ment through dictagraph discov-
cred today in the headquarters of
1.-THE International Association of
Bridge and Structural Iron Work
Iers.
The dictagraph, hidden under a
drawer in a desk about which Ryan,
1.-THE president, Herbert S. Hockin,
1.-THE secretary-treasurer, and ]. T.
Butler, first vice-president, and
lother officers, conferred concerning
their defense and pleas, is said to
|have enabled the government ste
|nographers in a room below to take
|daily reports of the conversations.
The distagraph was hidden in the
Idesk once used by J. J. Mcnamara,
1.-THE dynamiter, and upon which he
10 dlAtECu W ndNC Ill dflEtu HIS
|alarm clock scheme for regulating
the time at which bombs were to
be set off.
Dictagraph Discovered.
Discovery of the dictagraph fol-
lowed soon after the government
had received intimations that some
|of the men indicted had agreed to
tell Fall they knew" About Dis
trict Attorney Miller's Office today
lit was said something had been
Expected" but Mr.. Miller declined
ito say what it was. He said the
photograph had worked satisfactor-
lily for months, and many volumes
Iof stenographic notes had been TAX
len and would be used in the trial.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22

strayed-sorrel peny, about wears
aid. weight between 500 and coo
pounds. Reward for information II
whereabouts or return to Thacker
Bros. : 30-e
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22

Wansed--s5 teams 70 haul slaves
aud slave bolts: steady work and
pay every Saturday. n. G. Irum-
bull, Nomhle. Ark. o.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22

The pea market looks pretty
GOOD. Roach n paying $50 r.
leiB0 per hushel Tor 81 kinds q
peas. $685.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22

FOR saIf-Ixe horses. Sci Tissh~
srls. 2is Gam 81 Neaa. s-3o-s
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22

fasson seed-Mehane Triumph
nurn stock. 81 per bushel For
ale hv ~. n. Buchanan. koaed
snn krk. 80 ?
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22

4 car of FERTILIZER Iusl re-
eeleed al TOWNSHIPS. bxff
The Mena weekly star., 1912-02-22

A car of FERTILIZER Just re-
ceived af TOWNSHIPS bwtf
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-09-12
CITY ACCEPTS
NEW BANDSTAND
COUNCIL PASSES RESOLUTION
THANKING MITCHELL ART
CLUB FOR DONATION OF
HANDSOME STRUC-
TURE.

The city council in regular session
recently authorized Auditor Jensen
to prepare a resolution thanking the
ladies OF the Mitchell Art Club for
the donation of the beautiful new
band stand which is located in the
court house square. The resolution
was passed unanimously and is as
follows.
Whereas, the ladies of the Mitch
ell Art Club through their president,
Mrs. #. II. Winsor, have rendered to
the City of Mitchell, the band stand
which they have been the means of
erecting on the court house grounds
during the past summer, now. there
for, be it
Resolved, by the City Council of
the city of Mitchell, South Dakota,
regular session assembled, this Bird
day of September, 1912, that the said
City Council, in behalf of the city,
accepts the structure in the spirit in
which it is rendered and hereby ex-
tend to the donors, thanks for their
courtesy in rendering the gift to the
city and also for their activity in the
successful efforts to bring about the
construction of the beautiful stand,
which will be the a of bringing
much pleasure to the citizens of our
CITY.