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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-06-20

Four men, two of them bankers
from Kearney, Neb., and the other
two representing themselves to be
capitalists from London, England
passed thru Miller last week Thurs
day in an automobile. They we're
travelling from Hutchinson, Kans.,
to Darlington, N. D., and claimed
to be looking over the route for a
Canada. Gulf Coast railroad. The
proposed road would cross the
Missouri river at Wheeler and go
directly north to Darlington. They
assured the commercial club at
Miller that the money to build the
road was already provided for and
that surveyors would be along in a
short time laying out the line. II
is not anticipated that the trains
will be running much before the
coming Fourth of July.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-06-20

Mr.. Roosevelt claims that the
national com mittee stole from him
seventy or eighty delegates. Which
were the ones stolen? There were
254 contests and out of that Mr..
Taft was given 235. If only so of
them were illegally decided, l55 of
them must have been fake con-
tests. Does the Colonel admit that
he had that many fake contests
filed? We're the Indiana contests
stolen +? The decision was unanl-
nous, therefore his own supporters
must have joined in the steal. The
Texas and Washington cases seem
to have been the only ones on
which irregularity could be charged
and in these the evidence was so
hopelessly conflicting that it was
simply a question of deciding on
the veracity of the witnesses.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-06-20
DR.. 7. 7. CHURCH
DENTIST
Office cvAr Dostofice.
Scotland, South Dakota.
After reading of the wild and

/. After reading of the wild and
tumultuous. proceedings at the
Chicago convention one can not
help wondering how set of men
in such an excited and passionate
state Of mind can safely be trusted
to formulate the principles and
nominate the candidates that are
to govern great nation like this.
Nor can we feel very proud of the
South Dakota delegation in their
appearance at the convention hall
in the guise of cowboys, trying to
advertise this state as a frontier
wilderness.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-06-20
Special to Citizen Republican

Special to Citizen Republican:
The second list of adulterated
foods and drugs is just being mail
ed from the office of the Food and
Drug department to the various
county auditors of the state for
publication in the various official
papers. The list has been delayed
for nearly three months on account
of the fact that several manufac-
turers, wholesalers and dealers
Threatened to sue the commission
er for damages if their goods were
advertised throughout the state as
adulterated and it was necessary
for the commissioner to give them
a hearing and also to lave several
items of foods and drugs reanalyz
ed in order to eliminate any pos
sibility of mistake. After reex-
animation, however, it was found
that no mistake had been made in
any instance, and the list has gone
forward as first prepared for pub
lication.
The publication of lists of adul-
terated foods and drugs is very
important factor in the enforce
ment of the pure food anG drug
laws. Adulterated and spurious
articles cannot stand the glare Of
publicity. The publicity law has
the effect Of driving them from the
market consequently certain vest
ed interests that have been guilty
of selling large quantities Of adui-
terated goods iii South Dakota
have threatened TO go before the
legislature and demand the repeal
of the publicity law, requiring the
publication of adulterated foods
and drugs in every official paper
in the state. Commissioner Cook,
however, has announced that he
will oppose any effort to have the
law repealed as it is one of The
most useful laws ever placed upon
the statute books, and is of tre-
mendous value in compelling the
sale of pure foods and drugs.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-06-20

A test case has been started in
Brookings county to test the legal
ity of the South Dakota license
law. The county commissioners
of the county approved the bonds
of certain saloon keepers and ac-
cepted their license money. The
county treasurer, who is pro-
nounced prohibitionist, refused to
accept the license money from sa-
loon men or issue permits to sell
intoxicating liquors, basing his re-
fusal on the declaration of the
United States supreme court which
says ,"No man has the inherent
right to engage in the liquor busi.
ness, and no legislature can barter
the health or morals of the people.
This declaration, the treasurer
holds, nullifies the state license
law. The liquor interests claim
that if this is true any one can en-
gage in the sale of intoxicating Ii
quors by simply securing a gov
eminent license. The case vii
probably be tested in the highes
courts before it is finally deter
mined.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-06-20

The Argus.Leader says that six
ty-fve per cent. of the republican
vote in all of the direct primary
states failed to express a choice at
the primary election on president.
In New Jersey only twenty-five per
cent of the republican voters took
a hand. The question is what will
the stay-at-home vote do in No,
vem ber.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-06-20
To the People of Scotland

We wish to again call your at
tention to the fact that we are sole
agents in this city for Meritol Pile
Remedy. Our success with this
remedy has far exceeded our most
sanguine expectations. Therefore,
we are pleased to recommend and
guarantee every package of Meri-
tol Pile Remedy. Bruhn & Stone
braker.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-06-20
CONVENTION NEWS

The national republican conven-
tion was called to order in Chicag go
at 10 o'clock Tuesday. Up to that
time everything was uncertainty
in regard to the relative strength
Of the Taft and Roosevelt follow
ing, both sides claiming to have
enough to control the convention.
The national committee had decid-
ed 2S5 of the contests in favor Of
the Taft delegates and 19 in favor
of Roosevelt delegates. This action
was resented by the Roosevelt fol-
lowers and they were determined
to revoke the action of the. COM
mittee before vote on temporary
organization was taken.
Consequently when the meeting
was called to order by Mr.. Rose
water, the chairman of the COM
mittee, a motion was made to sub
stitute the list Of delegates as pre-
pared by the Roosevelt followers
in place of the list as prepared by
the committee. This led to a dis
cussion which was attended by
more or less bitterness on both
sides, but the ruling of Mr.. Rose
water was that the motion was out
of order, as there was no conven-
tion in session until the temporary
organization was perfected.
Mr.. EIihu Root of New York
was placed in nomination for tenn
porary chairman by the Taft fac
tlon and Gov. McGovern of Wis
consin was placed in nomination
by the LaFollette faction. The
Roosevelt faction endorsed Mr..
McGovern, hoping in that way to
combin 9 all of the Taft opposition
against Mr.. Root and thus get con-
troll of the convention, after which
it was their purpose to unseat
enough Taft delegates and replace
them with Roosevelt delegates so
that the latter could control the
convention without the aid of the
LaFollette and Cummins following
which they could not expect to
hold on vote to nominate a can
didate for president. The roll call
on temporary chairman occupied
five hours and resulted in the elec-
ton of Root by vote of 559 to
5O2, Is votes scattering.
MIR. Root, on taking the chair,
addressed the convention, outlin.
ing in his address the issues which
are probably to be the key note
of the coming campaign. These
include the tariff, the monetary
conditions and the control of trusts
and monopolies. His talk was
plainly designed to act as oil on
the troubled waters, and create
spirit of harmony.
Ifsuch was the case its beneficial
results are not yet manifest. We'd
nesday was consumed in heated
discussions, and an evident pur-
pose of the Roosevelt followers to
stampede the convention and if
possible carry motion that would
unseat about ninety of the Taft
doJoootoc
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-06-20

1 have good, fair, business a
gency contract to offer some sub
stantial man who will represent
The Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of New York. Address, Ber-
trand G. Shaw, Manager, Sioux
Falls, South Dakota.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-06-20

MeritoI Tonic Digestive, the
great rejuyenator and builder,
tones up the system, improves the
appetite, aids digestion, cleanses
the system of impurities. Just
what you need when all run down.
For sale by Bruhn 6, Stonebraker.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-06-20
ME'aHENA NAff5!EEEEfEy 1 4 fs!EEEfpEHypa Ar LAW
ONCE on second floor of Becker Block.
Scotland. s. ID

The June apportionment of the
state school fund has just been
made and amounts to So 81 for
every pupil of school age in the
state. This is 40 cents for each
pupil greater than any previous
June apportionment.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-06-20

Sunday seems to have been a
day of tornadoes. Missouri, Okla
homa and Ohio experienced storms,
and numerous lives were lost in
each place.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-06-20

Next week the democrats will
have their innings in the national
convention at Baltimore.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-06-20
American Fence
Always in the Lead

en- wire fence as good fence as the American, and
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-19
BAD EoR HIS FRIENDS

Colonel Roosevelt has decided that
he wants none of the scheme to cap
ture" the republican party. At least
that is what be is credited with de-
Gliding. His decisions of the past have
not been lasting at times, but it may
be assumed that he would not make
decision so important as this last one
without mature deliberation.
One Of the main reasons why it may
be considered important is the box
in which it apparently leaves Cover
nor Stubbs and other of the leading
Roosevelt supporters who have not
lost their political ambitions and who
would most certainly still like to con
slider themselves republicans.
Mr. Stubs, you know, hopes to be-
come United States senator from kan
sas. He didn't like the way in which
the republican machine soaked the
colonel at Chicago and he journeyed
with his chief to Orchestra hall and
was one of the most enthusiastic OF
the allegiance swearers. But when he
got back to Kansas he found that
there were still quite a number of
Ignorant standpatters" inclined to be-
lieve Roosevelt should have taken his
medicine without whimpering and in-
sisting on breaking up housekeeping
Now that the colonel has spoken
and said he will not permit both his
and Taft's name to be placed over the
same column of electors. but that he
must be placed on another ticket en-
tirely, Mr. Stubbs and other friends
are in a bad way A man to be elected
to the United States senate should be
able to- say he voted the party ticket
at least. yet the most enthusiastic sup
porters OF the proposed progressive
party dare not hope for enough votes
10 elect a senator this year What
they hope to do four years from now
doesn't help patriots in the position OF
Stubbs who are enthusiastic to sacri-
flee private business for public Office
at oaee-right now. in this glariaus
year Of 19t2.--Ioplin Globe.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-19
REPUBLICAN PLANK.
ernnlent

Inc republican national convention,
in session at Chicago, adopted the fol
lowing plank for monetary reform.
The republican party has always
stood for a sound currency and for
safe banking methods. It is respon-
sible for the resumption of specie pay
ments, and for the establishment Il
the gold standard. II is committed 70
the progressive development of cur
banking and currency system.
Our banking arrangements today
need further revision to meet the re-
quirenents of current conditions. We
need measures which will preyert the
recurrence of money panics and tinan-
cial disturbances. and which wiil pro-
mote the prosperity of business agd
the welfare of labor by producing con
stant employment
We need better currency facilities
for the movement OF crops in The west
and south. We need banking arrange
ments under American auspices for
the encouragement and better con
duct of our foreign trade In attain
ing these ends, the independence of
individual banks. whether organized
under national or state characters.
must be carefully protected. and our
banking and currency system must Be
safeguarded from any possibility Of
domination by sectional. fnancisA or
uess,loal interests.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-19
DEMOCRATIC PLANK.

The democratic national convention,
in session at Baltimore, adopted the
following plank on the monetary ques-
ton:
We oppose, the so-called Aldrich bill
or the establishment of central bank,
and we believe the people of the coun-
try will be largely freed from panics
and consequent unemployment and
business depression by such a system
attic revision of our banking laws as
will render temporary relief in locali-
ties where such relief is needed, with
protection from control or domination
by what is known as the money trust.
Banks exist for the accommodation
of the public and not for the control
of business. All legislation on the sub
ject of banking and currency should
have for its purpose the securing of
these accommodations on terms of alb
solute security to the public and of
complete protection from the misuse
of the power that wealth gives to those
who possess it.
We condemn the present methods
OF depositing government funds in
few favored banks, largely situated in
or controlled by Wall street, in return
for political favors, and we pledge our
party to provide by law for their de-
posit by competitive bidding in the
banking institutions of the country. ma
tional and state. without discrimina-
tion as to locality upon approved So
curities and subject to call by the gov
ernment.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-19

and of nationwide repute as a sueE
cessful educator. It has completed its
magnificent administration building,
said to be one of the best college struc-
lures in the west, and win soon begin
the erection of a s125,O0O law building.
The student activities have flourished
as in no other school because of that
indefinable something known as
Sooner spirit" which dominates its
undergraduates. The Sooner debating
teams have conquered those of Colo
RADIO and Kansas, the Sooner football
team has conquered those of Missouri,
Kansas and Texas, and all depart
ments of athletics have been uniform
ly successful; the concerts and re-
citals by the Sooner faculty and stu
dents have received high praise in
many quarters; scholarship records
show that Oklahoma students take
second rank to none"
We commend this to the attention
of those who will soon consider
schools for college and university
Itraining. The university is going to
be better next year than ever before.
One of this states chief glories, is the
foundation she has laid for an educa-
tional system. The development Of
this system depends largely upon the
people. A great university cannot be
built in day and it's making requires
something besides money. We are
spending our money for schools, AMI
we should give the mthe necessary
moral support. With this moral sup
port. her educational system>>assnres
the future of Oklahoma, in a position
among the most prosperous and pro-
gressiye of her sister states from
every point of view.
We are now a heterogeneous peo-
pie Many elements of all races from
| all parts of the world make up Okla
hOma's population. We must eventual
ly be homogeneous We need cooper
alton in the broad sense. We need to
have the state spirit, more strongly
developed. Oklahoma must become
more and more distinct entity, with
an individuality other than the crude
ness of new country. We have here
the spiritual as well as the material
elements for the development of
great commonwealth characterized by
culture and the progress of the hu-
manitarian phases of civilization as
well as by great commercial and in
dustrial achievements. The schools
must play an important part in this
development and the university should
! be the leader.-The Enid News.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-19

The trainers of the platform Of the
republican national convention did
not see fit to make any definite declar-
alton nthe subject of a national bu-
reau or department of health. For
this omission there are two possible
explanations Either they did not
consider the subject of sufficient i'm
portance to be worthy Of mention. or
they feared the antagonism of the in
terests and sects which, either
through selfshness or ignorance, have
opposed this measure. On the con
trary. the trainers of the platform for
the democratic party placed in it a
strong and comprehensive endorse
ment of a national health service. The
plank is a straightforward endorse
ment of the principles of the present
owen bill 1t reads
1--WE reaffirm our previous declara-
tions advocating the union and
strengthening of the various govern
mental agencies relating to pure foods,
quarantine, vital statistics and human
health Thus united and administer
ed without partiality to or discrimi-
nation against any school of medicine
or system of healing, they would CON
stitute a single health service, not
subordinated to any commercial or
financial interests, but devoted exclu-
siyely to the conservation of human
life and efficiency Moreover. this
health service should cooperate with
the health agencies of our various
states and cities without interference
with their prerogatives or with the
freedom Of individuals to employ such
medical or hygienic aid as they may
see fit"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-19

Ex-Governor Haskell is trying to
make point against Senator Owen.
who he is trying to defeat for re7elee-
tion to the United States senate, on
account of the motion of Owen when
the corrupt practice bill was before
the senate to increase thc amount a
candidate for the senate might ex-
pend, from five to ten thousand dol
lars. II is to Senator Owens credit
that he sought to have a sum named
for campaign expenses which is some
where near within the amount neces-
sary to make a complete canvas of
an entire state, and ten thousand dol
lars is none too large sum to expend
in campaign when railroad fare,
hotel. printing and other legitimate
expenses are considered. =. Tulsa
World.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-19
OUR WONDERFUL CORN
PROSPECTS.

Riding along the paved avenues of
Oklahoma City one sees no corn fields;
there is nothing to suggest the won
ders of Nature along this line. But a
trip to the country! A marvellous
sight is brought into view
Great fields of waving corn meet
the eye The area is something like
five million acres. The axact number
of acres planted to corn this year can
not be told at this time, but it is be-
lieved to be we'll above FIVE million
acres
While the critical time for the corn
has not yet passed, the outlook for a
great crop is the best in years. There
are no hot winds; the soil has been
filled and then refilled with moisture;
we are quite certain to get more rain
| in July and August, and If we get an
abundance of rain. then the corn crop
will be represented by magic figures.
Even should the rainfall be slight
during the rest of the growing season
We will market an enormous corn
crop. Conservative estimates indi-
cate yields running from twenty-five
to forty bushels an acre. Individual
corn growers laugh at such low figures
they are talking about sixty and
eighty bushels to the acre.
And it is possible that We viii get
the sixty and eighty bushel yields.
But suppose we raise only twenty-five
bushels to each acre. the minimum es-
innate made by those who are familiar
with conditions. At a price of 20 cents
a bushel, the price which prevailed in
Oklahoma last fall, the twenty-five
bushel-an-acre corn crop would sell
for sS7.500OOO.
These are stupendous figures; yet
they are the minimum ones.
If we average forty bushels to the
acre and the price is 10 cents bushel
then the 1912 Oklahoma corn crop
will represent $4,000, 600
And forty bushels to the acre Is not
considered an extraordinary yield this
year.
The men who are talking about
sixty bushels to the acre are likely
getting above the average. But if we
get big rains in the next few weeks
and the rains are distributed favor
ably. we may get up toward the sixty
bushel average, although those are
outside figures.
If we do average sixty bushels to the
acre. then the Oklahoma corn crop
of this year will be worth s21O.OO0000
liz the corn sells at 70 cents bushel
An Oklahoma City banker has Just
returned from a trip over the state.
He has been engaged in banking and
farming in oklahoma for tweaty-three
years and reports that Oklahoma never
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-19

The University of Oklahoma News
Journal in a recent issue prints this
statement:
This is the time of year when the
high schools of the land are sending
thousands upon thousands of graduates
who are going away to college next
fall from Oklahoma towns and farms
nearly all of them have declared their
intention to attend Oklahoma institu-
tions Of higher learning. This is large
ly due to the fact that the superior
worth of Oklahoma educational IN
sututions for Oklahomans has been
proved. The State University at Nor
man may be taken as an example. 1t
offers every advantake of the older
and larger state universities in re-
spect to the equipment, curriculi and
faculty. II has superior advantages
in that an attendance of 900 makes
individual instruction and classes un-
der the actual heads of the depart
ments possible while the student
there forms lasting friendships with
those who are to be the leaders in
thought and action throughout his own
state in years to come. 1t is cheaper
than schools farther away from home
and instills in boys and girls that love
for Oklahoma and for the progress of
all things Oklahoman which is essen,
tial to the future Of the state and can
never be acquired in foreign uni
versity. This year the State Uniyer-
sity has secured as its president Or.
Stratton D. Brooks former superin-
tendent Of the Boston public schools.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-19

With the passing OF Lorimer who
was expelled from the United States
senate Saturday notice is served on
the country that men must accept
high public office only with clean
hands 1t is new order of things
and the people can hardly realize at
once its Importance and the good that
has been accomplished 1t took three
years of hard fighting to oust Lorimer
from his seat that the senate decided
was secured by corrupt methods. Cor
rupt methods have been used in many
other instances but the time had coma
when 1t had to stop--and now let Il
stay stopped.