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

James McNulty, formerly OF James
town, N. d., but now of Minneapolis
who predicted the election of John
Burke Of North Dakota three success
sive times predicts that Theodore
Roosevelt will be elected president by
a landslide, and that he will serve
still another term. Mr.. McNulty won
some fame in North Dakota by start
ing the disclosures that led to clean
ing up the jamestown asylum for the
attention by his political predictions.
81 predict that Roosevelt will win
in a landslide over the country" he
said today, "and that he will be presi-
dent eight years instead of four. He
will carry New York, Ohio, Pennsyl-
vania, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michi-
gan, Minnesota, South Dakota, North
Dakota, Maine, Indiana, Montana,
California, Texas, Kansas and New
Jersey, and he will have as many vot-
es as Wilson and Taft together. He
will run first, Wilson second and Taft
third"
Mr.. McNulty sent his prediction to
Colonel Roosevelt, and received the
following reply from the Roosevelt
headquarters at New York:
"Colonel Roosevelt is at present so
overwhelmed with mail that he re-
quests me to reply to your very kind
letter. He feels very much encourag-
ed by your support, apd wishes me to
say that he is going to make the
hardest kind of a fight that he knows
how and hopes you will continue to
back him up.'-Minneapolis Journal.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20
A Wall From the Coast.

In California the republican party
is progressive by 1900 majority,
polled In q primary election, with the
names of Taft and Roosevelt on the
ballot. In that state the republicans
do not recognize Taft as the nominee
of the party. Their delegates to the
national convention refused to partici-
pate in the vote nominating Taft
after the national committee had I'M
lawfully unseated two Of their dele
gates and many progressive delegates
from other states.
The republican electors from Cali
fornia will vote for Roosevelt in the
national convention as the real nomi-
nee OF the party.
A great vail of offended sancitity
goes up from the Taft supporters be-
cause of this. They recoil with hor-
ror from such wickedness. The San
Francisco Call, the organ of the
Southern Pacific railway, and its CO.
conspirators In the corrupt brand Of
politics by which this corporation ran
the state to suit itself for many years,
is especially scandalized. 1t speaks of
crime and gives the name of ''outlaw"
to the great majority of republicans
of the state who refuse to turn the
party machinery and control v 9 to
the Taft forces after fairly winning
It at the polls.
The Call declares that every other
state In the union, with the possible
exception Of Kansas, recognizes Taft's
title without question or doubt,
which shows . sad lack of informa-
tion. In Kansas, South Dakota,
Oklahoma and Nebraska the republic
can electors intend to vote for Roose-
velt. They represent the republican
party Of those states; they will act in
accord with the voters who select
them for that purpose.
The San Francisco paper falls into
the old error of looking upon a party
as consisting Of . few bosses instead
of = mass of voters. It looked that
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20

cit is not every play that makes a
good book, and it is even less frequent
that a good book makes a good play,
but in "The Man on the Box Harold
MEG rath has builded better than he
knew, for the pretty love story has
made both a fascinating book and a
most interesting play. The many
pretty little love scenes in which
Lieutenant Robert Warburton, the
i%mpetuous young soldier, who takes
all kinds Of chances and is willing to
submit to humiliation and ignominy
to win the girl of his choice, as played
by Boyd B. Trousdale, could scarcely
be placed in better hands. The
comedy and more serious scenes are
handled with equal care and intelli-
gence. The comedy is infectious, but
at no time is it overdone. The "Man
on the Box" will be seen at Lyric
Theatre on Wednesday October 2.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20
Electoral Tickets Legal.

The United States circuit court of
appeals judicially and effectively
negatived all the sophistical argu-
ments the Sioux City Journal and
South Dakota and Nebraska stand
patters have been making against the
Roosevelt electoral tickets. Following
this hard knock from the court they
depended on, the state contest board
of Kansas cleared the decks In that
state.
to question the republicanism of the
eight Roosevelt men, and the Taft
men failed to furnish any definite
proof that the $4,000 majority given
the Roosevelt men was not a bonaide
republican vote.
The eight Taft men defeated by the
eight Roosevelt men in the primary
of last month had each brought con-
tests against the Roosevelt electors.
They made nine objections, chiefly
that the nomination papers were OBJ
talned by fraud, that the Roosevelt
men were not republicans, that they
had not been nominated by republic
can votes, that the nomination papers
we're fraudulent, the nomination it,
self fraudulent, and as long as these
men would not support the republic
can nominees they had no right on
the ticket.
The contest board overruled nearly
all the objections, and refused to or
der the Roosevelt electors names off
the official ballot.-Sioux City Tribune
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20
ROOSEVELT IN SOUTH DAKOTA.

Colonel Roosevelt spent Saturday
In South Dakota and was greeted in
Sioux Falls by the largest crowd of
people assembled in this city. The
Argus Leader estimated the number
of people on the Street to greet Col.
Roosevelt at 5000 but an outside
newspaper man who is used to esti-
mating crowds, said he thought
there we're 10000 people on the streets.
Whichever estimate Is correct, 1t is
certain that the crowd was the largest
ever seer In Sioux Falls. The PEG
pie had filed the huge tent an hour
before Col. Roosevelt reached it, and
acres of folks overflowed the space
about the tent in a vain effort to hear
some OF the things which the Colonel
said.
The people Of South Dakota believe
In Col. Roosevelt. They believe in
him because they have confidence In
his absolute honesty, in his great
ability, and in Is patriotism; and
the greeting on Saturday was South
Dakota's testimony that in their
Judgement Roosevelt made good
when he was Deputy Sheriff of Dakota
Territory, that he made good when
he was President Of the United
States, and that he is making good as
a private citizen. He stands today
as the Foremost Private Citizen of
the world. South DAKOTA honored
herself in giving him the great re-
ception accorded him In this city on
Saturday. CHARLES M Day In Argus
Leader, September s.. 1910.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20
The Presidential Solicitor.

The officers of the Minnesota State
Fair are entitled to great credit for
being probably the first to adopt a
policy tic relieve visitors to the falr
from the insistence of the p~estilential
newspaper solicitor. Alta meeting OF
the managers of the fair. held on
August 18th, the following was adopt
ed:
"Believing that the policy of offer
ing premiums liz connection with So
Letting subscriptions for various peri
odicals is a pernicious practice and a
great annoyance to fair visitors, and
should no longer be permitted upon
the Minnesota State Fair ground, it
is resolved by the board of managers
of the said Minnesota State Fair that
the use of any article of merchandise,
either for sale or as a gift or induce
me1t in connection with the solicit
ing of subscriptions for papers be and
is hereby absolutely prohibited"
The enforcement of the foregoing
resolution will be greatly appreciated,
not only by visitors to the state fair
who are obliged to force their way
through a horde of agents armed with
fountain pens, spectacles and farm
tools of different kinds, but by the
publishers of legitimate newspapers
as we'll. The use of a premium to in
duce the farmer to subscribe for an
agricultural paper is in itself an ad-
mission by the publisher that the
paper is not worCh the price asked for
it. Farm paper publishers are like
other folks: they do not willingly give
something for nothing. They can not
afford to, and maintain high stan
dards for their papers. There are a
number of farm papers which are not
good enough to command the support
of discriminating farmers, and in or
der to get circulation which they may
sell to advertisers, the publishers
have been forced to adopt the policy
of giving the farmer some article
which seems to be worth the price
asked for the paper and the article
combined. The solicitors employed
by these papers are usually paid on a
com mission basis, and in their anxiety
to secure business they have become
an intolerable nuisance wherever met
with. Some years ago the Iowa State
Fair adopted the policy Of requiring
solicitors to contine their operations
to the neighborhood of their owns
tents or headquarters. This afforded
some relief to the visitor, but the
policy adopted by the Minnesota peo-
pie is much better.
Subscription agents who give premi-
ums of any kind to induce people to
subscribe should be barred from every
fair ground. The papers they repre-
sent are not worthy Of a place. Give
the papers booth space in different
parts of the grounds if they wish, and
%confine the solicitors to the booths.
That will give the farmer a fair
chance to escape. 1t is an outrage to
permit solicitors to prey upon the
visitors as they do at so many fairs.
-Wallace's Farmer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20
More Athletics.

Governor Wilson, at a luncheon at
Spring Lake, told, apropos Of the
abundant crops Of 1912, a crop story.
"A country minister he said,
met a farmer parishioner and asked:
els your son going back to college
this fall?"
YES, he is, doctor" the farmer an
swered.
"But he's got his degree said the
minister What's the matter? Doesn't
he know enough 60 suit you?"
HE knows enough book-learnin.
said the farmer "but from the way
he's been helping with the harvestin'
of the crops, l think he needs a few
more ath ~letics."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20
A Handful Profits, a Nation Pays.

The law which RENTS tolls to
vessels engaged in the American
coastwise trade will not benefit the
entire ocean coasts nor all the coastal
cities and towns, but only those with
harbors deep enough and facilities
large enough to accommodate ocean 60
ing ships such as Boston, New York,
and San Francisco.
The greater part of this benefit will
60 to those who control the harbor
frontages, who are engaged in ship
building or who a control the great
amount of capital necessary to en-
gage in the ocean, shipping business.
TO these the free use Of the Panama
canal, built at the expense of the en-
tire country, will be an enormous
benefit. The rest of the country will
pay the bill and get no benetit.--Chi-
cago Tribune,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20
CORRESPONDENCE
InwOOd.

InwOOd.
Sept. II, 1912.
Miss Joe Erickson was at Sioux
Falls n day last week via Larch-
wood Iowa.
Knute and Tom Ulrickson autoed
over from Canton Saturday after
noon and visited at the home Of Louie
Sivisend.
Gladys Manwaring will attend
Dover college at Milwaukee this
year.
Ruth Renshaw left last Sunday for
Fayette where she will enter the
Upper Iowa University as a student.
Miss Helmina Medallen departed
last Tuesday for Council Bluffs where
she will enter the school of Deaf and
Dumb.
Selmer Berge left last week for St.
Olaf where he will enter as a student.
Mrs. Cornelius and Mrs. Nelson,
mother and sister of Mrs. NelS VAIL
quiSt departed for their home in
Texas last week after several weeks
visit with friends and relatives.
Mrs. b. Dyvig has moved with her
family to Sioux City where she will
make her future home.
DIR. Renshaw was at Chicago a few
days last week.
County Commissioner Moen was at
Rock Rapids last Monday on bust
ness.
Miss Bessie Baldwin. from Winefred
S. d. is employed as stenographer
at the First National Bank at Inwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Moen, Mrs. f. Fl.
Skiews and Mr.. and Mrs Clarence
Alberston left last week in the form
erS automobile for an extended trip.
They will make brief visits at Harris,
Raleigh, Esthville, Ferril and Green
vile ane will return this week.
John Fry sold his half section farm
to Ole E. Moen for 1925. 90 per acre.
Mr.. Fry purchased one quarter in
1888 for $l4, 90 per ere and the other
in 1892 for Sl7.OO per acre.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20
All Closed Down Now.

District Attorney Whitman, dis
cussing the Rosenthal case, said to a
reporter:
II heard a story yesterday that in
dicates stricter methods on the part
of the police.
"a New York woman said to her
husband:
"George, the gambling houses are
shut up now, aren't they?'
Eyes George growled. They're all
shut up since the Rosenthal trouble.
Why?'
con, nothing his wife answered.
Only I thought they must be for you
haven't said a word about the neces-
sity of %economizing for several weeks
past"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20
The Surgeon Ant.

In certain islands of the Southern
Pacific there is an ant which acts as
a surgeon to the wounded native.
This ant has very long and power
full mandibles, and, when a native
gets a bad cut, he holds its two edges
together with one hand, while with
the other he sets the ants head to
the wound.
The mandibles of the insect at once
pierce clear through the cuts two
lips, making two stitches that bound
the lips together. The ants head is
then nipped of, and the mandibles
remain until the cut Is healed, when
they are drawn cut easily ard pain
lessly.
Sometimes, when a wound is severe,
. dozen or more ant surgeons are re-
quired to sew it up.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20

Mrs. J. N. Hill, Homer, Ca, has
used Foley's Honey and. Tar COM
pound for years, and saws she always
recommends it to her friends. st
never fails ito cure our coughs and
colds and prevents Group. We have
five children and always give them
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for
a cold, and they are all soon we'll. We
would not be without it In our home.
Sold FISHERMAN & ROCHE
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20
friends in this vicinity The latter END

friends in this vicinity The latter end
of the week.
Anthem Thompson and family auto
ed out to Hurley Sunday for a visit
with friends.
Mrs. J. d. Hicks and Miss Jessie
Flory attended the aid society at Mrs.
Osvog's Thursday.
Miss Martha Kittleson and brother
Helmey and Steve Jackson we're sun
day evening callers at Peter Eneboe's.
Homer DeNewer came out to the
farm the latter end Of the Week 10
help the boys with the threshlng.
Mrs. Johnson visited her sister Mrs.
NellaS DeNewer Tuesday.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20
Peasant View.

Sep. II. 1912.
Take notice how MI. correspondence
resemble the Sunday school boy just
before Christmas, as soon as the
Editor mentions The LEADER picnic
we all write.
Miss Elsie Hunt reports the auto
roads to Vermillion fine.
Rev. Lewis will preach Sunday at 3
O'Clock. Every body welcome.
Mrs. ]. l Sheldon and little daugh-
ter Carrie called on Mrs. Manning
recently.
The threshing machines are busy
in this vicinity this week.
The Herman Bros. from east OF Be-
lott who have rented the Wendt
farm In this vicinity are doing their
fall blowing.
Miss Carrie Hanson was an over
Sunday guest in the Anthem Thomp-
son home.
Any one wishing to take lessons In
"spooning" will do we'll to see Miss
Elsie Hunt.
Miss Sophia Eneboe began teaching
In dist. So. Monday.
Miss Ruth Eneboe will attend
Augustana college this year.
Mrs. Theo. Thompson departed the
latter end Of the week for Roundup
Montana for an extended visit.
Miss Jessie Flory was a Saturday
caller at the Hunt home.
Rev. Lewis and father-in-law MI.
Asvelt Of Canton were calling on
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20
The Days Good Stories
A Better idea.

Orville Wright was recently pre-.
vailed on to try a new revolving motor
Of the Gnome type the invention CT a
San franciscan.
Mr.. Wright put the new motor on
an old biplane and gave it a fair trail
1t continually stalled, however, and
SO he told the inventor that he was
afraid it wouldn't do.
But the inventor read him a long
lecture on the various methods of pre-
venting stalling, concluding with the
admonition:
"You want to put a little clever
ness In your work, sir"
"Humph!' the aviator retorted.
why didn't you put the c~leverness
In your engine"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20
Thought It a Fly.

Hector o Bayer, architect of the
Bureau Of fisheries, was telling fish
stories In Washington.
II was once fishing for bass In Lake
Sunapee." he said. "Old jake was
my guide. Jake chose the fishing
grounds, andshe also selected the flies.
1.-THE fish s well till after lucch-
eon. then they vanished. After an
hour Of vain casting l said to Jake:
Il guess.they're taking a siesta now,
eh?"
II gueas -mebbe they are,' the old
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20
Speeding Up.

Arnold Bennett, the novelist of tn e
English P%otteries, said one day to a
New York interviewer:
81 don't see why it is that America
England, Germany, France we make
on the other side everything that you
make here"
mo, you DON'T" said the inter
viewer, smiling. mo you don't; and
that's why we beat you"
What don't we make, demanded
the E~nglishman, that you do?"
"Haste," replied the interviewer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20
South Dakotans
Let The People Ru1e!"

In the interest Of the State, vote
Eyes" for the proposed Party Pri-
mary Law in November. 1t cleans
up the official spoils system. 1t makes
principles instead of persons the issue.
1t provides heavy penalties for buy
ing votes. 1t gives you a popular vote
on party endorsement of Post Masters.
1t makes for majority rule. 1t limits
the use of many by the candidates. 1t
gives the poor man a show. 1t pro-
vides conservative party recall. 1t
establishes representative and popular
party government. Don't fail to vote
eyes"
1t will appear first on the ballot.
14-1S.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20
Norway.

Sept. II, 1912.
School opened in district 25 Sept. 9
with Mrs. Hannah lauren as in
structOr.
Miss Ruby Nelson entertained the
members Of the l.. H. S. Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. o. T. Twedt is expected home
this week from Kansas City, Mo.
where she has been spending the
summer.
Miss Lille Tollefson left for
Madison S. D. Monday where she will
attend the State Normal.
Mrs. Claus Keynes and daughter
Hazel of Baltic S. d. were guests Of
X. Sogn and family last week.
Mrs. Andrew Thorson returned to
Reeder N. d. Tuesday after spending
the summer with her parents Mr..
and Mrs. A. j. Rommereim. She was
accompanied home by her sister Miss
Mollie Rommereim who expects to
spend several months there.
Miss Josie Solem and Elizabeth
Romereim left for Sioux City Satur-
day to be present at the District
Luther League convention as delegat-
es from the Romsdal Luther League.
The members of the U. S. of Lands
Church Ladies Aid met with Mrs. O.
L. Eidness Thursday afternoon.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20

way In California for many years. The
theory is as ancient as part les them
selves.
But why should a party be preserv-
ed when it is no longer responsive to
public demand. The Southern Pacific
party of California Is not entitled to
masquerade under the name republi-
can and the signs multiply that 1t Is
going over to the democrats so it may
wear their mask. Sioux City Tribune.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20

principals. Is a direct slap at the peo-
pie Of South Dakota and their wishes.
Mr.. Ihorson vas elected by the
people at the June primaries and it
was for them that they elected him
TO voice their sentiments. The action
of the committee should be looked
upon as another method OF steam
rolling.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20
Norway,

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Sept. II, 1912
The weather took a sudden change
for the colder the other day.
Mr.. and Mrs K. Dahl were Beres-
ford visitors Sunday.
Mrs. Ole Loe from Hudson visited
with her sister Mrs. Arne Exile a few
days last week.
A small number from this vicinity
attended the circus at Canton Friday.
Lena Eckle vas a Hudson shopper
on Monday last,
Carl Vindal from Elk Point was
shaking hands with his old friends
and attended to business matters in
this vicinity last week.
Lars Haugen Sundayed at the Eckle
home.
cut has cut many a man out Of his
life's savings. Hope, grit, patience
and carefulness is a better basis for
success then risk, chance and specula-
tion.
Mrs. Anne Eckle and family visited
with A. Eckle and family Sunday.
Carl Sletten called at o. T. Twedt,s
Saturday evening.
Lars Haugen left for Minneapolis
Monday where he will visit his broth
ers John and Nels.
Lost, a black whip last seen at
Trinity church on Sunday evening
September Sth. Finder please leave
at Moe store.
Luther League meets at Ian DIS
church Sunday evening Sept. %.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20
Land For Sale

The Robert Henry heirs
offer for sale the W ] of the N
W /, Section 81, township 81,
Range 40 Lincoln County, S.
d. Bids for the same may be
submitted to j. V. Conklin at
Canton S. d. until October 10
1912. J. Y. Conklin,
1916 Attorney for Heirs.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20

Several multi-millionaires have re-
Gently been married to Young actress
- a young girl must needs be an
actress TO make n Of those money
bags believe he Is getting real love In
exchange for his filth. re.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20

The st. Paul man who started on a
forty-day fast Ia an attempt to prove
that his mind was superior to his
body, lost out. A mai who
would attempt such an experiment.
hasn't any mind to start with.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20

"The Wolfe" that played at the
Lyric last Friday was me of the best
plays that has ever visited Canton.
Mr.. Campbell is to be congratulated
for his high class entertainments that
he is booking.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20

Women must have been less sensi-
tive about their age In the time Of
Ponce dc Leon or he would not have
gone further than the first gushing
young maid for the fountain OF eter-
nal youth.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20

There is now talk Of turning the
Philippines into a breeding ground
for noblemen for American heiresses.
Most any Filipino, even without a IT,
tie. is the equal of the brand of
nobility that carries off American
brides.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20
Advertised Letters.

The following letters remain I'm.
called for in the Canton post Office for
the week ending Sept. IA, 1912.
Howard, F. H.
Larsen, Miss Bertha
Nelson, Nicola
Nelson, William
Onstad, P. o.
Ravnaas, Norris
Thompson, Clarence
Wiseman, r. w.
In calling for any OF the ABOVE
please say advertised.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20

Rockefeller ad vises everyone to ''be
content with what you have" 1t is
the general opinion that II the giver
of this sage advice had always felt the
same way himself the rest of us would
have more to be c%ontented with.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20

Notice of Teachers Examination.
The next regular examination for
Life, State and First Grade certifi-
Gates will be held in the Court Room
at Canton Oct. 1O-1l, commencing at
eight O'Clock. The usual schedule
will be Observed.
Dilla D. Wimple,
Co. Supt.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20

The AL. G.. Barnes celebrated
animal circus showed in Canton last
Friday and gave n Of the very best
entertainments that has every been
in Canton. The show is a clean ex-
ibition of what a good Snowman can
put out.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-09-20

Just whore does the Argus Leader
atandp We are tempted to believe in
that old sentence that runs, Day was
called night by God.'