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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-12-12

a hlghhrow 10 Hindustan, whose
name we cannot even pronounce. has
run away with the Nobel literary
prize There might be a subject for
an editorial on "our higher civiliza-
ton"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-12-12
DELINQUENT SALE NOTICE

p ESCUE EUIA MINING COMPANY
~ Location of Principal Place of Bust
ness. san Francisco. California. Loca-
ton Of Works, Tonopah, Nye County.
Nevada.
NOTlCE.-There are delinquent upon
the following described stock. on ac-
count Of Assessment No. S, levied on
the 18th day of October, 1918. the sew
eral amounts set opposite the names
lows.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-02-28
"PAT" HOLDS AN ANNOUCMENT
PARTY.
He Confesses of Being Benedict
and Gives His Friends Serious
Shock.

Pat" Knowles, our popular station
agent and the man that put goat In
the ballot box, requested large NUM-
ber of his gentlemen friends to be
present at q, ''I'll-tell-you-how-it-hap-
pened" party last Thursday night.
Pat" with his true Patrick Henry
style of oratory, told his friends after
they had comfortable seated them
selves that on the 18th day of Oct
last, while the citizens o. Canton
rested in the arms Morpheus, he had
quietly stolen one of Canton's fair
young maidens away and married her.
His friends were some "zeesick" when
his little annoucement was over and
1t Is needless to say that most joy
Gus time was had by all present when
Pat" finished his little speech.
"None but the brave deserve the
fair and now Pat" Is registered
with the immortal.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-02-28
Doneaster Races.

Doncaster is one of the four places
the other three being Chester. EPSON
and LincOln-that claim to be the era
die of the British turf In May, 1000,
the minutes OF the corporation record
that Hugh Wyrrall hath caused a
stoope," or post. Ito be sett on Don
caster More at the west end of the
hOrse-race." which was ordered to be
''cutt down" A few years later for
the preventnge of suites, quarrells,
murders and bloodsheds" it was
agreed that the race on Doncaster
More be discontinued" Even tually the
corporation. with the true Yorkshire
bined love of IT brass and sport,
took the horse racing under its pa.
uiarchal care and turned the meeting
into a source OF profit-London Stand
ard
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-02-28
Lincoln County Rural Letter Carries
Association.

The Lincoln County Rural Letter
Carriers Association held their annual
meeting at the post-off1ce, Saturday,
February 22nd and election of officers
for the ensuing year was held. The
following is a list Of newly elected Of
ficers: Pres, H. o. Carpenter; Vice.
Pres, r. o. Berg; Sec. and Treas
Fred Sutherland. Delegates to state
convention to be held at Brookings
are, Fred Sutherland. OF Lennox and
Norman c. Rogers of Canton. Alter
mates, Fl. O. Berg, Canton and H. o.
Carpenter. Hudson. Next meeting
will be held In Canton, Feb. IA, 1914.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-02-28
Congregational Church Notes.

Sunday morning March 2, 1918, SER
vices open at 1870 sharp. Pastors sub
ject Parallels Competitors and Ri
vals." Take notice. In order for the
pastor to discuss this subject, 1t will
be necessary that sixty voters are pre-
sent, male voters at that, count
will be taken. May we count on you?
Sunday evening at 1880 we will open
the evening service. We shall endeav-
or to have some good special singing
and some roussing congregational
singing, at the Congregational.c church,
after which the pastor will deliver
Sermon Lecture "Should Women
vote?' One hundred women will
make quorum, If only ninety-nine
are present. the subject will not take
effect. The pastor will warrant that
these subjects have never been dis
cussed In Turkey or Mexico
Everybody welcome.
Geo. e. Lewis, pastor.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-02-28
VOLUME 23 NUMBER 81.
HOO-RAH! FOR CANTON.
Canton Wins the First Game of
Basket Ball This Season by a
Score of SO to 4.

The Canton High School entertain.
ed party of basket ball tossers from
Elk Point last Saturday night with a
game OF basket ball at the Armory
Hall, and the entertainment proved
one grand and glorious round Oh plea
sure for the Canton boys.
The game started at $50 p. N. with
our own little b. b. O'Dell as referee,
and it is only fair to say that as Cho-
fer for basket ball game "Bennie T"
Is shy nothing In that line.
From the start it was all Canton
with Bobby Roberts "Solomeing u
out of tight places and throwing re-
gular "Asher Anderson baskets" and
John Forrest assisting him to the
best of his length.
against the Canton five and soon gave
up trying to play basket ball and
tried little trough stut, y but even
that style of play could not stop the
Canton boys and when Time was call
ed, it was discovered that Elk Point
had accumulated the magnificent total
of points on fouls with out held
basket while the Canton boys run up
a score of 36 points.
The Canton boys have agood chance
for the states championship and a
little more "freeZe" on the ball In
their team work will put them high
and dry on the top OF the ladder.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-02-28
Experiment Station Bulletins Are
Appreciated.

On page 23rd of the Dakota Farmer
of the February 18th issue quotes the
following under the sub heading THE
Weakness of Bulletins, Take the
point of bulletins, there is an Inn
mense amount of farm information to
be found in bulletins. But who ever
reads these bulletius?"
This was the comment of the d.
rector of the North Dakota Expert
! ment Station, am sorry that the
bulletins up there are not appreciated
| by the people OF North Dakota to the
extent that the bulletins of the South
, Dakota Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion are appreciated by the people OF
South Dakota.
Many letters are received from TIME
to time expressing appreciation OF
our bulletins. AS to language used In
bulletins being not understandable by
the average man, l remedy this evil
on the f rst reading of the manuscript
before 1t is sent to the printer.
Many of the Agricult Colleges
In the United States use the bulletins
of this station as references for the
students. Many Of the High Schools
of South Dakota, Minnesota and
Western Iowa use these bulletins for
instructing their students along agri-
cultural lines.
During the past seven months this
Station has received twenty three
hundred eighty-tive requests for bulle-
tins and has actually mailed ninety
six Thousand nine hundred tifty-four
bulletins.
These bulletins are free to residents
of the state The regular mailing list
includes over twenty-five thousand
names and there are thirty Thousand
copies of each bulletin printed. James
W. Wilson, Director South Dakota
Agricultural Experiment Station.
STATE COLLEGE MAN CROP EX-
PERT For SPINK COUNTY.
John Larson, graduate OF the
State College, has just received and
accepted an appointment TO the posi-
tion OF County Agricultural Adviser
for Sphinx County, South Dakota. of
which Redfield is the county seat and
largest town. Sphinx is one OF the fore
most counties OF the state In the ad-
vancement of scientific agriculture
and realizes the Importance OF having
good man for the position Of adviser
This field of work is one of the biggest
now open to the graduates OF colleges.
Every county must soon have such a
man at It's head to keep its place as
an up-to-date farming com nunity,
getting and making the most out of
the soil and the money put into it.
While in school Mr.. Larson did some
writing for farm journals and shortly
after graduation became associate
editor Of the Northwest Farmstead,
ublished In Minneapolis. He resign
ed this position at the end of the
wear and took vacation until accept
iEg his present position. Industrial
COllegian.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-02-28

Modern trousers came into fashion In
1872. yet the column Of Trajan shows
a group Of Sarmatians clothed In trous
ers that are just like ours. AS early as
A. D. SO Roman general created great
scandal by going to war in trousers.
which were regarded as barbarian. >
When the Bulgarian King Boris was
converted to Christianity in the sew
enth century among the lO6 questions
he propounded to the pope was wheth
er it was lawful for Christians to wear
trousers. The explanation Of this Is
that the Bulgarians had long been
among the trousered peoples, but as
conversion was coming from the flow.
ing robed Greeks they feared that
robes instead of trousers might be es-
sential to Christianity.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-02-28
TWENTY-ONE YEARS
AGO THIS WEEK
Interesting Items Taken From the Files OF
the LEADER for the Year 1899

Mrs. Judge Aikens returned from
her Madison visit last Saturday.
Banker Kennedy is having the fire
damage to his building on 5th street
repaired.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Tucker rejoice
over the arrival Of a new baby girl at
their house on Saturday last.
Young John Warner heard robbin
give out his warning notes of advanc.
ing spring, last Sunday morning
Station Agent Thayer is quite sick
with the grippe. His little daughter
who has also been sick with the same
disease, Is getting better.
Tom Hannah OF Worthing, was
looking for a house TO rent yesterday
His daughter Eff1e who attended the
public school here has been sick with
grippe. Mrs. Hannah proposes to keet
house in Canton.
Theodore Torberson OF AuguStana
College returned home a short time
ago, on account of sickness, but he is
one of those that do not stay sick
very long, consequently he soon re-
appeared in his classes
Andrew Sandvig returned Monday
from Canton, after a three days stay
there. He is unable to make a salts
factory explanation, as TO what de.
tanned him so long, bul we think it
safe to say 1t usu have been leap
year lassie.
Benz Averill- it isn't Ben, remem :
ber-says he never handled hatchet
very much, but if he had been in
young Geo. Washington boots when
the cherry tree began to wobble. he
would have made history read differ
ent. Ask him.
Last Monday night Centennial lodge
No. 10, /. O. O, F.. OF this city, dedi-
Gated its new hall in the Kennedy
block. Delegations of Odd Fellows
from Lennox and lnwood were pre-.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-02-28
Horse Sale.

March the Is, will be Horse Sale
day in Canton, for any and every one
ii you have horse you wish to sell
enter them before March 6 so they
will be in the advertised list. 1t will
cost 90 to enter horse In this sale
the 81. 90 will apply on regular com
mission when sold. Entrance tag to
tie to halter will say how horse Is
broke and sold and horses must be as
card states or can be inspected by
purchaser. Get your entrance tags
from clerk OF sale Sale to be held at
Palace livery barn In Canton.
Stevenson s. Naglestad, Auctioneers.
j. V. Conkiin, clerk.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-02-28

sent at the dedication The pro.
gram consisted OF music and address.
es, after which the gathering, consist.
Ing OF l25 persons, partook OF an ele-
CANT supper. The lodge now has as
fine and comfortable home as can be
found in the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hannah were
Canton visitors last Saturday after
noon Tom said the grand mask ball
at w WorJhing, for the 29th, has been
postponed to Friday, March 4th. 1t
promises to be the grandest mask ball
ever given in the county Many are
going out from Canton
Heckmaster, the oil manipulation,
was standing on his wagon filling the
street lamp AT the Methodist church
Tuesday afternoon, when his team
gave half skip and Jump and went
whooping, Heckmaster took head
er in the mud, and on gaining bis
feet, yelled out, ''who In blazes threw
that brick?" But the ambient air on
ly answered who.
The installation OF officers OF the
county alliance was held In the court
house last Saturday afternoon. The
gentlemen who will manage the af.
fairs of the county alliance for the
ensuing year are: Henry Branden. pre-.
sident; Frank w. Sheldon, vice. presi-
dent; Math Hanson, secretary; j. e.
Hotter. treasurer; Robert bradshaw,
chaplain; A }. Westbury, lecturer;
Perry Juel, steward, Charles Guptill,
doorkeeper.
Tom Thorsol Is genius In more
ways than in handling real estate.
He is believer in advertising Lin
coin County and all it's advantages.
Thirteen cars loaded with fine corn
fed cattle we're shipped from Canton
Monday for the Chicago market. An
immense banner was fastened on each
side OF the train which read: Special
Train of Fat Cattle from Lincoln
county, South Dakota" Those who
went with the train were Ole Over
seth, Paul Gubrud, Ole Helvig and
G.. Skartvedt. The cattle were all in
prime condition and will prove that
Lincoln county can raise as fine cattle
as was ever turned into the great
stock yards at Chicago.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-02-28
All About Stealing.

'Why do you call your story The
Thieves Romance?'
Because it is all about stealing"
"Howw
this way: She stole look: then he
stole kiss. Next they had stolen
meetings, they stole march on theiI
friends and both stole away"
II suppose the next thing they will
be stealing back"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-02-28
Luther League Program.

The Luther League of the Lutheran
church will give the following pro-
gram next Sunday night, March End
Hymn Audience
Devotion
Song College Glee Club
Speech j. johnson
Vocal Solo Miss HermanSon
Discussion led by Pres. Tuve
ONO. l5:ll-l3 mo Greater Love
Than This'o
Song College Glee Club
A short business Session will be
held after this program and all mem
bers OF the League are urged. TO be
present.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-02-28
IL Coujdn't Be.

Dean Farrar quotes Tennyson as
having related to him the remark of n
farmer who. after hearing fire and
birthstone sermon from an old style
preacher. consoled his wife by saying:
Never mind, Sally. That must be
wrong No constitooshun couldn't
stand It."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-02-28

Martin Rudolph entertained the
A. B. G. Club at his home last Satur-
day evening. A new mem Der was
admitted to this organization at this
time.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-02-28

Mrs. Charley Jacobs and daughter
Esther Of Beresford returned home
Saturday after a pleasant weeks visit
at the home of her sister Mrs. VIM.
Stone OF this City.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-02-28
Cumulative.

"George has given me an engage
ment ring with three diamonds in it,
said Henrietta.
"Yes. ! know said Marietta. He
always adds a diamond every time he
gets engaged 1t only had one when
l wore t."-Harper's Weekly.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-02-28
Showing Progress.

Minister Young man. do you know
how TO dance? Young MAXWELL. par
son. | know the holds, but | don't know
the steps.-Life.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-02-28

Wisdom and honor are the avenues
to 4 happy Immortality Plato.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-05
DEDICATE CITY
HALL DURING f ETE
Cornerstone Will Be Laid
to Accommodate Por-
tola Visitors

The cornerstone of the new city
hall will be laid during the Portola
festival. Mayor Rolph and the board
or consulting architects have decided
that the official dedication of the new
building should be made during the
celebration because of the large num-
Der of persons who will be in the
city at that time and who will have
an opportunity to witness the begin
ming of one of the citys most impor-
tant public works.
Among other articles which will be
placed in the cornerstone will be a
copy Of the new Call. "A history of
San Francisco, illustrations Of build
ing and photographs of the city be-
fore and after the fire will also be
placed in the stone.
A program is being arranged by the
supervisors publicity committee
which Will include an address by
Mayor Rolph, concert by the Munich
pal band and exercises by the school
children.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-05
WIDOW WINS SUIT;
AWARDED $4,000
Mrs. Katherine Crowley
Breaks Husbands Will;
Defeats Relatives

Katherine S. Crowley. widow of Tim
othy Jay Crowley, has won the first
point in the legal battle between her
self and Hannah Bagley. Katherine
Keefe, Joseph Draper and other
nephews and nieces of her husband
living here and in Ireland. Judge Ira
bucco has decided in her favor the
first of the seven suits Instituted. and
orders turned over to her $I4.03492.
now on deposit in the San Francisco
Savings bank.
The moneys in the banks were de-
posted Jointly in the names of Mr..
and Mrs. Crowley. under an agreement
that they were the joint property of
both. But, in making his will, Tim
othy Crowley willed away the bulk of
his fortune, including the moneys In
banks. to other relatives, leaving his
wife on certain income
Mrs. Crowley instituted seven suits
to have the court determine that the
provisions of the will were void and
that she was entitled to all the moneys
in the banks and to stocks and bonds
covered by the contract.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-05
LEAGUE AGAINST
BAIL BOND EVIL
Will Also Work for Night
Courts and Other Judi
cial Reforms

Determined to work for change
in the police courts at the coming
election and planning many other far
reaching reforms, such as the estab-
lishment of night courts and the ulti-
mate eradication of the bail bond
evil, the San Francisco judicial
league has elected new board of d.
rectors. A. Dawson d'Ancona and
Louis H Ward have been indorsed
for positions of police judges. The
newly elected directors follow:
Emil Pohn. Mrs. Elizabeth Gerberding,
Twain Nicholson, Albert Elliot. Mrs Burns
Macdonald Father Charles n. Lathrop. Mrs.
Augusta Jones. Vivian Pierce, Margaret Honey,
Mrs Hampton Field Rev. Neal Dodd, MIS-
William Wells. PhiiaIetha Nicholson. Mrs
James Newlands Jr. 0rel NJ. Goldaracena
Mrs Edith r. Young. Sally Field Mrs. Sarah
Z. Pike. f. j. Young. Maria " Ballard.
Marthe Wagner and Mrs. F.. NJ. Highly, with
PhiIaIetha Nicholson as president, Mrs. Burns
Macdonald vice president. Orel NJ. Godaracena
second vice president. Miss Sally Field secre-
tary and Mrs NJ. " Ballard treasurer
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-05
MORE MOTHERS
SEEK ASSISTANCE
Disappointment in Store for
Most, as Little Money
Is Available

In addition to the 20 cases which
heretofore have received assistance
by the Juvenile court, % new appli-
cations for aid under the recently
enacted mothers pension bill have
been presented to Miss Margaret Nes-
field, the official investigator of the
board of supervisors.
Permanent headquarters have been
established by Miss Nesheld at room
345, city hall, where mothers unable
TO support their children may apply.
Under the provisions of the new
law, however. only half orphans under
the age of Il years whose mothers
have lived in the state for three years,
and in the county year, can be con-
sidered for aid.
AS the act went into effect after the
city made up its budget for the new
year. funds are limited, so that little
can be done at present except for the
cases of half orphans already under
the care of the city.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-05
Cruelty to Auto"
Charged Against
Owner of "Gazump"

CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-Roliing down
South Park avenue in a horseless We
hicle of uncertain vintage, Samuel
Samuelian came to stop when Po-
liceman James Shea stuck out an am
Pile foot and brought the carousing
cruiser to anchor.
You're under arrest for cruelty to
automobiles" announced the officer.
I'll take you TO the station"
Don't get in. because 1T might
break down with two of u.s." pleaded
the prisoner.
Drive to the Hyde Park police sta
tion, and Ill walk" was the order.
The policeman walked and beat the
''motorist' by a full half block.
Her names Gazump. and I'm fond
of her" was the fearful plea Of the
prisoner to the sergeant when in
formed that he was without license.
which would cost him SIP, but if
that's the case. I'll leave the machine
with you IL you will let me off. She
only cost me $40, anyway
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-05
SEE j
WOOSUNG SHELLED.
Returning Tourists Tell of
Annihilation Of Fleet of
Rebel Junks

Many of the passengers who ar
rived here yesterday on the chiyo
Maru witnessed the shelling of the
forts at Woosung. the burning of the
junks on the Yengtse river and other
stirring events of the revolution in
China From the Chiyo's decks they
saw the shells from the Chinese war
ships circle over and drop on the
rebel junks, which burst into flames
The attack lasted about half an hour
and at the end of an hour nothing
but charred remains were left of the
rebel fleet.
Among those who witnessed the
bombardment and who. later, landed,
were viii Cressy, the comedian who
writes his own plays, his wife and
Miss Marion Hodges, their niece. With
them were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ger
lach and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Shell
hamer of Pasadena. Mrs Andrew
Simpson of Stockton and Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall Darrach.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-05
KSPRISON TERM
To SHIELD GIRL
Oakland Prisoners Plea
Against Notoriety of
Probation Rejected

Rather than blight the approaching
marriage of his daughter in Tennes-
see by news of his predicament, W. D.
Bowers, civil engineer. pleaded with
Judge Murphy in Oakland yesterday
that he be sent to the penitentiary for
passing a fictitious check, instead of
being placed on probation. He said
that II granted probation the news
would reach his children through the
probation officer. His eldest daughter,
he said. is TO be married in January.
The check was for SIS and passed on
a saloon man a year ago. The Judge
finally convinced Bowers that the
news would not be more terrible for
thed aughters than to have him sent
to the penitentiary, and placed him on
probation.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-05
PARTNER MUST PAY
TO ESCAPE IAIL

r. H. Wood. wrecker of old build
ings, faces the alternative of going
to jail or paying sos to Clerk T. r.
Manning before s p. M. September s.
through an order issued today by
Judge Griffin.
Wood is the defendant in suit by
II. Biendes for dissolution of part
nership and an accounting of moneys
in the firms treasury. Recently Judge
Griffin issued an order restraining
Wood from withdrawing any of the
money. It is alleged that after the
sheriff had served the Injunction
Wood took s9s OF the firms coin.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-05
MRS. GORDON IS
DENIED REHEARING

Mrs Mackenzie Gordon, wife of the
singer and clubman, whose petition
for a rehearing of her application for
a writ of mandamus compelling the
election commissioners to register her
so that she may vote was denied by
te supreme court OF California late
yesterday She will appeal to the
supreme court of the United States
10 determine whether American born
women who marry foreigners are en-
titled to the right of suffrage. Mrs.
Gordon, who was born in Redwood
City. was married to Gordon. a native
Of Great Britain, who never became a
United States citizen.
The San Francisco call., 1913-09-05
8 MONTHS MARRIED;
WANTS A DIVORCE

Eight short months OF married life
suficed for Mrs. Grace McGary, ac-
cording to her complaint for divorce
against Charles f. McGary. filed
secretly today in the superior court.
According TO the complaint. McGary
was guilty of several acts of cruelty.
causing his wife extreme mental and
hpysical suffering. One of the allega-
tions is that he gave her great dis
tress by staying away from home for
several DAYS at & time.
They were married in San Mateo
on January 4 Attorney A. F. New
burgh, who filed the complaint, pro-
fessed ignorance of the identity OF
his clients, declaring that the case had
been brought to him by another at
torney