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The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
Circus 'FiRer's" Day Is Over;
Graft Barred by the Big Shows
BY G. r. COOPER

TT is a common saying that new posi-
tions are being created all the time,
that the field is gradually widening.
and that there are moro and more op-
portunities.
| But there Is one field that Is swiftly
narrowing. and that within the last ten
years has practically become thing OF
the past That field Is the one of the
circus "ixer.'
| Perhaps you've never heard of him.
But If you are old enough to remember
the circuses OF ten or even 1--WE years
ago perhaps you have experienced the
results Of his work-and sworn at him
without knowing 1t. For the circus
fxer was man OF mystery. and 1t was
he who arranged that you might part
with your money-without you know
| ing 1t.
He never was back with the show"
for his work lay far ahead. Days be-
fore the great yellowed tent of tho
the glaring posters announced the COM
| ing of the greatest show on earth-he
was in the city doing his work. quietly,
without any fuss or hurry about It.
then departing just az quietly. But
when he had gone he had left prepara-
tions behind which meant money for
| the boys.
| For those were the days when strong
grating was permitted on the circus
| lot and when nearly every circus car
| ried what was known as the privilege
car, each with Its group OF gamblers
| confidence men and short changers.
And 1t was the hxer's duty to see that
the officials of the city allowed these
thieves to work.
/ SHERIFF'S EYES BLINDED
And SO. quietly. long before the cir
Gus arrived, he would go to SEQ tho
sheriff. There would be q little con-
ference. Some money would change
hands and the sherir would make an
agreement to keep his eyes closed
/ tightly on the day the circus arrived In
town. That done the "nxer'' went to
his hotel to write tho gladsome news
| to the owners of the Circus. then would
proceed to his further work.
| For more must be done. There were
traitors to be found. men from the
town itself to lead their friends and
/ their neighbors to the loss OF money.
Quietly the 1xer would walk around
the streets visiting the pool halls and
the saloons. One by ono he would
pick them out and take them aside for
i private little conference. And to the
credit OF the fixer 1t must be said that
| he was mighty good judge OF human
nature-for his selections seldom failed
him.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-12-25

Cleve Culbertson, man convict
ed of numbering the Dillon family
at Ray, N. D., and sentenced TO
life imprisonment, was taken from
the Jail one day last week by mob
oil unknown citizens and lynched.
Two rea sons for the act are given.
One is that he was not given a
death sentence, and the other was
the fear that clemency would later
be given to him. This last fear
was strengthened by the fact that
six murderers in the North Dakota
penitentiary had been granted alb
solute pardon within day or two
of the time the jury convicted Cnl-
bertson. 1t appears that the age
for abolishing capital punishment
has not yet arrived, and to attempt
to do 80 often means the adoption
Of q worse system.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-12-25

A great deal of criticism is given.
to the present primary law on ac-
count of he expense incurred in
holding the various proposal COM
mittee meetings. It should be re-
membered that every primary law
that we have ever had has provids.
ed for the holding of conventions.
These conventions have cost just
as much money as will the pro-
posal committee meetings. The
difference is that delegates to con-
ventions heretofore have had to
pay their own expenses. Under
the present law the public stands
the expense, and as the public is
supposed to reap the benefit we see
nothing very wrong in the public
standing the expense.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-12-25

1t is reported that Supt. c.. Fl.
Lugg, of the Parkston Schools has
finally consented to become can
didate for superintendent of public
instruction. Mr.. Lngg has been
prominent in educational circles
for many years and is we'll fitted
both in ability and experience to
perform the duties of the Office.
Supt Lawrence, who has held the
office four years, is demanding a
re election. He has not only held
the Office two terms, but has kept
his wife on the pay roll at $1OO per
month and even had the audacity
to ask the last legislature to make
bis son page during the session.
Really it doesn't seem as though
the services of Mr.. Lawrence were
so indispensable that he and his
entire family should be made pen
sioners for life.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-12-25

According to the Associate Press
dispatches Thomas Thorson, who
represented this state at the repub-
lican national committee meeting,
cast the only dissenting vote a.
gainst the motion which prevailed
to reduce the southern represen
tation in national conventions.
The motion to make the vote u
unanimous had been made by ne
gro, and Thorson declared that he
would not follow the lead of a ne.
gro. 1t may have been little de.
grading to the honorable Thomas
to follow the lead of negro, but
most people will concede that if he
had done so he would have greatly
improved his own standing for
common sense and fairness.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-12-25
game seemed to vary som ewhat
each time but we have heard Of no
one whom he was smooth enough
to catch.
SAW STREET At a BAD TIME
New Workers. Explanation to. Prov
incetoWn Visitor Who Dit
paraged Broadway.

AS the Lexington avenue car turned
a corner, and the conductor yelled
Broadway" two women on the front
seat leaned far out, and anxiously
scanned the street. After a few min
utes, one said:
Well, say what they may about the
crowded streets Of New York. Just
tell you, Sarah, I'm disappointed in
my first sight Of Broadway. It isn't
half as crowded as Westminster
street, in Providence
A young man who belonged In this
town was sitting in front Of the two
women. He hitched uneasily while
Sarah agreed that New York crowds i
did not come up to expectations, then
apparently unable to. stand these
siurs on his native city. turnedaround:
Excuse me for interrupting." he
said, but you just wait till moon, and
! bet the streets will be more crowded
then than they are in Providence
New York Evening Post.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-12-25
rom the Tyndall Tribune

Both saloons in Avon were rob-
bed last Tuesday night. Rumor
in Tyndall has it that the parties
III interest sent to Mitchell for
blood hounds to track the vandals.
In any even two men, Davey Jones
and jacques, have been arrested.
They have not had their prelim-
mary hearing yet and it is not
known how strong the evidence is
against them. This is the second
time Hoff's saloon has been robbed
during the past month.
j. d. Merkle left last Thursday
evening with an i'm migrant car for
Miles City, Mont near which place
he has filed on land. Mrs. Merkle
will stay in TyAdall till next spring
while her husband is putting and
getting things in shape on the
claim. Their friends are sorry tc
have them leave here but neverthe.
less wish them good luck in thei,
new home.
Several of our merchants report
experiences with a stranger aud 4
twenty dollar bill. The strangers
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-12-25
The primary law unfortunately

The primary law unfortunately
imposes quite hardship upon the
proposal committeeman IN this
judicial circuit. Under the law
the proposal committee must meet
in the county seat of the county
casting the largest vote for COVER
nor at the last preceding general
election. This makes it necessary
to hold the meeting of this district
at Wheeler, the county seat of
Charles Mix county, an inland
town, sixteen miles from railroad
The meeting will be held on Satur-
day, Jan. 3, 1914, at IL o'clock a..
%. 1t will therefore be necessary
to go to Geddes on the Friday
evening train, and arrangements
will be made for taking the dele
gates from that place to Wheeler
and return Saturday morning LII
is an unfortunate arrangement, es,
pecially for Judge Tripp, whose
supporters will have long distanc-
es to go, while his competitor is a
Chss Mix county man. II is an
important duty however, and every
delegate should be present at this
meeting.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-12-25
DR., t. T. CHURCH
DENTIST
Office ovAr Dostoffice.
Scotland, South Dakota.

The Annual South Dakota High
School Basket Ball Tournament
will be held in Huron March Goth
and 21st, 1914, and will be conduct
ed on the same plan as the tourna-
ments of the last two years.
This will be the third annual
tournament, and the date set seems
to be the one most satisfactory to
the high schools, inasmuch as it
gives them all an opportunity to
play out their full schedules and
make this their final effort of the
season. At the first tournament t.,
ten teams registered and eight Gu
tered the contest. Last year.
eighteen teams regis tered, but on
account of snow bound trains only
twelve finally entered. Judging by
reports from various parts of the
state, much larger number will
enter this year.
A silver loving cup, twenty inches
in height, is offered to the team
that will first have won three
annual contests. BESIDES the tour.
nament cup, a fine annual cup il
awarded to the winner of the con-
test each year. Aberdeen high
school was the winner last year and
Redfield won two years ago.
/ These contests are conducted un.
der the auspices of Huron College
and are managed directly by the
athletic committee. The College
pays all necessary expenses of locaI
entertainment for teams of eight
men each from all High Schools
whom the State High School AS.
sociation has declared eligible to
enter. The state committee de.
cides on the eligibility Of indiyiduaI
players, as we'll as team eligibility
IN accordance with the rules ano
regulations of the associa tion.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-12-25

York, has seen the handwriting on.
the wall, and announces that he
has decided to again affiliate with
the republican party. Mr.. Prem
dergast was leader of the Roosevelt
faction in the New York delegation
at the Chicago convention, placed
the Colonel in nomination and was
a wheel horse on the progressive
band wagon.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-12-25

The Yankton Press & Dakota n
has also been made the defendant
in a $50 900 damage suit brought
by George w. Egan on a charge of
libel.
The Calumet news., 1913-06-07
GIVEN CHANCE TO De GOOD.
John MukksIa Forces Entrance to
House. Question OF Ownership,

John Mulikala. n familiar lgure III
the local justice courts was arrested
and arraigncd before Justice Jackola
today uu complaint of Isaac W. john
son, charged with damaging II dwelling
house in Lake View location occupied
by johnson. II appears this house is
owned by Mu<kala's mother.
johnson claims Mukkala came last
week to collect bill. but was locked
out, whcrcupon he battered down the
door To- obtain admittancc. Mukkala in
his defense tried To convince the
court that hc was "a part owner of the
house occupied by Johnson and that
as the latter has paid no rent, he had
"A right to force an entrance.
Johnson. who is Mukkala's brother
Law. established the fact that hc
is living IN the house without paying
rent. Wit. tie express consent of the
owner. Mukkala's mother, and that
his brother in law had no right to
force an entrance. Mukkala was
found guilty, sentenced To repair the
damage done and on his promise to he
good in the future was released on
suspended sentence. He will 80 to
work on his mothers farm.
The Calumet news., 1913-06-07
REV. TEN eRoECk A DELEGATE.

Ncgauuce was chosen for the meet
Ing place Of the pastors Of the Episco-
pal church throughout the Marquette
dioc,sc at the convention just closed
at the 500. Thc recent convention was
on, of the most successful ever held
in this diocese aud was exceptionally
well attended The delegates chosen
ter the general convention at New
York cit, in October, IL are; Clcri-
cal, Rev. Bates Il. Burt, Marquette;
Rev. G.. q. IcigIcr, lshpemins; Rev.
Joseph \. Ten Brocck, Calumet, and
Rev. j. l. CurzOn, secretary of the
dfth department and lay delegates:
Ncssre \ T. Miller, Marquette; 7. ~.
Gu,u Outonason; Or. H. l.. Hubbard
u Hou%htun aud W. l.. Murdock Of the
500
Special convention was called for
the SECOND Wednesday in September
a 81 poJls church, Marquette, when
The rr.isiun of the diocesan canons
WI hc discussed.
The Calumet news., 1913-06-07
MARKET SHOES IN AUSTRIA.
Introduction Of Machinery Gives U. S.
Manufacturers Big Opportunity.

Washington, June G-Accurdins To
"a report prepared 10y the bureau of
foreign ana domestic commerce, de-
partmcnt of commerce, there is an cN-
ccllcnt market for American shoes,
shoe machinery and leather in AUS
tria- Hungary.
Tile output of handmade footwear
in tha, country still exceeds the ma
chine made output, but there is a
growing tendency toward the intro
ductiou of more machines and the
elimination of handwOrk American
machines make ny by far the larger
part of the factory equipment and are
now supplied through the Austrian
United Shoe SMacbinCry -compnN.
which is af'iliausa.-sith the United
shoe Machinery company, of Boston
The only competition to any consid-
cradle extent comes from the Masch-
ncnfabrik Mocnus, a. German ilrm,
and the business OF this hrm is con-
fined chiefly to military factories. Ia
Austria Hungary, as elsewhere, the
American shoe sorvtstto an import
ant utSItt az lnf ''''' -
model. Most machine products are
built on IN American shaped last ana
carry Cuban heels for women's and
medium heels fur mons goods.
Imports of boots and shoes into
&lstria-llungarv have shown II some
what remarkable growth during re-
cent years in spite Of The constant
development uf domestic manuIac-
lures. The imports IN 1911 were val
urd at nearly S2.3o0.0oO of which
amount the United States furnished
S,31."9G, as comuarcd with S39',o'
from Great Britain and Sl,ioii'l
from Germany. the two countries
which surpassed lS.
The requirements of the Austro-
Hungarian customer 49, To styles ana
sizes differ little from those in the
american trade.
The Calumet news., 1913-06-07
KING DIsLikES GLOVES
Alfonso. Breaking Ord Precedent IN
s,sts on Uncovered Hands,


Paris. June G.-Alfouso of Spain has
"A peculiar aversion to gloves, and h'
refuses to wear them, even on great
state occasions. In the beginning the
strict etiquette of the court of Spain
was shocked. hut now the young
kings independence is taken as
matter of course.
Alfonso has also keen aud quick
eve. and he relates this story ot an
incident in the PSrcnccs. Passing
through a little village the royal au-
tomobilc misbchavcd, and the royal
traveller alightcd to direct the royaI
chauffcurs in making repairs. me
mnyor of the village struggled INTO u
white collar and his best clothes ana
came forward to offer assistance. n'
Kind asked him To show him arouhu
the village. and the two men leit
IN. car i'm the road and walked
through the town.
I'm the office of tn" mayor was
picture of Alfonso, but wearing Wh'to
gloves. This Caused the king to APP
proach and examine the print CLOSELY.
Never have worn white gloves
muttcred Alfonso. Then the mayor
came forward. covered with confusion.
and explained The picture was orig
inally of Alfonso NIL, the kings ia
ther. When the son followed father
Ia the throne the thrifty mayor de-
ci,pitatcd Alfonso MI. and had the
head of Alfonso XIII. painted on the
original canvas. He had not, however
known about the gloves.
The Calumet news., 1913-06-07
CHANGE IN FOOD LAWS.
Amendment 10 Statutes Relating to
Msbrsnded Articles.

Persons who put mp food stuifs in
packages in this state Will nave v"
,,sr r<treme caro- aud he unusually
in the way they label
their GOODS as the result of the re-
cent action of tlc state Legislature
increasing the riGidity of the statute
relating TO the branding of foods.
The new amendment to the law
provides that any person who shall ny
himself or through his agents manu-
facturc, sell. or take orders for any
article of food which is mlsbrande'
within the meaning of the S'atu''
.bo,l lac guilty of a misdcmcanur ana
ia liable To punishment 10y fine oi
not less than s25 nor more than $loo
or bv Imprisonment in the county JAN
for not less than ten or more thal
sixty days.
Th,. fern "misbrandcd' as used III
the statute applies to four different
rIasscs of food. First, Is applies 10
articles nr food or articles which en-
for into the consumption ot food Which
shall nc falsely or ambigiously lao''-
cd. second. To packages winch do no.
,.c.,, i'm nlaiu letters tho nam" ana
address of :he manufacturer. packer
and dealer. third, to articles ol ioou
i'm package form which are not laoe'c"
corr,ctlv as tu the quantity c'th''
weight or number. aud rnallS' To ar
,iclcs of food IA package form u tue
ao,tcnts of the package as originally
put up hate been removed "'' o''''' :
put in their place.
nh, amendment becomes effective
r,., S,ut . 1914.
The Calumet news., 1913-06-07
ElRST BAPTIST.

Roy. J. u. Harger will present a
.,.i.v nf sunday school work, at the
,e,st BAPTIST church Sunday morning
.nd the evening service will b. given
~, ,r,sentation Of Childrcns Day cX-
Uses The program for the evening
.ntcrtainment follows:
tion-Orchostra.
processional-Th Temple Hosanna,
PRAYER and response
singing We Sing Our Fathers
Praises
pov,r of Little Things Anna Allen.
sirrinc-U -Uosannah to the King
." Didn't Think'-Olive Stetter
or.t il Go"-CrescenCe Betting.
class exercise Flags. Clarence
t,,Il, Howard Campbell. Stewart Nc =
,lenpau. Theodore Betting, Joseph
wilson.
singing by kindergarten department.
Class cxerciscs--Gathcr the Daisies,
Ruth Rocdell, Ellen Hcrmes, GERTRUDE
RATING. Crosccncc Wilson.
"Hcssi,s Trouble With Her Daugh-
fer Ethel Bctczing.
"Coutontmcnt'--Er Allen.
"a Dream Composition on''-Gladys
scott
Class exercise Lessons From n
Penny" Joseph Wilson. Christina
wilson. Catherine Macmillan. Donald
Ropdcl Theodore Bctzing. Earl Iiar-
GER. Grace Wilson and John Kelly
singing Sewing Growing, Reap
irg."
"rhc Guest Sarah Morcomb.
For TODAY" SUSIE Morcomb.
Father Lovc'-Racnael Wilson.
Singiup-"rhc story of Love"
Fmhlomatic Peaco--"The Fountain
If LIE" Gertrude Phillips Alice Sy-
mons K,zia Bet2ing. Meryl Kelly, FL
ls Dupont. ora Phillips, Bessie Ais
bach.
Closing song-"On Childrcn's Day.
The Calumet news., 1913-06-07
JAPAN's MopgRNizEp WEDDINGS

Near Hibiya park. Toxic, Japan is
the Hibika Daijingu, or great god
shrine, the most famous place in the
empire for the celebration OF mar
riagcs, Twelve years ago such "a yus-
tom, that of performing wedding ser
vices at shriucS. was unhcard of. and
1t was pr. Raron Talagi who cstab-
lishcd the practice. following that of
The western marriage rites in most
respects. Since this innovation the
Daijingu wedding has become most
popular, and it is seldom nowadays
that any bride or bridegroom from a
family of good stluding is married i'm
the dd-laShioncd manner, with the
ceremony of three times three cups Of
sakc.
When the bride ana bridegroom aud
the relatives have assembled at the
shriu" the head priest advances to the
altar OF the gods aud says a prayer to
will never separate. The priest then
makes the couple promise that they
will never separate. The priest then
serves the gods with sake after which
IL Is given to the bride and bride
groom, who make "A vow before the
gods that they Will be- constant To
each other ana such n promise riycp
before the GODS is one that does not
admit of amy lapse on the part Of
either party concerned.
Then the sake il Eiv"u tu the rcla-
tivcs, ANA Tho signal is made To re-
pair Co - western hotel for foreign
banquct. 81 perhaps tu q native res
taurant where Il purely Japanese
menu will hc served. Chicago News.
The Calumet news., 1913-06-07
SALVATION Army.

Special meetings will be held at the
salvation Army tonight and Sunday
in charge of Lieut.. Col. 6. Miles OF
fhjcgso Young peoples stan secretary
for tho western states Coloucl Miles
is our Of the most able platform men
in The amy in this part of the world.
tought a special program will II" Of
tered by the young people and jun
ior and Colonel Miles will give an
address
sunday morning at 1880 a holiness
morllu-, Sunday afternoon at 800 a
'Wistru's praise meeting. This meet
Ing will give representatives from cN-
oN church q chance To hear Col. Miles.
Spr i1i gospel service will be held
At ucl"ck The colonel Will
also conduct Junior company meet
INK at 20 Sunday afternoon
The Calumet news., 1913-06-07
HEclA o. o. r. ELECTION.

The semi-annual election of officers
cf HeCla Lodge No. 80 |. -. -. +. was
held Wednesday evening and resulted
in the following selections:
Noble Grand. John Bastan.
Vice Grand. Harold u. Lamport.
District Deputy, Alex Campbell
Representatives. first, Edwin w.
Northy, second. David Donaldson.
Altcrnates. first, Charles Muirhead;
second. William H. Rennetts.
Secretary r. W. Northy, Treasurer
stephen Williams and Financial Sec
retary william ". Deunetts will hold
their offices until the eud OF the year.
The Calumet news., 1913-06-07
CALUMET LANDS e. OF A.
,ot5 Convention for Michigan WIN DC
Held in This City.

Al the state convention oil th' ror-
s,ors az America. which has recently
Leon concluded at Battle Creek 'a,u-
nat was selected as the l'l' ihec'''e
,I,c, court North star oi TN" Guy
,he largest in Houghton county u "o'
!, the upper peninsula VIII he h"9''
r,hi,,v delegates represented '"''
aorrtv at the state meet the hoho'
.s.,,ntortaining - the state Forcs'erS
:, tats is highly appreciated To-
cally and an elaborate prosra" ~
,crtainment will be ARRANGED 'o'' -.
Two copper country men "''
cred at the state conN'"',o''
leonard of Hubbell having oe'' ,s '''o'
>, as sub-chict ranger Tor 'n' '''.'''7 :
form and NJ TrebilcocN OF h"hco'" ~
,,ipor woodward
The Calumet news., 1913-06-07
AT CALUMET NJ. E.

Services at the Calumet NJ. f.
church. Sunday morning will he con
duct,d ny !. f.. Burke, superintendent
OF lhc Michigan Anti-Saloon league.
The thcmc of the discourse will he
The New Vision of Destruction by
lbe Stl,un IN the state and Nation
Mr. Burke is an attorncy-at-l ana
succeeded O.. w. Morrow to the super
mlrudoucy in January.
tbjJIrcu's Day exercises will be siv-
en- u the evening.
The Calumet news., 1913-06-07
l.AURIUM M. e.

CCdliucss Profitable" will IN"
th"Sthomc of the sermon by Rev. NJ
H. Eldrcd ~ the Laurium NJ. T.. ohurch
Sunday morning. At the evening s'rN-
''r' Roy. fldrcd will deliver sermon
ON White slavery: Its Cause ana
TUE This is the second of a series
of lectures ON social Purity" ClasS
meetings will be held at . o'clock ana
sunday school sessions at $50 o'clock
The Calumet news., 1913-06-07
Decrease is Predicted.

The copper producers statement
VIII be issued Monday. Sentiment IN
the trade is unanimous that u de-
crease will be shown Thanks to the
gold M condition of the largest agen-
cies they are sitting tight on nom
ial 15A cent metal market anu
watching the dealers take what little
business there is I'm sight at 10 cent?
The Calumet news., 1913-06-07
kEARSARGE M. (.

Roy. w. H. Marvin. district super
ml'udcnt will otiicatc at the Ail"ucH
W. w. church Sunday morning Wheh
members uf Alloucz lodge of odd Eel
lows viii attend divine service. thii-
'f'ns Day exercises will bc conduct
'd ~ the evening. Rev. and Mrs. H.
NasahIy Uf the Alloucz NJ. T.. churrE
Rave been called to Mount llorcd' ON
'allo owing to the serious Illness oi
Mrs Magahay's mother.
The Calumet news., 1913-06-07
NORWEGIAN LUTHERAN.

Wise Publican will be the
u'mo of the sermon by Rev ;, Rolns-
YAM at he Norwegian Lutheran
'uurch Sunday morning and IN the
eN'nlng. he will speak from the sun
J''I n Blessed Homecoming. the
natter sermon will be delivered In Eng
III.
The Calumet news., 1913-06-07
OBSERVE CHIlDRgN's DAY.

'hildron's Day, with appropriate
rf"sr'nls. viii be PROPERLY observed in
calumet churches Sunday and cxten-
to proIuc" these exercises. In a ma
iortty of instances, the evening scrv-
L." viii take the form of exercises