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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-25
Woodmen will Stick
to the Old Rate

Rock Island, ILL.,, Dec. 24.-An-
nouncement was made today by the ex
ecutive council Of the Modern Wood
men of America that the council,
through its administrative officers
had abandoned it's fight for increased
insurance rates and that the question
would not be proposed at the meet
ing to be held in June at Toledo.
Ohio, unless II originated from the
membership.
This ends bitter fight that has
been waged within the society since
the increased rates ordered at the
head camp meeting in Buffalo two
years ago. Several months ago the
society was enjoined by the courts
from enforcing the new rates and III
has since been operating under the
old plan.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-25
A Story Of the
Old Water Wagon

In the January American Magazine
ABE Martin" the celebrated Indiana
funnyman. writes piece about New
Years resolutions. Following is an
extract:
Sometimes when feler who kin
drink or leave it alone gets t lookin'
back DER the year Jest closin' an
sums up all tn things he's done or
undone, all the energy an money he's
wasted an all tn things he's missed
or neglected in that regretted time,
tn past looms up like piece o. tar
soap. Then he quietly resolves t bid
goodby t tn social cup on New Years
Day, little dreamin' o. tn colossal
struggle jest around tn corner.
aTh' feller who has long been used
St' fortifyin' himself with stimulant
ION ever occasion has purity tough
sleddin fer q while after he s#ears
soff. Theirs tn ordel O. buyin' a new
hat or attendin' a banquet. Th' feller
who kin drink or leave it alone allus
smells like a Deer Creek distillery
after he buys new hat, an he'll often
Itrain fer weeks when ther's banquet
ahead. Sometimes he'll set clean
fhro' banquet, or at least till iii last
syliable OF an address on 'th. We'd
itn' q tn Oceans has died away in
"a cigarette smoke.
Nt.But how q felier's whole style o.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-25

pitchin' changes when he once gifts
thoroughly established on tn water
wagon an begins t talk natural fer
TIL fist time since tn first baby
come! How his patient wife misses
his CLOWN account O. tn days earn
in's when he used t. stall thro tn,
evenin' meal! How his associates
hiss his decided views on ever ques-
ton that comes up! How tn one
legged newsboy on TIL corner misses
rs lavish generosity! How he kicks
on the grocery bill! How his waist
coat pockets bulge with segars, each
one representa- 15-cent drink that
he'es muffed while in tn hands O.
friends, an how his little children
miss the peppermint drops that used
t fall from his overcoat as he flung
it carelessly across tn pianner.
''Lafe Bud says that gettin' on an
off tn water wagon is tn only exer-
else some fellers ever git.'
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-25
Many Hunters in
South Dakota

~ Over twenty-five thousand resident
hunters have secured licenses for
hunting small game in this state, the
county reports to the state depart
ment showing 22,966 licenses issued
at 81 each. The greatest demand
was in the counties of Brown, Cod
ington, Lawrence and Minnehaha,
each Of which issued over thousand
such licenses. Only thirty-six licen-
ses to hunt big bame in the state
have been taken out, all in the Black
Hills country.
Nonresident hunters of small game
are numerous in some of the counties
of the state, 207 nonresidents taking
advantage of the shooting privileges.
Day county is apparently the most
attractive, with fifty-six such hunters
in that county, with Roberts and IN
ion next in the list.
The nonresident fishing licenses
only show seventy-eight outsiders
coming into the state for that sport,
with Union county the most attract
i've location, it being selected by a
number of Sioux City fishermen.
The receipts from each class for the
time mentioned were: Resident small
game licenses. S22,966; nonresident
small game licenses, $3,105; resident
big game licenses, $3.50; nonresident
fishing licenses, $156.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-25
Better Farming Pays
Larger Dividends

Better farming means a profitable
system of farming, permanent sys-
team of farming, and the community
life must be made as pleasant as pos
sible. AT this Christmas time it is
we'll to look towards the more pleas
ant side of life. If the spirit Of Christ
mas is good for a short season, why
is it not good for the entire year.
Why not let this same spirit of
l,rotherly love and good will perme-
ate onr actions throughout the next
twelve month.
At this time the writer wishes to
express his heartfelt thanks and kind
est wishes to all those who have made
the seasons work in the county the
|moat pleasant and enjoyable work |
have ever done. / wish it were pos
sible for me to grasp each one by the
hand and tell them from the bottom
ef my heart I wish all the cittfsss
OF Codington county most merry
Christmas and a prosperous and hap
py New Year. And that we might
further resolve to do our share in
making this section of the state the
best possible for boys and girls and
groWn-ups to live in and then, the
spirit of Christmas will be real
fac,cr throughout the year that is to
come.-A. W. Palm, Superintendent
Of Better Farming Association of Cod
inston county and county agent U. S.
Department.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-25
Mail Order Houses
Make Big Profits

Chicago, Dec 23.-The department
stores of Chicago are much perturbed
by the latest innovation in depart
ments reported from Pittsburg, the
additions of banquet room and an
auditorium in the midst of the Kauf-
mann department store which caNess,
a block in the heart of the city. Both
and particularly the banquet room
are SO original in conception that it
is felt they must be followed, but at
the Chicago valuation of department
store space it will mean a great deal
in merchandising to provide this new
allurement for patrons. AS novel
means of attracting women to the
heart of their establishments to lee
lures, club gatherings and entertain
;ments the innovation has startling
possibilities and all of the managers
are seeking further information
In completing the mammoth store
in Pittsburg, covering an entire block
and with 100000 square feet of floor
space, the firm of S. w. Straus & Co.,
of Chicago were the underwriters of
an issue of $1,50O,00O worth of bonds,
in doing which an audit disclosed
some astonishing profits of merchan-
dising. For the last four years, ao-
cording to the audit, the Kaufman
department stores, incorporated, earn
ed on an average $7S1,097Ss year.
Like some of the Chicago establish
ments, it beginnings about the time
of the Chicago fire were small but the
city has since expanded it to $1O,-
100000 concern.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-25
Richards Claims
Papers are Not Fair

Huron, S. D., Dec. 23.--Mr. Rich
ards attention has been called to an
article published in the Aberdeen AM
erican. in its issue Of the 10Th instant.
under sensational scare-head lines,
sheralding another alleged defect In
the Richards primary law as to the in
ab,.ssy Of candidates IN Joint legisla-s.
tive districts to get their names on
the. primary ballot
Mr.. Richards remarked that: tThe
machine press Of the state, both re-
publican and democratic, have mayer
ceased fabricating stories Of all kinds
in regard to the new primary law
since it was adopted by the people
a year ago. Thinking people, OF
course, understand that the machine.
In either party will not willingly sub
nit to orderly legal representation In
the initiatory, or restriction Of the
use Of the official spoils. 1t is pure
fiction that any one can be kept off
from the primary ballot under the
new primary law. No matter how
large the reservation counties May be
west of the Missouri river, their leg
fslatiye candidates can always file
by petition, even If the district is too
large to make 1t practical for the
proposalmen to travel the enormous
distances in those districts within the
time specified in the law. Proposal
men may, however, meet and make
temporary adjournment to a later date
to enable every proposaIman to con-
vene If there should be any particular
necessity therefor. There are ~ days
play in time between the first Eriday
in January and the closing date for
filing OF all kinds OF proposal peti.
tions. 1t is childish to question the
constitutionality OF law adopted by
a direct vote Of the. people; q right
expressly reserved by the people for
themselves in an amendment OF the
constitution"
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-25
Canada May Remove
Tariff from Wheat

Winnipeg, Man, Dec. PA sig
nificant motion will be made in the
Manitoba legislature Jan 6. according
to Harvey G. Simpson, Conservative
member of Virden. The significance
lies in that it comes from a member
of the government, and advocates the
removal Of the countervailing duty
upon wheat to give the farmers the
benefit of the Underwood tariff.
The Motion Follows.
Whereas, the congress of the
United States of America has by re-
cent legislation, reduced the duty on
wheat and wheat products entering
the United States of America; and,
Whereas, Provision was made in
said legislation for total removal of
such duty On wheat entering the
United States of America from any
foreign country who would likewise
remove such duty; and,
Whereas, it Is the opinion of this
house that such removal of duty by
the government of the Dominion Of
Canada from the United States of
America would be beneficial to the
agriculturalists of Manitoba
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved, That
in the opinion of this house the par
lament of Canada should enact such
legislation as would give the farmers
of Manitoba the benefit of the coun-
teryailing duty on wheat and wheat
products as provided in the Under
wood tariff
Resolution is Significant.
The resolution is doubly Significant
following Robert Rogers Carman'sl
speech, in which he stated that if the
government found that free wheat /
would be in the interests of the peo.
pie of Canada, then free wheat it
would be.
A similar motion is also to be NOV
I'd by g. H. Malcolm, opposition, but
his differs in preamble, stating that
prices are higher in the United States
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-25
War is He'll
Even in Mexico

Ell Paso, Dec. "a. Stories of the
wholesale looting by General Villas
rebel army on their entrance into
Chihuahua, despoiling Of church treas
ures, robbery of Spanish priests and
nuns, confiscation of property and de-
mands for exhorbitant sums of mon
ey. were brought with the arrival of
47S citizens Of Spain who were ban
ished from Mexico by rebels.
Eighteen Catholic priests and nuns
of Spanish origin were among the ref
ugees. They pointed the exiled Span
iards in sending the Spanish ambas-
sador at Washington and the minister
of foreign relations at Madrid a pro-
test against what they asserted was
an outrage of their rights.
The priests said that Villa demand
ed $4,000 each from them and after
they had given all they possessed,
Villas army looted the cathedral, the
churches and the convent of all gold
and jeweled chalices and sacred vest
ments. They took from the nuns all
but their personal belongings.
Conditions affecting foreigners and
foreign property in northern Mexico
at the hands of the rebels, became
such that an appeal was sent to Gen
erai Carranza, the recognized head of
the revolution, to prevent possible in
ternational complications. Carranza
was asked to Join General Villa in
chihuahua Immediately.
The representation was made that
in the arbitrary expelling of the Span
iards from Mexico and the confisca-
tion or shutting down of their prop
rrty, valued at more than S5,o00,oo0,
Villa acted without sufficient advice
and that he incurred the displeasufe
of foreign interests in forcibly enter>
ing the British yiee-consutatd to ar
rest Luis Terrazas, Jr., who is being
held for s250,0O0 ransom This Ks de-
scribed as the act of brigand.
Complaint was also made to the
United States government that Mar
con Letcher, American consul at
Chihuahua, had been denied his usual
right to send code message to the
state department when he wished to
report the plight of the expelled Span
iards.
The situation resulted in a confer
ence of the rebel leaders at Juarez,
who explained that Villa was mill
tary commander, rather than the head
of the civil government, acted with
out sufficient advice. They have de-
cided to ask Carranza to start imme-
diately for Chihuahua with advice to
act with Villa regarding all future
actions. @
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-25
Congregational Church
Christmas Program

On Christmas eve the Sunday school
gave a white Gift Christmas" pro-
gram beginning at 7:45. Each class
revealed their gift and then took some
unique part of their own choosing on
the program. There was a Santa
Claus, two Christmas trees, fine dec
orations and a good musical program.
There will be splendid musical
program Sunday morning and evening
as follows:
Morning Program.
Prelude-Allegro Con Anima, MEN
delssohn).
Little Town of Bethlehem, Lewis
H. Ridner), Choir and Congregation.
Peace on Earth" (Ashford), Mr..
Hawley, Miss Beth Bannister, Mr..
Claude Case, Mrs. Claude Case.
"The Angel Song" (Mendelssohn),
Choir and Congregation.
Soprano Solo" Bethlehem" Mrs. c.
Case.
Peace and Good Will" (Wilson),
Choir.
offertory-"The Spring Song" Men
delssohn)
Sermon Victory of the Christ
mas Spirit" Rev. C. J. Christianson.
"Joy to the World (G T. HandeD.
Choir and Congregation.
Postlude Confidence" Mendelssohn.
The Sunday evening program will
be a cantata in five parts, entitled
Angels of Christmas"
Prelude sGirona Notte, !" Nevin. 4
Chorus THE Herald Angels Sing
(Ashford.)
1T Came on the Midnight Clear"
(Jerome)
While the Shepherds Watch" tKirk-
patrick.
orertory canzone Amarosea', tNe-
1in).
Soprano Solo. Holy Night fAd-
iams), Mrs. Claude Case.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-25

GLORY to Cod (Wilsono, Chorus
Choir.
Angels Of Christmas, (Lorenze),
Chorus Choir.
"A Tribute to the Old Year and the
Call of the New" Rev. G. j, Christian
son.
Postlude, sNocturne," (Mendelssohn).
Mrs. Claude Case, Chorister.
Miss Mary Keator, organist.
The morning service is at 10:45
and the evening service ats7;30. You
are welcome.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-25
Farmers Should
Study Farming

Did you ever stop at lawyers Of
fee and while there did you notice
the large number OF books that he
has? And then did you ever make a
comparison as to the amount of read
ing matter found in the average farm
home. Now. we would not recon-
mend that farm library be made up
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-25

81, subject i,;sat the surer are his chances Of
making success in his line, And
there is no one who has q monopoly
on all knowledge SO let US profit by
the experiences of others, and the res
suits obtained by our own college
and experiment station, and the q. s.
department also. Millions Of dollars
have been spent ia finding outsa good
many things. Let us use these res
splps. They are free for the asking.
A w. Palm, Co, Ages
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-25

of nearly as many volumes as these
found in the Office of a lawyer or q
doctor, but, realizing that farming is.
as big proposition as any of these
mentioned it would seem wise plan
for the average farmer to have a few
books dealing with his work In his
bookcase SO that he might refer to-
them occasionally at least, And in
this connection would call your atten-
ton to the vast amount Of valuable
agricultural information or literature
that can be obtained simply for the
asking. If you will take your pen
and ink and write to the director Of
the Experiment Station at Brookings
and ask him to send you their list of
free bulletins, he would be glad to
send it and you could check those you
want and return the list to the sta
ton and the bulletina wanted would
be gladly sent to You. And at the
same time il you are not already get
ting the bulletins ] would ask that
my name be placed on the regular
mailing list, as then they would be
sent to you from time to time as they
are published.
Y. S. Department Bulletins.
Another source of great deal of
valuable information are the Farmers
Bulletins published by the United
States department of agriculture, at
Washington, D. G. There are over
500 of these bulletins published and
they are as free as the air you
breathe and yet they are authoritative
and reliable. Now, you wouldn't have
any use for all of them as some of
them apply to conditions different
from our own but there are a great
many that apply to our own conditions
and giveea whole lot of valuable in
formation. The u. 8. department has
issued a list Of their Farmers Bulle-
tins which you can obtain by writing
your senator or representative atl
d. c., or by writing to
the Secretary Of Agriculture, Wash
ington, ID. G. and make your wants
known. These lists can be gone over
with the family and the boys and girls
will want to suggest some Of the
Bulletins that will apply more espec-
tally to them, while the good wife
will want some that apply to the home
and the farmer of course will want
some that may be of great value in
planning the farm work. We give the
titles of few: Turkeys, Butter
Making on the Farm, Milk Fever and
ts Treatment The Care of Milk and
Use in the Home, Cabbage, The Usel!
II Concrete on the Farm, and so on
With a list Of the best information
,btainable on the subject.
During the winter is the time when
! farmer can find some time to read
ind literature of this kind will give
! man a heap more for the time in
rested than many other things that 1,
j man could do.
And then of course. there are farm
'apers that give person many val
liable suggestions that are worth d
much more than the price Of the pa
'er.
Don't think for a moment that we !
1onld want you to become book farm
rs and neglect the practical side, but /
be more q person knows about a /
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-25
WATERFOWL SHOWS LOWEST TAX
LEVY OF ANY CITY IN THE STATE!

City Auditor o. NJ. Lane has com.
piled an interesting table showing the
relative assessment valuations, on,
real estate, personal property, rail-.
road and telephone properties for the
seven South Dakota cities of Sioux
Falls, Aberdeen, Watertown, Mitchell.
Huron and Yankton, which table is
given below. It also shows the coun-
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-25

ty and city leyies in these cities and
,a comparison of the appropriation
for city purposes in each city.
Watertown has the smallest appro-
,priation for city purposes Of any Of
these towns with the exception Of
Yankton, and has higher school levy
than Aberdeen, Lead, and Yankton.|
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-25
CURED or LIVER COMPLAINT

4 was suffering with liver com.
plant" says Iva Smith Of Point Blan1
Texas. and decided to try 25c boz
OF chamberlain's Tablets, ana am
happy to say that | am completely
cured and can recommend them "a
everyone" For sale by all dealers. i.
advertisement 25.2a
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-25

Mr.. and Mrs. G. 3. Fowler expect
to depart shortly for eastern Canada
where they will spend the remainder
o. the winter visiting relatives ana
friends.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-25

The county levy Is as low as lii any
of the other seven cities, and the city
levy is lower than any with the ex-
ception Of Lead The total levy for
Watertown is g mills under the low-
est Of the others. Only Aberdeen,
Mitchell and Yankton have appropri-
ations for commercial advertising
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-12-25

A.. 3. Piercy Is home from the twin
cities where he spent several days on
business.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-19

As one or the state organizations
comprising the American Automobile
Association. the West Virginia Auto
mobile Association is taking an active
part in the campaign for federal aid in
Improving the roads of the country.
The officers OF the state associa ton
have prepared 4 circular which is now
In the hands OF the Printer and which.
when completed, will be sent to every
automobile owner in West Virginia.
urging their support to the movement
IN every possible way. All persons
interested in the movement are urged
TO Wriie 10 the senators and congress
men or this state. requesting them 20
support any measures before con-
gress providing for appropriations for
money TO be expended on The roads OF
this country.
The circular also contains n map
ot proposed road from Bluefield to
Hancock county. 800 miles in distance.
and three roads across the state from
east 10 west
Elmer Hough. OF wellsburg. presi.
dent OF the West Virginia Automobile
Association. represented this state at
the Federal Aid Good Roads Congress
held In Washington, ID. C.. few
weeks ago. and was a member Of the
committee on resolutions. He drafted
the resolutions which was adopted by
the congress and which 10 as fol-
lows:
Whereas. in the development OF our
country's transportation appliances
for man and goods from pface to
place. it has become almost The uni
versal Will OF the people OF the Unit
ed States for better roads: therefore.
be II Resolved, that We recommend
our Federal Government to build and
maintain an interstate system of high
ways connecting the capitals Of the
various states. and with the National
capital
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-19
NO WOMEN DRIVERS
statement That Worsr VIII Drive
Car In indianapolis Race Is
Denied BY Officials.

ISUNNAPOLit nd. April ie
That Miss VIs'an Prescott. NJ phil.
dolphin. CT aug other woman FOR TIA,
matter. viii drive q car In tho third
mural -.U W 'Ir rfc. go fhn Inai9rapo.
ID Motor Srr. twar. .fay 900. A.. "a ru.
NOR which iq absolutely without flt.o.
dalton o. i4 utterly untrue that Ms
prescott hTr received uerrri. sion from
'E" Sp' f"ry MANAGEMENT % rufsr
90" race. ana there i- absolutely no.
.Iirt' mar e..lh rrr. i.s-.ur Wll De-
-iFoE. story which bad been cur.
rent iu fl- daily unu spsucra ~ fhc
country 90 fEe odnrf that such Dor
mis- ion has been given is denied
most rmphati'aliy by the spoodwa.
management. b. hciur declared thar
such lnfmiasior vas not even a-k.d
hy 'hn woman VINO 8. alleged TO have
received b.
Tho story is too ally for US ~
tnko seriously" puy- Charles " SD
wick manager of tho Speedway "fn
hc irt pl1ce tho races rfagod OF our
track arr run lu accordance with Oil.
Association. aud iI.s body viii NOT
roroE1iZe 70 woman driver Ir tho
second place ,uo rule. OF tho Indian
applis Motor Speedway max. ft ir
possible f0. woman 10 boz present
rn Tho track e. any time. owen Iu d.
touring car while there is uo oil.
uy'nE flo fact that Pho pre- ensn ~ %
woman as tho pilot ot 10 biz racing ,.r
"0lii furnish novelty cuourh. v.
VIII adhere rIr.Iiy tI fhn pole, lH
down hv fuo a a N and our own.
rn'es. ami only licensed driven. Vm
ever to permitted to drive on ttr
track
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-04-19
CIRCUIT COURT
Judge Newman Issues order Refus
ing New Trial In Case %
Higgins VS.. oalebay.

Ono order vas handed down by
Judge G. C. Newman from part one of
tro circuit cour; yesterday. In tho
swt ~ r G. Hugsins vs. Earl w.
oslebay. oriEinally brought 10 recover
money IN the sum Of $3.50 and in
which n jury awarded the plaintiff
g. -. arguments TO- a now trial were
heard JudEe Newman refused the
now trial and ordered that the defend.
ant pay tho sum Of Sc 75 10 the de.
fcudant lie further ordsred that the
defendant pay ell costs OF the case
incurred go the Justice court proceed.
ines and those expenses incurred by
Oh" defendant I'm tho circuit court
frocpedinrs while the defendant was
ordered t0 pay. exposes Incurred b.
him IA The circuit court