Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-01-31
We Notice From Our EXCHANGES

Jones, which has repOSed IN Ban
croft hall at the Naval Academy
since it was brought here from
France several years ago. has been
transferred to the crypt prepared
for it under the chapel.
That Yankton faces the referend-
um on the proposed waterworks
improvements for which Soc, 600 in
bonds was voted year ago. The
bonds had been sold, but Saturday
afternoon petition was filed, in
voking the referendum. and pro-
ceedings have been halted to ar
range for submitting the matter to
the votert.
That before Mora. Leita and
Max Murdoch. children OF the late
]. T. Murdoch OF La Sale county.
can inherit under their millionaire
fathers will they must appear be-
fore the probate court and swear
that they have not smoked nor
chewed tobacco nor partaken of
Intoxicating liquors as beverage
for two years previously
That the advance in rates on hay
from North Dakota, South Dako-
ia, Minnesota, Iowa and Wiscon-
sin. recently suspended by the in
trrstate commerce commission, to-
day were approved as reasonable
in decision by Commissioner Nc
Chord. Rates were for carload lots
on all railroads in the territory
specified are affected by the order.
That heavy snowstorms in the
mountains are raising havoc with
deer. which are starving to death
in large numbers. Hunger-pressed
animals have apparently lost their
fear OF man and are invading the
buildings OF farmers and trappers.
An abandoned trappers' cabin near
Nalispell. Mont. was found to
harbor three deer, which had gain
ed access through a window.
That ii YOU are lacking in brains
YOU need have no fear OF becoming
insane. according TO E. S. Elm
wood. secretary o.'the mental by
giene committee OF New York.
Persons who become insane. he
said, worry themselves into in
sanity, and YOU must have brains
TO worry. Worry IS the chief
cause OF insanity in the United
States. Ii persons would not wor-I
ry insanity would decrease 20 per
cent.
That for the first time in the his
tory OF Philadelphia. Judge Kinney
made an order for a mothers
pension in disposing 0; case OF
children, whose only ofcnse was
/ poverty. Tie order Of the court
directed the county commissioners
to pay the mother SI.87 wee:; for
each OF the three children, and with
this S5.oI nucleus OF d fund ior her
maintenance the experiment under
a recent act OF the assembly vii be
watched with Interest.
That a dispatch from Pierre that
Major L. J. Beckwith OF that city
was about to be appointed adjutant
general of the South Dakota nat
ional guard by Gov. Byrnc aroused
much interest in military circles in
Aberdeen, for the reason that Maj
or Beckwith's appointment had not
been mentioned and he has not
publicly announced his candidacy
for the place. 1t is said here that
Governor Byrne assured the nat
ional guard he would not appoint
any man not approved by the off
GERS, and Major Deckwith at pres
ent has no support for the position
among them.
That president Taft suspended
the transaction Of affairs OF state
long enough the other day to have
Keith Muir of Grand Rapids.
Mich. pose before him and submit
to an inspection to determine
whether his legs are too badly
warped for his admission to the
marine corps. Senator Smith of
Michigan accompanied Muir to the