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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-03-20
PROPOSED CURB AND GUTTER
RESOLUTION Il.

RESOLUTION Il.
Be it Resolved by the Board of Com
missioners of the City of Water
town, South Dakota:
J.. That it is necessary to construct
cement concrete curbs and cutters
in accordance with specifications pro-
vided by ordinances of the City of
Watertown and profile sheets and
specifications on file in the Office of
the City Engineer of the city of Wa
tertown, on Oak Street from the South
line of Third Avenue North to the
South line of First Avenue South;
Maple street from the South line of
Second Avenue North to the South
Line of First Avenue South; On First
Avenue North from the East line of
First Street West to the West line
of Second street East; On Kemp
Avenue from the East line Of First
Street West to the West line of Sec
ond Street East; On First Avenue
South from the West line of Oak
| Street to the West line of Second
street East; All said Streets and Az
enues being in the City Of Watertown,
in front of and abutting upon the
following lots, tracts and parcels Of
land, to-wit:4
Right Of way and depot grounds of
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railway; right of way and depot
grounds OF the Minneapolis C st.
Louis Railway; right Of way and de-
pot grounds of the Chicago e North
western Railway; lot Ia, block 81
lot Z, block 80, Bird Railway Addition,
Third Railway Addition; lots A, 5 and
IS. block 70 Third Railway Addition,
warehouse lots is, 16. "a and 26, Wa
tertown; lots / to Ia, inclusive, and
lots 10 to &c, inclusive. Of block 5.
Waterfowl: lots | to 7 inclusive. Can
mons subdivision OF lots II and IS.
block 5, Original Plat of WATERFOWL;
unsubdi yided portion of lots ], q. 8 and
IA and ATS S to 80 inclusive, block 4.
WATERFOWL; lots ] to % inclusive,
block 8. Waterfowl; lots / to 7 in
elusive of John F. Brooks rearrange-
ment OF lots % and "a Of block 8, Or
liginal Plat Of Watertown: lots / to
Z. inclusive and the unsubdivided por-
tion of lot IA of block s Waterfowl;
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1913-03-20
PROPOSED PAVING RESOLUTION

Be it Resolved by the Board of Com
m~issioners Of the City of Water
town, South Dakota:
1. That 1t Is necessary to pave with
cement concrete, with the exception
of the portion between the rails and
for eighteen inches or both sides
thereof all railroad tracks included
within the streets and avenues here
matter named which shall be of brick)
to the established grade as shown by
profile sheets and specifications on
file in the office of the City Engineer
of the City of Waterfowl, and other
wise improve Oak Street from the
| South line of 3rd Avenue North to
the North line of First Avenue North
in the City of Watertown, in front
of and abutting upon the following
lots, tracts and parcels of land, to-
wit:
Right Of way and depot grounds
Of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific Railway; right Of way and depot
grounds of the Minneapolis & st.
Louis Railway; right of way and de-
pot grounds of the Chicago & North
western Railway; warehouse lots "a
and &c, W~atertown; lots Is to 25 in
elusive, block 81, Third Railway Ad-
dition; lots / to 7 inclusive, block 50,
Third Railway. Addition.
2. That the cost and expenses OF
paving and otherwise improving said
Oak street from the South line OF
Third Avenue North to the North line
of First Avenue North with cement
concrete paving be levied by special
assessment upon the lots or parcels
of ground abutting upon the same, In
proportion to the number of from
feet so abutting.
Notice to Property Owners.
Notice is hereby given that tne
above resolution will be proposed FOL
adoption at a meeting Of the board
Of Commissioners of the City of Wa
tertown, to be held at the Commits
%sioners' rooms On the 31st day O
March A. D. 1918, at which time thu
board will take up and consider thu
objections; if any, to said resolution
and adopt said resolution or amend
it in such manner as they think pro
per, and adopt said resolution 81
amended or modified.
Watertown, South Dakota, Februar.
"a, 1918.
Thos. H. Davis,
City Auditor
The above resolution was 'adopte'
by the Board of Commissioners of tn
City of Watertown the 24th Of Fet
ruary, A. D. 1918,
H. A. Wagner,
), Mayor
Countersigned:
Thos. H. Davis,
City Auditor.
(First pub. Feb. 81; last pub. Mar. 20
} PROPOSED CURB AND euTTEI
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-03-06
OUR CONSUMPTION OF LIQUOR
Compares Fsvorsbly with That Of
Other Countries, Thanks TO Aetlv.
ny OF Temperance People.

Our per capita consumption OF
liquor compares favorably with that OF
other countries. thanks TO the ten
perance agitators
When temperance people are de.
risively told that the report OF the
commissioner OF internal revenue
shows an increase In tho OUTPUT ~
the brewers and the distillers We
must consider the increasing number
OF immigrants who come to our coun.
try with their own ideas OF liquor
drinking The quantity OF beer con
sumed per capita In the United sta q
IL not as great as In Belgium the
United Kingdom. Germany or Den
mark: and our per capita consumption
OF distilled liquor Ia less than that Of
Denmark. Hungary. Austria. France,
the Netherlands and Sweden The
quantity OF wine consumed In the
United States Ia less per capita than
In Portugal Spain. Italy. France
Switzerland. Austria and Hungary
We should consider how much worse
conditions would be In the United
States were II not for the activity OF
the Temperance people OF our country
We understand there IL In the liquor
warehouses an immense amount OF
liquor which has not yet been dis.
tributed. but which Ia reckoned In the
Internal revenue report
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-03-06
A HEROINE INDEED.

Nature. II seems. has endowed wo
man with Il capacity for suffering be-
yond that OF man. The falthfulness OF
frail woman in an emergency, under
stress OF mind and body. is always a
marvel
There's Mrs. Peter BourQue.
Her husband was the keeper OF the
lighthouse on Board Rock island, one
Of the Magdalen group. Nova Scotia.
During a fierce storm her husband
slipped from the rocks and was drown
ed Mrs. Bourque. slight. delicate
woman. fought with the sea for Its
victim and after a heartbreaking strug
gle recovered the body.
But she was not strong enough to
bring the body into the house and was
forced to leave II lying on the rocks
She stood literally between the quick
and the dead. Leaving the dead. she
must keep the beacon light burning
and ring the bell TO save the living.
Many times during the four days and
nights OF this experience she heard the
whistles OF passing ships; but. warned
or by the lights, they sheered away.
Her small children could not attend
the lighthouse while she rowed to the
mainland and so the brave little wO-
man stayed at her post, hoping against
hope OF rescue.
Put yourself In her place.
What stress of anxiety and grief and
mourning. And while thus suffering
In mind and body one compelling
thought was ever before her:
There on the rocks lay the unscp.
ulchered body OF her husband demand
ing Christian burial
But
Out yonder on the ocean were ships
freighted with precious argosies Hu.
man lives were dependent upon her
light to save them from the peril OF the
rocks
Her duty was TO the living
Her endurance had reached the lin
It. Her supplies were running low.
and her little ones we're threatened
with starvation.
Nevertheless
Nerying herself 10 hes task. through
binding tears she faithfully tended the
beacon and rang the bell.
Supreme cOurage-divlne courage
kept her stanch and faithful.
Finally. almost week after her hus-
band was drowned. the brave guardian
OF the lights. with her little ones. was
rescued by the chance call OF a stea mer
Could woman's fortitude and loyalty
further goi
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-03-06
SALOONS CAUSE OF TROUBLE
bsne Increase Greatly When
Dram Shops Are Opened.

The citizens OF brisbane. Australia
were recently given a striking Illus
tration OF the fact that arrest. for mis-
demeanors multiply with the opening
OF saloon doors and decrease when
they swing shut A big strike was on
In the city and many workmen were
idle. As an experimental measure
the saloons were closed for one week
Convictions In the police courts
promptly dropped from eighty six to
twenty.siN. and arrests for drunken.
ness from fifty to Ave. After one
week OF prohibition the saloons were
permitted to do business from three
10 six In the afternoon Convictions
Jumped to thirty.fye. and arrests for
drunkenness to fourteen Next. the "a.
looms were allowed to run twelve
hours each day. Convictions Jumped
TO eighty eight. and arrests for drum.
kenness to forty The following week
all restrictions were withdrawn. and
the convictions numbered I09. the ar
rests for drunkenness sixty.seven
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-03-06
NOT A PRODUCER OF REVENUE
Intoxicating Liquor 10 Not Necessity
Nor Lurury-Fountsln OF Vice
Should Be Suppressed.

(By ATTORNEY GENERAL DAWSON
OF Kansas)
Our ideas OF equity acQuiesce read.
lily In the doctrine that Injuries should
bear a heavier rate OF taxation than
necessities. But intoxicating liquor 10
neither a luxury nor a necessity. II
is vice and the fountain OF vice. and
we have no moral right TO depend
upon vice as source OF revenue
LuIurtes are TO be taxed: vice 10 to
be suppressed Furthermore, II can
be shown from a myriad OF proofs
that the license system 10 not a reve-
nue. producer. II 10 not even what Il
pretends to be In cities where the
prohibtory law has been enforced and
the revenue licsnses or license fines
shut on. the Incidents OF the liquor
business - court costs. paupers. de-
pendent and neglected children. and
kindred public expenses. shrink also.
30 that the loss OF the license revenue
does not affect the ordinary taxpayer
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-03-06

by detectives, and the men guilty
of bribing in State legislatures h ave
complained bitterly of the methods
that were used to uncover their deeds.
In the same way we hear that some
are now trying to create sympathy
for wrong doors by finding fault with
the people who detected them. Peo-
pie who have long known of the blind
tiger and the tobacco joints and lift
ed no finger to stop them are now
most unroasonably concerned lest
some young men may have been led
into temptation by the detectives
To all such We may say two things
First. no young man has committed
his first or his second offence In the
presence of detectives. The detectives
have simply brought to light persons
who were Systematically ooncealing
fixed course Of wrong doing.
Second, in all cases the detectives
have given corroborative evidence,
telling where articles might be found,
or referring to others who had knowl-
edge. or relying upon the frank con-
fession Of the wrong doors themselves.
The members of the detective bu-
reau and the officers of the law con-
Quoted themselves with great credit.
They were sagacious, courageous and
withal kindly. ANY parent would
have been satisfied If he could have
seen Capt. Shorts examination of
the young men.
II is noticeable that the chief Of
tenders are not among our mountain
students but students from the
blue grass" or the North. 1t is also
noticeable that a large proportion are
among those who have been permit
ted to have rooms and board outside
OF college buildings.
All In all. the discoveries thus far
fill US with gratitude that so many
OF our young people seem quito firm
ly established In right principles. but
with great DISAGREEMENT that we
have failed with Others.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-03-06

fierce imprccatory prayer-but al pray
Look about you Cannot you see the
prnyersy
Here Is crippled boy. lie lies with
twisted legs In n big baby carriage and
offers lead pencils TO the passerSby
10 you will took into his eyes you will
see an appealing prayer
yonder II scrubwoman She gets
up at 3 O'Clock IN the morning ana
scrubs floors from 4 to y She walks
to and from the big office building IT,
save car fare II there not a prayer ~
her very attitude there on her knees
Go into the police court
There II n woman with faded face
and hardened hands Once she VIZ
pretty. but work and deprivation have
robbed her. and because she no longer
pleases her brute OF husband he heats
her She has had him arrested. bui
does not want to prosecute. In hei
face Is the prayer of perplexity.
And yOuder Is u young fellow VIII
IN n drunken frenzy used n knife on
his friend Sorry enough now. In hi
every pose Is the prayer ~ remor-e
That pour girl
She walks gayly enough tonight I'nt
she has sold herself for bread. AMI
..ouid you look when brtimes. she src~
herself ms she Is you would witness
prayer ~ agony aud despair.
Aud that mothers face
Can you not see IN II as she fondli
looks on her babes prayer for then
protection aud future:
Prayers: See the attitude Of To
hopeless dwcllcr of the slums; watch
the tortured features Of the pain
rncked hospital patient: peer into III,
heart Of the suicide. II only We could
read the hearts of SHINING suffering
souls the world aruund
What prayers.
And some of them we ran help e.
answer We cannot pretend we do not
see or hear the pleas But
Having Srvu 81 much and listened So
uug. are We becoming calOus and IN
airing:
II so what n chance we miss To he,p
God answer some ~ these nra yerS'
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-03-06
the new LEARNING

The trend In education is TO the
practical. The following taken from
To Day" for March, shows that Be
rea College is in the van in practical
education with courses in Housekeep-
ing, Farming and Carpentry.
Scientific home-making may be
said to have reached the stage where
T. is now an established branch OF
learning. There are over 200 insti-
tutions in the United States today
offering courses In home economies.
OF these, some 100 are colleges and
about $50 are High schools. The Uni
yersity of California is the latest Of
the large institutions to write the
new learning in It's catalogue along
with Latin and Greek and the higher
mathematics. They are now raising
the money with which to endow col
lcge of domestic arts and sciences. II
was the late Mrs. Ellen II. Richards,
assistant professor in sanitary chem
lStry Ut lhe DoStoh ihSliluIe VI ic'h
nology, who did more than any one
else to awaken the American woman
to the need of scientific preparation
for their life work of home-making.
December was set apart this last
year as Home Economics Day to be
celebrated In her memory by schools
and colleges and women's clubs thru
out the country.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-03-06
What He Made.

A prosperous liquor dealer was
Boosting TO group OF men standing
near his saloon OF the amount OF
money he had made.
Il have made $1,000 in the last
three months" he said
you have made more than that"
quietly remarked a listener.
What Is that?" was the quick 70
Spouse.
You have made my two sons
drunkards You have made their
mother a broken-hearted woman. You
have made much more than | reckon.
but you'll get the full account some
dayl"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-03-06
Gods Great Levers.

There are the same difhculties In
enforcing the restrictions OF license -
those OF prohibition. We have also
learned that II prohibition does not al
ways prohibit. neither does civiliss.
ton always civilize. nor education cd
ucate, nor Christianity Christianiss.
But they are Gods great levers b.
which We can lift: his blessed tools
with which We can work: his isavsn
In the lump OF humanity obsdisnt -
the slow. sure Law Of srovtA-vsNs-
css e Willard.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-03-06

" for pioneer life agreed with them.
Their mother trained them careful
ly. SO the young lad grew to be a
young man; tall and strong he was
in those days.
There were traditions in the family
and he resolved to have a better edu-
cation. But the father had put all
his money into land. There was plen-
" to eat and wear. but scarcely any
one In all that new country had any
money, except the grandfather who
drew pension as Revolutionary
soldier. To him the neighbors had 20
come to borrow money to pay the
postage when they received a letter
for the postage was paid in that
way then and. II from a distance. II
was twenty-five cents.
Undaunted, when his plan was mad,
the young man with books and
clothes In bag oyer his shoulder. bade
farewell to the home folks and STROBE
away eastward to college. As he turn
ed to latch the gate. the good moth
er stepped behind the door that he
might not see the tears she could
not check. for he was her only son.
a good one and IL seemed hard that
he must go In that way. hut sturdi-
ly ON he tramped. Two hundred and
sixty miles of the three hundred to
Oberlin College he walked. He reach
cd there on Saturday night and stay
ed at the hotel till Monday but no
longer for money was too scarce. ON
Monday he found work hocing In
garden and splitting wood for wild
ow. A passing farmer liked the way
he swung the axe and hired him %
cut wood for him. That night he slept
In the widows barn. The next day
he found n roommate and they rent
ed room In the mems hall. The
College furnished bedstead. table,
two chairs and stove. The nom
mate had sheets and the widow lent
them quilts. n bcdtick and straw
from her barn. SO they were establish
ed and work in college commenced.
In the long vacation. which came
in the winter in those days. h. taught
school. Later he learned TO do white
washing from student who is now
the Oldest living graduate OF Oberlin
College. So carefully was the work
done that ladies were not Obliged to
move furniture or carpets for he work
cd 80 carefully that they were never
spattered.
So as the years passed he paid eX.
penses with work, teaching. selling
books and with scholarships from the
College. With a very little help from
home in the latter years he earned
his way thru college and the thco-
logical seminary and finished the nine
years of study without a debt. lie was
offered the charge OF a church be
fore he left the college building on
the day OF graduation, accepted q
and his life has been filled with use
full labor since.
The lad Of thirteen, who. years ago.
turned his face westward. is now In
his ninetieth year. his face once more
toward the setting sun. but active
still and eager TO do even beyond
his strength. honored and respected
for what he he's done.
Berea boys are not the only boys
who have earned an education; they
belong to a noble company. Even
when college days are over. We still
must work our way. for only he who
works will find the way to happiness.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-03-06

The police court magistrate OF a
southern town was talking to his
friend a distiller. Judge" he asked.
"have you ever tried my number one
brand OF old Markham" mo. John"
admitted the magistrate. but | tried
three men In court today who had
tried IT,"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-03-06
One Who Worked His Way
Herbert M. Williams

/ Seventy-six years ago a little lad
Of thirteen and his parents left their
old New England home to settle in
the then new country OF northern
/ Indiana
The old Connecticut farm had be n
in the family for a hundred years.
IL had a romantic but rocky history.
Only the thrift and industry Of its
occupants provided a comfortable liv-
ing.
when, some years before. the young
farmer brought his bride TO the old
homestead. she found II pleasant
place. New England winters may be
severe. but the summers are delight
full. The sunlight fell in shifting splash.
es through the trees along the drive.
The birds sang in the branches thru
all the summer day. The white rose
leaned in at the window with a frag-
rant welcome for the young housewife
as she went about her duties, just as
II had welcomed many who had pre- d.
ed her know that the rose vas Their
for she told mo about Il, the grand
mother, years and years ago. They
remember those things for the flag
rance fingers with the Fragrance Cf
their youth.
She had received a good education,
as II was considered in those days,
at an old New England Academy and
she had taught school where Noah
Webster, who wrote the dictionary.
was one Of the trustees, so we are
sure that she knew how to spell
which il not so certain Of some mod
ern graduates. Then she could make
glorious pumpkin pies for we have
not forgotten Thanksgiving day
though that. too, was long ago
SO the years passed and the rich
lands Of the West called TO these
sturdy farmer folk and they listened.
Selling the old place they joined a
party of colonists
The last dinner in New England
they ate with old friends, the Al
colt family whose daughter. Louisa.
was then little girl; she afterward
wrote, you remember, those delightful
stories for boys and girls.
By stage, by the Erie Canal. on the
lakes and by teams overland, they
Travelled and at last reached those
rich prairies Of northern Indiana. Car
penters had been sent ahead TO build
houses, barns and mills. but they
had been delayed and only the barns
were built. SO the first winter was
passed in the new barn. Many morn
ing the children awoke beneath
white snow blanket. When the moth
er swept the floor there was nothing
TO take up for IL all had gone, dust
to dust, through the cracks in the
floor. With the best care possible
some of the cattle In the temporary
shelter died. The wolves heard about
it and at night howlcd the sad news
Tar and wide.
But spring came at last The land
grew green and beautiful as western
prairies do. The wild geese returned
to the marshes, the turkeys and
prairie hens made their nests; the
wolves withdrew and the young
calves called in safety u their
mothers.
The wheels of the mill on the
river began to turn. The little lad
who loved tools. made a water wheel
for the mill race back OF the house
TO work his mothers churn.
The children grew strong and hear
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-03-06
SKATEMOBIlE FOR THE BOYS
Youths Of Eastern City Becoming Es-
pert In inventing Means Of Easy
and Fast locomotion.

Philadelphia boys are getting to be
experts In the invention OF vehicles
for their play First 1t was the push
mobile. then the coasting stick and
now II is the skatemobile. which any
boy can make for himself In a little
while. Take an old roller skate and
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-03-06
PRAYERS.

Prayer Is the souls sincere desire
Unuttered or expressed.
All persons pray.
Some OF them may do 80 unconscious
y: some pray on their knees: some on
their feet; some pray aloud; some utter
no word-but all pray.
Some pray In thought or desire: some
In deed; some pray piteous prayers;
come the prayer Of anguish: SOME the
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-03-06

cut II In two crosswise. Take a strip
OF stout wood about four feet long
and three inches wide and nail pair
OF wheels under each end Nail an
empty boz In the center OF the board
and fAsten a stick across the top OF
that boz. to act as a pair OF handles
on either side. This vehicle can be
made to turn corners when the boy 10
coasting on II II he will lean toward
the side he wants TO turn. a. In roller
skating. Some boys cut hole In the
front o. the boz. set . piece of glass
In II and burn . candle inside ct
night
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-03-06
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