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Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-23
GRIMM SAYS SIN is
JUST LIKE A FIRE
1T is LATENT I'M EVERYONE AND
EASILY CAN BE FANNED
INTO A FLAME

Evangelist Grimm last night took
for his text "Wickedness or Sin Burn
eth as the Fire" He said, in part:
did you ever make a scientirrc
study of fire? For a while let us study
fire and run the analogy between fire
and sin. When you light match to
oil, or gas, or wood, you only bring
the proper pressure to bear and cause
the flame. You bring out the latent
heat that has been stored away for
centuries. Scientists tell us thar If
the proper pressure were brought to
bear that there is enough latent heat
lin that pew You are sitting on to send
it up in smoke and steam and down in
ashes.
AS there is latent heat in every
thing, so there is latent sin in every
human soul. You are born in SIN.
David said: I was born in sin and
in iniquity did my mother conceive
me. was born just like David, and
50 were you.
Men, we are sinners by nature, and
how We must fight tnat latent sin TO
live for God.s
Grimm shouted to the mothers:
Mother, you should guard that boy
and teach him the ways Of God. That
boy is born with disposition to drink,
to gamble. to go in sin, and how you
should strive to throw the right in
fluence around him, and cultivate in
him respect for good. Some of you
men did not have that religious IN.
stinct cultivated in childhood and now
you are deep In sim
There is another analogy between
fire and sin. Fire is attractive. What
makes YOU run your head off to 60 tc
the fire? You are not worth a thing
after you get there. You go because
you cannot help 1t. There is some
thing attractive there. AS fire is at
tractive, so is sin. oh, how attractive
it is to walk in the saloon where bright
lights shine, and where the flashing
mirrors reflect, and there drink the
red liquor Men, thar stuff will rutr
you. In Gods name quit. Why dc
men gamble? Because there is an
attraction about it. There is draw
ing power about the dance hall. Tel
me it is not inviting to get on a
smooth floor and go round and round
to the strains Of pretty music. I don't
deny that that is attractive
There is another thing about fire
1t is destructive. FIre will destroy
the mansion the same as the cottage
AS fire destroys, sin destroys. Sin
will undermine YOUR viii power and
make out Of you a veritable devil
Some of you began by just tampering
with sin, and now you are so far gone
it will be hard for you to turn and
tread the path to glory Sin will send
you to the jail, to the gallows and at
last to hell. Hear me tonight, sin is
mighty monster. It is destroying
your hom and damning your soul
Men, why don't you quit sfn? I send
a message to hell and ask. Hell, where
do you get your population? The an
swer comes back, From the homes
where God is rejected, and where sin
abounds,'
Fire can be put out. so can SIN.
Come with me to Calvary and let the
blood as it flows blot out your sins
and make you whittier than snow. DO
you want sin out of your life? If SO
hold up your hand and we will pray
for you
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-23
KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF sEcUR-

KNIGHTS AND LADIES OF sECUR-
lTY, COUNCIL No. 2Sso-Meets in
W. o. w. hall, Sixth street, on the
first and third Mondays of each
month at 8 p. m. Visiting knights and
Ladies always welcome Q. L. Free
man, President; Miss Cora Montague,
Financier; Mrs. A. V. Morrow, Local
Deputy, 9OS jackson avenue; 2. w.
Montague Assistant Deputy, 1O11
Sixth street, East Las Vegas. n g.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-23

MODERN WooDMEN OF AMERICA
Meet in the Forest Of Brotherly
Love at o. R. G. hall, on the second
and fourth Tuesdays of each month at
8 p. m. ]. S. Nelson, Consul; G..
Laemmle. Clerk; 2. W. Montague, Lo-
cal Deputy. Visiting members are es-
pecially welcome and cordially invited.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-23

KNIGHTS or COLUMBUS, couh
Gil NO. Meets second ant
ourth Thursday In o. R. G. hali
Pioneer building. Visiting member
are cordially invited. Richard Devins
G. K; Frank Angel. :. 8.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-23

FOR RENT Furnished rooms for
light housekeeping. 921 Lincoln
avenue.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-23

FRATERNAL BROTHERHOOD NO
1o2-Meets every Monday night u
0. R. C. hall, on Douglas avenue n
|S o'clock. Visiting members are cor
daily welcome. ]. 7. Buhler. Presi.
dent; Mrs ]. T. Buhler. Secretary;
G. H. BaiIy, Treasurer.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-23
For Rent

FOR RENT OR SALE -Typewriters,
any make; best terms. w. E. Banks.
Phone Vegas 101
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-23
OPTlC'@ NuMnG Ga. &AsR y
RATES roR CLASSIFIED hDVER
TlsEMENTs

Five cents per line each insertion.
EstImats six ordinary words TO q line,
No ad to occupy Iess space than two
lines All advertisements charged
will be booked at space actually ssi
without regard to number Of words
Cash In advIncs preferred.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-23
Wanted

WANTED "A barber. C. A. Montoya,
Bridge street.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-23

WANTED-A reliable woman for gen
eral housework 710 Grand avenue.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-23


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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1914-10-02
Threshed A Good Crop Of Wheat.

Joe Donnellcy, who has a fine
quarter section of Mellette county
dirt about twelve or fifteen miles west
of town, last fall sowed about twenty
acres OF winter wheat and last week
he hired a thresher to come over from
Lyman county to thresh his crop.
His harvest amounted to something
over 500 bushels or better than 20
bushels to the acre. His success has
encouraged number of his neigkbors
to SOW small screages of wheat and
we saw some of these fields the first
of the week and they are up and look
ing fine. We believe that properly
handled this wonld make a great
wheat producing section, and we
would like to SEQ more of our home
steaders try out winter wheat, as this
is an ideal fall to make the experim.
ent and with the big European war
raging, wheat is sure to command
good price next year.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1914-10-02
To Pray For Peace.

In response to proclamation ls-
sued by President Wilson, all the
churches in the land will hold special
prayer services next Sunday, October
Ath, to pray for peace, and the ces-
sion of hostilities in Europe.
1t will be the eighth time in the
history Of the United States that
prayers of the nation have been offer
ed on stated day for one purpose,
but the first general supplication for
cessation of hostilities between
foreign countries. t<
Peace between the United States
and foreign powers or between foes
within the states was sought on five
OF the other occasions. The other
two days were set apart for prayers
after the assassination OF President
Garfield and Lincoln.
The first day of prayer called by
proclamation WAS May 9, 1898, when
a general plea was made for the avoid
ance of war with France, which then
was imminent. Other days Of prayer
were: January II, 1915, to. prevent a
war with Algeria; September 26, 1861,
to end the war between the states; /;
April 80, 1869, to end the war between
the states; August /, 1864, to end the
war between the states; June j, 1865,
in commemoration of Lincoln: Sep
tember &c, 1881, in memory of Gar
field.
In each case of war, where peace
was prayed for, with one exception,
war ensued or was continued, as the
record shows. The single exception
was in the case Of threatened war
with France in 1898. Naval engage
ments occurred
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1914-10-02
New Time Card for Stage Lines

Recently petition was sent to the
Post Office Department asking that o
change be made in the two star
routes running out Of this place. In
the future the east bound stage will
leave White River at 200 a. III. arriy-
ing here about $50 Il. m. aud going
on through to Carter arriving there
about y M The west bound stage
will leave Carter at 100 p. M, arrive
in Wood at l:30 p. m. and White
River at 500 p. m. The service will
be daily except Sunday. This new
service will be great improvement
for the people having mail boxes
on the route between here and White
River and will also give the people at
White River greatly improved serv
ice from the east. The new order was
effective Monday.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1914-10-02
A Square Deal

The National Farmers Union is de-
manding a square deal from Congress
and State Legislatures on the market
ing of farm products.
The Federal and State Govern
ments have been spending millions of
dollars annually in urging the farmer
to increase production, but little at
tention has been given to to the mar
keting 2ice, sthe.6atestion,
II is well known paradox that the
larger the crop the less the value and
stimulant to production without
corresponding aid in marketing, loses
much of it's worth to agriculture.
The Nation is fast awakening to
the fact that marketing, and not pro-
duction is the problem Of the farmer.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1914-10-02
South Dakota Farm Statistics.

tFrom last Federal Census Reports J
There are 1854 farms in South
Dakota.
The approximate area OF this state
is 40, l05, 900 acres; 26,0l6,000 acres are
in farms and 15,827, 900 acres of the
land in farms are improved.
The average size of south Dakota
farm is 335 acres.
The farms of this staae represent a
capital investment Of Sl,166, $685. 900.
The farmers Of this state own $685.
$4,000 worth Of implements and
other farm machinery.
The value of the domestic animals,
poultry and bees on the farms of this
state is 1927, ,229, 900.
The average value of South Oak
ota farm is Sl5,0lS.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1914-10-02
Railroads Innocent By-Standers

A committee Of railroad presidents,
headed by Mr.. Frank Trumbull, has
presented to President Wilson brief
Of the difficulties confronting the
railroads brought on by the European
war. The President, in turn, has
transmitted the memoranda to the
American people, directing attention
to the extraordinary emergency now
confroting the railroads.
The railroads are innocent by
ISLANDERS in this war and they have
been more severely wounded than any
other industry, for railroad property.
although privately owned, is devoted
to public service, and while the gov
ernment makes rates and requires ex-
penditures. it does not guarantee re-
ceipts.
The farmers suffer for lack of a
market and business .stagnates by the
closing of foreign ports, but the ware
house and the bank vault will pre-
serve their property from destruction
while the railroads, like Tennyson's
Brook, must run on and on and can
not resort to any such expediency to
protect their interests.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1914-10-02
A Trip To Pierre.

AT the invitation of Z. A. Wilmuth,
our popular barber, we went to Pierre
the capitol Of the great state of South
Dakota Sunday, returning Monday
eve ling. Mr.. Wiluuth, who recently
sold his cGt bought Ford runabout
at Pierre and brought it back with
him. We enjoyed the trip very much
but were somewhat disappointed with
Pierre, the capital city of this state.
The surrounding country is very
rosgh, and the town itself seems
rather run down at the heel. There
are number of vacant buildings and
the people do not look at all prosper
Gus. The capitol building is hand
some structure and the grounds neat
and well kept, but had we the job
of locating the seat of government
for this great state we believe we
could have picked out little more
slightly location, They have some very
good corn in Lyman county this year
and their wheat was awarded first prize
at the Huron State Fair recently. But
there is none of the country We saw
thatlooks as good as Mellefte count y.
Just four more weeks from next
Tuesday until election and thus far
things in a political way have been
mighty quiet in these parts. No ono
would suspicion that we were on the
eve of an important state and county
election, but the day will soon be
here when you will be called upon to
select full set of county, state, con
gressional and judicial officers, and
several initiated laws are also up for
your consideration as we'll as several
proposed amendments TO the consti.
tuition. Will General Apathy capitu-
late before election day, or, will he
conquer and the election go by de-
fault?
B. A. Olsen who has been serving
this county in the capacity Of deputy
County Treasurer for the past year or
more, this week has an announcement
in our advertising columns stating
that he is an, independent candidate
for the Office Of County Treasurer at
the coming November election. Look
up his announcements in another col
umn.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1914-10-02

We are Informed that Wood will
soon have a dentist who will have
offices with DR.. Pugh. We see no
reason why dentist here would not
do reasonably good business.
z. A. Wilmuth went over to the
Agency Wednesday ito attend the
Indian Fair and incidently 10 work at
tho barber trade during the big doins'
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1914-10-02
u. 5. Weather Bureau Report
For Week Ending September 80.

Total precipitation from January
lst, 1914, to date, 100
Total precipitation for 1913 l796
FRED G.. KIRcH, Observer
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-29

state were not provided with the
means to make the test.
A. A. Peterson tried to get license
to marry Hattie Schmidt Four doc
tors refused to make the test. The
clerk refused a license Judge Esch-
weller ordered a license issued with
out a, certificate, unfolding the con-.
tention of the doctors that the Was
serman test was necessary and then
deciding that the law was unenforce-
able because few doctors were able
to make such test.
While the law was in force the
number of marriage licenses dropped
to one-fourth the normal number.
The cause of this was mostly because
men and women would not submit
to an examination.
Many couples went to other states
for marriage ceremonies, although
the law contained severe penalties
for such eVasions.
Some few -contented themselves
with the signing of civil contracts of
common law marriages.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-29

O<2DA4 4 <ALN 6AAl
Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 2o.-Wis-
consin, the first state to go into eu-
genics by law, is considerably up in
the air.
The eugenics law, forbidding the
mating of the diseased and unfit, has,
after 20 days trial, been declared I'M
constitutional, but it is still a law,
because an appeal has been taken to
the supreme court. So marriage Ii
cense clerks and couples with a
strong bunch to hitch up are breath
ing hard and thinking deeply over
the situation.
The attack upon the law came, not
from the sentimentalists who believe
that Dan Cupid can be safely trusted,
but from the doctors who disliked the
legal limit of SO, named in the law as
the charge. for making physical ex-
aminations
The marriage law was passed
largely through the efforts of Mrs. G.
A. Hipke of this city. AS the wife of
physician she had seen the terrible
results of the black plague upon the
children OF the disease.
She had a close view, through her
husbands profession, of the final
harvest of the sowing of wild oats"
in the second generation. She saw
the babes born blind, children
brought into. the world with minds
darkened and vacant, the epileptic,
the insane, the wreckage of good wo-
men.
The law passed by Wisconsin pro-
vided that all men and women must
submit to a physical examination be-
fore being permitted to marry and
that they must take to the license
clerk certificate that they were free
from Venereal diseases.
The doctors declared that they
could not issue such certificates with
out making what is known as the
Wasserman test, which involved an
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-14
TWO GENT FARE SUITS
DISMISSED IN KANSAS
SMALLWOOO CHARGED
WITH HORSE THEFT
Is Arrested in Oklahoma City BY
Sheriff Mahoney; Released
on Bond

On complaint made by Ed Crocker
OF 707 West Perkins, Sheriff Mahoney
last night went 70 Oklahoma CITY and
arrested Perman Smallwood Il Young
c0,ored man. Smallwood is charged
with the theft Of eair Of fine mares
the property of Crocker
1t is the general impression among
those who know the boy that he is not
guilty He Is a graduate of the local
high school, separate, and has always
born an excellent reputation Recent
ly he has been employed at the Lee
Huckins hotel at oklahoma City as
table waiter
-Four colored women of the West
Perkins neighborhood testified thst
they saw young SmallwOod leading the
mares away last Saturday night about
. o'clock Duke Dye and others say
they saw the mares running loose af
ter 10 O'Clock
Smallwood was released on a $500
bond this morning He viii be arraign
ad Monday.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-14
VILLA WOULD WEAR
Grown Of HUERTA
CROW HUNT
Was SUCCESS
Guthrians, 200 Strong, Slaughter
the Black Pests By the
Hundreds

The crow hunt under the auspi-
cies Of the Owls lodge and participat
ed in by several hundred citizens last
night in the territory six miles west Of
Guthrie. resulted disastrousy for the
blacl, peril
More than l.00o birds were killed
by the party during the evening. The
party left Guthrie at 6 o'clock In eight
automobiles and twenty bugges. The
transportation and ammunition were
furnished by the Owls lodge.
While waiting for the moon to rise
a sham battle was pulled Off by the
Crusaders" Fatty Matters insnrrec-
tos were Overwhelmingly defeated by
Walter Bishops regulars Much en-
joynenr was the result OF the trip to
the town boys and world Of good to
the farmers
An organization was formed last
night to be known as the advocates OF
NOld Grow each member pledging
himself to take a crack at old crow
whenever the opportunity presents.
The crow killing party arrived in
town this morning shortly after o.
clock, sore but satisfied
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-14

Oklahoma City, Okla. March IA
evidence showing that passenger earn
ings in Missouri. Arkansas and Okla
homa, beside other middle western
states, increased steadily from year to
year between 1908, regardless of the
reduction in rates from three to two
cents, subsequent increases and uiti-
mate reductions again. was introduc-
ed before Interstate Commerce Com
mission Examiner Wilkin today by the
corporation commissions of the three
states named.
Examiner Wilkin began hearing OF
the three state commissions applica-
ton for 2-cent interstate rate, fol-
lowing reinstatement of the 2-cent
intrastate rate in July, 1913. Auditor
/. s. Mayer Of the Oklahoma commits
sion was the first witness and identi-
fled the IL exhibits on which the ap-
plication of the three states rests.
Attorney General West and Cor
poration Commissioner George A. Hem
shaw appeared as counsel for Oklaho-
ma. C. B Bee. former Oklahoma rate
expert, for Missouri and J. s. Rowland
for the Arkansas commission
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-14
FARMER KILLED
: " WITH TARGET RIFLE

Dodge city. Kan. Mar. 14.-Bert
Draper. a middle aged farmer. was
shot and instantly killed last night
eight miles north of here by VIII
Myers, who was visiting at the fome
of John Kirkstatter.
Kirkstatter coralled some OF Drap-
er's cattle. who had been feeding on
Kirkstatters wheat.
Yesterday Draper came 10 take the
cattle away.
Myers said he objected and Draper
fired at him.
Myers responded with a target rifle.
with which he hal been shooting at
rabbits. The bullet struck Draper in
the back OF the head.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-14
MAN IN MUSLIN
MASK" STILL ACTIVE
Three Places Visited Last Night,
But No Entrance Effected;
Kessler Robbery

The man in the muslin mask. in ia {
several of them continue active in
the residential districts.
Reports Of attempted house break
ing are reported from three places.
business men generally are angry
over night conditions in Guthrie II
is suggested that the day police be
taken Off daylight street walking and
used at night Police are not neces-
sary during the day time Sheriff
Mahoney is figuring on policing the
town with twelve special night dep
uties.
1t develops that some Of the pariic-
uars in the Kessler burglary OF Thurs
day night. We're misleading 1t was
Isla Kossler. aged -. and not Mamie
Kessler, who screamed. Mamie Kess-
Ter was not a. home Mrs w 5 Kess-
Ter sends the following letter 10 the
Leader IL SAYS
Miss Mamie Kessler Was not ut
home as stated but came home after
all was over IL WAS our daushie
lsla. who WAS frightened and did tine
screaming, and tine robbers purpose
was evidently robbery and that alone
was reading in an adjoining room
with the door into her room closed
She had only retired few minutes
before and still awake wlen she saA
flash of light IN front OF the dresser
and as she screamed he fled through
"a folding door into the parlor and from
there out Of q large window onto tAe
porch and made his escape The win
dow blind Was gp. window open and
the scream unlocked lie had sf"-
ceeded in getting only gold watra
OF my eldest dauehters which Was 10
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-14
Bankers Do Not Like the Plan.

Mexico City. Mar 1t.--Bankers
who yesterday we're told by Presi
dent Huerta that they would be ex-
pected 10 advance approximately
5000. 600 pesos a month to support
the government have not given their
assent to the project. although they
have promised 10 give the executive
an early answer committee nf
bankers has been appointed to study
the problem Some appear Wiling
to force a crisis by flasly refusing to
acquiesce
lose Lopez Portillo Roias, minister
OF foreign affair, today admitted be
had received secretary OF state Bry-
ans acknowledgment Of the note or
the Mexican government protesting
against the raising OF the embargo on
arms He said the government did
not expect any further commnnice-
tion on the subject
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-03-14
DIR. DUKE
FILINGS HAT
INTO RING
AT MEETING DECIDES TO
ENTER RACE FOR CUBER-
NATORIAL NOMINATION

Dr j. " Duke, Of this city, viii
he candidate for the democratic
nomination for governor in the
August primaries meeting Of the
friends of Dr. Duke was held this
afternoon
There was a good representation
from Guthrie and Logan county and
partsdE present from Oklahoma
Noble and other counties. Tax Up
shaw of Oklahoma City, was made
chairman, and II. A. Johnson OF
Perry. secretary. Several enthusias
tic speeches for Dr. Duke were made
and committee, composed Of G. e.
Hornor, Frank Olsmlth ana A. G. c.
Bierer, on resolutions, was appointed.
The committee drafted a set of strong
resolutions urging Duke to run. When
tile resolutions were read, Dr. Duke
resopnded in a brief speech Of ac-
ccptance. The resolutions read in
part:
Believing it is OF vital importance
to the welfare OF oklahoma TO have
as it, next governor. man Of en-
traordinafily high qualifications,
NAN who. first of al. is a postmaster
ana high class expert In Judging men
and the motives of men. uan /
absolutely unilinching and incorrupi-
ihie integrity OF mind. q man olpos-
cd 10 machine politics and the meth
ods OF machine politicians. man
who has had no affiliations witl ma
chine politics hut who bias openly
and strongly opposed machine poll
tics whenever and wherever oppor-
unts afforded q man big OF brain
and pure OF heart. d man whose pri-
vate life measures up 20 the highest
moral and ethical standards "a man
who has demonstrated his executive
and administrative capacity by sue
c.Hui conduct Of public affairs a
man whose ability to attract good
men OF an parties aas been strongly
demonstrated. ID man OF an attractive
genial personality who can obtain the
sympathetic co-o3eration 81 other
public officers in the state. man
who has always been a sturdy, pro-
pressive Democrat. believing in econ
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