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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-04-02
MAYOR H. a. WAGNER DISCUSSESLICENSE;
AS APPLIED TO EXISTING CONDITIONS

Adverting to the forthcoming vote
Oh the license question, which occurs
April 81, Mayor Henry A.. Wagner
il conversation with a newspaper re
prter this morning, expressed his
News very briefly concerning the
BENDING issue.
While it is understood that the man.
agers of the no license side of the
%esntroversy do not claim to feel as.
bred of Gee in the pending con
tdst, although they admit it as a pos
sbility, they feel the assurance that
taey will at least show great devel-
obment of the %no-license sentiment
ii the community.
The Mayors Views.
1 can speak only for myself" said
Ne mayor, "but l believe that it
buld be unwise for the city to re-
Wrse its course with regard to Ii
cdnse at this stage of its development
While I personally favor high license
the best means for handling the
uAuor question, I am willing to admit
Tie baneful effect of oyer-indulgence,
fbm the standpoint of citizenship and
q an economic problem.
}If means could be devised, in cities
Mere great factories are the rule,
add where the factory laborers con
s1tute a very large proportion of the
W%pulation, whereby intoxicants could
d absolutely kept out, / am inclined
think the result would be beneficial
fBm an economic standpoint.
Distinctively Agricultural.
tBut we are not SO situated in Wa
tStown, for the present, at least. We
a distinctively an agricultural com
n&nity, deriving our support, in the
Min, from the farmers; / think l
night add almost exclusively from the
liners, everything taken into con
VIBRATION.
8Our factory help and u laboring
$ple constitute but a rather mall
FNportion of our population. The
sAnomic conditions are not such as
zach to cities dependent upon fac
@es and shops for maintenance.
I'm view of these facts, it occurs to
n8 that it would be especially UNI
Vie for the city to revers its policy
e8h regard to the license question.
Our Present Situation.
We are now entering upon an era
iNNolving large OUTLAWS for what we
my term internal improvements. We
as about out of debt, it is true, ow-
lily, as we do, perhaps not oyer fifty
thousand dollars, but we r facing a.
sa1ation that demands expenditures
HAt will probably exceed n hundred
t@usand dollars.
Ave shall have to provide more
sRer connections and a more extern
sh outlet. The city is now con-
uniting possible suits in connection
#h the sewer problem that involve
min complex situations. | have felt
fqS some time that we cannot avoid
movements and extensions which
sH cost us more than one hundred
@sand dollars, as | have suggested.
From the standpoint of business,
i'll really need the funds that
MISE provides US with. But, did
hot need them, it is questionable
fShy mind, whether we could afford
aHeverse ourselves from the stand
hit of future prosperity, meaning
tM prosperity that we now have and
aBh We hope will stay with us for
SHy years to come.
Vacant Store Rooms.
Ae already have numerous vacant
s@s which are not attractive, toj
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-04-02
COUGH MEDICINE ron CHILDREN

MEUIClNE q CHILDREN
Too much are cannot be used III
selecting q cough medicine for chill
dren. # should be pleasant to take,
contain no harmful substance and be
most effectusl. chamberlain's Cough
Remedy meets these requirements
and - q favorite with the mothers
of young children everywhere. For
sale by all dealers. Adv. 42-45
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-04-02

S0y ShS iedSI, TO an outsider, not to
mention the pangs such a condition
causes each OF us as we pass by the
closed doors. To vote out license
would throw a dozen more buildings
into the vacant class, and would leave
us with q score of vacant store
buildings, which would either have to
remain vacant or be occupied by
business concerns that would but add
to the over-supply we have in many
lines under existing conditions.
Then, there is another factor to
pc c~onaidered. I believe that ap-
proximately seventy families are in
yolved in this license question-di-
rectly involved, I mean. To vote out
license would result in throwing them
out OF employment which would but
add to u labor complications, to
say nothing of the vacant building
problem that would confront us.
Comparisons That Don't Compare
We cannot compare our city, for
instance. with Clark, nor with Red
field, attention to which has been
called by u friends who are con-
tending for no license. Nor can we
go to Fargo, North Dakota, for ade-
quate comparison, for the simple rea-
son that across the river from Fargo,
with only a few steps intervening,
we find the open saloon, which is but
an adjunct, or a suburb, of Fargo.
$50 far as Kansas City is concerned,
I have been there and have noted the
conditions prevailing therein We
cannot be properly classed with that
city.
ut occurs to me that, all phases of,
the question duly considered and each
given its proper weight, we cannot
afford to make a change: ! do not
think that, under the conditions as I
see them, and which, l think, will be
admitted by those who study the sit
uation thoughtfully, we would best
subserve the interests of our people,
either individually or collectively, by
reversing our policy with respect to
the licensed saloon.
E@a&5=H Ir n ,xxe4IV4 NATsIIH nn Hrkr 4t.H35s5Ef
But if, in the wisdom of the elect
ors of Watertown, it is deemed best
to have what is known as a dry town
l shall do my best, SO long as | re-
main the mayor of the city, to make
lit exactly what the people vote for.
If they vote for it to be dry, you may
rest assured it will be dry, without
any foolishness about it. If the peo-
pie vote it dry, there will be no
place in the city where it will be for
sale, ~covertly or otherwise, il | can
exert sufficient influence in that di-
rection.
II am a stickler FOR law and order.
| believe that the people should rule.
While 1 think it would be a mistaken
policy to adopt the noJicense theory,
/ would feel that it would be a dere-
of duty for Inc to fail to do my
best to carry out tie wishes s Of the
people,
@ Let Well Enough Alone.
Our saloon men" concluded Mr.,
Wagner, ARE all good me- and good
citizens and are living up to the law.
Look UP the police records now and
compare them with the records when
we were a dry town. We are pros
porous here in our city at the present
time, and | believe it to be good policy
to leave we'll enough alone, for the
present, at least.
Florence: NJ. F. Heintz, Q. N. Lar
son, A. D. Giles.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-04-02
CAUGHT ON THE FLY
BY THE puFFED ONE

John "A. Ries. We'll, there's one
thing I'm going to do the coming fall,
il ! live and am able to get to the
polls, and that is, vote for John S.
Johnson, the man who beat me in the
primaries. 1t affords me some meas.
ure of comfort to know that it took
such a good man to defeat me-
Rev o. ]. Edwards: You may
announce a big treat for the people
of WATERFOWL to listen to Prof. p. M.
|Glasoe of Mortified, Mimi, Sunday
evening at 1880, on his lecture, Re
Igion and Science to be given at
the Scandinavian Lutheran church.
Mr.. Glasoe will also address the no.
license meeting at the opera
house at 8 p. m. He is q very inter-
esting and forcible speaker, and it's
worth a ten mile dash to hear him.
$50 ~ sG-HA 0Sy 5& ohoA So . WC0I
clover this year merely to satisfy my
self as to what it will do. The farm
journals have been paying a great
deal of attention to sweet clover as a
forage crop, and | am going to try out
some Of it. If it doesn't prove to be
as good for forage purposes as some
of our farmer friends have represent
ed it to be. have no doubt but that
it will be excellent for enriching the
soil, anyway"
H. A. Babcock: Yes, that was a
nice ride had on that flying machine,
| must confess. The sensation? Well,
now, there wasn't SO very much SEN
80 --E1- I-LAt h y 1+Ihl LI* @LNLN
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1914-04-02
NOTICE or MoRrGAGE sALE


NOTICE or MORTGAGE SAL
Whereas, default has been made ins
The payment of tho interest onssthe
money secured BY i mortgage dated
tie ara day Of September, "A.
executed by John n. Tr0eh i Aaus
rinda Troet. his wife; 81 thes County
of Godington. and state Of South pa
kota, to H J Eahnsstocks ofWnsr
town, South Dakota, 81 tho County /
cedington ana State Of South Dakoa.
and which mortgage Was recorded ii
the Office of the Register of Deeds OF
the County Of Codington and State At
South Dakota, In Book rs of Mart
cages, on page 6aa. on the asth DAY
or September. AID. 1909. al 40
O'clock p. M; ard
Whereas, no action or p~roceeding
at law Or otherwise has been inst
IL recover the debt secured Ii
saadSmortgase AZ algs cart thereof
Whereas II raj stipulated IN said
mort that If deta;s would be
made In the payment 4 any portion
of the principal or intereat promptly
at the time the same mould become
due, or If default to be made in the
payment. Of taxes assessed or to ne
assessed on said premises before the
Saans Y o'.ohis N1s. 49, y
sno'o 49,
~, ~ .uls pesoaAss s,A
1A..p, J" ". 'as' ~ g. n.
go : $3.50 80
$500 - ! ~ 11as
po'nss ala..''ea $ sse.ns
~ - a.'. Ii,
- ny Ss se ! I So ! ! ss
S
81 .ss ra.,n,s, 90,
!. 49,. 49,
- s. 10 .,1ss. SIS
~ go
sai1 80 .s-s.asSs
u Ns
whereas tne Whole amount IS
prlnclpal lhteresh. eco uue
reason ofs such8 deiaul'H y sne pay
i1ent % interest.
And, whereas, the mount claimed
be due upon said mortgage at the
date Of this notice Is the gum Of Two
Thousand Three Hundred, and Ninety
seven Dollars t$2,s97.00). toswit: Two
Thousand Dollars lsS.0Oo,O0) princi-
pal and Three Hundred and Ninety
seven Dollars tsS970O) interest, be-
sides the sum Of $500, attorneys
tees, q stipulated for in said mort
gage.
Now, Therefore, notice ii hereby
given that BY virtue Of the power 81
sale contained in said mortgage and
duly recorded as aforesaid, and III
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18
new BOIL WEEVIL REMEDY
PROVES A GREAT SUCCESS
Experiments With "VeldOp" IN Mississippi and louisiana Recent,
Inspected With Satisfactory Results.

the result was around Is, after one de.
Quoted the infected bolls. or those
punctured by the weeyii.
In Louisiana. on the plantation Of
Mr.. A. II. Gillespie, the results were far
better rs the plants were Of heavier
growth. due to the rich soil there.
There the average OF bolls. open and
} unoIfen of sprayed cotton was about 50.
Several plants picked at random con-
tanned as high ms Il3 and 100. Hun
dreds mors contained 30 to 100. I'm
sprayed cottnn showed a far lower
average, with practically no top crop.
On a plantation below that of Mr..
Gillespie a field was entered that had
not been sprayed. The average was
very low there. from s to 8 bolls being
the limit. What the weevil had left
undone the worms had finished. This
field was Of several hundred acres and
the loss can be easily imagined.
Another field, not sprayed. showed a
fine crop. We were told negroes had
been engaged in picking off the weevils
all through the season. When the ow-
ner starts to figure up their labor il
will cut a hole in his profits.
The mixture used for spraying has
been given a test here under adverse
conditions. as Mr.. Harrison stated yes
terday. The drought in the early part
of the season cut down the activity Of
the weeviI somewhat and permitted a
better crop than would have been the
case had there been much rain. In
other words conditions were in favor
of a fair crop despite the weevil
When compared to human labor pick
ing off boil weevils the mixture is neg
ligible in cost. With a big spray 6
rows can be treated at one time. Prob.
ably a dozen applications per year
would be sufficient. No insect life can
exist on the plant. This eliminates
worms IA well as weevils. The first
cost of the mixture Is low, too.
Summed up the mixture is cheap,
effective and is destined to come into
general use in the cotton growing sec
tons. Now that it has been proven Of
value it is expected it will be prepared
and marketed. One of its staunch
supporters, a man who knows its worth
is Mr.. W. X. Humphrey, of Green
wood. The others who realize its eff
cheney are scattered around this dis
trict,
The News does not wish to appear
overly enthusiastic over this remedy
for the ills of Dixie, when it recalls the
number of other preparations out, but
it honestly believes 1t will mean big
ger crops at less cost than anything 80
far tried. Under any conditions it Is
bound to eradicate the weevil to q
large extent and give the grower a
larger and better crop than he could
make otherwise.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18
SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEES SALE

SUBSTITUTED TRUSTEES SALE.
BY virtue Of the authority vested in
me as substituted trustee in that cor
tain deed Of trust executed BY Willis
Nero on the 18th day Of November
1910, TO secure the payment Of the IN
debtedness therein mentioned 70 H. r.
McShane, which said deed 81 trust il
duly recorded In Book II page 697 Of
the records Of mortgages and deeds Of
trust on land Of Lefiore county, Missis-
sippi. reference to which Is hereby
made, my appointment as substituted
trustee having been executed on this
date, and duly recorded in said Book
IL page sos Of said records Of said
county and state, reference To which
written substitution Is also hereby
made, default having been made In the
payment Of said indebtedness III said
deed Of trust mentioned. due and un-
paid, and At the request Of the pres
ent owner and holder Of said indebted
ness. l, the undersigned, named q
substituted taustee In said deed d
trust, will proceed to sell to satisfy
said indebtedness due and unpaid. e.
cording to law, and as provided il said
deed Of trust. at public outcry 70 the
highest bidder for cash. within legal
hours, on Monday, September 2lst,
1914. At the south door d the court
house in the City Of Greenwood. Le'
fore county, Mississippi, the property
described in said deed lof trust, towit:
Lots eleven and twelve In block
forty; lots eleven and twelve in BLOCK
forty-one; and lots fifteen and sixteer
in block forty-two ii the McShans
Addition TO the City Of Greenwood,
Lefore county. Mississippi, q shown
by the Map Of said Addition recorded
in Book 2 pags n Of the records 81
maps Of said County md State.
Witness my signature this the 26tl
day Of August, 1914.
81. OSBORN.
Substituted Trustee.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18

The following editorial relative 4
the practical demonstrations Of thu
merits Of "Veldop" is reproduced from
the Natchez Daily News. Of Sept. 4th,
and The Commonwealth joins the many
friends Of Mr.. W. r. Humphrey. OF
this city. and his associates in congrat,
uIating them upon their success in
making q preparation that will destroy
the boil wecyil. That this new remedy
will continue to make good" there
does not seem to be the least doubt.
Mr.. Humphrey is not only one Of the
largest cotton buyers In the State, but
he is also extensively interested in pro-
ducipg the iieecy staple. and he is con-
fdent this new preparation will do all
that Ia claimed for it. Here is what
the Daily News says about the exper-
lments with il real Natchez:
ALTERNATING DIXIE'S ILLS.
The boil weevil can be partly cradi
Gated, enough so to make the bottom
crop and ave the top one.
The method is spraying at stated
periods with a mixture that is poisonous
bu' not injurious to the growing plant.
The cost is comparative small.
The results have been proven beyond
any doubt.
The one who found the mixture and
~ responsible for the good work is |. F.
Peck Of New England.
This. in brief, tells the story Of how
one mar carne down here. worked all
summer and experimental, until he
was sure of his formula and then went
ahead. Today several growers in this
immediate vicinity will not TELL you
what he has done, no more than he
would, but they will SHOW you.
For the past several weeks n number
Of growers and factors have been in
this section investigating the worth of
Mr.. Peck's treatment. He simply
leads them TO a portion of the cotton
field hal he has sprayed,and then never
finds it necessary to tell them where
he left off. The plants will do that.
Yesterday the writer of this went on
a trip to four plantations, two on this
side Of the river and two on the other
side. In the morning MIR. Collins, n
capitalist Of st. Louis and Mr.. Harri-
son, OF Fayette,' were in the party.
The ]cottontields of George Marshall
and Mr.. Fitzpatrick were visited. Row
after row of the plants were inspected.
On cotton that had been SPRAYED the
number Of bolls to the plant, opened
and unopened, averaged about fifty.
On cotton that had not been sprayed
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18
NOTICE 10 CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received by
the Board Of Supervisors Of Lefore
county, Mississippi, until ~ o'clock
noon. October 9Th, 1914, for improv-
ing, including grading, thing and sur
facing, the public roads and intersec-
tons, known as Grand Boulevard, in
Supervisors district number three in
said, county northwardly from the
Humphreys Highway at the Yazoo
river bridge at Greenwood to Park
avenue, according to the plans and
specifications for the said Humphreys
Highway and for the aforesaid work,
now on file in the Office Of the Chan
Gerry Clerk of said County.
This September 9th, 1914.
Al. r. BEW, Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18
DIARRHOEA REMEDY.

II advised the boys when they en-
listed for the Spanish war to take
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy with them, and have re-
ceived many thanks for the advice
given" writes J. H. Houghland, Eldon,
Iowa. mo person whether travelling
or at home should be without this great
remedy" For saie by all dealers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18

Attend the mass-meeting Of cotton
producers and buyers and business
men generally at the court house to-
morrow morning at II o'clock. Dele
gates to the cotton convention to be
held in jackson on the END inst. will be
selected. and other matters of public
interest viii be discussed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18

Judge j. H. Neville was elected Cir
cult Judge of the Gulfport district in
the recent primary. He is one of the
States abiest statesmen and best
Democrats, and we are pleased to
know that the Coast people appreciate
his real worth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18

We congratulate the people of the
Poplarville district upon the election of
Circuit Judge A. Z. Weathersby as
his own successor. 1t will be remem-
bered that Shipman, the law partner
Of Bilho, made poor fourth run in the
first primary in that district.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF LIZZIE
WALLACE, DECEASED.

Letters .testamentary having been
granted on the oath day Of August.
1914, by the Chancery Court Of Lefore
county, Mississippi, to the undersigned
as executrix Of; the last will and tesla.
ment and codicil thereto Of Lizzie Wal
lace, deceased, I'll persons having
claims against the, estate Of said de-
cedent are hereby required to have the
same probated and registered by the
clerk Of said Court within one year
from this date. "A failure 50 to pro-
bate and register any such claim for
one year will bar the claim.
This, the 9th day Of August, A. D.
1914. LIZZIE BROWN.
J. w. prLANEY, JR., E~xecutrix.
Sol.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18
HONE TRIAL.

W. want g p0t ! Singer sewinr
.aeh.ns into your home, for ! nv,
laaf, fuli tsial. We want every wom,n
y ~ 49, herself why the SINGER L
recognized = ~ best ID liz wor,d
~ ealy y singsr storss II ~ sinss,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18
CHANCERY
State Of Mississippi

County Of Lefore.
To A. L. Cohen, ! nonresident, whose
Postoffice address Il Chicago,
Illinois.
You are commanded to appear before
the Chancery Court Of the county Of
Leflore, in said State, On the secoud
Monday Of October, A. o., 1914. to
defend the suit In said court Of Easter
Shelton, wherein You are : Defendant.
This the 10th day sof September, A.
d., 1914. A. r. BEw. Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18

Buy a bale and assist, the producers
in keeping the cotton chop oil the mar
ket until a reasonable price is offered
for it.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

INSTRUMENTATION.
State Of Mississippi,
County Of Leflore,
City Of Greenwood.
This day personally appeared before
me, the undersigned authority, H. G.
Kitchell. and job Green, and Oscar
Fuller, i~ncorporstors Of the corporation
known as The Honey Island Land
Company, who acknowledged that they
signed and executed the above and
foregoing articles Of incorporation as
their act and deed On this the 3Ist day
of August, 1914.
JAMES GORDON GILLESPIE.
Notary Public.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18

Editor Joe A, Richardson, of the
Sunflower Tocsin, has returned from
an extensive visit to Europe, and re-
ports having had a great trip.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18
RE on

INCORPORATION or THE HONEY bland
LAND COMPANY.
/. The eorporate title Of said com
pany Il The Honey Island Land csas-
pany.
2. The names Of the incorporation
are:
H. C. Kitchell. Postofice Greenwood,
Mississippi.
JoJ. Green. Postofice Greenwood,
Mississippi.
Oscar Fuller. Postoflce Greenwood.
Mississippi.
9. The domicile Il ct Greenwood,
Mississippi.
4. Amount Of capital stock Seventy
five Thousand ISIS. 600. O3) Dollars.
S. The par value Of shares ID One
Hundred ($1OO. COZ Dollars.
s. The period Of existence mot to
exceed fifty years. is Fifty t5O) years.
z. The purpose for which it %
created:
To purchase, own, lease, develop
and sell timber and farm lands; and to
construct, lease, own. and operate
saw mills; to manufacture, buy, sell,
and deal generally in lumber; to &C.
quire, own and operate . general mer-
camille business; and to do any and all
things not contrary to law and neces-
sary or desirable for the successful op-
Grafton and management Of each Of the
above mentioned lines OF business.
At any time after Ten Thousand
$50, 0OO. 00) Dollars Of the capital
stock has been, ingood faith subscribed,
the said corporation may organize, at .
first meeting Of the subscribers which
may be called for that purpose BY .
notice Of writing Of the time and place
when and where such meeting shall be
held. signed by one Dr. nor Of the
above named incorporators and mailed
and delivered to each subscriber, ut
least ten (10) days prior to the time
designated for such meeting, and may.
at any time thereafter, begin business
when the sum Of Ten Thousand ($10.-
600. OO) Dollars is paid in to said cor
poration BY the said subscribers, Or any
of them.
s.. The rights and powers that may
be exercised by this corporation are
those conferred BY the provisions Of
Chapter "a, Mississippi Code, 1906. and
amendments thereto.
H. G. KITCHELL,
10 j. GREEN,
OSCAR FULLER.
IncOrporators.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18

A Democrat has been elected Gov
ernor Of the state of Maine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1914-09-18

Don't be In a hurry to market your
cotton. Hold every bale you can and
eventually get a fair value for it.
Douglas Island news., 1914-07-22

Bound for Herschel island, far to the eastward in Arctic waters, the little power schooner Ruby, Capt. Louis KnaAich, called from Seattle July 9th. She is under charter to the Hudson Bay Company, and will load general cargo and supplies at Vancouver, B. C., for the company's stations in the Arc
 tic and for posts of the Royal North west mounted police on the top of the continent. The Ruby will be the only vessel that will attempt the dangerous voyage to Herschel island this year. If she escapes serious ice trouble, the vessel should reach the island in four or five weeks. The Hudson Bay Com pany has large station on the island, and the greater part of the vessePs cargo will be for that part of the Arctic