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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-01-30
st. Valentines Day

The sending by mail Of embossed
tokens Of love or friendship is
about all that there is left Of the
ancient customs Of st. Valentines
day, which this year falls on Sat.
urday, February IA.
The origin of st. Valentines
day is credited to different Incl
dents. One writer of ancient Gus.
tom says that it originated with
Nine. Royale, daughter of Henry
w., of France. Others claim that
the real origin dates from long be-
fore this lady's time, for it is al
luded to by English poets as far
back as 1440, who mention the Oh
servance OF st. Valentines day
and the custom of drawing lots"
tits pleasing to note that the
so-called comic" valentine is
fast disappearing from the markets
and that the people who favor their
friends with reminders of the day
are using more of the pretty little
valentines of paper, flowers, books
and other dainty things as express
sion of their love or friendship.
In the romantic observance of
the day century old superstitions
are held good and many are the
tests to try and discover the future
plans of Cupid, the little god Of
love.
Many learned historians have
given considerable time and investi-
cation to the origin of the roman
tic observance of St. Valentines
day. but the secret is still secret
the real mystery is still unsolved.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-01-30
Organize Protection
Against Cattle RustIers

On account OF che large amount
OF cattle and horse stealing going on
in the counties west of the river to-
gethor with parts of Wyoming,
Montana, and North Dakota, a.
movement has been started at
Belle FOSrche, this state, to or
ganize an association for the pro.
lection Of stock growers. AS part
OF the plan of organization each
county that joins will stand an
equal share OF the expense of eaels
case growing ont Of the theft of
live stock. The organization agree
ment will be presented to the
different county boards at their
next regular meeting for their
sanction,
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-01-30
Corporations Must
List Net Income

blanks have just been mailed out
from the Office of the internal reve-
nue collector to the G,0Q0 corpora
tions doing business in North and
South Dakota upon whioh to make
returns of their net incomes.
These blanks must be returned to
the collectors Office prior to March
| or said corporation failing to
make such return is liable to fine
OF from 81 900 to $4,000. These
returns are for the year ending
DagHn6ef S1..' 1919.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-01-30
Owls Installation And
Banquet Well Attended

The members of the MObridge
Owl Club, Nest No. 1910. turned
out in goodly number to the annual
installation Of officers and the ban
Quet held last Friday night.
The program for the evening
opened at 9. 30 with short BUSH
ness meeting, followed with the
installation Of officers, with r. l..
DAILY, president of the Nest pre-.
siding.
1t required about forty.fv
minutes for the carrying out OF the
installation ceremonies and the
impressive manner in which the
candidates were instructed in their
respective duties could not fail to
make n lasting impression upon
the qualifying officers regarding
their duties and obligations to the
Order of Owls and their brother
members. -
Following the installation serv-
ices the meeting adjourned to the
Owl Club where the members found
a sumptuous lunch prepared for
their enjoyment and served to their
wants by that skillful purveyor to
the needs of the inner man, Mana.
ger Harold Sidney of the Club.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-01-30
FUNERAL SERVICES
GEORGE S. PERRY
Engineer Who Died At His Post On
Chicago, Milwaukee { st. Paul
Locomotive Laid Al Rest.

Seattle, Jan. Funeral Serv-
ices for George s. Perry, the rail
way engineer who died at his post
on Chicago, Milwaukee & ST..
Paul locomotive last week, were
held yesterday afternoon at l
O'Clock. More than 500 fellow en-.
gineers and brother No. 80, A. o..
W.. Scottish Rite, Cathedral, where
the final ceremonies were perform
ed, among them delegations from
the NJ ,unt Rainier Division No Sc,
A. O. L. w i; Scottish Rite,
knights Temp!ars; Milwaukee off.
cials, and division officials.
The services were conducted un.
der the auspices of Arcana Lodge,
A. +. & A. Nj. No. 81, of which
Mr. Perry was member. WOr-
oulpluI MhSC7I IL. Z. uIlCI ucllN"
cred the funeral grafton. Three
autombile loads of floral tributes
were received, including a nine
foot piece representing a passenger
engine with the number of Perry's s
last charge woven III flowers,
which was presented by fellow
workmen.
The active pail bearers were:
w. K. Hamilton, G.. +. Beardslee,
l.. II. Truesdale, o. j. Christian.
son, w. l.. Keen and w. d. Emer.
son, all members of the Masonic
order. The honorary pail bearers,
officials of the railroad, were: w.
B. Foster, Ezra Clemens, Thomas
j. Hamilton, +. NJ. Adams, j. s.
Richards and II. B. Earling.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-01-30
Taxes Lowered
On Farm Lands

Pierre, Jan. 26.-The state tax
commission today issued a tabu-
lated statement in response to some
of the statements made in regard
to the raise III taxes on agricultur-
al lands this year under the new
tax commission.
What the farmer pays for state
taxes (not county taXes) he pays
at the late Of one mill on his total
valuation, that is to say' his taxes
for state purposes, on the 1913 as
sessment are just one mill on each
dollar of valuation, or one cent on
ten dollars, one dollar on one
thousand dollars, and so on. Ii
his total assessed valuation on lGO
acres is 5000, his state tax is So
aud no more. The tax commission
leyies the state taxes. the boards
of county commissioners all other
taxes.n
The report also contains a list Of
the state taxes per quarter section
on agricultural lands in the various
counties of the state for the years
1912 and 1913. Following are the
figures for a few counties in this
section, as furnished by the tax
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-01-30
Establish Official
Time for Mobrid9e

"A petition was circulated and
freely signed the fore part of the
week asking that the official time
Tor the city of MOb,idge be changed
from Central to Mountain time.
The petition was circulated by
Ww. Davis, proprietor of one of
the saloons. AS we understand
the reasons for the change in time
standard is to permit the saloons
to remain open one hour longer
than is possible when governed by
the Central time. This change in
time would allow the arrivals on
the late trains and others to reach
the saloons in time to get Il drink
or two before the establishments
closed. Another reason for the
change is given that it will give
the saloons a better chance to
compete with the drug stores for
late hour liquor patronage.
1t is not known at this time as
to the stand the local temperance
people will take in regard to the
change in time and the favor it
will confer upon the saloons.
The petition is to be presen ted
to the city commissioners and it is
expected that there will be some
opposition to the change from part
of the board.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-01-30
Retail Liquor Dealers Organize

An organization to he known as
the Retail Liquor dealers of South
Dakota was recently organized,
with J. \. Farl Of Watertown as
president. The main purpose OF
the new organization will be to
fight the activities of the anti
saloon league of the state.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-01-30
Assessors may Collect fol-
Attending Commission.
er Meeting.

Attorney General johnson rem
dered al opinion Monday that as.
SCISSORS may collect $500 per day
while attending the board meeting
Of the county commissioners,
thcugh that perhaps might or
might not be for time actually
employed in making and complet.
ing such assessment. Under the
provisions of Sec. 20S6 it is abso-
lutely incumbent upon the assessors
to attend this meeting.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-01-30
Results Of Advertising

In spite of somewhat quiet con.
ditions, last year the Gillette Safe
ty Razor company did the largest
business in its history. The net
earnings of it's three companies
the American, English and Ca
madam concerns, We're 81, 372 ,273
The sales increase is credited chief
ly to effective advertising.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-01-30
Plan Summer Trip

Aberdeen Elks are working Oh
plans for u trip into the Black
Hills next June. They will take q
special train from Aberdeen and
the itinerary will include the an
nual meeting of the South Dakota
Elks association and a sightseeing
trip to the principal cities in the
Black Hills.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-01-30

Steps to raise more stringent
bals against i'm migration of Iapan
ese, Chinese and Hindu labOrers
into the United States have been
started by Pacific coast congress
men. "A bill has been introduced
in the House to legalize practically
complete denial of Asiaties Of low
er classes into this country.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-01-30
Aberdeen Man Named Tax Collector

Washington, Jan. %. Martin
Cavanaugh OF Aberdeen. s. d.,
has been appointed deputy income
tax collector in the North Dakota
district. Mr.. Cavanaugh was
named by Collector James COifey
of the district of North and South
Dakota.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-01-30
Aberdeen Elk Lodge Growing.

Aberdeen Elks will hold a big
meeting in their new home on
Friday evening. February 6. A
large class of candidates will be
present to take the work. There
will also be good program of
amusements and a fine lunch served
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-01-30
Reduced Railroad Fare

+. g. Hill. division superintend.
ent Of the Milwaukee, IL trying to
secure reduced fare to the meeting
OF the Yellowstone Trail association
in this city on Feb. 20 and 81.
Mr.. Hill is trying to have the
railroad grant a rate OF a fare aud
one-third from all towns along the
Milwaukee for, this meeting and he
thinks that the railroad will grant
the request, .o
ii the special fare is allowed it
will mean q greatly increased
ATTENDANCE at the days meeting
of the Trail association, The
Commercial Club and the business
men should assist supt, Hill ii
securing the reduced fare at that
time.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-01-30

DR.. and Mrs. B. f. LOunsbury
OF Chicago, were guests in Mo.
bridge last Friday and part Of Sat.
urday at the home Of DR.. and Mrs.
Il. h. Twining. DR.. LOunsbury
is assistant chief surgeon for the,
Milwaukee railroad.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-01-30

Miss A. Crowuer. superintend-
ent of the Mohridge hospital train.
ing school, had as a guest for sew
eral days, Miss Grace Crawford of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Miss Craw
ford left Tuesday evening for her
home in yDwa.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-01-30

Sheriff L. p. Schwartz of Selby,
was among the business visitors
In tbe city Wednesday,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-04
Bond Deal Complete.

The actual transfer of the $3.50, 900,
plus something like $4,000 premium,
from the associated banks of New Or
leans, who became the buyers OF the
81, 100000 of the AZ per cent serial 20
yOlr bonds authorized by the Missis-
| sippi Legislature of 1914, was effected
when the representatives of the three
! concerns interested as buyers reached
| the capital prepared to complete the
transaction. DR.. Paul H. Saunders Of
the Mortgage Securities company R.
| S. Hecht, trust officer of the Hibernia
Bank & Trust company, and ]. H. Din.
kins, trust officer of the Interstate
Trust & Banking company, reached
Jackson and we're on hand at the cap
itol building by the time that Gov.
Brewer, Treasurer Stovall and Secre-
tary of State Power were ready for
business.
Gov. Brewer and the secretary OF
| state had signed up 1000 of the bonds,
leaving some 700 more to be complet-
| ed. While these officers were busy
signing, Assistant Secretary Of State
| Henry Yerger was applying the great
seal of the state to each sheet Of litho-
graphed paper, which was no easy
task, and Mr.. Dinkins, as trust officer
for the associated buyers, was kept
busy indorsing the bonds and certify
ing that each particular demand Of
the law and business had been com
piled with.
Gov. Brewer was intensely gratified
at the completion Of the transaction, a
detail which has been delayed owing
to conditions which were unavoidable.
Y While he realized that this Is an inaus-
picious time for the turning loose of
any considerable sum Of good ready
cash, he congratulated the visiting H.
nanciers on the promptness with which
they had come forward to meet the
emergency, and he In turn raj con-
graduated by these trust officers on
his effective work in disposing Of the
bonds at a premium, an indication that
the states credit Is in satisfactory
shape.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-04
All Rjuht With Him,

An applicant for appointment to,
the position OF deputy marshal for one
of the counties of southwest Virginia
asked a citizen Of that county to in
dorse his recommendation. The man
took the paper, glanced over 1t, then
wrote something and handed 1t back.
The applicant read:
"Waiving the language Of the in
dorsement above, l will say that If
the appointive board sees fit to ap-
point Mr.. Blank as deputy marshal for
this county 1t will be perfectly agree
able with me-I'm going to locate In
Neutrality-suspicious. Food Magazine
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-04
New Rates Will Stand.

The last of the Injunction suits
which had been filed in the United
States court to restrain enforcement of
a recent order of the railroad commits
sion to put into effect a new and re-
vised tariff rate on sand and gravel,
has been disposed of by being with
drawn and the proceedings @nullified
on com~plainants' own motion. The
company which held out and was ready
to carry the litigation to a finish, was
the Now Orleans Great Northern Rail-
road company, whose representatives
put up a vigorous fight when the sub
ject was under consideration. Several
other roads Joined in the fight, and a
week after the order was passed by
the railroad commission several diff
ferent injunction suits we're filed.
Judge Niles has issued a decree au-
thorizing the withdrawal Of the suit
of the Great Northern, being an agreed
compromise decree, with costs to the
complainant, and the new rates will be
effective throughout the state without
further opposition.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-04
Pardons Recommended.

1t is probable when the board Of pen.
itentiary trustees meet in monthly SEES.
sion on Tuesday, Septs l, there will
be several recommendations for meri.
torious discharge passed upon. Three
of these have been forwarded to the
office here by the respective sergeants
in charge of the men. Ed Preston, a
Kinds county negro, who Is serving a
seven-year sentence for manslaughter,
is recommended by virtue Of his act in
Capturing John Ewing a negro convict,
who was making a break for the cane.
brake.
Cornelius Jones, who, IS from Goa
homa county, whence he was sent in
October, 1911, for 10 years for feion
ious assault, is recommended for elem
ency for his act in running down Ches-
ter Gibbs, another convict, who was en-
deavoring to escape Gibbs threatened
Jones with a knife, but it does not az
pear to have helped him any, as he was
captured.
Jim Wilson, who has served out Il
years of a sentence of 25 years for
manslaughter, from Suhflower county,
stopped Jerry Pittman, a brickyard ne
gro, who was escaping and this, it is
urged, is a sufficient reason for Client
ency.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-04
HERE IS A GOOD WAY
TO GET RID OF PlMPLES

Battle your face for several minutes
with resinol soap and hot water, then
apply a little resinol ointment very
gently. Let this stay on ten minutes,
and wash off with resinol soap and
more hot water. finishing with a dash
Of cold water to close the pores. Do
this once or twice a day, and you will
be astonished to find how quickly the
healing, antiseptic resinol medication
soothes and cleanses the pores, re-
moves pimples and b~lackheads, and
leaves the complexion clear and vel
vety. All druggists sell resinol soap
and reslnol ointment.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-04
Not 70 Blame.

what shall we do, john" said the
farmers wife, who had retained much
of her sentiment through rs years OF
married life, what shall we do to eel
citrate our silver wedding"
Reckon up where all the silver's
gone to In bringing up our family
grumbled he.
"Oh, no, John, 1t must be something
real good and out of the ordinary. /
tell YOU what. Let US kill the latest
pig and give a banquet"
Maria" said the husband solemnly,
"I don't see how the unfortunate ami
NAL Is to blame for what happened 2s
years ago."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-04
LACK OF IHARMoNNY IN STATE
HEALTH BOARD is REASON
GIVEN FOR ACTION.
OPEN LETTERS PUBLISHED
Or. Hunter Charges to Or. Galloway
Desire to Gain Cheap Notoriety.
Latter Replies, Assuming Re-
sponsibiIity for Dismissal.
Jackson


The recent removal of DR.. Thos,
Hunter of Biloxi as registrar of the sta
tistical department II the state board
OF health by DR.. Z. II. Galloway, Secre-
tary and executive officer Of the board.
owing to lack of harmony or the part
of the former, has stirred up quite a
little tempest. DR.. Hunter recently
published in a Biloxi paper a copy Of a
letter which he had written DR.. Gallo
way, in which the BiloXian openly crit
icises Secretary Galloway and charges
that he was inspired to his action "in
order to gain cheap %notoriety."
DR., Galloway prepared an open let
ter, in which he defends his action in
%dismissing DR.. Hunter and assumes the
entire responsibility. According to the
correspondence, DR.. Hunter took ex-
ception to the action Of the state
health authorities in the matter of
handling the bubonic plague inspection
and a quarantine along the coast and
declined to cooperate with DR.. Rowan
and the surgeons of the public health
service, which action was considered
as detrimental to the morale and dis
cipline deemed so essential to the sue
cess of the campaign against possible
plague infection.
The publication of the letters, that
of DR.. Hunter to DR.. Galloway and of
the latter, has. caused considerable
comment, the consensus of which is to
approve the course of the state health
authorities in the matter, DR.. Gallo
way having had full authority in the
premises.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-04
Preparina ealIoss.

Secretary of State Power has a con.
siderable task confronting him between
now and the time for preparing the Of
fetal ballot to be used throughout the
state in the general election to be held
in November, when the nominees in
the primary election and those whC
will come out of the run-off in Septem
Der will be formally elected. Under
the primary election law, the secretary
of state has nothing official to do il
connection with the arrangements fol
holding them. All the details are LET
to party management; to the districi
executive committees of the politica
parties participating. which bodies are
required to meet at some designated
courthouse in their respective districts
canvass the returns sent in by the
county executive committees, and of
ficially declare the nominees.
Since the election Mr.. Power has re
ceived kilograms and telephone calls
from sundry sources, seeking informa
tion as to election results, which Of
course he could not furnish, since II
Is not his time, under the law, for sup
plying information. Even some of the
county executive committees have sent
their returns to his office, under pal
pable Misrepresentation of the situation
which Secretary Power has promptly
returned.
The duty of preparing the ballot
forms, which the secretary of state will
be required to send to the election
commissioners of the different coun'
ties, will involve considerable car and
study. 1t is simple enough to prepare
tine congressional district ballots, as
they are well marked and clearly
grouped. But with the judicial dis
tricts it is different. Where there are
eight congressional districts existing
in the state, the same territory con
tains 10 %chancery court districts and
II circuit court districts. In these
three groups Of districts there are no
two exactly alike, and in none of them
are the same counties embraced in the
same three classes of districts.
Taking the adjoining counties OF
Rankin and Kinds, as an example
Rankin Is included in the Second chan
cry district, which also includes Lau'
derdale, Smith, Scott and several 9TH
err counties; in the Eighth circuit court
district, which includes Neshoba,
Leake, Newton and Scott, and in the
Eighth congressional district, which in
cludes HiRds, Madison, Warren and
Yazoo.
While Kinds is grouped with Rankin
in the Eighth congressional district,
judicially it is not related, being part
of the Fifth chancery and Seventh cir
cult court districts, made up of differ
ent groups Of counties.
Mr.. Power stated that he will short.
ly take up the onerous task, getting all
the counties in the state lined up &C
cording to the three district systems
In which they are included, so that
when it comes to making up the Off
cial ballots there will be no mistake In
numbering those to be sent the vari'
Gus counties.
The elective judiciary being a new
departure in Mississippi, after more
than a generation of the a%ppointive
system, it will take some careful ma
%neuvering in order to make the coat
fit all around; especially where so
many angles are to be encountered.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-04
Veterans Hear Reilly.

Hon. M. W. Reilly, candidate for gov
ernor, addressed a large: audience at
Winona in behalf Of his candidacy.
The Confederate veterans were haY-
ing a meeting at the time, and many
of them heard the address.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-04
Taken to Asylum.

w. E. Griffin, the wealthiest man in
Forrest county, was taken to the state
asylum for the insane at Meridian. Mr..
Griffin, who is reputed to be worth
close to a million dollars, has been sui,
fering from Ill health for two years.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-04
"Grown in Mississippi"

Discussing the Grown In Mississip.
pi" slogan Commissioner H. E. Blakes-
lee, secretary of the Grown in Mis-
sissippi" association, stated that the
organization is receiving gratifying re-
ports from over the state.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-04
No.. SIX-SIXTY-SIX

This Is a prescription prepared es.
pecially for Malaria or chiIis and
Fever. Five or six doses will break
any case, and II taken then as a tonic
the fever will not return. 25c.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-04
In With the Trusts.

did | understand you to say that
Senator Flubb came up from the
people"
Yes, and he's going back on them
now"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-04
CIinton's First Bales.

That Clinton is not behind other
parts of the country in farming inter
ests is evidenced by the fact that her
first bale of cotton Of this years prod
ucts was brought In.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-04
Markets Cotton.

The first bale of this seasons cotton
was marketed at Tupelo by Jenkins
Brothers, Clark & Co. being the pur.
chasers at 21Bc. The bale weighed
1856 pounds and netted $102.67.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-09-04
First Bale Sold.

Will Edwards brought in the first
bale Of cotton to Alderman end 1t was
sold to Fl. A. Hearon. Cotton was
never brought here this early in All.
gust before.