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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04
SISTERS TRICK
But II All Came Out Right.

How a sister played q trick that
is an interesting tale:
Il was a coffee fiend-a trembling
nervous, physical wreck. yet clinging
to the poison that stole away my
strength. l Knocked at Postum and
would have none of it.
"One day my sister substituted a
cup Of piping hot Postum for my morn
ing cup Of coffee but did not tell me
what it was. ! noticed the richness
OF 1t and remarked that the coffee
tasted fine but my sister did not tell
me l was drinking Postum for fear
might not take any more.
She kept the secret and kept Civ
Ing me Postum instead Of coffee until
| grew stronger. more tireless, got a
better color in my sallow cheeks and
a clearness to my eyes, then she told
me OF the health-giving, nerve
strengthening life-saver she had given
me in place OF my morning coffee.
From that time became a disciple
OF Postum and 10 words can do JUS
tice In telling the good this cereal
drink did me l viii not try TO tell it,
for only after having used 1t can one
be convinced OF its merits"
Ten days trial shows Postum's pow
er TO rebuild what coffee has destroy
ed.
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek. Mich. Read The Road 20
Wellyille.' IN pkgs.
Postum In two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well boil
ID. 15c and 25c packages.
Instant Postum-is a soluble pow
der. 4 teaspoonful dissolves quickly
In z cup OF bet water and, with. cream
sr.rs> - r-.'.. ss. cs".~4sss3S.5r-~s~,y rs
Instantly. soc and SOC tins.
The cost per cup OF both kinds IS
about the same.
"Thpro'a q Rpacon" for Postum
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04
CANADA'S HUGE GRAIN BINS
Port Arthur Paper Is Peeved at the
Mention Of Kansas City Elevators.

From the Port Arthur tCanaca) Evening Chronicle
Kansas City gains the attention Of
the New York Evening Post and ia
given five inches Of space in that ad.
mirable newspaper by reason of in.
creasing the capacity Of a grain ele.
vator there. The Evening Post says:
when the additions and alterations
to its huge grain elevator at Kansas
City now under way are completed the
Missouri P~acilc-Iron Mountain rail.
road will have one OF the largest
plants Of its kind in the world"
The present capacity of the Kansas
City product is one million bushels.
When it gains its promised stature
and becomes zone Of the largest in
the world it will have a capacity OF
2.133,000 bushels.
AT the mention Of grain elevators
the twin ports at the head Of the lakes
prick up their ears and take notice.
The name Of Lloyd-George at a Tory
garden party, or Of President Wilson
at a bankers convention catches at.
tention no quicker than the word "ele.
vator" in the hearing Of a Port Arthur
Fort William man. Toronto prides
Itself on its churches; Pittsburgh
specializes on m~illionaires; Chicago
has its pork and Boston its pork and
beans-as for us, we rise to fame on
the bins Of our elevators, and he who
says zone Of the largest" about any
old two-milliOn-bushel outfit in Mis-
souri, must withdraw the statement or
name the place and weapons.
If the Evening Post had said zone
OF the largest in Missouri" or in the
general but expressive American
phrase had said some elevator" we
wouldn't have minded it so much, but
when 1t describes this etunted Mis-.
souri, receptacle as lone Of the largest
grain elevators in the world" then It
is time to kick. Why, two-million.
bushel elevators are so common here
abouts that the secretary of the board
of trade does not point them out to
distinguished visitors. Nothing could
show clearer than that what we think
of two-million-bushel elevators.
When we have pointed to the $780,.
000-bushel G. N. r. elevator and the
$500. 000-bushel c. p. r. elevator and
the $500 000-bushel G. T. p. elevator;
then to the $500, 0O0-bushel Dominion
Government elevator which is only
the first unit Of what is to be a so.
million-bushel plant, by that time the
air is so full of millions that the
listener would be annoyed il we both.
cred him with mention Of a mere two.
mil!ion-bushel affair. So we just lump
the balance together and describe the
grand total of 45-million-bushel capac.
ity already standing at the head Of
the lakes.
Upon the basis upon which Kansas
City got five inches of space in the
Evening Post we claim a compliment.
tary writeup Of at least three columns
and in the article we would state that
IN one respect we are like Kansas
~City-when it is a question OF big ele
vators we also are from Missouri.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04
FIGURES on State Valuation.

Pierrc.-The final figures Of valua-
ton Of South Dakota for assessment
purposes as secured by the state tax
commission. show 1921, 277 ,952, an
increase over the 1919 figures of $685.
136,0SS. The personal property shows
a decrease from last year, while the
real estate and railway assessments
will show an increase. The figures by
years are: Real and personal. 1913,
1903, 007 $40; 1914, 81, 0S3,614,234.
Railroad. 1913. $124,3S0 ,295; 1914,
1929. 452,074. Telephone, 1913, $3,641,-
8G2; 1914, $4,043,331 Express, 1913,
$~2,779.319: 1914. $2.959,960. Sleeping
car, 1913. $2S2,0OO; 1914, s2S0,00o. Tel
egraph, 1913, $1,032,737; 1914, 1929
1853. Total, 1913, s1,195,1 41 ,S54; 1914.
$1,221, 377,95.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04
BY NO MEANS A STRANGER
Not the First Time Lawyer Had Stun.
bered With the Companion Of
His Travels.

The new senator from Alabama
Francis Shelly White, is a lawyer and
has Il large practice IN his state.
Sometimes his work takes him out III
the interior, and on one of these
trips he was accompanied by his eli
ent. and client being a pious man, a
deacon in the church to which White
belonged.
1t was late at night when the darby
pulled up his span before the doors OF
the inn, which was presided yer Icy a
lady Of generous heart and equal pro
portions. When he went to the desk
to engage a room White was apollo
getically told that it was impossible,
on account Of the influx Of visitors. to
give him a separate chamber.
Il guess ! can get a separate bed,
then" said he. But to this the reply
was the anne.
May | ask who is TO be my bed
fellow" asked White, who did not
relish the idea OF sharing his couch
with a stranger.
"Why,' replied the landlady, ct will
be the gentleman with whom you
came"
ooh, that's all right, then" said
White, with a sigh OF relief. He
and | are both deacons In the same
church ana have been sleeping togeth-
er during the IL O'Clock sermon in the
First Baptist church for 20 years.
Providence Journal.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04
Eju Central Fair Planned.

MObrid2e.- AT the special meeting
held here to devise the best methods
to adopt to have a great central fair
At Mobridge, it was decided TO appoint
a committee OF aggressive and in!u-
entail Mobridge men to meet the rep
resentative men of Xiebach, COrsOn,
Dewey. Campbell and WalWorth coUn-
ties to discuss this affair, and form a
stock company at least capitalized at
$4,000.
AS Mobridge is a logical point for
anything of this nature on account of
the brantl lines as we'll as the main
line that runs in all directions except
north, the conclusion cannot help be
ing arrived at that a central fair of
the magnitude planned will be OF dis
tinct benefit to every section of the
country desired to reach.
1t is planned to raise enough money
TO buy 100 acres, to erect substantial
buildings and to construct either a
half mile or a mile track for racing
purposes.
After the preliminary plans are
shaped Up it is the intention of the
committee at this time to call a meet
ing of the representative men of the
different counties it is desired to in
terest and if interest shown at that
meeting warrants the furtherance OF
this plan a great meeting will be plan
ned TO be called a little later on, to
which the general public Of the differ
ent counties will be invited and az that
meeting the work will be completed.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04
School Population Is 17O,587.

Pierre.-The school census returns
Of the state have been received at the
state land apartment for their use in
in school apportionments. The show.
ing is a school population of 17O,JS7
from the returns Of a year ago. The
figures show increases in 26 counties
of the state, Of which 20 are east Of
the Missouri river and 6 west. They
show decreases in 50 counties, "a Of
which are east of the Missouri. and IL
west.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04
State Board Order Sustained.

Pierre.-The circuit court has sus
tanned the order of the state board of
railroad commissioners TO establish
a sidetrack at a point between Tabor
and Yankton. The railroad company
resisted the order on the ground that
Utica, located on another branch OF
the road, was less than Il miles from
the proposed site Of the new sidetrack
and town. The circuit court held that
in such cases the measurement must
be by rail and not by an air line, and
by this measurement the distance
from the present towns TO the site
OF the proposed new town exceeds
the statutory limit.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04
Tredway Athletic Director.

Huron-HurOn college has secured
the services of Roy ID. Tredway as
athletic director and coach of foot
ball, basketball and track for the com.
ing year. Mr.. Tredway coached the
college football team last season and
has coached high school teams for
several years. He was a we'll known
star on the Yankton college football
team when a student there, and later
at Beloit college, from which insti-
tuition he graduated.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04
His Two Dollars Wasted.

They met at the crossroads.
What is Sile looking so glum about
these days." asked the farmer.
Gosh, He thinks he's been bun.
koed again drawled the railsplitter
DO tell"
Yeas. BY heck. he paid a dollar
for a bottle of stuff that was adver-
t!sed to make yeou live 200 years an
now he's discovered that some one has
predicted that the world will come to
an end this year"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04
Will Push Road Work.

Brookings.-The Brookings Com.
mercial club at its last meeting pro-
jected several ley movements Cor
immediate and future consideration.
The good roads work will be pushed
until all the main roads in the county
are put in splendid condition, and a
special committee has been appointed
to procure and place sign boards az
the principal crossroads for. the bene'
frt-~,+'---~-- .~gr-i,.-~s. fSiic:-~ --~~-"''ss
done in cooperation with other towns.
The South Dakota Central has pur-
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04
BID Bank Deposits.

Pierre.-The summary Of statement
OF condition OF national banks of this
state for the call of June 30 last, shows
total deposits in that class Of banks
in the state for that date 10 have been
S31,593, 609.75. This in addition to the
total deposits as shown by the state
bank summary given out some time
ago shows that on June 80 last the to-
tai deposits in banks of all classes.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04
Not His First Love.

Am I the first girl you ever loyedT"
sighed the maid.
"You certainly are mott" proclaimed
the youth.
This was not what she had been
brought up to expect, SO she became
really interested.
Il am not?" she repeated
You are not. You are merely tho
best of the bunch. Are you satisfied
with that?"
Wen, was she?-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04
18-Carat Cyniclsm.

Simms-You're a poor sort Of q
club member. | very seldom sec you
around at the clubhouse.
Timms-Why, l get around once Q
twice a week.
Simms-Well, look at me-Im thes
every night.
Timms-Yes, but you're married AN
I'm single.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04
Auto Driver Arrested.

Watertown. For est Garvin, a driv-
or in an auto livery, struck Lester
Miller with his car, being unable 10
avoid a collision. is under 5000 bonds
to appear at the next term Of circuit
court. The specific charge is that he
10 observe the state law, pro-
viding that a driver in such an acct
dent shall step lis car. giye his tame.
car nurrSe-- and postoffce~ address;
either to the injured person or 10 the
police. Punishment is a fine not to
exceed $500 CT not 10 exceed two years
y prison.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04
Proof Positive.

Hold on a minute said a man to
his party over the telephone, "central's
or the line
Il amt, either" exclaimed the in
dignant central.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04
Sweet Sorrow.

Who wrote: Parting is such sweet
sorrow?'"
Some duck who coughed up his
last 10 cents for a julep."
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04
Knew the Men.

why has she never married."
She doesn't like TO stay alone
nights. Houston Post.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04
Double Supply Needed.

Maud spends an awful lot Of money
for complexion powder"
Naturally; the two-faced thing
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04

Your W DRUGGIST WILL TELL You
Try Murine Eye Remedy for Red, Weak, Watery
Eyes and Granuiated Eyelids; No Smar ring
just Eye Comfort. Write for Book of the Eve
by mail Free. Murine bye Remedy Co., Chicago
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04

Imaginary troubles cause more
worry than real ones.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-09-04
Flour CITY Gas Tractors

Sample on exhibition at our shop. Write fol
catalog. New and second hand boilers, smoke
stacks, tanks and all kinds sheet steel work.
BOILER TUBES. Boiler repairing and sup.
plies. SIOUX FALLS BOILER WORKS. Sioux
Falls, :. D., East end Of 10th Street Bridge.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-07-15
MAKES LONG AUTO TRIP.

Mr.. William Solomon, the Jeweler,
Touches Twelve Counties In Jour-
ney.
Mr.. and Mrs William Solomon and
family spent the Fourth of July AMI
the two days following in long an
tomobile trip through the counties III
the lower part of the state. In their
trip they passed through Newber.y
Richland, Kershaw, Lee, Cheraw, Dill
lion Marion, Darlington, Florence and
Chesterfield counties. Mr.. Solomon
states that the roads were good nearly
everywhere bat the Laurcns roads had
'em all beat mile. In practically
every town in which he stopped ne
found a native Of this county located
and he says that they all looked pros
porous. The trip was taken in Ford
touring car and was without any ac-
cidents to the car.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-07-15
VOTING BY PROXY
OPPOSED BY DIAL

Executive Committeeman from this
County Says makes administration
Of Duties Expensive and Cumber-
some.
n. b. dial executive committeeman
from this county, attended the meet
ing of the state executive committee
in Columbia last week, where he crc-
ated quite Il little stir in Offering
resolution to do away with voting by
proxy in the committee meetings In
speaking OF his resolution to an Ad-
vertiser man, Mr.. Dial gave his rca-
sons why he advocated this move
mcnt. In the first place. he said,
vote by proxy in the committee is
unconstitutional on the principle that
delegated authority cannot be still
further delegated. And then again,
he said, he thought ii best to do away
with proxies in the committee on the
grounds Of economy. The committee
is already too large and unwicldy for
the character OF business which il
mas 10 TRANSACT ana "Ecn unlnlOrmcu
proxies are sent to the Getting mach
time and labor is lost in cXpaining
matters to them. Their railroad fare
and hotel hill is quite an item and out
Of proportion 10 the services they
render Very often he said com
mittccman who had sought and been
elected to the place for the honor Of
1t sent different proxies to every meef-
ing and caused much delay. In addi-
ton to the saving in actual money,
Mr. Dial thinks that the committee
could do its work more efficiently if
it were not hampcred by uninformcd
proxies.
The resolution, Mn Dial said. was
Very iavorahly received in many
quarters but some OF tie committee
men asked tha; il be called up at the
next meeting, SO the matter was not
pressed. II will come up at the next
meeting and will be vigorously pusl,
ed
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-07-15
SMITH TO RIDE ON BALE OF COTTON
OVER FIFTY TWO YEARS OF AGE
Ovation Planned for "Cotton" Smith When Campaiun
Party Speaks Ia Laurens Next Wednesday

IL plans now on foot mature, and
there is no doubt but that they will
Senator Smith will receive at I.au-
rens one OF the most unique as we'll
as enthusiastic receptions yet held
since the senatorial party started out
several weeks ago. The friends and
supporters OF Senator Smith are able
to put their plans into effect because
there is in Laurcns probably the old
est bale OF cotton in existence. This
bale OF cotton, tifty-two years old
Will in all probability be placed in a
large farm wagon decorated especial
ly for the occasion and driven to the
speaking ground with Sen. Smith rid
ing on top Of it. The friends and ad-
mirers OF the farmer-senator from all
over the county are expected to be
here in full force and join in the pa
radc 10 the speaking place
This very old bale Of cotton was
ginncd in the year 1862 near Cross
Hill, by Mr.. Henry Thompson. 1t
was willed by him to his wife, who
in turn willcd it to her grandson,
Robert Hall Fleming, son of Mr.. Sam
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-07-15
Cutting At Watts Mills.

In a dcspute which i3 said 10 have
arisen over docking or wages on picce
work at the Watts Mills yesterday,
Charlie Penland cut and severity
wounded Bob Woodside, a boss in tho
cloth room, nccessitating much effort
on the part Of physicians to save his
life. The cloth room boss was cut
several times about the neck and head,
and several times about the
back, shoulders and chest. Hc was Civ
en- immediate medical attention and
at last reports was in no danger.
Pcnland was arrested shotly after tho
affair took place and is now in tho
county Jail.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-07-15
TO AID HAIL STRICKEN DISTRICT
Governor Bease Asks For Contributions and Senator
Smith to Ask For Federal Aid

Further reports from the hail strick-
en- districts of the county confirm
earlier reports Of great damage done
to the growing crops Later advices
show that the damage wrought was
more in the lower portion of the coun-
ty and between Clinton and Goldville,
than in TIE upper area near Barksdalc
station. Sen e. d. Smith, at the sug-
gcstion OF Clinton citizens, visited the
Goldvillc area Saturday afternoon.
After viewing the great havoc wrought
he is said to have stated that more
damage was done than in any hail
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-07-15

Fleming, OF Ora, who is the present
owner. 1t was originally packed and
bound with ropes, but the roping gavo
way to steel tires about eleven years
ago when it was placed in the Lau-
rcns Bonded Warehouse, where it
now is. The bale Of cotton is now. so
far as the average person can tell
as perfect in grade as it was when
originally ginncd. During the eleven
years that it remained in the ware
house it has lost eleven pounds in
weight, but the appearance docs not
seem to be changed
Jilc object OF the demonstration IS
two-fold: lst as an expression Of an
probation for the work Sen. Smith
has done for the farmers during his
lifetime; and End, to demonstrate to
the world that cotton is for all prac-
teal purposes non -perishabic pro-
duct.
Tht white cotton blossom has been
adopted as the campaign badge of the
Smith voters and it is expected that
those who endorse the work of Senator
Smith will wear one on campaign day.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-07-15
STOCK SHOW ASSURED
FOR CROSS HILL
Citizens Hold Meeting Thursday and
Make Definite Plans. 70 he Held in
,lnr

september.
Cross Hill, July 9th-A meeting of
citizens was held this morning i'm the
interest of the proposed fair and stock
show for Cross Hill township. MIR. T..
NJ. Pinson was called to the chair and
Mr.. S. ID. Austin acted as secretary.
n committees report with recommen-
dation on time and place was placed
before the meeting which was adopted
The time suggested is the last Tues
day In September, on the school house
grounds, the place. w. r. Austin was
elected president and 10. B. Itasor sec
retary and treasurer. Committees
were appointed for the different de-
partments and the work of getting up
the fair will begin in earnest. In the
farm and garden department we want
to see all kinds Of grain, hay, cotton
and vegetables; also all homemade
labor saving devices from a wheelbar-
row to a wash board. In the exhibit
of horses and muics we want TO see
home-raiscd stock from q saddle horse
to mule colt A good ring will be
provided and riding and driving will
be a specially. Some Of this VIII be
open to the county
We expect to have a fine poultry ex-
hibit. Quite Il number of our people
raise fine birds anG this exhibit will
be fine. We expect to nave out some Of
the best milk cows to he socn any
where. Our ladies' will have their eX-
hibit Of fancy work e!a. in the schoo.
building. All the schools in the town
ship will have an exhibit which will
be interesting. We will expect all per-
sons appointed on committees to get
up their exhibit, have it in place by
noon Of the day appointed, have it.
Judged and ribbons on by 1 o'clock.
The most of the afternoon will be ex-
hibits Of stock in the ring. We are
going to call on our neighbors Of Wa
terloo and Mountville to come and act
as judges. We expect to offer some
good prizes. We ask every one to CO.
operate with us and help to make it a
success.
" T. Austin.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-07-15
|RBY is PLEASED
WITH PROSPECTS
Feels Confident OF Getting in Second
Race. Standing the Campaign Well.

Hon. w. c. Irby, Jr., candidate for
governor, spent the weekend in the
city after attending the campaign
meeting at 'Edgcficld Saturday. Mr.
lrby appeared in the best of health
when seen Monday and stated that
the scrcrt strain of the campaign had
IN no way impaired his strength.
Mr.. lrby was very optimistic as to
his success in the race. He said he
felt that he had already gone over the
most difficult part of tho state ana
that as he approached the Piedmont
nc would have easier sailing. As 10
the progress he has already made,
Mr.. 1rby states that he has received
encouragement wherever he has cone
and that many friends have been won
over to his side. 81 am confident" he
said, that | will be in the second
race"
Mr.. Irby has accepted an invitation
to speak at the annual w. o. w. pic
mic at Woodvillc, in the upper part
Of this county. on the 3lst Of tho
month.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-07-15

storm he had ever known OF. Before
leaving he said that he would take the
matter up at Washington and try to
secure aid from he Federal govern
ment for the hail-stricken victims.
According to dispatch from CO.
lumbia in yesterdays daily papers,
GOV. Blcase has issued proclamation
asking for aid for both the York coun-
ty hail sufferers and the Laurcns coun
ty hail sufferers. In this county
Mayor G. NJ Babb, of this city, Mayor
Copeland, OF Clinton, and Geo. A.
Browning, Jr., OF Goldyillc. have been
asked TO receive subscriptions.