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S. D. RAILROADS
r AS SAHARA
NO LIQUOR BEING SOLD ON ANY
TRAINS IN STATE Al PRE-.
SENT.

NO lntoXicantS are being sold or
any railroad trains in South Dakota
according 20 the announcement MADE
today by II. N. Holsaple, superintend.
ent of the South Dakota anti-saloon
league. This is declared to be t1e
first time this condition has ever lex
listed.
Following the announcement OF
the Milwaukee system a month ago,
that it would discontinue the sale OF
hquor on all buffet and sleeping cars,
word was just received from James
T.. Clark, second yice-president of the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis q
Omaha company, that the sale of in
mad been stopped.
Although the Omaha road is re-
garded as a part of the Northwestern
system, no action will be necessary
by the officials OF that road, as they
have already notified Supt. Holsaple
that they have no dining or buffet
cars on their line within the state
wherein liquor could be served.
The South Dakota Central has dis
continued the buffet parlor car be-
tween Sioux Fails and WATERFOWL,
which vas said to have been used
Tor the sale of intoxicants. Statements
made by Mr.. Holsaple today indicat-
ed that the buffet car had been Il
mecca for the thirsty in the dry
towns is passed through and that
long stops had been made on this ac-
connt
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WOONSOCKET.

Woonsocket, S. D,-Miss Emogene
Pierce returned to her school duties
at Letcher, Sunday night.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Ellis
worth, last Friday, a nice big bounc-
ing girl.
Cleon Cook was called to Aberdeen
the first of the week by the railroa 1
mail service.
Miss Mable Strand returned Sum
day night to Canton, where she is
attending college.
A. kalder has been clerk of courts
in Sanborn county for twenty-one
years the first of January. Fir. kald-
er has made a good clerk and was
nominated for another term.
p. ID. Mccormick and Miss Clara
Mildenberger We're married at the
Catholic church in this city Wcdnes-
day, January Z. Both parties are from
Cuthbert, and are we'll and favorable
known here.
VIM. Cameron died at the ho~.e
of his brother in Artesian, and was
buried at that place Friday of last
week. He is a brother of J.. b.
Cameron and father to Bruce Cam
|eron, who is clerking in C. N. Whites
store.
Mrs. Carrie Barth received a tele-
phone message from 7. w. PARROT
that Robert "a very low with pneu-
monia at his home in Elk Point, and
she left Thursday for hat place.
Il. c. Chevalier of Mitchell, has ac-
cepted a position in the John Gerkin
blacksmith shop, and commenced
work the first OF the week. Mr.. Chev-
alier is a first class blacksmith and
will handle the work in a workman
like name
Mrs. l.. H. Pier received a tele.
gram last Friday from Ellsworth,
Wis, that her father Gilbert Nor
they was very low and for her to
come at once. Mr.. and Mrs. Pier left
that night for that place. Word was
received later that he had died. Mr..
Northy is an old settler of this city
and is we'll known by the old timers.
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SPENCER.

Spencer. S. D.-lad. Lester ana
family have returned to their home
Lloyd Combs and family are bach
from their visit to Iowa.
Joe Young and Lawrence Parable.
were at Mitchell yesterday.
j. IF. Duffy and j. II. Grove were
down from Canova Tuesday.
Ed. Noelker and wife came yester
day for q visit at the Kruse and Sch.
evelbein homes.
Ed. Slagle was in from Mitchell
Tuesday.
Elmer Holscher made a trip tc
Sioux Falls yesterday.
One of the little daughters of VIM.
Gruescher has been i'll, but is inprov-
ing.
Mrs. e. II. Campbell came Friday
and she and Mr.. Campbell are now
snugly housed in the rooms over the
bank. A brother of Mrs. Campbell,
n. M. Mauer, OF DeMars, la, was
her a few days as a visitor.
Thos. Crelly, j.. e. Ryan, p. II.
McManus, JAS Justice, j. T. Quincy,
Bert Couitryman and samuel Mayer
were at Salem yesterday in attend
ance OF the county proposal commit
tee meeting, at which candidates for
county offices were named.
The German school house, on tn q
church premises, is finished and the
scnool is now being conducted Their.
The following pupils are in attend
ance: Raymond Muckles, George
Schoepf, Reinbold Kickabush, Harry
Schorg, Albert, Anna and Hoppman
and Elsie Drunken.
Senator VIM. Hoese returned Tues
day from Pierre, where he had been
in attendance at the state proposal
committee meeting. Mr.. Hoese did
not allow his name to go before the
al Il candidate for lieu
governor, he and Mr.. Packard
of Redfield, doing this in order that
Peter Norbeck an able and popular
man, might be the unanimous choice.
are other times coming.
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sufficient for M%iichell's purposes, and
that; the railroad, conditions at Nit
chen had greatly embarrassed him in
the shipment of lumber and silo
material. These conditions meant a
serious loss TO Mitchell shippers. de.
clared Mr.. Burns.
That the lack of a connection he
tween the Milwaukee and Omaha
lines was a serious obstacle in the
development of business, testified w.
). Hill, OF the Dakota Improved Seed
Company. Mr.. Hill declared that all
carload shipments received by the
company in Mitchell owe the MIL
waukee system had to be drayed
across the city 10 the company's
warehouse on the Omaha tracks.
Charles Boreson, live stock breed
or, farmer and president of the
Ethan Farmers Elevator company,
declared that the absence of connec-
tions between the two roads in a
past had proved a serious i%nconyen-
fence. With the "Y", he testified.
he could have done much more bust
ness in buying and selling both grain
and live stock.
D. w. C%ountryman and j. L. Ryan,
grain dealers at Spencer, both de-
.clared they were shut off from the
market west of the river by reason
of poor connections in Mitchell. w.
+. Fetmer, a miller at Spencer, w. C.
Sholes, trustee of the Farmers ele-
vator at Riverside, and j. Briscoe,
manager of the elevator AT Emery,
also testified to the same fact.
But for the fact thai. evidence
from purely local shippers was mad
missable, the Commercial club Off.
cials could have presented a much
stronger case. The courts have rul-
ed that their only interest iii such
a case would be to avoid the payment
OF drayage charges, and for this
reason only shippers from out of the
city and those transferring from one
system to another, were, called to
the stand as witnesses. 1t is a
worthy of note that all of the visiting
witnesses for the Commercial club
appeared at the hearing by paying
all$of their own expenses and mile
age. ltt4 6s
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INDEPENDENTS
MAY ENTER RACE
LAURlTZ MILLER ANNOUNCES
HE WILL BE IN REPUBLICAN
OTHER CANDIDATES
PRIMARY IN MARCH,
POSSIBLE.

Possibilities of a fight all along
the line i'll the republican ranks in
the March primaries was presaged
today by the announcement OF
Lauritz Miller, states attorney, that
he would seek denomination at the
hands OF the party as an indeDend-
ent candidate.
In the meeting of the majority
proposal committee on Wednesday
afternoon, w. E. Upton won the
nomination over Mr.. Miller by the
vote of 957 to ISL. In the ballot
ing Mr.. Miller had the support OF
the First Ward, where he resides,
and Mt. Vernon, Prosper, Lisbon,
Union, Baker, Tobin and Rome town
ships.
In the session of the minority
committeeman, nominations for the
office of states attorney we're passed
by ersolution. Ten of the nominees
OF the majority meeting was endors-
ed by resolution.
With the announcement of Mr..
Miller's candidacy in the republican
primaries, it is dexpected that other
candidates will file independent
petitions with the county auditor.
hoSS names HdVG DGSu
mentioned, but who have not made
definite announcement, are G.. II.
Helgerson, of Mt. Vernon, who has
served one term as state senator;
John Anthem, who was defeated for
the nomination for treasurer by John
Dondelinger; John E. Watkins, who
was a candidate before both majority
and minority committeeman of rep
reesntative, and . D. Doane, a can
didate for auditor.
By the provisions of the Richards
primary law, candidates in the in
dependent column in the primaries
VIII be given the first column at the
left OF the ballot. The minority can
didates will have the second column
and the majority nominees the last
column, generally regarded as the
least favorable position.
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MT. VERNON.

Mt. Vernon. S. D.-Mrs. G. C.
Fitch returned last Thursday from
Minneapolis, where she has been on
a visit to her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Wearmouth left
Wednesday for their home in Cam
ada, after n few days visit with
friends in this vicinity.
Miss Lottie Anthem arrived last
Thursday from the north part of the
state, where she is teaching school
and visited the folks north of town
a few days.
Mrs. Robt. Dexheimer of Pierre.
was in the city last week visiting at
the Dexheimer home. She went to
Plankinton last Thursday night to
visit relatives.
Miss Ella Wagner was here a few
days last week visiting her sister.
Mrs. III. l.. Shrader and mother south
of the city. She returned to Minne-
sofa Monday.
Alvin Gullickson came up from
belmont last week and will spend the
winter here visiting his brother. L..
GulIickson and family.
Chas. Himself bobbed In from the
east Monday night and is packing his
household goods preparatory to shin
ping them to Sacred Heart, Mime
sofa, where he will locate. His wife
and family are at present visiting
relatives in Iowa.
The Odd Fellows installed officers
as follows Saturday night: r. II.
Strombeck. noble grand; Harry Mar
TN, Vlce-grand; Frank Meekins. sec
rotary; j. w. johnson, recording
SECRETARY: j.. M. Newell. treasurer.
Peter Sunda, from near Sticknev
has purchased the John Johnson
property in this city. Mr.. johnson
expects to leave soon for Minnesota
where he has a farm.
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MEANS LARGER
BEEF PRODUCTION
JAMES a. PATTEN SAYS THIS or,
TnE DECLINE IN THE PRICES
OF CORN.

Chicago.-The recent sharp decline
In corn prices here went a penny fur
Their yesterday, due to the removal
of the tariff duty from the cereal, ac-
centuated by a decline in the Buenos
-Ayres market. Argentine corn in
New York is at present ceiling 4 to
. cents under the price * which
Chicago shipments a be sold in that
market, according to DANES \. Patten
who or many years has Ece!l recog-
niZed as the foremost corn dealer in
the American market.
Mr.. Patten said that in due course
of time he looked for the appearance
of foreign corn in western markets
and predicted hal in two or three
years the cheaper feed would increase
production of beef.
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PRINCIPAL IN FAMOUS
MURDER CASE is DEAD

Montpelier. France.-Mrs. Violet
Goold, who, with her husband We're
Segler Goold, was serving a term of
life Imprisonment for the murder of
Emma Levin in 1907, died in prison
today. The crime was known as the
Monte Carlo trunk mystery"
The trial of the Goods attracted
great attention because of the enorm-
ity of the crime, the manner in which
the murder was committed and the
dramatic arrest of the principals, who
ere arrested while seeking to escape
with the trunk containing portions OF
the body of their victim. The mur-
dered woman had been lured by the
Goods to their villa and robbed of
valuable jewelry. The dismembered
body was placed in a trunk. which.
was shipped to Marseilles. The trunk
later was found among the baggage
Of the Goods.
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frontier murder yet is an inmate OF
the Sioux Falls penitenuary, have an-
nonnced their intention TO secure a
pardon for him il his conduct in pri-
son during the twenty years which
have elapsed since the murder has
been all that could be desired. The
object OF the sympathy OF the Cham
berlain people in Henry Schroeder,
who early in the sos was convicted
in the state circuit court in Alexan-
dria OF having assassinated Mot Mat
son, a Lyman county homesteader.
The sympathy of the Chamberlain
people, however, is wasted, for Sch
roede died at the Sioux Falls penn
Tertiary some years ago.
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BIC SUM PAID
U TO WORKMEN
COMPULSORY COMPENSATION IN
WISCONSIN BRINGS NEARLY
500, 900 PAY FOR INJURIES

Madison, Wis.-In the two Years
since the workingmen's compensation
law went into effect in this state, en-
ployers in Wisconsin have paid in
IDENTITIES to injured workmen, and
their dependents totalling 396,354,
according to an announcement by the
state industrial commission.
This mount doesn't include the
sum paid under the medical relief
provision of the law, which is esti-
mated to equal fifty per cen of the
amount of the indemnity. Up to
January 1, there had been settled a
total of 6,S94 claims. Practically ali
the claims We're settled directly be
tween the employer and claimant,
without the expense of a court OF
trials, OF Intervention OIL the part OF
the Industrial commission.
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1880 BANKS APPLY TO
ENTER THE NEW SYSTEM

Washington, ID Cat the close
last night of the second week since
the approvaN-of the federal reserve
act, the treasury department has re-
ceived from national banks in As
states 1880 notifications of inten.
ton TO enter the new currency sys-
TEN.
In a statement reviewing the de-
velopments to date, Assistant Secret
airy Williams announced that the
New England states had presented
los notifications, the eastern states
314, the southern states $50, the
middle western states 40. the west
ern states 1913 ana the Pacific coast
states SO.
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BUFFALO GEORGE" IS
N A PAROLE

Pierre, S. D.-Governor Byrne has
granted a pardon to William Kade,
sent from Bon Homme county on a
charge of robbery. He has also par
doned William George of Lyman
county, better known as Buffalo
George" who was sent up on convic-
tion of cattle rustling.
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UNIVERSITY PLEASED BY
JOHNSON's NOMINATION

Vermillion, S. D.-There is much
local pride in current news dispatches
TO n effect that Royal c. johnson.
U. $. D., Law '06, now attorney-gen-
eral for South Dakota, has been the
majority republican nomination for
congress from the second Congress
slona District. 1t is probable that a
Royal z. johnson republican club will
be organized among the republican
students from his district.
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WANT PARDON FOR MAN
WHO DIED IN PRISON

Alexandria, s. D.-Persons who
have taken up their residence at
Chamberlain within the past few
years under the impression that Il
OF the chief actors in a sensational
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DIES IN ANTICIPATION
OF HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY

Caledonia, Minn.-Worn out by
preparation and eagerness for the
celebration of her Tooth birthday.
which would have been held in a few
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days, Mrs. Anna Bauman died here.
peculiar fact is that despite her
great age. all of her ten children died
before reaching the age of IS. 4.
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IOWA PRoGREssIvEs SURE
TO NAME FULL TICKET

Des Moines, Iowa.-All doubt as
to the intention of the Iowa rcgres-
s1ves to nominate fun state and
county tickets and also candidates for
United States senator and congress-
men, was dispelled when the meetig
of the state committee today opened
here.
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R. %. Dowdell, of Artesian, was a
guest Yesterday at the home of his
sister, Mrs. S. NJ. G%rundland.
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A. f.. ~Sclarnweber went to Sioux
rails this morning on a business
trip.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-02
EAST SIDE NOTES
Theodore Torgerson, son of O.. Tor
WHAT TELEPHONE DOES Is
STILL UNEXPLAINED

The telephone remains the acme of
electrical marvels. Mother device
does so much with so little energy.
NO other engine operates with a breath.
Nothing is simpler to operate, and
nothing is more difficult to compre-
bend. Even the inventors who have
lived with it for a third Of a century,
still regard it swith amazenent. 1t
can be used by a child. yet it cannot
be explained by any man Of natural
science Or philosopher of the world.
Not many months ago the writer of all
interesting article in the London
Times, says: l asked Alexander Ora
ham Bell himself if he understood ex-
actly what happened when a telephone
reproduced a human voice. mo-" he
replied. II only know what is done.
I do not know how it is accomplished"
low can a child's voice compel the
vibration Of a million pounds of cop
per wire, stretched 1900 miles between
Denver and New York? How can
three conversations be held at the
same time on only two pairs of wires?
How can two people 1000 miles apart,
exchange thoughts instantaneously via
local chords, air. wire and electricity?
How can the same disc of sheet iron
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-02
NOORHEAD POSTOFFICE
GROWING RECEIPTS

According to Postmaster Flaten of
the Moorhead p~ostoffice, his report to
Washington for the last quarter Of the
fiscal year which closed June 80 will
disclose the past year as a record
breaker In the history of the Moorhead
office and as the postoffice business of
any town is generally an accepted
business barometer and 1t Is crafty
ing to learn from Mr.. Flaten's report
that the receipts for the year just
closed we're nearly $4,000 greater than
they were at the close Of business
June 80, 1913, to be exact an increase
of 171a per cent.
The receipts for the year ending
June 80, 1914, were $z6,061.9S, as
against S~22,154.75 for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1913.
Did Large Business in June.
The receipts for the month Of June
were $3,082.61, the largest months
business ever done. Aprirs receipts
were second, with a total of $2,820.21.
During the fiscal year, 1888 money
orders were issued n 25,872 money
orders were paid. During the fiscal
year ending June 80 1913, the Office is
sued 6.9O1 orders and paid 22,375.
The increase in business each year
at the local p%ostoffice is a gratifying
indication of the city's growth. This
increase has been large for several
years and shows a steady, healthful
growth OF the city. The increase in
the receipts Of the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1914, over the previous year
were $3,907.23, while the year ending
June 80, 1913, increased $3,763.63 over
the yea before.
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NAVAL OFFICERS RETIRED
Continued From Page One.

board would have been relieved of the
necessity of "plucking". But last year
the president decided not to permit
the voluntary retirement Of any officer
who has not had twenty years servic-
es after graduation from the naval
academy. The law requires the crea-
ton Of forty vacancies annually with
fifteen compulsory retirements if nee
esSary.
Included in the list of "plucked" this
year are the names Of some officers
who have been SO prominent in naval
circles as to cause great surprise
among their colleagues at their re-
tirement. Captain Gibbons has been
superintendent of the naval academy
n naval attachee to the American
embassy in London, assignments given
to officers Of the highest professional
ability. Captain Hill is one of the
younger school of officers who became
prominent through his outspoken
criticisms of defects in the emplace-
ment of armor on the older battleship3,
which led to radical changes in the
designs.
Some Cf the officers had been regard
ed as in somewhat unsatisfactory
health, though not in a condition to
warrant medical condemnation.
Secretary Daniels explained that
a oDSOAuIO4S OkAA4A1S NA SAAO
records Of any of these officers to show
that they were not fitted for any naval
service in the matter Of habit, tenn
permanent and professional ability. He
pointed out that the plucking aW had
some time ago resulted in the elimina-
ton from the navy of officers who
were palpalbly disqualified, but now
the naval lists were in such shape
that the board was confronted with the
task of determining, not who was I'M
fit to be retained in the service, but
rather who could best be spared out
of the list of thoroughly competent
officers.
The secretary added that he hoped
that with the aid Of a board headed
by assistant Secretary Roosevelt a
bill could be prepared before the meet
ing of the next congress for the read
justment of the personnel Of the navy
which would eliminate Objectionable
features of the present law.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-02
SuIcldea In Cars Army.

The Razvedchik, the semi-oficial or
gan Of the Russian army, publishes
some startling figures about the ex-
tent of the suicide mania among Rus
sian troops, quoting a report recently
presented to a Moscow learned society
by a well-known military surgeon, Doc
tor Prozorof.
It appears that in 1905 no fewer
than 144 cases Of suicide occurred in
the Russian army. In the following
year the number rose to 1872. Since
then it steadily kept on growing, be-
ing 210 in 1907, 242 in 1908, 263 in
1909. 268 in 1910, BAT in 1911 and 4O5
in 1912. Within seven years, there
fore, the number Of suicides increased
about n hundred and fifty per cent.
The figures for 1913 have not yet been
published, but, according to Doctor
Prozorof. the first eight months of
Fast year showed 377 cases of suicide
and 189 cases Of attempts at suicide,
and for 1914 the high mark continues.
Out OF the 377 cases just mentioned u
occurred among officers.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-02
She Was WISE

A student took a lovely young
woman to the theater the other night.
He busted himself buying the tickets
and he didn't enjoy the show much,
because he kept thinking that maybe
she would expect him to take her into
the drug store and buy her something
before they took the car for home.
So soon as the performance vas
W he said:
Have you been reading all these
dreadful exposures Of drug store bev.
erage in the Home Muckraker? It's
awfully interesting. Doctor Wiley tells
Of how a young woman went to a soda
fountain, drank q popular drink and
dropped dead"
How ~tzagic!" murnlured the girl,
with shining eyes. Let's you and I
go in and take a drink ana die to-
gether! Won't that be romantic ?"-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Trade Of Bottle sorter.

One Of London's queer trades Is that
Of empty bottle sorting at the London
bottle exchange off Blackfrairs road.
These bottles have been salvaged from
dustbins, cellars, the holds of ships
and wherever bottles go astray.
Every year at least 1000, 900 bottles,
after many wanderings, find their way
to the bottle exchange. They are sort
ed and returned to their rightful own
ers, who pay az annual subscription
as we'll as a few shillings a gross for
returned bottles.
Readed on the bottle, as it were, q
sorter at the exchange must be a man
Of keen eye and delicate touch. All
that he has to guide him in thousands
Of cases is the embossed name on the
glass, and swiftly, u~nerrtngly and with
almost uncanny deftness he picks out
a bottle which has wandered from
Glasgow and puts it in the case bound
for the North.