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The Winslow mail., 1914-02-14
Mrs. Woods Entertains

Mrs. J. x. Woods entertained
with Whist Thursday evening, in
honor of Mrs. Bart of Flagstaff.
A dainty luncheon was served
and every one thoroughly enjoy
ed themselves. Guests were:
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Daze, Mrs. M.
Hastings and Mrs. Bart.
Mrs. Geo. Hammond returned
Saturday morning from Will
Jams, where she has spent the
past few weeks visiting friends.
Several parties left for Hol-
brook on No. 10, to take in the
dance given in that city, Mon
day night, in honor Of the Walt
ace Donahue wedding. Among
those who left were: A. Klein
dienst, Eddie Carroll, Geo. Cres-
well, Geo. Hubbard, Chet Houck,
Miss Ruth Hesser and Gladys
Marley, Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Wy.
rick and Ed Bargamen.
Vandewert. the wool buyer OF
Boston, was in town a few days
this week, looking after the fu-
ture production in the spring.
Mr.. D. G. McGrego left on
No. 8 Wednesday, for Los Angel
es where he will recuperate af-
ter an illness. He will return in
a few weeks.
Mr.. Smith, who has been Gee
upied in Williams for the past
few months, was a visitor in
town last week.
Mrs. Hesser made a business,
trip to Holbrook last Saturday.
George Downs left for Los
Angeles Tuesday morning on a
breif business trip.
L. H. Henderson, Manager of
Babbitt Bros. dry goods depart
ment, returned last week from
New York, where he went on
business.
Harvey Powell and William
Workman made a run up to the
hearing corrals in the machine
,unday afternoon.
The Winslow mail., 1914-02-14
Kansas City Market Letter

Kansas City Stock Yards, Feb. .
8, 1914. Four thousand less cat
tie were received here last week
than during corresponding week |
a year ago. The market declined
10 to 25 cents Tuesday, but on
other days it ruled steady, with
some strength at the close Of the
week. Periodically buyers claim
prices here are out of line with
other markets, and attempt to
readjust the situation, but the
short supply here makes market
breaks OF short duration. Cold
weather is helping the market.
and as predicted at the close OF
last week, the run here today is
moderate, 5000 head, and prices
are higher, ranging from strong
I to Is cents up. Some of the COM /
! mission men have taken the rec
4 ent weakness seriously, and point
to reports that the Canadian beef
market has gone to smash, and
that Buffalo and Boston will re-
ceive some beef from Canada this
week; they also credit reports
that all the states east Of Illinois
/ are factors to be reconed within
beef cattle supply at this time.
| Pennsylvania and Virginia hav-
ing loaded up with some cheap
Canadian stockers last fall, and
the other states with dlouth cat
tie at Kansas City last summer,
and they also add that imports Of
meat look threatening. On the
other hand, supply figures at the
five leading western markets last
week suggest scarcity, and the
light run today bears out the sug-
gestion. Heavy steers reached
$8.85 today, yearlings and heifers
worth up to 5000, bulk of native
steers SITS to $3.50, native COWS
$5.75 to SITS, bulls at about the
same range, sugar mill steers
SIG to So. 10, oil mill steers in
quarantine division $6.75 to$ $7.65,
common quarantines $6.00-$6. SO,
.stockers and feeders $3.50 to-
$8.25. Feeders closed Is to 25I
lower last week, but stock steers
held their strength.
Hogs are charting a course to-
ward the nine dollar quotation,
market having made net gain
of II cents last week, and 5 to 10
higher today, but there is some
improvement in weight and quail
i ity, average weight last week
1875 pounds, which is still, how
ever, 19 pounds less than average
during the same week a year ago.
Top today is $8.65, bulk of sales
So. 40 to $8.65.
Sheep and lambs declined rs
cents last week, more in some
cases, with lambs getting the
maximum loss in every case.
Quality was lacking in the closing
days, also today, which gives the
market a bad appearance on pa
per. Receipts are only 5000 to-
day, and were light here last
week. Choice lambs are worth
$7.75 here today, though the
market was not tested on them,
ewes $3.50. Actual sales OF
yearlings at $6.65, and wethers
at $5.75 were made today.
]. A. RICKART,
n !
The Winslow mail., 1914-02-14

Brakeman Vic Crowder return
ed Saturday night on No. 10
from Angeles. He has been TAX
ing a 60 day leave Of ahsence and
during the time he was off spent
considerable time in the east
visiting with relatives.
The Winslow mail., 1914-02-14

meet your eye and ear every
passing day, and you may be
deceived once or twice. 1t is
our experience that you per-
sistently refuse to be constant
ly deceived. Oar policy and
practice is to tell you the truth
from the start. Inspect our
stock and be convinced. :.
The Winslow mail., 1914-02-14
WlNSLOW FURNITURE co.

VIM. Williams and r. S. Teeple,
two of Holhrook' S leading citiz-
ems motored down from the
Coln5y seat Sladay afternoon
and spent night in oar city re-
turning next morning.
The Winslow mail., 1914-02-14

Johnnie Pittman returned from
the Grand Canyon SandAy night.
He has been employed there by
the Santa Fe installing boilers.
The Winslow mail., 1914-02-14

Conductor Ralph Woods has
layed off and gone to San Diego
where he will visit with his fami-
ly for the next 80 days.
The Winslow mail., 1914-02-14


Business IS to be reported to be
picking up on the road just now
and two more cars were put on
this week. Two engines and
crews were put back in the chain
gang service which were pulled
off while back.
Brakeman +. G. Shattuck has
taken a 80 day leave of absence
and it in El Paso.
A. c. Smith left for San Jac-
into Sping5, Tuesday morning.
The Winslow mail., 1914-02-14

0. B. Sutton left Sunday for
Phoenix, where he goes in the
interest Of his sheep business.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-30
Many Busy Workers in
Subscription Contest

the contest is over where Trey
went to. There will also. no
doubt, be many that will wish
with all their hearts that they
had not wasted the last few
weeks, but it will be too late
then for a chance and what they
have lost will never be regained.
We are trying to warn you in
time and save you all of those
heart aches and regrets.
Do not get discouraged, that is
the first sign of possible defeat.
Every candidate will have their
dark days, and that is the main
conclusion for all of you, that
while your slow times may come
now, your opponents will have
theirs later, and you can recoup
your losses when they are in
trouble. Perseverance always has
its reward, so stick to it and use
all of your spare moments.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-30
Some More Illegal
Sheriff Expenses

Every dollar that has been
paid out by the county for auto
mobile hire, telephoning, mile
age and other such expenses for
the sheriff or his deputies. after
he leaves the state line in pur-
suit of a criminal has been il.
legally paid, and the county at
torney should see to it that
these moneys be returned to the
county treasury. The sheriff S
jurisdiction extends only to the
state line and after he crosses it
he is no more than any other in
dividual and is not legally en-
titled to pay as above stated.
There have been hundreds Of
dollars paid out on charges like
the above while the present court
house bunch have been in charge
of the county affairs which ac-
counts for a part of the enor-
nous expenditures of the last
few years. Deputy sheriffs have
drawn regular salaries Of from
fifty to sixty dollars per month,
which is wholly without warrant
of law, making another item of
several hundred dollars.
Another considerable item has
been automobile hire. Sheriff
and deputies within the county
and state for which there is no
authority of law, the mileage al
lowed by law being intended to
cover the expense of transporta
| Continued on page ten)
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-30
Fire Destroys
Bison Hotel

Fire was discovered at s clock
Sunday morning on the second
floor of the Bison hotel, and
within one hour and five minutes
after its discovery the hotel
building, l. ie Bingham's
grocery store and the residence
building of Charles Reed were a
smoldering heap of ashes.
Mrs. Holmes Bingham, who
was first to discover anything
unusual about the hotel premises,
saw smoke pouring over the roof
apparently from the west side of
the hotel, Calling the attention
Of Mr.. Bingham to it, and he
hurried to give the alarm to the
village. and apprise the occupants
Of the hotel who up to this time
were not aware of the fire.
1t was practically impossible
to save any Of the contents of
the upstairs part of the hotel,
after the discovery of the fire.
DR.. Morgan, dentist Of Camp
Crook, happened to be in a front
room Of the building at the time
of the alarm and succeeded in
passing all Of his instruments
and equipment out the front
window to Mr.. Bingham and
lowered himself out the same
window, on the fire escape rope.
/ Leslie Bingham conducted a
grocery store Immediately east
of the hotel building. only a few
Continued on page I'D
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-30
The Democratic Ticket Pledged
unfahfu
What Crimes Are Committed
In Thy Name, 0, Justice!

Now, Mr.. Voter, and taxpayer,
this is a fair example of how
the court house bunch has been
managing your affairs and the
candidate of that bunch for sher-
iff at the present time has serv-
ed long and faithfully as head
deputy under the present sheriff.
1t is conceded by all who are in
formed that their candidate for
States Attorney is even less
competent to serve the county
than the present States Attor-
ney.
Shall we keep this bunch at
the crib or turn them out and
put men in Office who will work
for the interest of the man who
is trying to make this county a
desirable place in which to build
up a home and raise your family.
A vote for the Republican
County Ticket means to continue
the court house bunch in power.
and a vote for the Democratic
Ticket means to place the official
machinery of this county in the
hands of men who will look after
the interest of the man who
follows the plow and pays the
taxes.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-30
THE Big Noise"

1t is reported that Waldorsky,
who purchased the horse alleged
to have been stolen from Jonn
Madsen as related in our last
weeks issue. went to County
Judge Drewry to have replevin
papers made out, to recover pos
session Of the animal after the
sheriff had grabbed same. Afte
the papers were executed the
Judge charged Waldorsky $500
for his services and the poor
Waldorsky protesting that the
charge was too much. The
Judge it is stated said don't
you know am the Big Noise
around here. p" There have been
all kinds Of noises heard around
the court house during its Oc-
cupancy by the present gang,
but the noise the voter wants to
pray for is the shuttle Of their
feet departing, from the Court
House, that has been disgraced.
into the oblivion from which
they came,
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-30
Campaign is Now
Nearing its Close

The campaign is nearing its
close. On next Tuesday the tax
payers of Perkins county will
decide for themselves whether
they prefer the present regime,
or desire a "new DEAL with
county officers untainted with
the support Of the machine which
has ruled the county offices at
Bison with a prodigal hand the
past 5 years.
The Herald, for its own part,
is we'll satisfied with the part it
has taken in the present cam
paign, it has absolute proof OF
every charge it has made against
any candidate on the republican
ticket, state and county, and we
believe the voters of the county
are entitled to the information
this paper has been able to fur
nish, though it has by no means
printed all the evidence it has
against certain county officials.
No charge has been made by
this paper that has not been sus-
tained by the facts.
It is a fact not denied by the
republican bosses of this county
that they were opposing Burke
in the primaries. and in that
campaign made the same charges
we have made now. Were they
living then or are they living
lnow?
In considering the merits OF
1.-The candidates, We wish to call
to the readers attention the fact,
that one of the false reports that
have thus far been printed, ap-
reared in the Signal when that
paper claimed that President
Wilson and w. J. Bryan were
supporting Rodger Sullivan, a
corrupt reactionary politician OF
Illinois. Such is not the case as
the Signal we'll knows. And II
il was. it would be no excuse tol
South Dakota voters reelectlng
Mr.. Burke.
In conclusion we wish to re-
peat, it is high time to turn the
; pretty grafters out, ana the
: way to do it is to vote the demo
cratic ticket on November 3rd.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-30
The Bond Should Be
Defeated. Vote NO!

This IS the extent OF our cOun-
ty property, which represents
aside from salaries of the county
officers and other current ex-
penSes, an expenditure Of pro-
badly $500, 600. for much money
has been paid into the county
treasury, we have not taken
!nto acc unit, such as $1,000
on each saloon license issued in
the last 66 months. interest on
county funds deposited in banks
and from other sources.
Our roads. bridges and schools
do not enter into this expendi.
ture at all. because special levies
have been made to cover same.
This situation and condition is
appalling in this day of educa-
tion and publicity and it is al
most unbelievable that the peo-
pie would keep such a gang in
power to squander their money.
Even this can be explained, how
ever, when we investigate the
ownership of the Bison Courier,
the only paper published at the
county seat and the only paper
on the ground to guard the in
terests of the tax payers.
This paper is owned by the
Bison Publishing Company and
forced by law to publish the
names of the stockholders. We
find in recent issue that the
stockholders are: l.. G.. Emerson.
| SrooE Chas. S. Reed, p. II.
Woll. A. 0. Stanley. ID. K. Per-
kins, r. +. Dreary, S. A. Wick
ware, M. &. Wickware. John
Berdahl, c. p. Halyer. all Of BIZ
son: and K. w. Scott, of Whit.
ney. a county commissioner.
Does the above list of names
Stanley, Perkins, Drewry. Wick
ware, Halver and Scott explain
the matter. Other papers in the
county are simply clackers for
the gang.
Is it any wonder that this rot.
ten work has gone on without
exposure. A nice bunch of fruit
10 pick they have had and picked
it right merrily have they. Per
kins county needs a new deal
The way to get this new deal is
to Vote the Democratic Ticket
Straight and BEAT THE BONDS,
VOTE NO.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-30

having bankrupted the county
after the tax payers have paid
into the County Treasury for
general county purposes $2l9,.
692 SO for a period Of 66 months,
or since its organization, now
proposes to issue $66, 900 in
bonds to take up the floating in
debtedness of the county.
In the first place this paper
does not believe there is a sale
for bonds of this character at
this time owing to the European
war. and may not be for two
years to come.
In the second place. if these
bonds are to be issued it is alto
gether probable they will have
to run for a period of 20 years
and at 5 per cent the debt Of
the tax payers of the county,
as soon as the bonds are signed
and issued. will be Sl32. 600 in.
stead of $66, 600.
Would it not be better to wait
until a new set of county officials
has taken charge of the court
house and a thorough investiga-
tion has been made of affairs and
then determine what to do.
J Many thousands of dollars ex-
pended may be recovered. The
county has paid for automobile
, trips. running into the thousands,
J which is unauthorized by law
, and with States Attorney in
office not in sympathy with the
!, gang. this and other expendi.
lures may be recovered.
Let the voters clean house
first and then take up the mat.
ter of attending to our bank
rupt treasury. 1t is a sad com.
mentary on gang rule in Perkins
county when we look at the con,
dition of our county on the north,
Adams county.
This county has not a dollar OF
floating Indebtedness and has
more than cash enough on hanc
to take up its so, 10000 bondec
debt. That countv is only two
years older than Perkins, has
looked after its poor, attended
( to the sick, has better roads
| more bridges and instead Of be
| ing bankrupt has money to loar
) and taxes there have not beer
| as high, are now lower than II
) Perkins and it is a much smaller
= county.
Look at Corson county, on oul
east. Younger by 2 or 3 years
} than Perkins county. large areas
Z of the best land owned by In
!, dians and not subject to taxation
f yet the county was enabled rec
{ entlv to take the bonds of Nc
4 Intosh, the county seat, for
e municipal lighting plant. Th'
2 truth of it is s-regardless of poll
5 tics, that our county treasure
e has been squandered. The mel
who have brought this state O
e affairs onto the county instea'
of being reelected should b.
driven in disgrace from office.
J.. What has our county got t
D show for all this vast expendI
t ture of money and this grea
e debt piled mountain high agalns
n us. The court house ground
5 and the main building Of tn
t court house were generously CIV
q en- to the county by citizens o
e Bison. An addition has bee
!. built to the same by the count
a and a heating plant installed.
It jail stands in the rear Of tn
" court house. That is all that
IA~-.hlo
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-30

ODr October term of court is
mo Ionc TO be remembered from
the stand. point of the taxpayer.
One case was tried and a fine of
s,OoO was imposed on the de-
fondant. Four pleas of guilty
were received and two of
which received sentences to the
penitentiary of three months
each.
When the criminal calendar
was called numerous cases against
alleged horse-thieyes, IN eep-
thieves, and murderers were
continued because the States
Attorney and sheriff could not
produce the witnesses to pro-
secute the cases as there was no
politics in them, but in the case
Of Cliff Larsh the officers were
Johnny on the spot" Larsh was
arrested for having his saloon
open after 900 p. m. on a week
day. which is a technical VIOLA
ton of the law. But the State
showed by its own witnesses
that Larsh. at the time the sa-
loon was open. was in Bison, IL
miles away and had no know
ledge whatever that his saloon
was open but on the other hand
had made strict rules for his bar
tender to always close at 900 p.
m. promptly. You say why did
Mt the bar tender obey orders?
The reason is because a trick was
perpetrated on the bartender in
this fashion; one who pretends
to be practical joker and who
was one of the states principal
and first witness during the
evening in question turned the
clock in the saloon back forty
minutes unbeknown to the bar
tender and he, of course, relying
on the clock did not close until
800 o clock by this clock. Now
what happened, just at the ap-
pointed time forty minutes after
900 o'clock our efficient and
vlgllant sheriff and states at
tornev drove their car up to the
saloon and like Sherlock Hol,
mes" and odd Sleuth', using
their mighty reasoning and de-
tecuve powers proceeded t(
build up a criminal case against
the sal0onkeeper, who was mile:
away at the time. What die
they do? They arrested Larst
at Bison before he even knew
that the trick had been played
on him and bound him over t.
the October term of court, a
which term the case was tried
not by the states attorney bu
oV an attorney appointed by th'
court, who drew $500 of YOU
money for doing that which tn
states attorney should have done
The case was defended by al
attorney appointed by the cour
also, who drew $500 for hi
services out of the funds tina
YOU paid into to County Treas
ury IN the form of taxes. Tn
witness fees in this case amount
TO SIS. 10; jurors fees amount t
$1,000; bailiff fees $500 stem
ographer fees $1,000: clerk O
courts fees over $15.O 90; sheriff
lees not known because of tn
Tact that sheriff did not max
MS returns on the subpoenas ur
u after court adjourned an
lees III justice court were ST.;
Now. the costs in this case t
Perkins county is not less tina
S}28.85.
lhe court after hearing all tn
evidence gave the lightest fir
possible after a verdict of guilt,
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-30

Over four weeks of the Big
Subscription Contest have al II
slipped into the past and the
interest of the people at large is
held at high tension. There are
many speculations as to who the
winner will be and every day
the editor is asked which con-
testant he thinks will win. The
answer is always invaribly the
same, that he does not know.
We do not know, you do not
know, and nobody knows until
the last day is here and the
judges have brought in their
verdict. This Office plays no
favorites, and has no more know
ledge Of the outcome than you
have, so your guesses would be
as good as ours.
There is no time to waste
now. The few remaining weeks
of the contest will slip away so
fast that you will wonder after
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-02
4 REAL DISTRESS.

The greatest distress caused by a
big city fire is in the sufferings of
those rendered homeless; and Salem,
with perhaps ten thousand deprived
OF their homes, is fortunate in that
suffering Is reduced to a minimum by
the circumstance that the fire has &C.
CURED In the summer season. And
the situation appears to have been
taken hold Of with even more than
the vigor and helpfulness which are
characteristic Of our American COM
munities in the presence of such a
disaster. Both food and shelter are
being supplied in abundance and
With promptness; and the wealthy
population in the midst Of which Ga.
lem IS situated appears to be respond.
ing literally to the call for money
aid. That the fire originated in the
middle Of the day accounts for the
very small loss Of life, though the
rapid spread of the flames made great
exertions necessary to prevent a larg.
or toll of deaths. In the big Balti.
more hre Of February, 1904, no lives
were lost, or at most one; but that
conhagration, great as it was, was al
most entirely confined to business
buildings. only a handful Of people
being made homeless. 1t is a pity
that tho splendid qualities which are
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-02
MANY NEW slLos.

%Fessenden, N. D., June THAT
Wells county is not going to be out
done by any other county in the
state in the way Of progress in az
ricultural lines is being demonstrate
ed every day. For instance, in the
matter Of silos this county is keep
ing right to the front and in addition
Ito the start made last year and year
before, there WIN be = erected this
season at least eight more. This
number will likely be greately in
creased.
The eight new ones that will be
erected that have been reported
from the territory covered by Field
Agent Gaum1itz of the Better Farm
ing association are as follows:
Henry Weiss, Fessenden.
T. l.. Beside, Fesseden.
Andrew Faliede, Maddox.
D. L. Davis, Cathay.
Lewis Wylder, Cathay.
R. ]. Ly1es, Fessenden, a second
one.
A. E. Blauer, Heato1.
And n by a farmer south of
Sylkeston.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-02
SHIPPING

Belfield, N. D., July liking and
Martin have shipped a car of Short
horn sires to Montana to head herds
In that state. There were sixteen
handsome specimens, each register
ed. They also shipped three cars OF
draft horses which will be sold to
Montana farmers. The remaining
ranchers in this section Of the state
are breeding only thoroughbred
stock and are making a great deal
more money by handling much small
Ter herds than in the old days when
they grazed scrub and grade stock
for beef. The ranch horses raised
in this part of the state are now
splendid specimens of the draft All
NAL and attract fancy prices when
marketed.