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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-03

able to get enough men to man the
mines.
"The few workers they have been
able to get took the jobs because it
was the worst time of the year. With
the coolest part of winter over and
spring coming on, there is sure to be
a number of the stTikebreakers throw
up their jobs. ....
eff the congressional committee
goes to the bottom of the whole
trouble, and makes a complete report,
that report will show that there has
been less violence in this strike than
any other strike involving a similar
number of men in recent years. Let
them inquire into wages, working
and living conditions and all the
causes that produced the strike.
They will find that one thing and one
only is the reason for dispute. That
thing is the right to organize
"The mine owners and managers
demand for themselves the right to
say that the men shall not associate
into labor union. They assert that
they have the privilege of specifying
what organizations their workers
shall have membership in. If they
should declare that their workmen
can not join any one church or lodge
or fraternal organization, it would
be the same principle. It would be
an interference with the rights of the
men as citizens.
Nothing else than this is disputed.
There is talk about outside agitators,
red socialism and white socialism,
and violent tactics. But every COM
petent and impartial witness who has
investigated the situation testifies
that there'is really no other issue in
the copper country except that single
issue of whether the men shall have
the right to organize.
"The. Western Federation is the
only metal miners union and is the
only organization that could take
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-28
Young Man Drowned
Sunday Afternoon
Siezed by Cramr, Fred Hanon of
Pierre, browns While
Swimming

Fred Elmer Ilanon, of Pierre
and a member of he Is. of Il. II ,
was drowned while swimming in
the Missouri Sunday afternoon.
Hanon is about 2S years old and
was IN swimming near the end Of
the road which leads from the foot
of Regstad Ave-, south to the
river; he was In swimming in com
pany with a bunch of boys and
was swimming from the shore to a
sand bank and back again with one
of the boys On his back.
1t is reported that he had made
several trips like that and was
returning from the bank when he
took Il cramp and sank, never com
ing to the surface again.
AS soon as the news was spread
III the city, many people lett at
once for the shore to try and re-
cover the body before dark set in,
their efforts were in vain, though
a large amount of dynamite was
used.
Monday morning the work Of
recovering the body was turned
over to Commissioner Horn who
fitted out graphing line and with
the help of the police and others
brought the body to the surface
about eleven O'Clock that morning.
The remains were taken to the
morgue and prepared for burial,
and shipped to Sibley, Iowa, where
his parents reside,
The remains were accompanied
h brother, Chas. Hanon Of
Pierre, who had been notified by
long distance Sunday evening and
arrived in the city as soon as train
connections could be made.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-28
Quintette Fair Com
mittee Hold Meeting
Committee Realize Size of Task and
are Pleased TO Take il On-are
Confident of Success

The committee who were APP
pointed 10y the commercial club to
advance the idea of establishing a
central fair in Mobridge, held their
first meeting Monday afternoon.
1t was decided at that meeting
to send automobiles all over the
different counties desired to get in
touch with and talk this matter
over with the people.
The work was divided up among
the members of the club who own
machines and for them to pick
their own associates for the differ
ent trips,
The committee fully realizes the
scope of the work they have under
taking and are not fuo!ishly opti-
mlStlc, but are satisfied that the
plan will be acceptable to the resi-.
dents Of the other counties as soon
as they fully understand that this
fair will be big benefit to them
and that it is not a movement on
the part of Mobridge to handicap
them and that the motive back of
the movement is meant to advance
the entire country covered by the
fair association.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-28
SECOND ANNUAL FAIR
To be Held in Selby September 23,
n and 25.

The officers of the Walworth
County Fair Association met last
Saturday night and decided to
hold the second annual fair We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday,
September %, II and %.
The various committee were put
to work and are now engaged III
formulating plans for exhibits and
amusementS and other features.
The fair last year was conducted
under many disadvantages, was
the initial exhibit, but notwith-
standing was a very creditable
effort. This year the organization
has the benefit OF a previous eX-
perience, financial aud crop con-
ditions are better, and the second
fair can be confidently expected to
be a great Improvement over the
first.
Further announcements OF the
exhibit and other details will be
made as soon as plans are formu-
lated RECORD.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-28
A Walk Through Cemetary

That new grave is the grave OF the
auto speeder, whose car turned trr-
tie when ne tried to 60 around his
neighbor on the grade. The body
of his brother lies next to him. He
was silly enough to try and beat
the train to the crossing. 1t was a
tie race and his brains were knock
ed out against the sign board Look
out for the cars There is the
grave of the enthusiastic idiot, who
tried to 90 ten miles in eight min
utes on a motorcycle. oyer there is
the resting place of woman who
kept bichloride Of mercury tablets
SO handy and so neal the headache
tablets. The tall shaft over the man
who blew out the gas, cast a
shadow over the pretty creature
who always had her corsets laced to
the last hole, and the hired man who
stood in front OF the moving ma
chine when he oiled the sickle
over to the south YOU see the
grave of a young fellow whe never
slept with his window open for
fear of the night air. There, with
the top of shoe box jamed over
his head, is a rich old fool who
married his nineteen year old
stenographer. and just over the
grassy knoll are the graves of bows
who looked into the gunbarrel to
see if it was loaded Howard De-
mOcrat.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-28
Hunting Season
Will Soon Open
Ducks and Chickens are Plentiful,
Also Hunters Many Will Leave
Mobridee TO Hunt

Every hunter in Mobridge is be-
ginning to get ready for the hunt
ing season which will soon open
and are oiling up their guns, traiL
ing their dogs, and brushing ~
their old hunting tOgS preparatory
to the first few days Of keen hunt
ing
1t is reported that right now
ducks are real plentiful on Swan
Lake in the southern part of the
county and that the ponds and
sloughS are almost black with
them.
Not only are the ducks plentiful
but chickens and other game birds
are in abundance and will form the
central dish in many good feed
the first few days after the hunting
season opens IN September any
how.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-28
Dairy Cow Can
Reduce FIR eight Bill

Dairy farming reduces the ex-
penSe Of marketing products 90 per
cent, states Prot. G.. Larsen of
the South Dakota State College.
Prof. Larsen goes on to say that
this is especially true Of the farmer
in the middle eastern states whose
market is Chicago. Many farmers
are located from six to fifteen miles
from Il shipping point. To haul
load Of hay or grain will cost
day wages Of team and man.
Shipping corn from Sioux City or
Mitchell to Chicago costs about lie
per cwt, for hay zoe per cwt.
During the winter months
dairy cow will eat about three tons
Of hay and one ton Of grain. To
get this feed for one cow from the
farm to Chicago market costs:
Hauling from farm to shipping
point three loads of hay at 81 90
per load $500
Hauling from farm to shipping
point one load of grain 400
Freight on three tons of hay from
shipping point to Chicago at 2Oc
per cwt l-.OO
Freight on one ton of grain from
shipping point to Chicago at 11c
per cwt 3. 40
Total 81 40
"A fairly good dairy cow is able
to change this feed into 300 pounds
of butter Shipping 800 pounds OF
butter to Chicago costs about 81 30.
Adding y 90 for hauling makes
total cost of So. 81. The dairy cow
...i.as reduced -shs-rusS 0f"T'acSaiing
from $31 40 1886, or to about
one ninth as much. y
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-28

went across the street, took the DoX to
my room, opened it. took out the let
ters. steamed the gum by which the
envelopes were fastened, read the
nail, put the letters back in the en-
velope and replaced the box.
The letters were nearly all from
business houses to which the man had
applied for a position. nothing what
ever discriminating in any Of them. !
wrote Closer that there must be some
mistake, mentioning my capturing Of
the suspects mail My instructor re-
piled that the letters had been pur-
posely left in box to throw a shadow
er off the track. l must look else
where for the real mail.
The next day telegraph boy called
at the fellows house with a dispatch
and couldn't get in. While he was
ringing | went over and asked him
whom he wanted He handed me .
dispatch. which l opened and read
Cant you come home for the week
end?" was all there was in it, and it
was signed Mother" Giving the boy
a dime, | sent him away. The envel-
ope had been loosely gummed, and i
had no trouble in putting it together to
look as if it had not been opened. l
showed it under the door and went to
my room. hadn't been there long be-
fore the suspect returned, opened the
dispatch, read it and went into the
house
When I reported this to Closer he
wrote me that the fellow had doubt
less sent the dispatch to himself to
mislead shadower. I'd better look
out for some means of communication
not so public. Asking me If there were
any deliveries Of supplies made at the
house, | told him that bakers boy
carried loaf of bread there every
morning. Closer wrote me to lie in
wait for loaf and take it in. ! didn't
see any sense in doing so. but obeyed.
The next morning l was up early. and
when the boy came along and left the
| bread | went circuitously across the
street, took the loaf and broke it into
small pieces. Finding nothing in it, I
! reported the fact to my chief, who re-
piled that If | had been seen by the
man opposite ! had blocked my own
game One thing l noticed-no more
bread was left at the house.
Closer wrote me that 1t might be
a good idea to scrape an acquaintance
with the suspect. I met him pur-
posely) just before he went into his
! house and asked him to tell me the
way. 70 the Ins.ca depot -Ea. seemed
as willing to talk as l was and soon
learned that his uncle owned the
house he was In and permitted him 70
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-28
Improving Country
Life Conditions

NJ. NJ. Guhin, superintendent of
schools in Brown county, outlined
some practical ideas for rural life
improvement at the recent Country
Life Conference at the State Col
lege. The four concrete steps eX-
pounded by him are briefly as fol-
lows:
|. The country child should have
access to a supplementary reading
library so that his opportunity will
be equal to the children of the city
or town.
?. School boa rds should be in.
duced to provide nine months
terms in all schools. This is the
normal term contemplated by the
course of study, and there is no
valid argument against it except
that it costs 81 80 per quarter Sec
ton, nearl y a cent an acre, more
than an eight months term. sta
tlstics in Brown county show that
attendance is best in nine months
schools while the proportion of
graduates IN the former is four
times that of the latter
3. School officers should be in
duced to secure the best teachers
possible, even at an increase. Rural
teachers are underpaid, yet there is
no body of workers who are more
earnest, conscientious and self
sacrificing than they.
4. We can work for amendments
to the constitution
Cd To provide for removing the
term limit from the office Of cOun
ty superintendent. 1t takes two
years for a superintendent to be-
come familiar with conditions in
his office and to establish a definite
administrative policy. (2I To give
women the right of suffrage, A
long step toward the solution of the
rural school problem will be taken
when the mothers of South Dakota
are allowed to express themselves
in an election on the questions con
cerning the neglected schools.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-28
State Fair Opens
At Huron Sept. I4th
Great Preparations Being Made TO
Make This Fair Reach Pin
DaCle OF Success

Commencing Monday, September
18th, and ending on Friday, Sept
18th, the State Fair at Huron will
put forth all its efforts to surpass
everything previously shown on the
Fair grounds. Among the many
attractions will be baby show, a
boys S camp, exhibits from the State
College, ii magnificent fire work q,
auto racing, horse racing, with IA
purse of 81 900 for the speed con
tests of the week. Agricultural
and stock exhibits will play an i'm.
portant factor in the educational
division for the improvement Of
gram and stock raising. The man
agement promises to furnish amuSeg
ment galore for those who want to
see the best Far that South Dakota
ever produced.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-28
My F iirst
DetectiveLesson
BY ELLIOT MANSFIELD

Want to learn the business, do
you?" Closer said. We'll. the quickest
way to learn anything is to do it.
There's a gang of counterfeiters to be
run down, and I'll put you on the job
Cant you give me something easier
to begin on:" | asked.
II give you this because it is easy"
he replied. "a counterfeiter is handi-
capped with workshop. He must
have his contrivances to make his bills,
and after he has made them he must
get good money for them. Therefore
he is in constant danger; he's the east
est rogue Of all to get"
The job he gave me was very easy
because it was already half done. A
man in b.. who lived alone in a
house he had rented, that was big
enough for a large family. was sus-
pected. and | was sent to locate op-
posite him and get information as to
what he was doing. l hired a room,
from the windows of which | could
look right down on to his house, and
began my watch. Closer had told
me that the surest way of getting him
was through his mail. The postman
often came when the suspect was out
and would drop his letter in Az, crt-
~ irrf
him DO so one evening after dark. !
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-28

room there while he looked for posi-
ion. This seemed to explain every
hing, and | wrote to Closer that he
had sent me on a fools errand. | was
tired Of it and was going home. He
replied that Ia better remain one day
longer, which I did.
The next day about noon ! saw sew
eral men lettering around the suspects
house and presently saw the suspect
ed out with pair of bracelets on
his wrists | was dumfounded. Not
knowing any better way to find out
the facts. went home and straight to
Closer
"Who arrested that young man"
"He was arrested by my order
But I've found out nothing against
him"
mo. you haven't. but others have.
You wanted TO learn something. and |
sent you where you could do so. | had
the fellow nearly cornered and sent
YOU to watch him in order to throw
him off the track Of the real detectives
| gave you one point, but you bungled
it and put us back by your ineXperi-
ence. The man received his mail bak-
ed in bread. but only on certain days,
or. rather. when n mail was sent him.
On the day you captured the loaf that
contained nothing he was watching
YOU and saw that his mail carrier was
known. The telegram he sent himself
purposely 10 fool you
But how did lie know | was watch
ing him."
"Oh, you couldn't watch a man from
IN opposite window with state. ..prls9n
starins -s4Es- IN the.-f.4v.- Sifho+re -S::s
getting on to II sooner or later. But
you were OF great value to u.s."
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-28
Local News

Mr.. and Mrs. II l.. McCaughey
entertained friends at dinner Sun
day.
Miss Corralnc Mccarthy of St.
Paul is visiting few days with
Mrs. EnStrom
Mr.. George Comstock OF Me
Laughlin spent Sunday in Mobridge
with his parents.
Mr.. Tom Scholzen Of this city
was called to Minneapolis Thursday
bv the sudden death CT his father
Miss Martha Engel of Ierreid
arrived in this city Tuesday and is
at present employed by NJ. 7.
Woods.
Miss Mildred Fergerson returped
to Mobridge Wednesday after
spending the summer with friends
in Clark, 5. ID.
Ms. Harry i'eeley and sons,
and mother, Mrs j Strobel, left
last week for an extended Visit
with As4y-~as & Mrr WFH.--Q MAJ ey
and family, of Chippewa Falls,
Wisconsin.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-28
A PiOuS Engineers Prayer

a pious old engineer on the Erie
railroad at Susquehanna, used to
say his PRAYERS aloud in the Young
Mems Christian Association rooms
before starting on a trip. An IN
quisltive stenographer listened one
evening to the fearing man
and wrote down in his note book,
the earnest petition which is pro,
duced below:
"Oh Lord, now that | have flag
ged Thee, lift up my feet from the
rough road of life and plant them
safely on the deck Of the train Of
salvation Let me use the safety
lamp known as prudence; make all
couplings in the train with the
strong link Of Thy love, and let
my hand lamp be the Bible. And,
Venly Father, keep all switches
closed that lead off on sidings, es-
pecially those with a blind end.
Oh Lord, if it be Thy pleasure,
nave every semaphore block along
the line show the white light Of
hope, that | may make the run
of life without stopping, and Lord,
give us the Ten commandments for
a schedule; and when | have finish
ed the run on schedule time and
pulled into the station of death
may Thou, the superintendent Of
the universe say: Well done, thou
good and faithful servant; come and
sign the pay roll and receive your
check for eternal happiness" "
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-28
Proper Time To
Make Corn SiIaee

). Il. of Hitchcock inquiries Of
Prot J W. Wilson, State College,
as follows: Would you send me
the particulars about the best time
to cut corn and in what condition
the corn is best for a silo. | am
putting up "A silo this fall and
would like to know what is the
best way to get good silage." F"
Reply by Professor Wilson:
In reply to yours Of August
llth in regard to the particulars
about the best time to cut corn for
the sllo, from experience | have
found that we can make the best
sllage by cutting the corn when the
ears are III the glazed stage.
81 have cut the corn when the
ears were in the milk stage and
found that the silage was very sour.
| have cut the corn after it was
made into fodder along i'm NOvem-
ber, put it in the silo by adding
water, and found that the smell OF
the corn fodder silage was very of.
fensive. | have cut the corn when
the ears were ripe and the bulk Of
the leaves were dry and found that
there was not enough water in the
corn stock to preserve the silage.
The result was we had mouldy sill
age. In this late condition it was
impossible to tramp the silage suf
ficiently SO it would keep out the
air.
| have cut the corn when the
ears were in the dough stage be-
cause Of the frost which hurt the
leaves. This did not make rs good
silage as that that was cut when
the ears were in the glazed stage.
There might be a few of the leaves
at the bottom of the stock that are
dried when your corn is in the
glazed stage but your silage is in
better shape.
i looked at our fields yesterday
and found that the corn was in the
milk stage and the entire plant was
green. 1t is too early to cut but [
would Judge with ordinary weather
that in about two weeks our corn
will be in first class condition,
however, you must watch your corn
field and get the right condition
before you fill your silo.
/ am sending you under sepa-
rate cover copy Of bulletins 1877
and l48, the results of feeding
siIage."
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-28
The Great Game
of the Season
|. Apple Team of Aberdeen Plays
Sunday-Go Game
Expected

The |. Apple team Of Aberdeen
will play on the local diamond
Sunday and the fans expect to wit
ness one Of the fastest and clever
est games of the season.
To make the game a fitting
climax to successful season, a
side bet of 5000 90 was deposited
which purse was made up among
the local fans; it is probable that
three times that amount could
have been raised as the boys
hustled to get in on the original
bet.
Aberdeen will have an umpire,
as well as Mobridge.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-28

Sam Cooley, night round house
foreman, accompanied by his
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs
Loren Cooley of Little Falls,
Mimi, returned from weeks stay
on Sans claim near Dupree, Tues
day morning. His parents arrived
in Mobridge a week ago Tuesday
and they left almost imm ediately
for Dupree; on their return to
Mobridge, his parents left the
same day on N,>y l6 for their
home
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-28
Warm Game To
Be Played At Fair
County Officials Will Cross Bats
With Selby Dads

The base ball fans who happen
to be in Selby during the fair to
be held the 23rd, 24th and 18th
of September will witness a great
base ball game between the county
officials and the city officials of
Selby.
This game promises to be replete
with errors, bungles, booted balls
atmospheric jabbers, wild throws,
hit by pitcher, balks and the Old
Harry himself hardly knows what
else. There is but little question
out what this game will have
many a laugh stored away in its
various angles.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-08-28

County Auditor Taylor has re-
ceived report from Pierre stating
that the real estate assessment In
WaIworth county has been lowered
10 per cent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-06

the ocean at 1 80 o'clock and DR.. j. b.
Knapp's cottage was lifted from its toun-
dations and was dashed to pieces. The
Gripman cottage at North Long Branch
was destroyed.
Thousands OF visitors looked at the
great piles of wreckage on Seabrlghts
beach.
From the Highlands to Galilee the
shore front Is timber strewn. Nearly
every cottage. lawn and road on the
oceans edge shows evidence OF the COM
bined attack Of wind and waves.
The fisher folk and others who were
made homeless by the storm are being
cared for by the borough, Mayor Elliotts
relief committee and by generous women
who have esta blished relief stations
Many persons living along the shore
front who moved out during the storm
fearing that their homes would be carried
away returned to-day and resumed house.
keeping with lighter hearts.
George NJ. Sandt Of Red Bank. owner
Of the Octagon Hotel. which was de-
s,royed, said to-day that his loss has
financially wrecked him and he cannot
rebuild. He figures his loss at between
800, 900 and $4,000.