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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14
The Revenge Of NeaIected THINGS.
From The SURVEY.

We may as well face the fact that so
long as we and our children are at large
in a community, we shall be in danger
from all the evils that are also at large
IN that community, and, though we may
be able to exclude from our homes the
moth. the housefy, the agent and the
ride in on the trails OF our gowns. they
are tracked in on our shoes. They come
IN food and drink, in washes, In clothing,
IN wares. They come by messengers and
carriers and servants, as do the influences
of evil.
We need not go to the slums If we do
not wish. They will come to us, and.
things, they will avenge the poor.
Yet 1T is not vengeance the poor are
wanting. They only want help. and they
them, beside aims. They stand afar off,
and look at US. beseeching, too tirnid to
knock at our forbidding portals: But the
,nm death. who has been their bed-fel-
stopped by any bar. He comes straight
from the filthy howell to our homes, and
paeHs II, We upon us through the windows.
open the door. and strides in, and sitting
gown at our very freside. looks into the
c clS g., OF our best beloved, SO that they
me revenge Of the slums falls not only
upon the Individual. but upon the city, in
~ us interests and activities.
II tails upon the city in losses OF lives
ana money, taxes paid for pauperism. for
crime. for the cost of disease.
II Iails upon the Civic organizations that
Ignore the slums, by the blight of their
very ugliness and buyers from the neigh
erty. ~
Il falls upon them, too, by breeding a
class OF citizens that are a dead weight
to civic progress.
II rams upon the business interests by
klillns or weakening valuable working
men, whose loss is felt in traffic. trade
and manufacture.
II falls upon the churches. by raising up
those who defeat aIddefy them, by lover
ing the whole moral tone of the com
inun.ty, and increasing the resistance to
the. powers of good.
These are the ways in which we are
scoursed by the slums. and until we
learn our lesson, we must continue to SUI
fer as well as the poor.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14
SOUTH DAkOTANS VOTE
FOR COMPROMISE RATE

Aberdeen, s. D., May 9.-The Modern
Noodmen state camp last night. after
q debate lasting several hours, in
structed their delegates to the head
camp meeting at Toledo, Ohio, to work
for a compromise rate plan with an
increase of so per cent over present
rates. the increase being based on the
rate of members at the time they en-
tered the order. The attempt OF the
administration forces to indorse all the
present head camp officials was re-
1ected, but Head Consul A. r. Talbot
was Endorsed for reelection. The
seven delegates elected were:
First District-G. j. Danforth, Sioux
Fails; alternate. a. Nyman, Nolga.
Second District-A. L. Sherin, Wa
tertown. alternate, C. B. Knott, Bris-
toll.
Third Observation-Disclosures McCaffree.
Howard: alternate. w. o. Knight, Wa
konda.
Fourth District-Joe L. Lovenger,
Mitchell; alternate. c.. j. Ensley. Ar
mour.
Fifth District-W. D. Nelson. Pierre;
alternate, r. NJ. Hennings, Java.
Sixth District. R. Adams. Hot
Springs; alternate. ]. N. Rosenstone,
Burke.
Seventh District-Fred Harris, Lead:
alternate, r. L. F~leckinger. Gettysburg.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14
STATE ODD FELLOWS MEET
AT WATERFOWL MAY 1919

Watertown. S. D.. May 11.-Working
In conjunction with the local lodge Of
Odd Fellows the Watectown CONNER
cial l is preparing entertainment
for the grand lodge which will meet in
this city on May IS and be i'll session
four days. 1t is expected that ut least
1.b00 visitors vii. attend. The grand
encampment will convene on Tuesday,
May 19. The following day the grand
lodge /. o. Q. T. will open it's first
session and the Rebekah grand lodge
also Will begin work. Sessions OF The
Canton uniform rank will be held dur
ing the convention. Detailed programs
have not yet been issued, but it is an
nouncec h @ on Tuesday evening the
Rebekahs will conduct a school Of in
struction with the in%itiatory degree ex-
emplihed by he Watertown lodge. The
Secretaries association and the Past
Presidents association will meet
Wednesday evening. Thursday evening
all the grand bodies will unite in q
parade at Z o'clock. Friday VIII be
entertainment day.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14
Ocean Traffic impossible.

Several decades ago a earned professor
delivered a course Of lectures, in one OF
Which ne proved to his own satisfaction
crossed by steam. Steam power had heeu
discovered and applied on land. but he
was confident It could never be applied to
the ocean. Under the peculiar conditions
storms, the rolling of the tide. and Sc
forth. you could never apply steam to
navigation across the Atlantic. TIL book
IN which that lecture wa published was
on the first steamer that crossed the AT
lantic.. The captain took it along as a
sort of curiosity. That book did not have
q very large sale, but there has been
quite a run of steamers ever since and
the professor ceased to argue that steam
could not be utilized on the ocean.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14
GREATEST YIELD OF
WHEAT In HISTORY
INDICATED FOR 1914
First Official Estimate Places
Years Production at $50
600, 600 Bushels.
BIG INCREASE IN ACREAGE
Spring Flowing Well Advanced ans
Seeding Is More Than Half Done
HAY and Pasturaes
Are Good.

Washington, May 9-The first official
estimate of the size of the crop of win
ter was made today in the May crop
report OF the crop reporting board, Uni
ted States department Of agriculture.
Issued at 2:l5 p. m. The report shows
the condition on May l of winter wheat,
rye, meadow and and pastures; the
percentage of spring blowing and
spring planting completed, the acre
age of winter wheat to be harvested,
the estimated %outturn of the winter
wheat crop and the stocks of hay on
farms May /. The figures are:
Winter Wheat-The average condi-
ton of winter wheat on May l was 95.S
per cent of a normal; compared with
9b.6 per cent on April /; 91.9 per cent
on May l, 1913, and S5.5 per cent the
average for the past 10 years on May
The area Of winter wheat remaining
on May to be harvested was about 49,
SS7, 900 acres, or 1,119,00 acres less than,
the area planted last autumn, but s.
S66, 900 acres mora than the area har-
vested last year (31, 699, 900 acres).
The condition on May 1 is indicative,
pr a yield per acre of approximately
17.S bushels, assuming average varia-
dons to prevail thereafter. On the esti-
mated area to be harvested this woul
bushels, compared with 523, 651, 0Ocs
bushels harvested in 1913; 399, 919. 900
bushels in 1912; 43O,656, 900 bushels in
1911, and 43d, 142,0 900 bushels in 1910.
Ihe outturn of the crop probably will
be above or below the figures here
given, according to whether the condi-
ton from May 1 to time Of harvest is
above or below the average change.
Rye-The condition of rye on May /
was 1914 per cent of a normal, com
pared with 91.3 per cent on April /;
BIO per cent on May /, 1913, and 1914
per cent the average for the past 10
years on May /.
condition Of meadow or hay lands on
May l was s0.9 per cent Of a normal,
compared with SS.5 per cent on May /,
1913, n a 10 year average on May l of
1871 per cent.
Hay on Farms-The stocks of hay on
farms on May 1 We're estimated to be
7,832,000 tons, compared with 10. 1926 0s
tons On May !, 1913, and 4,744,00O tons
On May 1, 1912.
Pasture-The average condition OF
pastures Of May ! was 1858 per cent
of a normal, compared with ST. per
cent on May 1, 1913, and a 10 yea
average or May ] of $3.50 per cent.
Spring Plowing-Of spring blowing
70.9 per cent was completed up to May
l, compared with 67.2 per cent on May
l, 1913, and a 10 year average on May
l Of 66.6 per cent.
Spring .Planting-Of spring planting
66.4 per cent vas completed up to May
1, compared with $40 per cent on May
!, 1913, and a six year average on May
i of 64.6 per cent,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14
LACK OF SPECIAL FUND NO
BAR TO WIDOWS PENSIONS

Pierre, S. D., May 13.--If nj tax has
been levied by counties for the fund
set aside by the commissioners to pay
demands made for mothers pensions,
1t is mandatory upon the commission
ers to make such payment out OF the
general fund OF the county, is a ruling
by Attorney General Johnson III re-
spouse TO inquiries from several coun-
ties which failed to make the levy for
the pension fund last year under the
new Law.
The attorney general also holds that
the assessment of corporations shall
be regulated by deducting from the
capital stock the value of all real
property and the value of it's personal
property. County commissioners over
the state have made frequent Inquiries
about the manner of assessing tho
property OF corporations and the proper
method of making deductions.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14
PIONEER BAD MAN tanner
VISITING OLD HAIJNTS

Pierre, S. D.. May 9.-Anson Hilger,
the very earliest pioneer in this re-
gion, is visiting in Pierre. Hilger now
resides in st. Paul. He was mere be-
fore 1880 and was self appointed'
sheriff of The community. Every old
settler here gives him credit of being
the bravest man who ever came to the
His method with the cele-
brated gun men and toughs of early
days was to walk up to them, look them
in the eye. n inform them they were
too cowardly to shoot. He kept order
In the vicinity Of Pierre. and had a
restaurant here in the early days. He
was regarded by all early settlers as
the n hope when toughs and thugs
were on the rampage. One Pierre adj
dition, where he had his pre-emption,
is named for him, and the big gulch,
now Capitol lake. was called Hilger's
gulch in his honor.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14
FORMER CANTON MAN is
PROMOTED IN SOUTH AMERICA

Mitchell, 8. D.. May 13.-Frank Beck,
of Canton, S. D., a graduate OF Dakota
Wesleyan two years ago. and since that
time instructor In the ~Cochabamba In
Bishop Homer c.. Stuntz, of the Meth
odist church, to the presidency of the
Methodist commerce school at Buenos
|Ayres. Argentine Republic. Mr.. Beck
sailed for South America Immediately
after his graduation from Dakota
Wesleyan in 1912. He was Joined last
summer by Miss Bessie Dunn, a grad
uate OF 1913, who became his bride up
on reaching his home In h southern
continent.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14
What Is Your Idea q the Next worlaa

TIom Ihe Womans Home Companion.
gharles p. Jefferson, pastor of the
IN an Easter sermon entitled "The othef
W Mo ORD I begins : by commenting on some
ture that appear in the bible and other lit
erature. He then adds:
The fact is. there are no attractive pic
lures anywhere of the world of the dead.
We mar the beauty and power of it the
moment we try to form an Image of it.
Y is like God In lying beyond the reach
OF the pictorial imagination. We cannot.
liken 1t to anything that is in heaven
above or that Is In the earth beneath. We
can think HEAVIER but we cannot paint it,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14
MISTAKES VALUABLE CAT
FOR FEpOclouS ANIMAL

Bridgewater, s. D.. Nay 11.-Hans
Vogt. of this city. per entering his
cob house early IN the morning, eapied
a black animal crouching among the
coks. about to spring upon him. Mr..
Vogt became excited and being thor
oughly convinced that he had
tered a wild cat. or Kome other equally
ferocious beast. hnrriedly closed he
door. and sought the service of n. c..
Weidenbach. a crack shot. who stealth :
lily crept up to the barr door, and GET
ting proper aim. soon dispatched the
intruder. which upon Closes fnvestign-
tion proved to be the valuable family
cat of Banker Alex II. Mayer. some
feeling has been over the ia
cident.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14
YANkToN SHOWS STRONG
IN ORATORICAI c0NrEcTe

Yanlrton. S D.. Ma !l.-In the 18th
annual state high scf,osi' oratorical and
defamation contest. held here last
night. the following awards were made:
State Oratorical-Ae.hur Rogers,
Yanktoa, first; Robert Lyons, Yer
million. second.
State Declamatory-Rutb Olson.
Beresford. first; Caroline Burgess,
Yankton. second.
District oratorical-Rcbert Lyons,
Ve.miltcn. first; .Adolph Peterson,
Yankton. second.
District neutrality-suspicious. Bur-
CESS. Yankton. FIRST place.
A beautiful MeypolG dance .ras given
by the college girls on the campus be-
fore a large audience.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14
EXPRESS COMPANIES START
NEW INJUNCTION SUITS

Sioux Falls, S. D., May 1.-TWO new
suits have been instituted in the United
States in this city by local att
torneys of the American and Wells
Fargo Express companies. the state OF
South Dakota being the defendant.
The suits were instituted to prevent
the state from collecting the 1913 taxes
assessed against the two companies by
the state board of equalization. Judge
Elliott, of the federal court, has signed
an order directing the state treasurer
to appear before him on May % and
show cause why an injunction should
not be issued preventing the collection
of the 1913 taxes, or in any in
terferiNg with the two express COM
panies in the conduct OF their business
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14
BIBLE STUDY URGED FOR
STATES PUBLIC SCHOOL q

Mitchell. S. D.. May BY unani-
nous vote the South Dakota Sunday
School association adopted resolutions
favoring accredited bible study for
high schools and urging that it be APP
piled to the public schools Of the state.
This plan follows the system adopted
by North Dakota educators. M. M.
Ramer, of Pierre; G. H. Lugg, OF
Parkston. and J. w. McClinton. of
Mitchell, We're named as the committee
to foster the scheme. The delibera-
lions OF the convention are being well
attended. Two hundred and fifteen
delegates outside OF Mitchell have reg
istered, making it the largest Sunday
school convention eyer held in South
Dakota. The convention will adjourn
this evening.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14

The increasing Importance OF the
automobile as a factor In international
frade Is apparent from the fact that the
exports of automobiles from six lead
ing manufacturing countries now ag-
gregate SIS. 900. 900 I'm value. an increase
OF $40. 600. 900 oye those of 1912 and
$4,000. 600 over those of 1908. In this
growing trade the United States occu-
pies a prominent place.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14
TOM TAuBMAN NOW
UNITED STATES MARSHAL

Sioux Falls, s. D., May 13.-At the
government building here this forenoon
Thomas w. Taubman, OF Plankinton,
took the oath OF office and assumed
the duties of United States marshal for
South Dakota. He succeeds Capt Seth
Bullock, who had held the office more
than eight year Marshal Taubmaa
officially announced the following ap-
|pointments: N. H. Jensen, of Mitchell.
Chief deputy; w. j. Healey. Miller,
deputy for Aberdeen district; Lee n.
Brooks, Belle Fourche, equity for
Black Hills district.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14
WOMAN AND CHILDREN
WADED I'M COLD WATER

Witten, S. b.. May MRS. Thatch.
who lived three miles north OF Witten,
has for some time shown signs of be-
band is lib Nebraska working, some of
h women who lived near called to
see her and found her, with her four
little girls. at a deep water hole in the
creek wading in the cold water where
1t was above their waists. She was
b~arefooted n had nearly rid herself
of all her clothing. She was brought to
tcwn n an officer took her TO Winner
to appear before the inlsanity board.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14
SKIRTS AND
NORMAL WAISTS NEXT

Cleveland, Ohio, May n.-shorter and
fuller skirts, normal waist lines, a
Gordon pieated plaids and stripes
These are leading features Of the fan
STYLES for women's clothes as decreed
today when the styles report on tho
National Cloak. Suit and Skirt Manu-
iacturers association in convention
here was adopted. :
The styles are far more becomin,
shan formerly for many seasons.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14

Since the wireless telegraph appar-,
etus was first rendered practicable In
1896 IL has been gradually perfected n
its use has extended to every large
body OF water and to man large al
areas. In such regions as South Amer
1ca and Africa, where the construction
n maintenance OF the ordinary wire
telegraph lines are difficult. it is prov
ing of value for land communication,
but Its greatest service has, OF course,
bean on the oceans.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14

Charles Ackerson, OF Bridgewater,
Conn, deserves the prize as rural freq
delivery mail carrier. During the last
winter, with snow drifted to eight or
Ii feet much OF the time and his route
leading through 81 miles OF such
travelling, he has not missed a single
trip He carried q snow shovel every
Gay and often had to shovel out q road
Tor his horse.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14

Oh. Kleiber. Swiss scientist, has dis
covered that the thick layer OF ashes
covering the ruins OF Herculaneum and
Ponpefi contains large quantities OF
potash and argyll. a valuable agrtcul-
r fertilizer. He believes the region
around V~eHuyius Is rich in potash. It
u proposed that the Italian government
shall exploit the volcanic deposits CONF
marcially.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14

Canadian trade In agricultural nipple
Tnents is summarized In a return Ia
bled In the House dealing with the last
fiscal veal Canada imported binders.
reapers, mowers. plows, seeders and
cuitivators to a total value of So. 0S0. 52T,
and exported. during the same period, a
total of ss.22s.S66. The implements most
largely imported were plows. while
binders led In the exports.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14
FORMER INDIAN FIGHTERS
TO VISIT RATTt EElE; no

Pierre, S. D., May s.-General Arson
Mills, who was in command of the ad-
vance at the battle of Slim Buttes. fl
September. 1876. has completed ar
rangements to come to South Dakota
this summer to visit the battle fields.
He VIII come to Pierre. July 10. accom-
w. NJ. Camp. tha historian, and sror,
here go to Belle Fourche and thence
by automobile to the hattIefieiS
Doane Robinson has been invited RI
accompany the party. General M,,,s
VIII De 80 years of age. August Is. next
General Morton Is 81.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14

After being absent from home for
II years, Richard Hoffman returned
TO Belleville. N. Y. with the intention
OF surprising his brother, who he sup
posed would not recognize him. When
he reached his brothers house, how
ever, he found that the pleasant man
he had been talking to on the train had
been his brother, who had known him
Ill the time.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14

"A gang IF laborers was employed
digging q mysterious ditch across the
street. 1t was a sewer or a place to
put q gas pipe, or something. One man
In particular was working as If he were
. chorus mar in a play. just going
through the motions and pretending to
dig q ditch. The foreman came along
and spoke TO him. "Don's be afraid"
he said, with rich Lean on
tn shovel now q thin. II il breaks
III pay for it,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14
STATES CASH BALANCES
ABOVE MILLION MAnn

Pierre. S. D.. May 1.-THE hnsncia;
statement of South Dakota FOR the
close OF business April 80 showed q
total In all funds OF $1,132,2S3. TIN.
general fund had s13G,633; the twira
plant fund, $103.632; the game fund.
$52.051. The common school ma en-
dowment fund, which will be distrib-
uted in Tune pro rata per pupil, nov,
has a total OF s619.74s.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14

Ruts are the bane OF country roads
and one farmer has experienced until
he has found q way to eliminate them.
The idea is simple to fill the ruts of a
prairie wagon road with concrete. The
Milling should be four or five inchas
thick. and about eight inches wide on
top the surface being followed out about
one and one-half inches deep for We
hicle wheels. 1t Is asy to drive over,
as the wheels follow the tracks with,
hrst intent" and four years wear OF
the experimental roads built by the or
kgtnator show no wear nor corrosion.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14

Vancouver. B. G, May So. S.
White" who was arrested here, last
week. while plotting an English noble
man representative to see timber linz
its az Alberni and who stoutly denied
he was John Hayes. alleged bank
wrecker and embezzler OF South Da-
kota. gave up the pretense when Sler-
III Coyne. OF Pierre. s. D.. walked into
the room White sat in, in the pro-
vincial court house.
Hello, Johnny said TIE sheriff.
How are you, Charlie," was the re-
ply. MS Hayes shook the proffered hand
and seemed glad to see an old friend.
Thereafter ne agreed to return without
fighting ~extTadition. The specific
charge is that Hayes. president of the
Citizens State bank OF South Dakota,
enbezzled $3.50.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-05-14
ALLEGED BANK WRECkER
IN HANDS OF OFFICERS

Aberdeen, s. D, May 11.-Attorney
". A. Halle. OF Aberdeen, and Sheriff
F. E. Coyne, of Stanley county. South
Dakota, arrived here, yesterday, from
Vancouver, b. c., bringing with them
John Hayes, formerly president of the
Cape State bank at Cana, S. D, and
cashier of the Citizens State bank at
Fort Pierre, S, D. Hayes is wanted for
embezzlement. After fleeing from
South Dakota, he Went to England and
saiied from there 10 Canada. under the
name of John White. He s~trenuously
denied his identity. when arrested at
Vancouver. OF request from South Da-
kota, but when confronted by Coyne
and Halle, admitted his identity and
was brought back. lie will be taken
to Fort Pierre and held for trial.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-07
]. ]. LAPHAM LEFT
ESTATE OF SS,SO4,1SS
Former Head of Central Leather
Company Amassed For
tune in Business.

John Jesse Lapham. who died at ia
East Sixty-sixth street on February II,
1911. and was third vice-president Of tn.
Central Leather Company. and director OF
the United States Leather Company and
the Union Tanning Company. left an es-
tate OF $3.s04.lSs. He had a net estate
OF S3.1ss.2s7. OF which Sl.049.50s went to
his wife. Mrs. Mary Z. Lapham OF A. Eas.
Sixty-seventh street. and S2.l3s.77s was
the share OF his son, Henry q. Lapham of
Webster. Mass.
The appraisal discloses that Mr. Lap.
nam was one Of the large stockholders OF
the American Hawaiian Steamship Com
pany. OF which his brother Lewis III. Lap
ham. Is vice-president. lie incurred debts
of more than s509.943 10 New York stock
Exchange houses on speculative accounts
In which he and Walter Hoyt were in
terested
The bulk of the estate consisted OF s3.-
l71.sl9 In securities. These included $751;
FLO bonds of the United States Leather
Company and $4s. GA bonds OF the Amer
lean Hawaiian Steamship Company. The
largest stockholding was $50 shares OF
the Texas Company. organized by the late
John w. Gates, which were appraised at
$l,iS4.l45.
Other large holdings were 1000 shares
OF Amalgamated Copper. Sl2725O: 1000
shares of American SHELTERS. s76. zoo; 500
shares American Sugar Refining. 1850
3.7ss shares Central Leather common.
$ll5,l55: 9l5 shares Central Leather pre-
ferred. s93.357; 6s7 shares Chicago &
Northwestern. s99.546; 1858 shares Of the
Producers OIL Company fl32,9+S.