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PRICELESS GIFT
NOT APPRECIATED
EVANGELIST DECLARES MAN
KIND EXCHANGES GODS
LOVE FOR PASSING
PLEASURES.
From Saturday's Daily-

DR.. j. W. Mahood preached last
night in the First Methodist church,
using as the text, The free gift o.
God is eternal life He said, "lIow
strange that we fail to appreciate the
nest priceless gifts. We don't APP,
preciate the gift OF sight until ou1
eyes fail, or hearing until We grew
deaf. We fail to notice except with
contempt the beautiful flowers at our
feet because they are common place.
THE dandelion is a more highly
developed creation than a tree. 1T
has thirteen hundred different paris
and yet We are sorry to see it smiling
in our front yard in springtimn. /
wonder If the reason why men trcat
with contempt Gods free gift is be-
cause ii is free and because all nan
may have it if they will seek for t?
But sin is a species OF ignorance
which blinds men to the true value
OF eternal life.
"a lad brought IN from The creek
bottom a flashing stone II day and
showed it to his mother. She care
lessly placed it on the sneif. Ore day
q peddler noticed it and asked the
mother about it. She said, %, it
belongs to the lad The lad eXchang-
ed it for u few tin soldiers and the
peddler sold it to a jeweler III Cape
Town for $4,000. and he in turn
sold it to the royal house of Eng
land for 5125,000. So men are
blind to the value of eternal life and
exchange this priceless Jewel for
some passing pleasures ard live II
die moral and spiritual paupers.
Whatever may be our theory of the
atonement the supreme facts remains
that God SO loved the world that he
gave his only begotton Son that
whosoever believeth on Him, should
have eternal life"
The severe storm kept many peo-
pie from the meeting last night who
wanted to go, but more than a hun
bred people braved the elements and
were present and the service will not
be forgotten by those who We're
present. There were no service to-
day but plans are perfected to make
the Sunday q lay of great activity
Sunday will be the general class
meeting at g:45 a. m. DR.. Mahood
will preach at 1890 a. M. on The
Wonderful Name" At 500 p. M,
there will be a great meeting for
men and boys. His subject will De
".Almcst." Miss Mahood will speak
to the women and girls at the same
i pthe church parlors. At T:30
u. M. Dr.. Mahood will speak on
THE Second Coming of Christ"
On. Monday evening he will speak
"Cutting the Anchors" This is
y striking sermon On the amusement
question. One Tuesday at 3 p. M.
he will speak on Heaven or the
Christians Tr;umnh." On Tuesday
nj 7:30 y. m. his theme viii be,
Fidelity" This will probably be
pr. Mahood's farewell service. Teh
evening PRAYER meeting
will take the form of a Jubilee meet
ine to which all who have recently
in The Christian life Will be
present as The guests Of honor. These
gospel meetings have been remark
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clal circuit. does not take into con
sideration Jackson county which was
a part of the sixth before county di-
vision. Rail connection from Jack
son is better with either the seventh
or eleventh circuits, than the sixth,
and as soon as Jackson decides
which of these two circuits it would
prefer to be attached to, a bill will
be presented to include it.
The MclNinnon pin providing for a
general park code. is based on the
Kansas City Park Act, which is be-
ing taken as the best park statute
which any state has provided for
any city, and Will give the cities al
fected wide powers of discretion.
Ziehach Presents "a Bill
Senator Ziebach of Buffalo county
has broken his record and introduced
a bill. Before coming to the senate
he was three times a member OF the
house, and in his carly days of legis-
lation thought bills We're Just the
thing, and he started one on it's way.
Then he stopped, and has not made
another venture into added legisla-
ton until the present when he
m out with a bill for an APP
preparation of $500 for a thorough
survey OF the artesian waters of the
state, and the publication of recon-
mendations as to the control of such
waters.
The three-fourths jury bill pre-
scented in the house by Labrie yester-
day is no new effort. The first move
was made in the House in 1890, in
bill $50: in the senate in 1895, IN
S. r.. 50. Again in 1897, in House
276; and Senate Bills rs in 1911;
and 3, in 1913 sessions. all of which
have failed. The bill may go farther
this session, but it will meet the OPP
position OF the lawyers so far as their
present expressed views are concern
ed.
County Assessed An Issue
The text book question continues
to agitate a number of the men,
bers, some of whom want to retain
the county uniformity system, others
farther and demand state uniformi-
ty. The present bill for district Sc
lcctions is meeting some criticism on
that account. but it is also getting
favorable comment. Like all other
teFt book bills it is being charged
and denied hat the book companies
are taking a hand, and whether they
are or are not some one is busy Oh
the bill most of the time. The meet
ing of book representatives at
Sioux Falls a few days ago in which
it is alleged they took a position in
opposition to the present bill, is be-
ing urged by the hackers of the bill
as a good reason for passing it.
The issue of county assessors is
beginning to attract more or less
attention and members are being
~importuned both for and against
any such radical change. The tax
commission puts this issue ND to the
legislature in Il special bill, TO allow
it to act on that issue alone with
out changing any other features of
the program for adequate tax laws.
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CITY STORE ON
PRAIRIE FAILS
APPOINTMENT or RECEIVER
FOR CONSUMERS SUPPLY co.
Mt TYSiS ENDS REMiitit-
ABLE SCHEME

~Spearfsh, S. D.-The closing up OF
the affairs of the Consumers Supply
company, of Tlyis, a frontier hamlet
of Pennington county. by w. r. Bon
durant, who WAS appointed receiver
OF the ccnpa Y, is Of more than or
binary interest, for the reason that
the place of business o. the COM
pany was one OF the largest at AN
interior point III Sop.h Dakota. For
years the Sc re had Lcen che of the
sights i TIE cenntry, standing on
the piaIr-e ssye al m-le, from the
nearest ne.ghD5r and ferty-tive miles
from q raihtad. The store was
equinrcd He . department store in
q city of 5000 population. The
ccmpeny vas formed in 1908. and
was one OF the remarkable incidents
of the boom days following the set
Element OF the surrounding country
b, homesteaders.
George L. TVS, for whom the
town consisting OF the store was
named, had been in the country many
years and had conducted a small
store on his ranch. Later he form
edit he Consumers Supply company
with a capital of $4,000. built a
magnificent store. newspaper Office
and bank building. The store vas
stocked with everything form thresh-
ing machines and traction engines
to spices, including a complete line
of groceries, clothing and hard
ware.
The enterprise vas backed by sew
eral old c~attlemen, n of whom
made himself responsible for $780,
600 worth of goods purchased from
a big eastern harvester company.
The harvester company has recently
taken back most OF the goods pur-
chased from it, thus relieving the
old cattlemen of the greater part OF
his financial responsibility.
Tivis recently disappeared and
the appointment of the receiver fol-
lowed. Had the homesteaders wh7
occupied the surrounding region been
able to raise good crops each year
the city store located at an interior
point on the prairie might have
made some money, but many CT the
homesteaders were unable to make
farming pay and left the country.
causing the business of the mammoth
store to steadily decline until it be-
came a white elephant on the hands
of its II and relief was sought
through the appointment of the re-
ceiye..
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For First Time State
Aid Goes Into Seven
Figures.
COST IS LOWERED
Expense of Handling State
School Furd Is Reduced
by Half.

Pierre, S. D.-The heaviest appor-
tionment OF school fund to the coun-
ties, ever made by the state for any
one s~emi-annuaI apportionment is
the estimate Of the state land de.
partment for the payments in June
next. The estimate is placed at
.$S22,5o0 for that payment, Which is
divided as follows:
tnterest on Perm. Funds. .$177,5o0
Term Leases now in Force 24o, 0o0
Int. on Deferred Payments. 225,oo0
Recpts. from Spng Lettings 100000
$S22,5OO
The Commissioner is sending out
statements to all counties showing
the amount OF interest on permanent
school funds due the state for semi
annual period ending December 81,
1914, tho amount for the six months
being $177.529.31. which is an in
srease CT $5,509.S0 I'VE the period
ending June 80, 1914. This money
will be drawn March LIST, and Will be
included in the apportionment TO be
made in June.
The amount already apportioned
for the fiscal year is $4,000 maxi
ing the total revenue to the schools
Of the state for the fiscal year over
n million dollars. Or in figures, ST.
o34.500, on the estimate for the
Jp"o distribution.
While the cost of administration
OF the department has increased ma
terially since the acquisition OF the
state forest lands. it Will be seen
from the auditors report that the in
crease in expenditures has not been
nearly III proportion to the increase
in receipts. The cost of administra-
ton at the present time. is approx
mately two and n half per cent OF
the gross receipts of the department
while fifteen years ago it was ap-
proximately five per cent OF the gross
receipts.
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resolutions and Il petition against the
bill. Rev. Collier OF that place was
ready in opposition, and carried his
petition longer than the one present
ed by the opposition, in which en-.
actment of the bill was asked for
and among his endorsements carried
IL from Superintendent Orr OF The
Soldiers home in favor of the limit
bill. He also intimated that the res
olutions'' by the Commercial Clut
were net at any regular or public
meeting, and did not reflect The real
public sentiment OF the town. The
Indications are that there viii be
majority and minority committee re.
ports on the bin.
Author Of Text Bill Appears.
George r.. Farmer, the man who
drew the bin which is known as
House Bill 81. or the text book bill
is here frcm Madison, explaining the
provisions OF the measure to those
who want more light, lie came at Tho
request OF friends OF the bill, who be
lieve that it is all right in its general
lines, and want 10 help carry il
through with a few slight amend
ments as to the maximum book prices
but are not as familiar with It's fea-
lures as Mr.. Farmer, who tool NJ the
work of drafting for the committee OF
the state association. He has been
busy answering the questions OF
those who want to learn just what
is not clear TO them. In this relation
there is objection TO the measure OF
the ground that there are a lot oil
JNn1, onntrocfc which vrill mot nynirQ
until 1917. and to pass a law at this
time would not help the situation in
any way. But the supporters of tho
new act say if the old law stands
there viii be a lot OF preliminary
work done in 1916 on contracts and ii
enough signers can be secured, q
little referendum WORK on m acj
presented in two years would allow
new contracts to carry over for am
other five years and a law now Will
in no way affect the existing on
tracts, but will lie ready before any
thing new IA be sprung on the PEG
pie in that manner. In fact there is
so much manipulation that some OF
the members are expressing q belief
that the big book companies are back
OF all the discussion and talk going
on in regard to No. 81, and that
enough dust may stop progress. But
that is something TOO deep for the
average mar to get at the bottom of,
Senator Stoner has drawn a bill
which attempts to quiet the criticism
of the pen accounts of county
boards OF health. and attempts to liz
such responsibility upon all resident
physicians, with a fixed compensation
for their services for the county.
Trip county people in this city
~ 'hnt tho crioirat records in the
matter of examination of county OF
fetal affairs OF Trip county can nc
niger pc found in the records OF
that county, having for some
reason disappeared. and a call has
been made upon the state depart.
ment for a copy OF the records anG
the showings OF the affairs OF tina
county as developed by the eXamlna'
IT,,
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This Is Merely sugges-
ton tothe Legislative
Committee.
''DRY'' BILL ISSUE
Lively Contest Is Expected
Over the Soldiers Home
Measure.

Pierre. S. D.-The joint-select gov
ernor's mansion committee il exhibit
ing proposed plans executed by Geo.
r.. c. Fossum of Aberdeen, proyid-
ing for a building 60X41 feet, two
stories high, tile rooted, to cost from
$2S,000 to $4,000 il of semi-fire-
proof brick, s33,0uo, if of fire-procf
brick construction; and $4,000 if
of t%ireproof stone.
The house temperance committee
is reporting the Whithee bill prohibit
ing the sale of Intoxicating liquor
within five miles OF the Soldiers
home which will force Hot Spring $
dry, if enacted, five for and iou'
against. and a big fight on the FOO
is anticipated when the committee
report up for adoption Fri
day afternoon.
: The election committees haze sal
a second evening on the Waters
Withee official university suffrage
bin. and as yet are undecided as to
what their ultimate action will be.
Both sides claim that the report will
be in their favor.
New Health Salary
Berdahl's house bill is designed to
fix elections in non-commission gov
erned cities on as nearly the same
basis with the commission governed
cities elections as possible. The
hours for keeping the polls open are
to re from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. . hours
more in all than at present; each
Nvard. even though two be combined
into one district, is to have separate
: oils: nominations are to be by pc
tition only. on Is per cent petition,
filed a minimum of days before
election: m IN ballots are to be
arranged in alphabetical order with
out party consideration.
The Health Commission bill de-
fines the duties OF the superintend-
ent of the state board of health,
grants him a salary of $4,000 per
year for his entire time, on the
theory that a suitable man could not
be found who would give up his
practice for less: and defines unpro-
fessional conduct for which a license
may be revoked as follows: perform
ing a criminal abortion; employing
campers or steerers: promising to cure
AN i%ncurable disease; ~betraying q pro-
fessionl secret; issuing improbable
advertising; the conviction of an of
Tense involving moral turpitude:
habitual intemperance; and failure
to report a disease.
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SNOW BLANKETS
SOUTH DAKOTA
EASTERN HALE OF STATE is GOV
Erred TODAY WITH HEAN-
lest FALL OF SEASON.

Covering the eastern half OF South
Dakota with the heaviest 'bianre,
of snow that has fallen this year,
today saw the beginning of a storm
that may eventually tie UP traffic in
this section OF the northwest and
work serious damage.
The SNOW started falling early this
morning and has continued with
slight cessation during the day. 1t
has been heavily laden with moisture
pnd in the absence of any wind, thus
far has been packing the ground with
a heavy, sogey blanket. The fall by
3 O'Clock this afternoon amounted to
about six inches.
FIR The snow fell over the eastern
half OF the state, according to the re-
ports received in the city this morn
ing. NJ. G.. Corbett. chief dispatcher
for the Milwaukee office in Mintchell,
declared that the snow had fallen to
a depth of four to six incnes from
tn eastern state line as far west a
kimhall. Hardly any snow had fallen
west OF the Missouri river, whese a
light northwest wind was blowing
ant the mercury hoveret around 10
degrees above zero.
The snow had stopped falling about
1890 O'Clock this morning as far
westward as Bridgewater and the sky
cleared up over Mitchell about o
but this afternoon it started again
to fall heavily. The snowfall is re-
porte dto have extended in about the
same amount as far north as Aber-
deem.
Local train service into Mitchell
this morning was on schedule time,
although much difficulty was anticl-
pated if the snow continued to fall
during the afternoon. During the
night a freight train on the Running
Water line of the Milwaukee was
stuck in the snow south of Memo.
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FOOT OF SNOW IN HILLS.

Deadwood, S. D.-Snow ranging
from one to two feet the
Black Hills and railroad traffic
through the Hills is impeded but not
entirely checked. Wind has drifted
the snow in places ten feet deep but
snow plows have kept most of the
Hills roads open and thus far the
temperature is not low.
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AIRS. RIGGS DEAD.

Pierre. S. D.-Mrs. Riggs. wife of
DR.. IT. f. Riggs, of this city, died
acre this forenoon from the effects OF
appendicitis and complications fol-
lowing an operation.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-01-08
DON'T TOUCH HIMr SHE CRIED.


comic song in hoarse. cracked
voice. And we stood and stared at him
like fools.
1T seemed as If Barking in his
drunkenness had Il CHASTITY kind of
control over the rest of us who were
sober. Presently his legs failed him
and he crumpled up into heap on the
floor. That broke the tension.
"Old Parker rang the bell. and to the
servant who answered it he said. point
ing to Barking. Garry that man out.
and to young Grant, Grant. dye mind
helpingy
Grant went forward. He touched
Barking as he'd have touched u leper
l caught sight OF Lucy Parker's face
again. She was looking not at Bark
ing, but at Grant. and there was n
curious light in her eyes. Suddenly
she rushed forward. seized Grants
hands and drew them from Barking's
shoulders. Don't touch him! she
cried. You're not worthy to touch
him. None OF us are There was Il
look almost OF hatred in the face she
turned to Grant
THAT you should touch him like
that. she said. 1t was as If Grants
sneer and his manner of touching
Barking killed at one blow all the feel
ing she ever had for him. That's the
story read in Lucy's face. She knelt
by Barking's side.
~ can't describe the expression OF
her face as she looked at us There
aren't words to describe the ring in her
voice when she spoke. He's hero.
she cried Next month he Is to be
my husband.
Parker filed an awkward pause by
suggesting n move to the dining room
We saw nothing more Of Lucy tina,
evening The next morning | saw old
Parker in the club smoking room
Pity Barking's broken out again.
remarked. He looked ut me queerly
for Il moment Then he said. You
heard my daughter call him hero last
night? nodded. She told me this
morning why she said that. She ex
planned few things
"'Then you'll consent to the wedding
coming OFF, said l. | imaged pnri
tanical old Parker as father-in-law to
the man who'd sung comic songs In
his drawing room the night before
His reply knocked me over.
Certainly I consent
land Lucy herself? | queried.
Parker leaned across the table and
spoke in whisper. Have you ever
seen worship I'm womans eyes? Since
last night there's worship in Iucy's
eyes when she speaks Of Barking.
lyon voice riddles said |.
Parker drew himself up with u jerk
so do he said. You don't hold the
key to them
well. it's mystery. We others
must let ii go ut that In some curl
Gus fashion Barking has emerged from
cloud ms IN angel with wings.
There's something else that's queer.
used to fancy that Lucy's feeling for
Barking was less fervent than his for
her. Last night didn't think so. "
ever | saw alteration In woman's
face | saw Il In Lucy's as she kneli
by Barking's side. ! wish you could
have heard her voice when she said
He's a hero And the contempt
her voice when she said to Grant.
You're not worthy tn touch him.
Darnel lifted his pen from the paper
He hesitated for moment. Then he
added:
81 was standing near Lucy when
Barking was singing. heard her say
to Grant mt her side. You wouldn't
have gone down into the depths for me
rs this man has
And she looked mt Grant Ms II when
compared to n giant she suddenly
found him a pyginy."
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-01-08
AMAN WHO
DARED
Singular Way In Which a Wo-
mans Love Was Won.
By RALPH COBlNO
Copyright by Frank A. Munsey Co.
By RALPH COBlNo
Copyright by Frank A. Munsey Co.

Darnel looked very intently at his
friend, John Barking's face. He was
thinking that the day of miracles was
not over.
1--WE knocked about the world good
DEAL" he said. "Tve seen astonishing
things, but the most astonishing of
them all is the change In your face"
Barking knocked the ash off his cigar
with deliberate slowness. Then he
said, when mans happy, has all he
ever asked for, he ought to look differ
ent."
Darnell nodded. 81 see. Content
ment wiping away discomfort"
Barking spoke frankly. Its more
than that It's clean iffe wiping
away soiled one. You used to see
the history of dark days in my face.
Now you see the history Of bright ones
and clean ones"
Darnel was silent for a minute.
When he spoke finally he moved to an
other phase of Barking's experience.
"In the old days you said you hadn't
the making Of lover in you. Now
you're by way Of being model in that
respect. believe you're never Off
your knees, SO to speak, before Lucy
Parker's shrine"
IL never am" Barking spoke quick
ly, seemed indeed glad Of this chance
Of putting his experience into words.
"She's to me what the sun is to a dark
day. I've come out Of the blackness
Of despair to a place Of light"
Again by his silence Darnel showed
comprehension. His mind held rap
i'd review of Barking's history. He
had been left an orphan, rich. free to
follow his moods. And his moods led
him to the card table. the whisky bot
tie.
Then had come his engagement to
Lucy Parker and a complete trans
formation in his life.
81 don't think you know the details
Of my first acquaintance with the
Parker family" Barking said. I'D
like to tell YOU"
1--WE wondered about it." Darnel ad-
mitted. When went away you were
fascinated by
Cards and the whisky bottle" Bar
king laughed a little grimly. II was.
wasn't free man till met Lucy
Parker 1t was one night coming out
Of the theater first saw her. I'd been
refreshing pretty freely between the
acts. Coming out, believe made
more or less Of u fool of myself. And
in the midst of 1t saw Lucy's eyes
looking at me. She was with a friend
in the vestibule waiting for a carriage.
I can't tell you how she looked. But
something in me shuddered. Anyhow.
I went home and thought I saw my
self for a fool and worse. The curious
thing was that after that night I saw
Lucy's eyes looking at me every time
lifted glass Of whisky to my lips.
couldn't drink It. She cured me.
'Then something happened" he went
on. 81 was able to help old Parker
through a financial crisis. I'd got
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-01-08

about the wedding that was to come
of next month when Barking was an
nounced. There was an abrupt silence
as he came into the room. He'd been
drinking The sudden glare Of the
lights half blinded him. and he stag.
gered. caught hold Of the back OF a
chair to steady himself. Then he stood
g1nning mt us all. Nobody spoke.
i glanced ut Lucy. and she was
looking mt Barking with face as white
as her dress. Parkers II puritanical
old fellow. you'll remember. and he
looked concentrated disgust. SO did
Robert Grant. that young cub who's
turned up from Canada ! saw I.ucy's
eyes flash from Rarking's face To
Grants. noting the sheer OH 1t. All al
once Barking began 10 sing. He sang