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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-11-18
room for to ga.

The next district institute is te
be held ). January. This enc will
be divided into ;,ccal districts and
be in charge Of local managers.
The required Residing Circle work
will cover the first Aslf OF each
book selected.
Elwood G. Perisho, president of
South Dakota State College will be
in Bon Homme county on NoyeM-
Der 26th and deliver an address In
the hall at Perkins. President
Perisho has a message worth while
for every school patron. On this
particular occasion it will be upon
the subject Of school improvement
and the development of commune
ity life, with special reference to
Consolidation Of Rural schools as a
solution Of some rnral problems.
Every person interested in the ad-
yancement Of education should
make an effort to hear President
Perisho at perkins on the evening
of November rs.
Ninety-nine out of one hundred
and seventeen teachers were In at.
tendance at the first teaohers's
meeting last Saturday. This
means that there were only eigh-
teen absent from the meeting.
These absentees were distributed
40 follows !: ten to Scotland District
No. 4, and the remaining eight to
rural districts Nos, 10, SO, 81, 60,
IS. 81, 81 and rs. The program
MIS- 44AaT2 49,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-11-18

WNas interesting from start to finish.
The papers Of Miss Burley on
Hschool Disciplined and Miss
Thomas eena Eighth Grade RroB.
lens" were exceptionally g tr94g,
while Mrs. Cooper's talk on tie
"Ideal Teacher" covered the entire
field Of the real teacher, and was
llll Of inspiration for a better
teaching corps in bon Hpmme
county. Supt. Rverhart, Of Tyn.
dali, and Prin. Larson, of Avon,
gave their views On reauirements
that grade pupils should attain ha.
fore reaching the high school.
Susan Kads, Of Dist. No. ST, add.
cd much spice to the program with
excellent readings. W. ]. Robin
son, Of Dist. No. 50, gave the
meeting an interesting account Of
changes in school ideals since the
days when he first entered school.
Prof. Allen, of the southern State
Normal appeared before the tea
chtrs and spoke Of the Normal OK
tension work. He outlined some
features Of the work that the Nor
NAL was planning to carry into the
rural schools in this part Of tho
state. Mrs. Theodore Rerndt, IF
Avon, gave the teachers an inter
esting account Of the work that the
w. @. T. u. is doing in an educa-
tional way. We hope her remarks
we're well taken by the teachers
and that every one will put into
practice some Of the suggestions
offered by Mrs. Berndt.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-11-18
County School Letter


When your regular corn picking
vacation is over, every child in the
district should be in school every
day. Prolonged family vacations
hurt your home school, county and
state,
Quite a few teachers failed to
call at the Office and claim the
Reading Circle books belonging to
them. Those desiring to have these
books returned by mail should send
postage for the first class rate.
We hope every boy in this coun
ty will take part in the First Ma
tional Corn Show at 81. Paul.
This takes place early in December
and any banker in Bon Homms
county can give particulars. Your
teacher received one blank at the
teachers meeting. Ask her to let
you see what it says.
Eight of our rural teachers are
planning to attend the State Tea
cheers Association at Aberdeen
next week. Following = their
names : Agnes Shaver, Dist No. q;
Emms Schneider, Dist. No. IA
Nora Davis, Dist. No. IL; Amelia
Dusek, Dist. No. 90; Alta Brown,
Dist. No. 45; w. J.. Robinson,
No. 50; Ruth Schaefer, Dist. No.
SO; and Mary Peterka, Dist. No.
|s7. The Association has forty
badges printed for Bon Homlme
county teachers, so there is still
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-11-18


Mrs. Quinn visited with friends
III Springfield last week.
The LA Crosse Steam Laundry
60. Basket leaves Treibers Tues
day Nov. so a s .. m.-Ady.
Nj. and Mrs. Hardinburgh re-
turned last Friday from 4 visit Of
9 week ia Yam kton ond Utica.
Misses Eugenia Landmann and
Frances Mason came home from
the University at Vormillion to
spend Sunday.
3. p. Wicks and j. Il. Quinn
went to Springfield last Friday
where that evening they attended.
9 banquet given BY the commercial
club # that town % an expression
Of appreciation for the interest
taken By neighboring towns il .he
.Fonnder's Day, exercises 1t the
Norma.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-11-18

Feel mean, cross, ugly. sore at your
self and everyone else. Do o know
what is wrong? Your stomach is out
of whack. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea will put it back. Taken tonight,
tomorrow be right. Don't wait. 35c.
Tea or Tablets.
BROCK DRUG & JEWELRY GO.
JAG. Stackerl came from Sioux
City last Friday.
Miss Agnes Treick, who was
home for two weeks taking the
place of her sister, Miss Ella, as
instructor in domestic science at
the German academy, while the
latter was at the hospital, returned
to her school at Emery Saturday.
Miss Ella was able to resume
her work Monday.
Mrs. M. J. Logeman arrived last
Friday evening from Greeley, Colo.
and expects to spend the winter
with her son, VIM. Logeman. She
was accompanied by her grandson,
Roy Gardner, son of her daughter
with whom she has been living at
Greeley. She will be Sc years of
age next January and is naturally
quite feeble.
For Sale-one Rock Island bug.
gy one set driving harness; one
Excelsior Twin motor cycle.-Adv.
Inquire of Lester Haynes.
A peculiar Lold-up was pulled
off in town Tuesday morning. Ar
thur Hirsch, who has been living
rather of a fast life for some time,
went into the store of Metcalf &
Wagner and finding Paul Treick
alone in the store, pulled a revolv-
er md forced MI. Treick to open
the cash register. He then took a
small quantity of money from the
drawer, and ordered Treick to call
up the sheriff at TynGall, as be
said he wanted to be arrested, He
then Immediately changed bis mind
ordered the call revoked. AS soon
as possible the marshal was called
and Hirsch was locked up and lat
er taken to Tyndall by the sheriff.
To the marshal he stated that he
wanted to be locked up for about
{ wo years and if this ofense would
not do it he would do something
else. He said he had been drink.
ling too hard and was afraid if not
Hooked up he would get "snakes.'
The revolver had just been pur-
chased from Remboid Bros. and
was not loaded, and he had no
cartridges. Mr.. Hirsch in a mem
Der of q good family, ons since The
death of his father who lived at
Tripp, be has bean living a rowing
life, and has apparently had toe
much money to sDepd for his own
good.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-11-18

Feel mean, cross, ugly. sore at your
self and everyone else. Do o know
what is wrong? Your stomach is out
of whack. HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea will put it back. Taken tonight,
tomorrow be right. Don't wait. 35c.
Tea or Tablets.
BROCK DRUG e. JEWELRY GO.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-01-13

Garthwaite; Sec., Clarence Dali !;
Treas, Griffin Hickok; 1. S., S. A.
Hatch; o. S., L. S. Sawyer; Chap
lain, Thos. Smith. The program made
entertainment until midnight. The
Odd Fellows have 'work" ahead to
keep them busy all winter. We are
glad to note the prosperity of this
worthy order.
Mrs. Monroe Hoskins and children
of Ossian, Iowa, are visiting relatives
here for few days.
| Harley Hickok and DR.. Baldwin
went to Chicago, Thursday, where
Harley had his mouth examined. He
remained for weeks treatment, and
then it will be decided what he must
do. Anyway, it seems that Harley
is in fair way to be cured of the
sore spot.
The new Congregational church
will be dedicated Jan. 81.
Mrs. Thos. Lyness last week went
to the Mayo hospital at Rochester,
Mimi, seeking advice of the physi-
clans there regarding her health.
Chris. Roberts and wife of Lincoln,
Neb., are visiting relatives and
friends in Grant County.
Frank Tummond, of Dubuque, is
visiting his friend Seward Garth
waite.
Margie, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Foster Porter, has been quite i'll the
past few days.
Our city team played Campion
College at Prairie du Chen Friday,
and it was fine game of real basket
ball. The college team was little
better prepared and so won the game,
% to Is. Up to the last two
minutes play they were only two
points ahead, but got three more on
lucky play.
j. B. Ludden, general merchandise,
Frank Riese, jeweler, and the Wood
house BARLEY Bank have our thanks
for nice calendars for the year 1915.
About thirty couples attended the
dance at the city hall Thursday even
ing. The music by Gabel's Harp
Orchestra was fine.
Miss Carrie Clark is visiting rela-
tives at Bagley for few days.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-01-13
AROUND THE COUNTY
BLOOMINGTON.
special correspondents TO the Herald.

Special CorresDondence 10 the Herald
The officers elected at the annual
meeting of the Bloomington Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance Co. last Tues
day are as follows F. G. Wetmore,
Patch Grove, president; Oscar Knapp,
Bloomington, secretary and treasurer
w. G. Hickok, Beetown; w. F.
Ackermann, Glen Haven; A. j.
Hamer, Little Grant; D. ]. Harris,
Wyalusing; George E. Groom, Cass-
Vile; @. E. Williams, Potosi; Frank
Braudt, Mt. Hope. Insurance in
force, 3.O99, 900, a gain of over
100000 during the year.
Mrs. R. N. Greer, of Prairie du
Chen is visiting relatives here.
DR.. Hancock visited Lacrosse one
day last week.
J. NJ. Lance and Irwin OakIief at
tended the poultry show at Madison
last week.
George Stockert and wife last
week moved out to the John Smith
farm on Campbell Ridge, and George
and Will. Smith expect to run the
farm the coming year.
Miss Mabel, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Moore, of Patch Grove, is
recovering from an attack of pneu-
monia.
Alex. Myers has bought the Millin
farm enc mile west of Patch Grove
from w. E. Latrhop. Mr.. Myers had
the farm rented the past season.
The Fred Hickok family now oc-
cupy the Stockert house, vacated by
the George Stockert family.
Gus. H. Hesselman was over from
Dyersville, Iowa, Wednesday, on
business.
Til. Brodt and wife, Walt. Gulick
and wife and Mrs. N. Brodt were
here from BagIey Wednesday, trans
acting some business.
AllOway OFT last week bought the
residence property of the late Joseph
Chambers southeast of town. Ed.
Chambers was here from Minneapolis
to close the deal. Ambrose OFT and
family expect to make their home
there.
The Odd Fellows had both installa.
ton and initiation and a jolly supper
at their hall Tuesday evening, anC
the program kept the members goine
at lively rate until midnight. The
following officers were instaIled:-
N. G. Orion Cooley; V. G., Der
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-01-13
Farm For Sale.

My farm consisting Of 1O8 acres
located in township of Waterloo,
village of Burton. Fine locations
new house, barn, 2 silos and other
out buildings. Good fences. About
so acres under cultivation, balance
good pasture and timber. Will sci
cheap if taken at once or rent.
Anyone interested call and look it
over. John E. Bendorf.
46w3c Potosi, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-01-13
Notice to Settle.

All persons owing accounts to the
Aupperle Grocery Company are mott
fed that same must be settled before
January 1st 1915. All accounts not
settled by that date will be placed in
hands of an attorney for collection
and all fees added to the bill.
Aupperle Grocery Co.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-01-13

FOR SALE-1OO acre farm on easv
terms, good improvements, located
on the Lancaster and Potosi road
one mile northwest of Hurricane,
Grant County, Wisconsin, known as
the John Kilby farm. For further
particulars, Write VIM. Winner,
1875 Clay St. Dubuque. Iowa. 41tfc.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-01-13

FOR SALE-New Story & Clarke
piano, will be sold on reasonable
terms; Inquire of William Lorenz,
Lancaster. 42tfc
The Ordway new era., 1915-11-26
FREE COUNTY FAIRS

We believe all will agree that a
county fair, like any other enter
prise, must be financed. whether 1t
be denominated a free" county fair
or otherwise. A free fair" as one
has suggested means fair held and
operated at the expense of the county
at large, and paid for out of the
funds of the public treasury. But
the funds of the public treasury are
made up of collections made off the
taxpayers in the form>of taxes. Hence
free fair" means a fair financed
by the taxpayers instead of by the
little band of "fair-loving. fair-going
people,, and those who have invest
ed their private funds in fair stocks
as a matter OF individual choice and
forethought, or lack Of forethought
as the case may be.
We would call attention to the fact
that Crowley is one Of the new coun-
ties of this state, and while she is
not poor she is very far from being
rich and possessed of all the necessi-
ties desired. Crowley county is with
out court house. Crowley county is
The Ordway new era., 1915-11-26
REPRODUCED VIEWS

The following article. contributed
by Mr.. D. C. Roberts and published
in last weeks issue, is herewith re-
produced on account OF several not
having seen 1t last week, and because
of the lack of prominence given it
last week:
without entering into the broad
subject of graft, palace Jail or any
of these kindred topics I wish to go
on record as one sorely disappointed
in the affairs OF our new county. AS
remember we, the dear people,
were promised many reforms II we
could only be set off by ourselves.
and especially we were to have no
increase in taxation, and probably
a reduction after a year or so.
Many humble citizens were ready
to serve the county for a very small
remuneration and efficiency was the
word. Now those were noble re-
solutions. But after our first year
ly assessment we found our capital
so great that we branched out in
the race to stand at the head Of great
counties in I'll public improvements
this is a great inspiration-and
had we been able to pay for our
The Ordway new era., 1915-11-26
LET US RIGHT ALLEGED
WRONGS AND THEN GET
DOWN TOREAL BUSINESS
One Method Suggested is That Taxpayers
Meet with Commissioners and Demand
Corrections New Era Proposes A
Second Demand Be in Hand

1t has been suggested that num-
her of taxpayers, as many as can do
SO, meet with the county commits
sioners at their next regular session
and demand that existing irregulari-
ties, II there are any, be remedied
and that forthwith.
Irregularities are those things
which are being done contrary to
law. We pointed out some Of these
things In a recent issue and left the
next week open that our attention
might be directed to any error we
may have made. Not one item we
recorded have we had refuted. State
ments we made were based on public
records. Had one item in our issue
of two weeks ago been in error we
bers of the board of county commits
sioners. Had one thing we charged
been at fault we could have been
sued for liable-and you know the
result.
Now that these things which we
have placed squarely before you tax
payers are evidently true the New
Era favors the suggestion that a
committee of taxpayers meet with
the commissioners and demand that
the laws of the state be followed.
We will go one better. We will sug-
gest that two demands be made.
First, that II there are Irregularities
that they be corrected by the coun-
ty commissioners. Second. that II
there are no irregularities the New
Era be advised to drop its charges.
Is that not fair? 1t is not the love
of the matter that prompts US to
call your attention, Mr.. Taxpayer.
to these things. On the contrary we
regret that it is necessary to do IT..
1t would be much better for the coun-
ty in general were there no irregu-
larities to point out to you. Your
taxes would be less and our county
would not have to bear the brunt of
such advertising going to the outside
world. 1t is right that the affairs Of
this county be economically conduct
ed, and taxpayers have the right to
object to certain methods of doing
things contrary to law. Then let us
get down to business and prove to
prospective home see kers that our
taxes can be just as low. II not low
er, than other counties of the state
of proportionate age and wealth.
The Ordway new era., 1915-11-26
Machine In Operation

The Linotype machine. the ma
chine which will now cast the type
for the New Era, was set up the first
OF the week, machinist for the
Mergenthaler Linotype Co., of Brook
lyn, having come here for that pur-
pose. This Is one of the most COM
plicated pieces of machinery made.
but this machinist knows every little
individual part. He started it off
Tuesday and it has been running
since with all kinds of satisfaction.
Mr.. Percy Son, who has been with
the New Era for the past year and a
half, formerly operated Linotypes.
and he is getting to feel very much
at home again to be handling one.
L. I. Giffin, the editor, has also run
them, and has worked around them
for a number of years, SO this ma
chine is not all Greek to the office.
As stated last week the type is
cast in a solid "slug" from metal
especially made for this purpose
There is a metal pot on the machine
and the metal is kept in a molten
state and these "slugs" or lines of
The Ordway new era., 1915-11-26
Making Uso Of Waste Places

Many Colorado farmers have pat
ches of land that are above water
which they allow to go to waste. The
Agricultural Experiment Station of
the Colorado Agricultural College has
published bulletin entitled Notes
on Dry Land Orchard" by J. E.
Pain. This bulletin explains methods
which have been employed to make
dry land orchards success. Mr.. Pain
shows the results of several expert
ments from which he draws conclus-
ions that give the farmer practical
working basis. If you are Interested.
write card to the Colorado Agricul-
tural Experiment Station, Fort Col
lins, Colorado.requesting bulletin No.
173. 1t will be sent to you free of
charge.
The Ordway new era., 1915-11-26
Melon Growers
To Ask Refund

Quite a number of cantaloupe
growers OF this county met at the
Chamber of Commerce rooms in Ord
way Monday forenoon to discuss the
question of making request to have
alleged overcharges on crate mater
ial returned. They date this alleged
overcharge back to three or four
years and steps have been taken to
recover. The action taken by those
present at this meeting Monday was
the appointment OF committee to
confer with growers over the county
and get matters in shape to take ac-
ton at a meeting to be held on
Saturday, December 4. in Ordway.
The committee appointed consisted
of s. S. Spillers, James Carpenter
and G. A. Rodell with II. E. Mast,
secretary OF the Crowley County
Cantaloupe and Produce association
acting In conjunction.
The Ordway new era., 1915-11-26
Sewers Leases
Ordway Hotel

John Sewers has leasedthe Brene-
man building and will take charge of
the hotel business next week. For
the past several weeks this hotel has
been under lease by Frank Evans.
Mr.. Sewers will make several i'm
rpovements, among them being the
removal OF the partition throwing
the two front rooms into one. This
will be converted into lunch room
and two booths will be built. He
will discontinue regular meals and
will run a short order eating house
instead. He will spend aboL $500
on the improvements.
The Ordway new era., 1915-11-26
&. B. Riggs Dies

c. b. Riggs, brother of Ralph
Riggs Of Ordway. died recently at his
home in Coffeyville, Kans. Mr.. Riggs
had been sick for the past several
months with brights disease. He
was the owner OF Crowley coanty
property, having bought the C. e.
Skinner ranch south of town about
two years ago. and has made several
visits to Ordway. He took sick while
in Colorado Springs in the occasion
of one visit to Colorado and was
compelled to return home where the
altitude is lower. Mr.. Riggs is sur
vived by wife but there are no
children In the family.
The Ordway new era., 1915-11-26

without its own public records. Crow
ley county is without libraries. Crow
ley county is without furniture and
fixtures for its public Offices. This
county has no poor farm or other
adequate means of caring for her
unfortunate poor. This county's
public school facilities are crowded
and in some instances in the rural
districts her school facilities are
deficient. Any of these are more wor-
thy of the expenditure of public
funds than is a county fair, and es-
ing.
In addition to overlooking our
public needs along the lines indicat-
ed, and many others that might be
enumerated, we are inclined to think
the one advocating the free fair
has failed to observe the fact that
we already have heavy public obliga-
tions in nearly all the towns and
school districts of the county In the
form of school bonds, sewer bonds,
WaLeT DOHuS hlu al ilhlhChoSiy ioi .
number of registered warrants that
should be paid, and which must
sometime be paid by taxation. In
view of our lack of public necessi-
ties and present burdens we must ask
where is the wisdom in advocating a
FIRE ecounty fair" or even assisting
a county fair with public funds?
Instead of advocating free fairs.
free play houses. etc., the New Era
would call upon every citizen who
has the best interests of Crowley
county at heart. to demand the ex-
ercise of the best judgment and the
most economic expenditure of pub
lie funds in order to liquidate our
outstanding obligations before con-
tracing others not a necessity. The
average citizen of Crowley county
does not object to the payment Of
reasonable, or even fairly high tax
es, for public needs and to meet the
Legitimate public obligations. But
when 1t comes to the useless and ex-
travagant expenditure of funds so
much needed in the every day neces-
stiles, to finance a county fair would
cause the taxpayers to rise up in
righteous indignation and demand
a halt-demand that hands be kept
off the strings to the public purse.
The Ordway new era., 1915-11-26
Cows Here Soon

The shipment of cows we announc-
ed would probably be brought to
Ordway have been shipped from
Wisconsin and will reach Ordway in
about three or four weeks. 1t is
necessary to hold them over the line
in Kansas Nor thirty days. this to
comply with the Colorado quarantine
laws.
These cows are grade Holsteins,
five-eighths and better, some almost
full bloods. They are fronfs the best
dairy herds in Wisconsin and are the
grade stun you will want. Most of
the car has been placed already.
Interested parties may take the
matter up with l.. l. Giflin, editor of
the New Era.
GIFFIN & GAYLORD.