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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1915-06-04
Last Weeks Rains Do Much Damage

From all reports they had some
rain down the line last week, between
Spencer and Anoka, Nebraska. Con
siderable trackage on the Northwest
ern was washed out and at least three
bridges went out which has tied up all
railroad traffic on that line since IA
week ago Tuesday night, There is u
rumor ailoat that through train serv.
ice may be established again tomor
row bat this is by no means certain.
GOllmar Brothers circus, which eX.
hibited at Dallas a week ago Tuesday
is marooned at BOnesteel and it is
said that the people of that town are
finding it quite a task to care for this
extra number of people and to provide
feed for the circts horses and animals.
The tieup will be IA very expensive
one to the circus people, and it will
take some time before they will be
able to make up their loss. One fam
lily Of four is reported to have been
drowned in the flood waters near
Spencer, and large number of all
kinds of live stock was also drowned,
houses were iloated away and wreck
ed, and crops that had been planted
were washed away. The loss in the
final summing up will no doubt run
into very large figures. Out this way
it has completely crippled our mail
service since the tieup of railroad traf-
fc, and has DESTROYED the cream mar
ket which is very important TO the
who are milking COWS
and selling cream The railroad com
pany has refused to accept cream for
shipment until the train service can
be reestablished. Here is hoping that
normal conditions will again soon
prevail.
The heavy rains last week seemed
to be very wide spread and did great
damage in a number of states. Ac
cOrding to the latest reports received
there were destructive floods in South
Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa,
Missouri and Kansas. The railroads
are among the greatest sufferers.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1915-06-04
A Few Suggestions for Boosting
Wood

! N re" suggestions fOT boosting
Don't be the man who put sit il
city.
Building good houses builds a good
town.
Save little money and save lot
OF worry.
Good roads lead not only to town,
but to money.
BE live one and the town will
never be a dead one.
A nice front porch has prevented
many an old maid
Why should the town muzzle dogs
and not Knockers?
When someone plans to help the
town, plan 10 help the plan.
The best plans a man can have to
the future are house plans.
4 good way TO make the world bet
ter is to begin with the home town.
\ town is like a perambulator- it
isn't much good unless it is pushed.
Don't spend all your time telling
what you could do if you had some
time.
BE Ike a ball player The thing
he is always working for is home.
BE one OF the leaders Of the town if
you can, but anyway keep up.
If you think a COW can't laugh for
JOY, let somebody sell you good silo.
Don't be a crouch. Everybody in
this town wishes you well, even the
doctor.
Let's not be trying TO stop some
thing all Of the time. Let's start
something.
A good town will DO more to keep
the boys at home than good advice.
A town is like a girl. It's wonder
full what little fixing up will do for
her.
Opportunity knocks once at every
mans door. Better be at home when
the lady calls,
The worli ewes every man living,
but the street corner is a poor collec-
tion agency.
Don't look for soft snaps: the hard
suaps are the ones the have the gin
ger in them.
Don't spend SO much time talking
war that you haven't time left TO
talk business.
If you would like TO have someone
working for YOU, put a little money in
the bank
1t improves the soup to throw
little pepper into it, Same with
town.
If YOU spend all that YOU earn some
other fellow is banking your money.
Many young man goes away TO
seek his fortlne when Fortune is
seeking for him at home.
Plaster your house and everybody
will follow yonr example. Lath and
the world laths with you.
You've got TO be a citizen in order
TO vote; but you've got TO do a good
deal more than vote TO be a citizen.
The biz things were not all done in
the big towns. The greatest poem in
the English language was written in
a country churchyard.
There is only one man better than
the man who gets behind and pushes,
that's the man who goes ahead and
pulls.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1915-06-04

gave have quite frequently been ask
ed how much more precipitation we
have had this year than we had last
year, covering the same period. This
week we looked up our record and
we find that up to June 5th, 1914
there was recorded $40 inches of pre-
cipitation, while this year, up to
Thursday June 3rd, our records show
that we have had total precipitation
in the year 1915, thus far, of 1924
inches, or 5, IL inches more than for
the same period last year. IF our
precipitation record continues to the
end of the year, it will probably show
an excess precipitation over last year
of nearly 10 inches.
The Fair meeting which was to
have been held at this Office last Sat
urday night was not held on account
of the muddy, rainy, disagreable
weather. The meeting will probably
be held as soon as the weather settles
but the people can rest assured that
the Third Annual Mellette County
Fair will be held at Wood probably
in the early part of September and it
will be bigger and better than ever.
The season seems to be one that will
be favorable to bumper crops and all
should endeavor to grow some nice
exhibits. and the exhibits this year
will probably be taken. to the State
Fair at Huron. Good prizes will be
offered in all departments.
The first daily papers we have re
ceived at this office for week arrived
ON the mail Wednesday evening, and
in hastily glanceing over the head
lines we find the Germans are still
quite active with their submarines and
have destroyed two or three British
battle ships and number of mer
chant ships. The Nebraskan, an
American ship was also torpedoed or
struck mine off the Irish coast, but
she was able to reach port and reports
no loss Of life. The German reply to
President Wilson's note has been re
ceived at the White House and ap
parently it is not the sort of an answer
, President Wilson expected to receive
! to his communication. The Mexican
, situation is again demanding some
attention from President Wilson and
! he has warned the fighting factions
, down in that war ridden country that
, conditions will have to show change
) for the better or the United States
may yet have to take a hand and
: straighten things out in Mexico
People are starving in the southern
republic.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1915-06-04
II. 6. Weather Bureau Report
Noak EudipU lime

Total precipitation from January
LET 1o15 to date. 1899
Total precipitation for 1913 1876
Total precipitation for 1914, 1857.
FRED G.. KIRCH, Observer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-29
BAR
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Convention.

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-29
MORGAN is UNDER
SURGEONS knife
REH0VEAPPENDIX


New York. Oct 29.-J II. Morgan
underwent an operation for append
ciris at his country home at Glen Cove.
Long Island. today. The operation was
reported successful and 3Ir. Morgan is
resting comfortably
Mr.. Morgan was at his Office We'd
nesday. but was indizposed yesterday
and remained at bis Glen Cove home.
His physicians discovered he was suf-
fartng from a mild attack of append
clus. In order 90 guard against a re-
currauce the physicians decided to re-
move the appendix.
The operation was performed at
noon by Doctors lTarkoe. Lyle and
Smith. who reported il to have been
successful in every way and that Ma
Morgan is now resting comfortably.
3fr 1Torgan's general condition is SO
excellent that his prompt recovery is
looked for.
SO far as could be learned today's
operation is in no way the result of the
shooting of 3Tr. Morgan by Frank Holt
7t Glen Cove On July 3. last
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-29
LONDON H0N0RS
NURSE SHOT By
GERMAN TROOPS
ThroHg Attending Services at ST. PauTs
Cathedral Recalls Lord Rob
Roberts Funeral

London. Oct Pa service at ST..
Paufs cathedral today in memory OF
Miss Edith CaveI the British nurse
who was executed in Brussels. was at-
tended by a throHg which recalled the
funeral of Lord Roberts at the cathe-
dTal almost d year ago
Before O'Clock a large crowd stood
shlFer5ng in the first cold fog of the
season awaiting the opening Of the
doors Shortly after 10 O'Clock signs
bearing the words church full" were
hung al all the doors except the one
reserved for ticket holders.
Conspicuous among the crowd
which waited patiently in the gloomy
fog until the doors were opened was O.
large number OF wounded soldiers. at
tended by Red Cross nurses. The
sombre clothing of the congregation
which packed the great ediHce was re-
lfeved here and there by spots of color
of the uniforms of soldiers and sail
ors, when military and naval digni-
taries took their places The only
other seats reserved were for the lord
mayor, the diplomatic corps of the en-
teute allies and 500 of Miss CaveIFs
fellow nurses.
The service was begun with the
Dead March played on the organ.
Then came Abide With Me" by the
First Life Guards band. Except for
the Lords prayer and the reading of
one lesson the service was entirely
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-29
NEW ORLEANS SPENDS
S4, 100000 TO KILL RATS

New Orleans. Oct 90 More than
s+509.o0 has been expended in the last
year in an effort 10 make New Orleans
rat proof and prevent the temperance
os 8gb0Hie plague. according TO an an
uolncam made here today by DR. r
f. Creei Gf the United States public
health service. ~ charge of the work
Seventy four thousand FIVE hundred
and twenly-siz buildings have been
made rat proof about 1000 not con
sidere1 worth repairing by the own
era have been demolished. and work is
proere5si ing on a9,S0I others Approx
mately $1,000 buildings stilI are to be
made rat proof
Citizens Of New Orleans have ex-
pended saout s366l000 on their prop
prty while the federal state and city
crnuents have speE- more than
$500 600 iu Jle campaign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-29
UNDERWOOD AWAITS
ARMY NAVY EXPERTS

Washington. D. G.. 0ct % oscar
W. Underwood. senator-eIect from Ala
hama, said today that he would wait
until the army and navy experts had
reached their conclusions before ex-
pressing his views on national defense.
The new senator declared that he
favored % reasonable national defense.
although be was not prepared now to
say what he meant by that term as he
was not "an expert on these matters. "
Nr Underwood. who. as chairman Of
the house ways and means committee.
framed the tariff law which there is
talk OF revising to meet revenue re
quiremenCs, declined to discuss the
proposal He said that il would be
manifestly out Of place for MIN to do
SO,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-29
OBSERVE MITCHELL
DAY IN PENNSYLVANIA

HazIeton. Pa. Oct. 29-This was
Mitchell day throughout the anthra-
cite field Of Pennsylvania in honor of
the 18th anniversary OF the termina-
tion Of 5He big strike of 1900. the first
conducted Ia the hard coal belt by John
Mitchell then national president of the
United 1Tfnew0rkers Of America.
In accordance with procIamatIons is
sued by their district officials all men
with the exception Of engineers. pump
runners and fremen remained Idle.
The 1893 strike lasted six weeks and
resulted 5n tire granting of ten per
cent wage Increase and other conces-
si0as.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-29
Sixteen 3 Inch Field Pieces
VIII Be Used to Con
troll Mexican Fire.
Constitutional Chiefs Men
Await Enemy in Trenches
Opposite Arizona City.

/ Douglas hrz oct 20 The scenes
were alb sea today for the third batue
to De staged al Auga Prieta. sonora.
|aluee Hadero opened the war i'm Mexico
iu 1910 An audience numbering sey-
eral thousand has gathered on che
American side
Five thousand American troops. with
|L6 a-uch gums are mobnfzed here to
see that the Meulans shoot only on
their own side of the boundary Az
most 1000 CarraHza troops BE behind
an elaborate system of earthworks
awaiting the onset of the invading
villa army. estimated no number froma
5000 90 1000 men.
Fighting may begin today. tomorrow.
Sunday OH some time next week That
is dependent entirely ON the plans. dis
position and condition Of Villas troops.
5ut the outcome probably win determ-
inc whether sonora, turbulent for 80
years. shall come under sway OF the
once dominant general or whether he
viii be driven as a fugitive across the
American border
5000 farraBza Men in War.
Additional artillery was received for
the defense of Aqua Prieta against an
attack by villa forces, and word was
received thar 5000 Carrauza troops
'-7s'6rd c0mfhF to strengthen the Garri-
s1r commanded by General Gales.
Twenty-Five hundred men. with their
. lea rH
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-29

Washington. p. G.. Oct 29 Hud-
saa Maxim Of the advisory board Of the
e4FE consulted with Secretary Daniels
tsslaF regarding a device Of his for
''la-as The explosion Of torpedoes from
7eEop-aaes. Details were not made
R4e-3c and Mr.. Maxim would not dis
~ass He VIII take ii 40 with ord
pa4ee experts Of the navy to arrange
Tests
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-29

Washington ID G.. Oct % The Ma
4aaal a}iitia Board and the National
association Of Adjutanrs General Of
s-'i3l}a met here today TO consider ques-
ions ei militia reserve and Of harmon
'4.aS The proposed continental army.
emplaaed in national defense plans,
So s@e existing organizations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-29

The Pas Manitoba, Oct. 29-Tvo
tataoae priests and two prospectors
are reported to have been murdered by
ksklmos north of Chesterfield Inlet
Hudson Bay. according TO Captain
Soekharr of the ROYAL Northwest po-
nee boat Village Bell which arrived
here today from northern waters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-29
THE WEATHER
Forecast Till 2. u. Tomorrow. f,
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline
and Vfai7,f$~

Fair tonight and Saturday. not much
change in temperature.
Temperature at q. no =. Highest
yesterday II. lowest last night Al
Velocity of wind at M, tWo miles
per hour.
Precipitation none
Relative humidity ar . m 50. at
: a N 81, al I Q. N today IS
Stage Of water 54 no change IN
last "a hours
j. T. SI-RlERs Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-29
French, Operating Near
Stronghold. Seize Heights
Commanding Retreat.
Turkey to Rescind Decree
for Confscation of Bel
hgerents' Property.

Athens Oct 28.-The uesaa
says there are Indications RumaHia
VIII accept proposals of the entente
allies to Join them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-29

r--4,- r-- 20 -....-.
CORES zP9aaent learns from Serbian
. sources that the French operating jim
the strgmIzsa region have rrrHafaF the
,si-f-+- ~ F-.r--.z--.- s.,.----
17.-' -'a2-.9 lAese ae5=as7 aalaI-
nate 5truu4azs. which is not expected
70 hold out much longer AGAINST the
French attack.
There is no recent news I'M Athens
. from the northern Serb front Ii Is
reported that Turkey Is adaat 10 re-
sclud it's decree for taa ron#4eaFsg-
of the property of aeffgererfz ewing
to a threat of the entente powers ID
conhscate German property m heIHe-
erent countries.
French Turn Wars Tide.
Paris. Get z9-Tha CORRESPONDENT
of the Haraz News Agency 81 Athens
t7IegrauHs under thursdays date that
the aspect Of operation en- the Serbian
front is changing since the French sue
aesses at Wales and etrHnrf+ea rna
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-29
KING OF ENGLAND
is HURTBYHORSE
His Majesty Injured When Mount Be-
comes Frightened During Troop
Review.

London. Oct. 2g-Au accident 10 tine
king happened yesterday morning. His
majesty was thrown from his horse
and severely bruised
The following official announcement
was made.
While the king this morning
Thursday was inspecting his army
in the field. his horse, excited by the
cheers Of the troops. reared up and
fell The king was bruised severely
and viii be confined to he'd for the
present
GSigued)
ANTHONY BOWLBT
BERTRAND DAWSON.
"WILMOT HERRINGHAA.
"CUTHBERT WALLACE"
Aiater bulletin. under todays date
saws.
The king has had a fair night. with
some sleep. His temperature is now
80 and pulse Is His majesty's gen
eral condition has improved and no
complications have arisen.
tsigued)
ANTHONY BOWLBT,
BERTRAND DAWSON"
It is understood thai the accident to
the king was not serious. although no
details have been made public beyond
those disclosed in the official an
announcement was made on Monday
that King George was in France hav-
ing gone to visit the British army On
Tuesday the king. with The prince OF
Wales. President Poincare and the
French war minister. Alexandra Nil
erand. viewed the British troops, He
hen called on General Jo6re and wit
lessed a review of French colonial
troops.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-29

ASS ciate d Press
Leased Wire Report
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-29

M e IN b er Of Audit
Bureau of CircuIations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-10-29

Iconti6uad On PAGE Elgbtl
The Prescott daily news., 1915-12-23
PROGRAM
opponents,

The following program will be rem dered in the White Gifts for the King" service at the Baptist Church Friday evening by the Sunday School
 Opening Song.
 Prayer.
 Responsive Scripture Reading, Luke ELLA by Prof. c. M. Hirst's S. s. Class.
 Song, "Joy to the World" by the whole school.
 Reading "A Legend of Cathay"- Miss Frances Thrasher.
 Christmas Carol, "Sleep, Holy Babe" Harris Powell.
 Presentation of Gifts of Beginners Department.
 Song, "Dear Little Stranger" by Beginners Department.
 Presentation of Gifts of the Pri- mary Department.
 Scripture Reading by Junior De partment-Matt. 2;7-12.
 Presentation of Gifts of Junior De- partment.
 Recitation, "They Gave Him Their Treasures'-Banks Cox.
 Presentation of the Gifts of the h. termediate Department.
 Recitation, Christmas Morn"-Ot- tis Coleman.
 Presentation of Gifts of the Senior Department.
 The "Story of the Other Wise Miss Verna Andrews.
 Summary of the Gifts announced by the Treasurer.
 Benediction.
 Everyone is urged to be there at 7:15 as the program will start at 7:30 sharp.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-12-23
GOOD FELLOWS CLUB

The Good Fellows Club desires to thank every one for their hearty sup port of the Good Fellows movement. We now have on hand money, clothing, food, fruits etc, to supply the needs of all the needy people we have been able to find. Now then if you know of any child, or any one that you think might be missed by Santa Claus, please call up member of the com mittee at once and they will be looked after. Don't wait till we have gone around and then say we missed some one.
 The committees in active charge are the following: First Ward-W. P. Murrah and Mrs. c. F. Cress; Second Ward.-J. H. Crow and Mrs. w. W. White; Third Ward-C. c. Calhoun and Mrs. c. B. Andrews; Fourth Ward A. M. Westmoreland and Mrs. J. D. Dunn.
 We desire to distribute good deal of things Friday night and finish up Saturday morning.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-12-23

Col. McRae shows that it was at the request of an official of the United States government, and by the vote of the stockholders that he became member of the liquidating committee of the State National bank. This com mittee, he shows by statement of such prominent men of Arkansas. who were also members of the committee. as Max May, Little Rock wholesale commission merchant; M. L. Althei- mer, leading dry goods merchant of Little Rock; and w. M. Lewis, pro- minent attorney, collected in all pos sible funds and brought the affairs of the defunct concern to where divi- dends could soon be declared by the receiver who succeeded it. The com mittee went so far as it could under the law, and it being shown that the bank had insufficient assets to meet it's liabilities, the receiver was ap- pointed. pointed. The work of the committee was highly complimented by financiers of Arkansas at the time it was made.
 Referring to his stand on prohibi- tion and his failure to put the saloon out of the Congressional cloak room, Col. McRae states that the records of Congress will show that he always voted for it's removal and while he was member of Congress this part of the government voted in favor of its abolition, but the Senate refused to concur. Col. McRae adds that his stand on prohibition is so we'll known that he does not need to add more to his many utterances on the subject.
 "Mr. Hodges admits that he handled $200,000 of the States money while acting as Secretary of State," charges Col. McRae, land that he did not put it in the State Treasury, as the law requires, putting it into a private in- stitution subject to his check, and then refused to permit your represen- tatives to take look at these books to see how he checked it out He now asks you to make him governor and talks about the will of the people, Such an arrogant ursurpation of office was never before heard of by an officer in a civilized country"
 Col. McRae has clearly outlined a very strong platform, and promises to take these issues before the people, preferably in joint campaign where he can put them directly before his opponents.