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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-01-21
NO MORE NORMAL SCHOOLS.

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information from Pierre Is ~ The effect that q delegation ~
gen tlenen from Bonesteels in Gregory county, are asking that the
legiS Mature establish d new normal school ats EonesteeI and that the
pres ent school at Springfield be converted into an Institution for the
girls now at the reform school lat Flankinton.
The Saturday News believes that the state could better afford 20
pay rs dlroad fare for every student coming from the Homestead sec.
ton ~ the country, either to Madison or To Aberdeen, than 70 es-
tabhsh another normal school west Of the river, or elsewhere
III we are TO do anything at AL with Our normals schools, other
than mi sntain what we have, we would abolish 4 few of them. con.
ing thus made would more than PAY the railroad fare % ai the
students httending--snd if the railroad ssssas NE only thing stand.
ing III theSway ofS consolidations lt aus provide ~ pay lt
OH colsrse, wv realize that consolidation ~ not likely, At least
not Sc aI likely Id tho near future, but ws can assuredIy guard
against any further division of our educationa resources by refusing
HI establish new institutions in aspiring towns
Governor Rlease,A who HUI reeenfly retired from thes execntiye
chair III South Carolina ~ ssid oHhaye pardoned and paroedsthree
thonasnds consicts during hss term Perhaps the gentleman saes
don nay furnish some fnesh information concerning the manner pf
hsndlns ~ sSclass 81 people sThee present general inclination. how
evAlsfN IN eeeasdre the South Garolinans forA his eo0xse
EaafEEor S snp ~ thsA pssdWood TeLseram appears tozhsys Ny
hts seeo6a@ sxinds M Hhas rsneRaa thss hattls for i hatter psadFoods
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-01-21
DAD AND THE WEEKLY;
KICKS WHEN IT'S LATE

Sometimes dad says the paper some.
how amt got up just right. and does
a lot o. kickin' when he reads it Fri
day night. He says there amt a dad
blamed thing in it worth while to read
an that it doesn't print the kind o.
stuff the people need. He throws It
in a corner and says it's on the "buin"
but you'd orter hear him holler
when the weekly fails to come.
He reads about the weddings and
sports like all git out, and he reads
the social column with a most deris-
i've shout he'll read about the parties
and he'll fuss and fret and groan,
and say they print the papers for the
womenfolks. alone. He says of infov-
nation, it does not contain a crumb;
but you'd oughter hear him holle1
| when the weekly fails to come.
He's always first to grab it and he
reads it through and through-he
| uoSS NOT mlSS al ltSuu uOI II WANT III,
old or new. He says, they don't
know what we want-them durn news
paper guys, I'll take day off sometime
and go and put 'em wise" II editors
were as wise as dad they'd sure be
goin' some-but you'd oughter hear
him holler when the weekly fails to
come.
An then when dad goes way and
stays a day or two, / tell you he gets
riled and says what awful things he'll
do, If the paper failed to mention
him as hein' out of town-well, he al.
most had a notion to knock some
printer down. He never does, how.
ever when he sees n he is num-
but you'd oughter hear him holled
when the paper fails to come.-Ken.
newick (Wash.) Courier Reporter.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-01-21
Successful Farmers
Institutes Last Week

There have been q series of excep-
tionally successful farmers insti-
tutes, or short courses, the past
two weeks, beginning with Wallace
where q two days session was held.
Other sessions followed at Florence.
South Shore and K~ranzburg, a one
days session marking the last-namedf
place.
w. NJ. Foot Of Inwood. Ia, has had
the topic "silage and Silos." Mr.. Foot
spent most OF his time talking about
the various kinds Of silage and is
probably as well verged on the sub
iect as anyone IN the state.
W. s. Fraser Of Bradford, Ont, has
been busy explaining the essential
points about the dairying business.
He demonstrated the use Of the Bah
cock test to find which cows Of a
dairy herd rethe best, and urged
the building up Of a good dairy herd
by picking out the best animals for
this purpose and disposing OF the
others.
]. Rowland, a successful hog raiser
Of Salem, s. d, talked about hogs
and hog cholera. He explained how
to combat cholera among hogs and.
impaired q great deal Or lore in the
art OF successfully raising a good
/ herd of these animals.
George Dixon Of Watertswn, the
recognized potato king Of this county
was q member Of the lecture corps
and made good as an exponent OF
South Dakota potatoes. which can be
raised here with great success as be
showed from his own experience. Mr.
Dixon also spent some time in talking
/ on farm poultry.
A w. Palm, county agent Of TIL
better farming association, spoke o1
j ting preserving Of soils and alfalfa
Mr.. Palm has had considerable 81
perience with soils of this yicinit,
! during the past year in being d
& charge OF the phosphorus tests whicl
we're conducted on several nearb,
! farms and took the results 81 thes
experiments for the basis Oh his ad
dresses.
It The woman's department Of the ii
q stitutes was III the very competen
hands Of Mrs. ]. i. Wooters Of chan
sassaigns Ill who 1ectured on ali sort
e 81 household problems.
Il Prizes amounting to $50 were gil
& Ell away at Wallace and Florence ia
4 the best exhibits of various Earl
I products, Corn was featured III 4
q the exhihfts. AT Florence the NEE
haaey boys who won first places i
THE boys corn contest this suu,me
took nrst prize for their display
yellow dent CORN. White ha
the best exhibit of white corns
& Chef Wright won arst place with.
display 81 yellow den corn ill i
Wallace Institute, while the prize Il
ts the 6ss dtspay 81 white dent went
h Bowman ChaF1es Mosllsisu
Il won irst rrize fcr yellow dent COZ
III ~ South shore.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-01-21
A Genuine Reformer.

II made a lot of resolutions last
year"
And kept 'em all?"
Every n Of them. The only
thing | can do now is to think up
resolutions for other people and try
to have them enacted into laws
Washington Star.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-01-21
The Prince Of Pilsen
Draws Great House

Hess & Rau. managers Of the Met
tropolitan, secured for last1 Friday
evening the strongest company Of art
lists that has visited WATERFOWL in
many a season. +.
The Prince Of Pilsen,..is a musical
comedy with al exceptionally high.
class cast throughout. and theater-
goers Of Waterfowl have been per-
sonally voting the Metropolitan man
agement their thanks for procuring
such an aggregation for this season
in this city.
The theme centers around one Hans
Wagner, a wealthy brewer from Gin.
cinnati, who, through some unacs
countable blunder, is mistaken for the.
Prince Of Pilsen. Wholly without In
tention on his part, he finds himself
thus distinguished.
or course, the true prince turns up,
but. finding another mistaken for
himself, so far as rank is concerned,
he decides to keep his identity in the
dark for a time. Old Wagner has a
charming daughter with whom the
prince becomes smitten.
There is likewise a v~iYacious AM
erican widow who sets her cap for
the supposed prince, who Is also the
father of a son who holds rank In the
United States navy and who. Of
course. falls in love with a pretty
maid.
The complications are many, but
in the final scene evrything is
Strengthened out-the Widows ambi
lions are fulfilled, the real prince
captures d wealthy bride, the young
naval oficer gathers his beloved tt
his bosom, and everybody is happy.
But that OF itself is no what at
tracts SO much as the high class b
music and many thrilling situation.
throughout-the superb choruses, th,
fine solos, the love scenes. the mag
~nificent costumes. etc. etc.
Wagner,s part throughout is replet
with his pleasing personality and til
continuous stream OF hunaor and WI
that hows from his lips. while th
other principals ID the strong cas-
add zest to each scene, thus eomblr
Ing to make the performance one tia
In point Of briiliance ii not likely |
be surpassed n many i day III waite,
town.
Messrs. Hess and Ran are to b
Congratulated on the result Of the
efforts TO get the Prince ofpflse1
Z There, Tor they not only provided
high class entertainment but succee;
Cd In giving satisfaction To u packe
house
1iLiouSNEsS AND coNsTiPA.
I TON CURED.
If yoll are troubled with@billinu
ness Oh constipation you viii NV
! tArested nthe statement { RsN
Erwin Perus Ind ssAyear ago |
wtnterI had anaAttaGk of9indigestft
followed ~ biliouanssB ana eonstfu
! lion. Seeing Chamberlain Table
sp highly reconrnended bought
hottIe 0t them and thoy helped b
right For saie ~ III dealal
QXYss %S#a5SSE12 80A5
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-01-21
TO SAVE $500, 900 FOR THE STATE.

It is stated that the retiring state auditor, Henry B. Anderson.
has said that he could save the state a half a million dollars d year
or perhaps, biennialy, as the information on this point is not spell
cfe---if he were allowed to conduct state affairs upon astrctly
business basis.
We are in favor Of closing d deal with Mr.. Anderson, if itSbe
true that he thinks he could save the state such a sum. either annual
TX or bennially. Let the management of the states financial affairs
be turned over to him under some sort of a bond, which he would
probably be willing to furnish il he believes what he is reported to
have said.
Experience has shown that men occupying public positions are
rarely as careful with respect to financial matters as they would be
were they managing q private enterprise. 1T is right here thatSthe
opponents Of public ownership Of utilities make their strongest point
against the propaganda, aud not without some reason.
III is possible however, that Mr. Anderson had il mind lsgsla-
tive appropriations when he fixed The amount possible to save at a
half million. Legislative extravaganza has characterized some Of
the sessions Of orr law-making body
I'M any event, Mr. Anderson's Ss statement should be food for re-
Election on the part our our legislators and those having to- do with
expenditures. That money has been needessy spent is admitted,
We believe, although II does not follow that there has been graft, as
1.-THE term Isl generally understood Heedlessnesss under the circuna-
Istances Isl the better word.
iii all private business enterprises that are worth while there IS
hut one head-but one supreme Nauthority. Suppose the state Of
South Dakota apply business principles in the management of is
the Legislative will place him under adequate bonds, and tell him ~
Igo ahead
IL wont be done, 81 course-but we'd like to see the experiment
tried fora couple Sof years.
Secretary 81 STATE Bryan, sssmingly basing his opinion upon
1the#vote III the house Oh the proposed prohibition amendment, Isl re-
lported 70 have declared that thsa saloon III doomed 10 extinction.
lPossdy--but the date IS some distance away
Now TINT The Legislature has baen deprived 81 the excitement u
|choosing United States senators something must abe did to wake
things ups Perhaps that's whyAWe ae beginning ~ hear about
graft in small places
Those rwepnubhcannsv who are sttt iambasalng Teddy should ssreAee,
~fhatthey wAinssed the votes Whicak hass : decided LEANING towards
ths2 TURNER Hpprrssident II thsy succeed u overcoming ths Wilson lead
yesr 81 soa Aenees# N
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-01-21
NOT CONCLUSIVE.

Some of the newspaper brethren are pointing to the recent vote
in the house of representatives on the proposed prohibition and suf-
frage amendments as conclusive that the republican party is drifting
towards both propositions.
1t is true that the vote shows that a majority of the republican
congressman favored both measures while a majority of the demo-
Gratis opposed.
But that does not necessarily signify a great deal. The minor
ity party is always playing for advantage. 1t does not follow that
because it assumes a certain attitude as a minority party it would
take the same position We're it clothed with power to act.
The records show that the democrats while in the minority as
|sumed attitudes concerning which they reversed themselves as soon
as they became the majority party
The effort to put the other fellows into a s'hole'' frequently
results in some embarrassment later on, as the democratic members
of congress have found to their sorrow.
The recent votes in congress on both suffrage and prohibition
indicate that the southern leaders in congress are opposed to both
measures, but it is also well known that among the people who cast
the ballots at the polls prohibition sentiment has been growing much
more rapidly in the south than in the north.
On the suffrage vote therecord shows that ~eightysix democrats
ard fftytwo republicans voted affirrnatively, while on the NEGATIVE
side were one hundred and ~seventyone democrats and t~hirtythrea
With respect to percentages, the democrats stood sixty4seven
per cent against suffrage and thirtythree per cent for, whereas the
were arrayed for the proposition to the extent Of sixty
one per cent.
And yet it is not certain but the situation would have been re
versed were the position of the two parties exchanged In congress
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-01-21
In Doubt.

E4E
MY son in college is taking .
Of interest in music"
"How's that?"
Hes either singing second tenor
third base 1 forgetv-Phtladelpl
Ledger.
-----
Withheld for strategieai Reason
sshas: i had three offers Of =
rage last week"
Sarah: You did! Who ms
.them?"
Jane: why, they came from
and and / belong to
Censor club, you know. '-Cleveia
Plain Dealer.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-01-21
GENERAL MARK W. sHEAFE.

General Mark w. Sheafe was honored at the state house the
other day by an inyitation to address the senate from the lieutenant
sgoyernors rostrum. xE 4
General Sheafe was a member of the territorial council, which
corresponds to our state senate, forty years ago, when the total mem
bership thereof was but thirteen, three of whom came from Union
county, from which General Sheafe was sent, three from Yankton
county, three from Clay county and four from all the rest Of the
Dakotas.
That portion known as the Red River Of the North had one rep
Tesentahve in the council, another haiHng from somewhere in the
vicinity Of what is now Bismarck, while the other two came from sea-
ports long ago forgotten. That was in 1875.
Sixteen years later General Sheafe represented uodingtons coun
ty in the state senate-that was in 1891 when James Henderson Kyle
of Aberdeen was chosen to succeed Gideon G. Moody as United
States senator.
Still later by ~twenty-four years, namely, 1915, General Sheaft
js invited to address the senate of which his son, Mark w. Jr, il
Skhe accredited member from sCodington county.
General Sheafe is still young, Notwithstanding his years. Ht
stands AS straight as an arrow, with all the soldierly bearing thai
characterized his movements on southern battlefelds in the sixties
his hair III scarcely at all streaked with gray, and his voice lis still
/ heir warmth
Here's to The health Of General Sheafel
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We promise to give you something Ia
exchange for it"
WHAT asked Jim with as much
nOnchalance as he could assume.
Life
Search" said Jim. You won't OBJ
iect to my smoking" He began to
roll a cigarette while they passed over
him. He struck a match; the pleas
ant aroma Of tobacco ioated about his
head.
He's got It on him somewhere. I
saw him take It. He's got his nerve
with him"
The cigarette glowed. Jim smoked
huTTiedly.
Through every pocket they went
The contents Of his wallet lay scat
tered at his feet; his watch dangled
from the chain. The cigarette grew
shorter and shorter. Suddenly n Of
the men stretched out a hand and
whisked the cigarette from Jim's lips.
He threw it to the floor and stamped
out the coal.
81 thought SOL he exclaimed, hold
ing out the scrap Of burnt paper to-
wards Braine.
The words Dear Hargreave" we're
all that remained of the message. With
a snarl of rage Braine whipped out his
revolver.
q will give you one minute to tell
me what that paper contained"
And after that minute is up?"
"A bullet in your stomach"
Quick as a flash Jim's hand shot
out, caught the loosely held revolver,
gave it o wrench. and brought It down
savagely upon Braine's head. Then
he reversed it and backed toward the
front entrance.
"Au revoir. tin we meet again, gem
tlemenl'
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rosy and downy. One bite, after a
given time, will do the trick. II they
suspect and throw them out we have
lost nothing but the peaches. A
rusted messenger will carry them to
the Hargreave house. And then we'll
sit down and wait"
Meantime, in the library Of the Har-
greave house, Florence and Jim we're
puzzling over the blank sheet of pa
per.
"Tll wager" said Jim, "the water
washed all the writing away. The
FIRE does not seem to do any good.
Wen turn it over to Jones. Jonesll
find a way to solve It. Trust him."
What are you two chattering
about?" asked Susan, who was arTang-
ing some flowers on the table.
Secrets" said Jim, smiling.
"Humph!"
Susan puttered about for a few min
utes longer, then crossed to the recep'
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THE MILLION DOLLAR MYSTERY-PART 16

'nes Roosian. On your way, Hor-
,ense,' he cried to the hall maid, who
Nanted a LOOK at the card Up L tn
room, sir. He'll see yuhl" The boy
kept the silver salver extended ex-
pectantly, but Jones went past with
out apparently noticing the hint.
The Russian was standing by a win
dow when Jones knocked and was
hidden to enter.
you are not Hargreave."
Neither are you the Russian min
lister Of police" urbanely.
who are your"
Il IN Hargreave's confidential man,
sir"
The two men eyed each other eau
tiously.
You speak Russian"
mo. l am able to scribble q few
words; that is all"
The Russian lit a cigarette and
smoked leisurely. He was in no hur
ry.
mo, l am not the minister; but !
am his accredited agent. ! am EN-
powered to bring back to Russia a
man who is known here by the name
of Braine, another by the name Of
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Where were you? What have you
been up to-" with tender brusqueness.
81 wanted to do a little detective
work of my own" she faltered.
1T looks as if you had done it.
You infant! VIII you never learn to
keep outside this middle? It's a
mans work"
Florence, thoroughly weakened by
her long immersion in the water, be-
gan to weep silently.
you poor child. I'm a brute!" And
he comforted her.
Later that day, at home, she re
membered the blank paper.
81 stole this from one of the men
in the cave. He said this blank pa
per would probably save father"
Jim took it. Him! Invisible ink.
and it's had a fine washing"
But maybe it is waterproof"
Maybe it is. Anyhow, Miss Sher
lock, well show it to Jones and see
what he says"
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come to naught. She knew a little
about motors. She threw on the
power and headed straight toward the
rowboat. The men shouted at her,
but she did not alter her course. The
rowboat had its sides crushed in and
the men went piling into the water.
Jim" she cried.
Norton suddenly flung on Braine and
began to swim madly for the motor
boat, which Florence had brought
about. Even then 1t was only by the
barest luck in the world that Norton
managed to catch the gunwale. The
rest Of it was simple, When they
finally reached a haven, Florence, odd
ly enough, thought Of the horse she
had left tethered nine miles from the
stables. She laughed Historically.
Il guess he won't die. We can send
someone out for him. Now, for heav.
ems sake, how did you get into this
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ton room, intending to go upstairs.
At that moment the maid was ad-
hitting a messenger with a basket Of
fruit.
For Miss H~argreave," said he. He
gave the basket to the maid, touched
his cap awkwardly, and swung on his
heel, closing the door behind him. He
was in a hurry to deliver another
message.
20, what lovely fruit" cried Susan,
pausing. I'm going to steal one"
she laughed. She selected a peach
and began eating it on the way up to
her room.
The maid passed on into the library.
What's this?" inquired Florence, as
the maid held out the basket. She
selected a peach and was about to set
her white teeth into it when Jim IN
terposed.
Wait a moment, dear" Florence
owerad the peach. Jim turned to the
maid. Who sent it?"
q don't know, sir. A messenger
brought it, saying it was for Miss
Hargreave."
Let me see if there is a card
But Jim searched in vain for the card
Of the donor. At once all his suspi
ions arose. Don't touch them. Bet
ter let the maid throw them out
truit from unknown persons might
not be the healthiest thing in the
world"
What do you think?"
That in all probability they are poi
'oned. But there's no need trying to
prove my theory right or wrong. Ask
Zones. He'll tell you to throw them
away
"Horrible!" Florence shuddered.
But they do not want to poison me.
I'm too valuable. They want me
alive"
who can say" returned jim
gloomily. "They may have learned
that they cannot beat US, no matter
what card they turn up. l may be
wrong, but take my advice and throw
them away. Good Lord, what's
that?" startled.
Some II cried!"
20, Miss Forence!" exclaimed the
maid, terror stricken as she recalled
Susan's act. Miss Susan took a
peach from the basket and was eating
It on the way to her room!"
Good he%avens!" gasped Jim. 81
was right. The fruit was poisoned"
Jim had head enough to send for a
specialist he knew. The specialist ar
rived about twenty minutes after sus-
ans first cry. To his keen eye it
looked like a certain poison which had
for its basis the venom Of the cobra.
viii she liver"
20, yes. But she'll be a wreck for
some months. Send her to the hos
pital where can visit her frequently.
And I'll take that peach along for
analysis. No police AFFAIR.""
mo. We dare not call them in
said Jim.
That's your affair. I'll send down
the ambulance. Keep her quiet. She'll
have a species Of paralysis; but that1l
work Off under the treatment. A
strange business
so 1t u.s." agreed jim grimly.
Florence knelt beside her friends
bed and cried softly.
you called me just in time. An
hour later, nothing would have saved
her. She would have been paralyzed
for life.'
Jim accompanied the doctor to the
door and went in search Of Jones. He
found the taciturn butler eying the
fruit basket, his face gray and drawn,
though his eyes blazed with fury.
"Poisonl"
"a pretty bad poison. too" said jim
We can't do anything. We've just