Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1916-03-02

The matter Of securing sys-
tenn of waterworks i'm that town
has been taken up by the CONNER
ial olub at Kadoka.
John Hayes, formerly of Fort
Pierre, is now located at Tampco,
Mexico. where he has opened
real estate office and will handle
oil lands
The ice in White river went out
the night of Feb. 18th, and it is
said by some of our old residents
| that this is the earliest break.p
known for good many years
l-~Kadoka Press.
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Represent tative republicans of
SANDY county have called a ma S
meet ng Of the voteis of the party
in that county to meet in Fort
Pfsrre March 14th, to perfect a
party org arization n and outline the
ampaign.
The democrats of S anley county
seem to be warming up for the ap-
Droat hing campaign. Their meeting
held recently at Fort Pierre
brought out Numerous candidates,
with a good outlook for practically
fun county ticket.
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There is a current rumor to the
effect that Congressman Candy
will have opposition for the no.
minaticn in the democratic pri-
maries. 1t is said that the Rock
faction will bring out w. w. Soube, /,
OF Rapid City, for the place.
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The friends of r tbertson Bros.
Lumber company, Of Fort Pierre,
win regret to bearn that they have
been forced into involuntary bank
uuptry. They have been boosters
for this oountuy and undoubtedly ex
|'i'lnsion Of credit has fuced them
into this predioament.
The Stanley county authorities
have arrested George Jeffries and
Perry Graves for cattle rustling in
that county. There are two counts
aga inst each of the mem, who have
been bound over to the next term
Of court following preliminary hear
ing in Judge Benefits court.
Through the toppling over of
hay stack, under which they were
taking refuge, fifty head of cattle
belonging to Joseph HOdgson, "a
rancher living near Newell, perish
ed. The stock was caught by the
eOlla pse Of the stack and either
smothered to death or killed each
other in their frantic endeavors to
get free.
An exchang says that just to
prove that he could get signers to
any kind OF petition a fellow at
Sibley, iowa, started out and Sc
cured twenty signers to a petition
to shorten the road to Tipperary.
Mo one stopped to read the peti-
tiOn, being content with the bear
er's explanation that he was tty-
ng to get the governor to do
something in the interest of good
| roads.
Comm issioners Thode and Hurley
from the Hub last Friday and went
out to view the White river bridge
and estimate the needed repairs. We
are informed that the bridge, which
lOat some piling during the recent
high water and ice breakup. win
be put in first class shape as soon
a. the water goes down so that
work ON same can be commenced.
I-InteriOr Index.
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The first filings in the state un-
der the new presidential preference
ax was presented to the secretary
of state at noon Saturday. The petit
tiOns caM for placing the names OF
Woodrow Wilson for president and
Thos. r. Marshall for vice president
upon the democratic ballot. With
these petitions were also filed the
affidavits OF the Wison- Marsh all
List OF candidates for delegates to
I . party q ua6ional convention.
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| A demented man whose name was
not learned jumped through the
e1AAD - = veOtibuDe door of q