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Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-26

game, having decided to disband the
team for the balance OF the season

team for the balance Of the season,
The democrats seem to have had
9 rather lively time in the yoting ON
postmaster at Bookings. although
nobody received more than a handful
of votes. Here is the result Of the
limproyised election: "A. b. Swift. 38
votes John Halliday, is; Ed. b. Hart.
rs: g. a. Kabrud. 2S; Ray Fridley.
n. 1t appears that out Of 1926 votes
cast the winning candidate got less
than q third.
The Clear Lake Advocate ays aW.
Noble secured eight cans Of fish
from the government and they were
placed in the lake today. It was a
cold blizardy day for the TRANSFERRING
of the little fellows. but they seemed
to kick UP their heels and feel real
glad they had reached Clear Lake
The fish are bass, sunish and pike
and in a few years ought to make fine
sport for the anglers
Mrs. Lucy Price and Mrs. Emma
Jacobsen are billed to speak in this
city this evening against woman suf-
frage. An advertisement was sent
to The Saturday News for a formal
announcement, but inasmuch as this
paper is not mailed until late in the
afternoon the advertising matter was
not used for the reason that it would.
not reach the public in time to make
the announcement worth while.
Rev. o. y. Edwards performed the
ceremony which united Miss Wayne
Ulstad and Mr.. Warren Calvert last
Thursday at the Scandinavian Luth-
al Parsonage. The bride wa a.
resident of Iowa and the groom lives
at Raymond, s.. D. They will make
their home at Doland, S. ID. Rev. Mr..
Edwards also united in marriage Miss
Helen G. Johnson of Wallace and Mr..
Alfred Nelson of Oldham, s.. D.,
where they will make their future
home.
Secretary George Schlosser is in
terested in getting the services of a.
couple OF automobilists, with their
machines, to carry a message from
this city to Arlington on November
1 or q. 1t is a relay message from
Winnipeg to Galveston and it is to go
forward by automobile, in relays
varying from 20 to 40 miles each. Two
machines are desired to obvi-
ate delay in case the one starting
with the message goes out of COM
mission before reaching its destin-
alton
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-26

il. j. Dugan has 6ssn j Ke sick
lfstA porti6hsot the week
Mrs. Bennett visited friends
| at@Gastlewood over Sunday
Wiz the druggist made ! business
trip to South Shore this week.
Mr.. George H. Baxter is visiting
friends ia the, twin cities.
We do your auto curtain repairing
while you wait at Mahowaldsa.
Dr.. Z q. Hill made i professional
visit to South Shore the airst OF the
week.
Worn auto cases retreaded for al
most half the price OF q new one at.
Mahowald,s.
W. +. Luck returned Tuesday from
the twin cities, where he had attedned
to business matters.
Rev. o. ]. Edwards. OF the Scandi-
1avian Lutheran church, left Tuesday
for Lewiston, Idaho, to be absent a
short time.
Mrs, A 6. Gayman and Mrs. Chas.
Barrette attended the district conven-
tion of the Rebekahs at Bradley the
fore part of the week.
Wanted-Married man to care for
cattle during the winter. Address
Chas: Kreger, Watertown, S. D., or.
phole 4l07. 20-21,
Mrs. John Beath Of Hazel was in
the city the fore part OF the week, a
rrYy %hN 1~~ ~ n
law, 2. w. Sykes. She was accom-
panied by her daughter, Mrs. Earl
Forcht.
Madison high school team will play
the local high school team at the
Hectic park Saturday of this week
Local football fans among the high
school students are pricking up their
ears in consequence.
The police have received instruc-
tons to get after those Automobiles
who fail to apply their DINNERS in
the city, or fail to have their ligitsl
10 adjusted as not to throw a Blind
ing ray into the eyes OF a~pproaching|
pedestrians or drivers.
Geo. H. Marquis. Lawyer. (Ex-Judge
circuit court.) Heegaard Block. 26tft
In The Saturday News of recent
date the list OF the prize-winners at
the harvest festival was printed. An
error, however, in the printed liss, del
priyed Miss Ruth Niebuhr of the hon.l
or to which she was entitled. She
won third prize on angel food cake
and her high school friends are con-
graduating her upon her skill in the1
culinary art.
Mr.. L. r. Chesbro. who recently
succeeded to the management of the
Overland company's business in this
city, also has charge Of the salesman
ship at both Huron and Aberdeen,
thus having charge Of three Offices,
covering the northern half of the
eastern section Of the state. Mr..
Chesbro was formerly connected with
the International Harvester Co. for
several years and has had an extern
sive experience along the lines Of
salesmanship management. He has
resided in the state some fifteen or
twenty years.
The Bradley Globe THINKS it all de-
ponds on the viewpoint. 1t says:
aIn the early days when we used to
drive to Watertown from Maydell
township, the road led us by what we,
in our dense ignorance Of those days,
called a big slough. There was moth
ing very remarkable at this time
about it except the fact that the wa
ter was so poisonously rotten that
waterfowl Of any kind would not
light in it. Now it is called Medicine
Lake: great medicinal virtues are as-I
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-26
D AND FUR s

II - "A y ~ =
We positively give more valuable illustrated infor-
nation relative to Hides and Furs than any other
house in the world. We pay Highest Cash Prices
for HIDES. FURS. PELTS. Etc. and make prompt
setsrns for each shipment. We sell Trappers' Sup
plies very cheap. Write for Circular. Shipping Tags
illustrated Trap Book. Catalogue, etc.-its Free.
NORTHWESTERN HIDE e FUR Co.
Established 1890 Minneapolis, MINI.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-26

The football game scheduled for
last Friday between the local team
and the Redfield players did not ma
terialize, owing to the fact that the
Redfield authorities cancelled the
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FINANCE, OIL, Gas AND PRODUCE
pany has completed its initial test well
In the I. snodgrass farm through the

pany has completed its initial test well
In the I. Snodgrass farm through the
Gordon sand and It Is dry. In Burn.
ing Springs district, Writ county, the
Walnut Creek OIL company has COM
pleted its No. 81 well on the Harry G.
Sayers farm through the Keener sand
and 1t il a dry hole. In Elk district,
Kanawha county, the South Penn OIL
company has completed its test well
on the r. J. Morris farm and has q
10-barrel per day pumper in the Weir
sand.
In the new Milton district, Doddridge
county, the South Penn Oil company
has completed its initial test we'll on
the L. M. Dennison farm and has a
gasser in the Gordon sand. On Mica.
Gle run. In Battclle district, Mononga-
1iacounty the Hope Natural Gas com.
pany has comleted its we'll on the R. T.
Robertson farm and has fair gasser
On the waters Of Devil Hole, in Grant
district, Richie county. the C. L.
Brown OIL company has completed its
No. 10 well on the Rutherford Broth.
ers company tract through the Keen.
er sand and has 5.barrel per day
pumper.
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Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 12.-The local
market displayed a far greater amount
.pf activity than It has known for some
time, the aggregate number OF shares
exceeding far above the 10000 mark.
The leader In this market was Co
lumbia Gas and Electric, which show.
ed q consistent tendency to advance
from the moment the opening bell
sounded. More than rs per cent. Of
the total trades were represented by
sales Of this issue. Incidentally It also
rose to new high record in the quo.
.tations at 23H and closed strong at
2SA. Other oil and gas issues were
also fairly strong, but Manufacturers
Light and Heat lost another half point
from its gain Of last week.
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SPECIAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF BRIDGE LETTING

Notice Is hereby given, pursuant to
Section 3 Of Chapter s Of the Acts
of the Legislature Of West Virginia
Second Extraordinary Session, 1915,
that the County Court Of Marion coun.
ty, West Virginia, will, on Wednesday
the Goth day of September, 1916, at
II o'clock a. m. of that day, at the
Court House of said county, in the
City of Fairmont. receive sealed bids
and proposals for the furnishing of
tho material and labor and the con-
struction and erection of concrete
bridges across the Paw Paw Creek
at or near Gray's Flats, Prickett's
Creek at or near Bakers residence,
Mill Fall Run at or near Monongah,
Ices Run at or near the residence of
Thomas N. Lake and Parker's Run
at or near Rivesville, in said Marion
County, and will, then and there, or
as soon as convenient thereafter, let
and ward to the lowest and respon.
sible bidder a contract for said
bridges.
Information nsame will be fur.
nished by Frank ]. Wilfong, County
Road Engineer, Fairmont, West Wiz.
ginia, and copy Of the plans and
specifications may be examined in
his Office at the Court House of said
county.
The County Court reserves the right
to reject any and all bids and only
bids will be received upon plans and
specifications on file in the under
signs office.
Dated this the 18th day of August.
1916.
FRANK ]. WILFONG,
County Road Engineer Of Marion
County. S-29 9-5.12.19
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AUDITOR DARST SHOWS WHAT THE PEOPLES MONEY
BUYS FOR Them IN THE WAY Of EFFICIENT SERVICE

You will note the first item: Salary
Of state officers in 1916, s25,45O; in
1897, $500. The constitutional
amendment adopted twelve years ago
increased the salary of the state Off.
GERS, but provided that all fees should
go into the state treasury. These fees,
including the fees collected by the
auditor who acts as attorney-in.fact
for all foreign corporations, for the
past year amounted to s91,2s0.32.
Why, my friends, this will pay the
$3.50, salaries of your state officers;
the salary Of the clerks Of the gov.
ernor's office, s6,S26SS; auditors Of.
flee clerks, s24,155.39; clerks in treas.
urer's office, $500; clerks in the sec.
rotary Of states office, $12,677.50; as.
sistants and clerks in the attorney gen.
erals office, $12,970.39, and still leave
$6,708.16 in the treasury.
Since We stopped giving the fees to
the auditor and the secretary of state
We have placed in the state treasury
$7S1,076.82, which otherwise would
have been lost to the state. Does Mr..
Cornwell want to 60 back to those good
old Democratic methods when all this
money went into the pockets Of two in.
dtviduals instead Of the state treas.
ury?
This table speaks for itself. Notice
what we are doing for our schools,
hospitals for the insane, and all the
other great institutions, spending last
year SS,113,077.63 as against s913,.
024.S3 In the year 1896. Why, we spent
last year on our university, normal
schools and branches, and other state
schools. more than the entire expense
OF the state government for the fiscal
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You will notice that the state levy
Of IA cents on the 500 valuation raised
S1,146.5o7.S0, and that in 1897 state
levy Of Is cents only raised s4s2,es6.6 50.
You will also notice that these same
levies, applied to public service cor.
poration properties, produced for the
year 1916, $436,S50.25, while in 1897,
the last year under Democratic man.
agement, produced only $53,95S.08.
! will agree with Mr.. Cornwell that
some Of the property owned by indi-
viduals and corporations has been In.
creased in value in some cases four or
five times. The fact is that q great
many Of the best properties in the
state, such as timber land, coal land,
and many Of the big manufacturing
plants, were not paying anything near
their proporttonate share Of the taxes,
md under the new tax laws they were
Increased. And 1t was right, Just, fair
and equitable that they should be. Yet
Mr.. Cornwell points out this fact, and
would have the people believe a great
Injustice had been done them because
they no longer could evade paying
their fair share. Notice, please, that
this lac levy, applied to the public
service corporations last year, under
Republican business methods, produc-
cd $436,S50.25. In those good old days
that Mr.. Cornwell wants to 20 back
to. with rs cent levy, the state re-.
ceived only $53,95S.0S in taxes from the
public service corporations.
Mr.. Cornwell says that some of the
property was assessed fifteen times
rs much as 1t was under Democratic
management. What property was
this? will answer that It was the
public service corporations; thew were
not paying anything near their fair
share. T'hey were increased about
nine times. and find these corpora.
lions ready and willing to pay their
fair share; they have been doing 1t
without complaint or expense to the
state. viii Mr.. Cornwell continue to
4 say to the people that they have been
injured by this increase in the valua.
ton Of the property Of the public ser.
s.vtce corporations, when those increas.
!. es simply put them on the same level
with the owner Of q small farm or
home?
Does Mr.. ,Cornwell mean, when he
says some Of your property has been
assessed fifteen times as much az It
was under the good old Democratic
way, that II you will elect him as gov.
ernor he will see that this great wrong
50 righted? Then he win have the
present tax laws repealed and go back
-. 80 ~
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costing the last fiscal year ;s,11s,.

077.63.
The first two items in the table Of
the states receipts tell the tale. The
fourteen cent state levy which was ap.
piled last year on the 500 valuation
OF all the real estate and personal
property in the state raised $685..
35S.05. Please notice at bottom OF
table Of disbursements that we paid
back to the people through the general
school fund $414,422.63, which would
leave $1,16S,935.42 raised by direct
state tax for the support Of the state
government, which would be equiva.
lent to about an eleven cent levy. How
much did you pay then Of the s3,113,.
077.63 cost Of state government last
year?
II your property was assessed at
$1,000, your share would be $1.10; IL
assesse dat $4,000. your share would be
$3.50; If assessed at $4,000, your share
would be $3.50; II at $4,000, your share
would be $40; II at $4,000 your share
would be $3.50, or eleven cents on the
500 valuation for whatever property
you had.
Who would object to paying that
much in order to make possible the
great work the state is doing? Why,
the amount the average man pays for
the support Of the state government
Continued on Page Eighty
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Oil and Gas.

In the West Virginia fields, on Por.
tiers Fork. in Duval district. Lincoln
county, the big Creek Development
company has completed its No. 13 we'll
on the w. G. kingrey farm and has a
1O.barrel per day pumper in the Berea
sand. In Green district, Wetzel coun.
ty seven miles west of Pine Grove in
old territory, the Silver Hill Oil com.
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New York

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-In further
disregard Of conditions which ordi.
nartly make for speculative restraint,
such as the poor crop outlook, another
large contraction in local bank re-.
serves and the spread of labor trou-
bles. the week in the stock market
opened with continuation Of bullish
activity which resulted in numerous
substantial gains and few new high
records.
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FARMS FOR SALE

FARMS FOR SALE-Farm buyers l
have for you true and complete list.
giving location. full description Of
buildings and prices Of farms in East.
ern Pennsylvania. am farmer;
I'll show you farms that agents can.
not offer you. am an individual man
In selling farms; have satisfied Gus.
toners and can suit you. I know how
to treat you. II interested, write for
my new circular. Jacob Fox. the
farm man, Box u, Quakertown, Bucks
county, Pa. 9.9.3t No 1407
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year 1857. or the last year he Demo
Gratis were in power A study Of this
table win ten its own story. Time VIM
not permit me to take up separately
the items Of comparison.
I want, however, to answer MI.
Cornwell, when he condemns the pres.
emit assessment law. by saying this:
II We had not changed the assessment
laws and increased the value Of lots
Of the property four and five times, It
would have ben impossible to run the
state government on IS cent state
levy, as It was IN 1897, but It would
have been necessary to increase the
state levy $3.50, on the $4,000 valua-
ton. And that is not all: The small
property owners would have suffered
most, because the men Mr.. Cornwell
speaks Of whose property had been
raised five and ten times under the
new law. would have continued to es.
cape under the old law, while those
least able to pay would have the big
load to carry, as they did before the
new assessment laws were passed. In.
stead Of having IA cent levy for state
and state school purposes, as We had
last year, 1t would have required at
least $3.50 levy for state purposes. Yet
in the face Of these facts, which can
not be denied, Mr.. Cornwell says that
"all those who have voted for these
laws will feel like organizing vigil.
ance committee to go to Charleston
and hang those who have so grossly
deceived them"
am willing for the people to Judge
who 1t is that Is trying to deceive.
Disbursements for tho Fiscal Year
Ending June 80, 1915.
Salary OF state officers. Us 25,450.00
Salary, mileage and contin.
gent expenses of Judges. 111,624.53
Salary clerks, governors Of
lice 6,S2S.SS
Salary clerks, auditors Of
flee NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 24,t55.3s
Expense insurance depart
ment ................... s,47O.1s
Salary clerks, treasurer's
office .................. $4,000
Salary clerks and Asst. Atty.
Atty. Generals office. 49,. 12,s7o.ss
Salary clerks, secretary Of
states office ........... 12,677.50
Salary clerks, supreme court
offices .................. 1s,ss1.se
Commissioner Of agricul.
ture .................... s2,s12.so
Janitor and labor fund, cap.
itol .................... $4,000
Contingent expenses cleo
tiye offices ....:......:. ssa55.s2
Capitol building and grounds
and board Of control build.
ing ..................... 17,5oo.o6
Governors mansion $500. 3,S27.17
State library .............. s,095.13
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1876
salary OF state orces 25450O0
anu contingent expenses Judges
Salary cerks aualtor OFFICE S19995
r1pense Insurance. department 847019 .....
s sa cerx s aeasarefs office 55oOOO
aay ASST ATTY ATTY Gems ofice 1297039
Salary clerks secretary Of states
Commissioner Of
contingent expenses, elective
SoveIors mansion 49778s
Militia law and ORDER
Printing binding and 2ssi7 SSsss az
o non 1924 42,s46I5
WesL virginia University 810Q40A1 06o00
W.. Sa, eAper,ment staton 20527.20
Normal schools and branches, preparatory ''
eoored schools and institutes and deaf
sae e hns n; eaEoi ~ 6s9n5s
eoIoeicai se''S ana nome 746464S0
knss Daughters and city hospitals. 1s4soSs '0
p oUh Ur Lesents. 7,263,45 .,,.
Com ana compensation Conn.,. 2217743
Tax commissioner 1880 10000
sOrsa% Of labor r; 1ssSsss asos5
VI
Department Of mines is77s
OF archives and history
STATE board board Of health 24s7osl 2soosc
optonety
came came ana nsn warden .
sommss,5 10 1n Of o. pharmacy 17ooe1 10000
~ l27700 1099S6
Panama Pacific Exp, Soc $3.50 A0''0o'"o
Tic buildings, Va Debt special ap
sr,,eeIaneons 4s2942s
to cer ch 49,. s5s45s 1a7sas6
Penitentary $1,000. s5s5sss
Total sa11so77ss ss1so24ss
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to the good old Democratic days.
when many Of those individuals and
corporations did not pay anything like
their fair share of the taxes, and when
the smaller property owners not only
paid their part, but also paid part Of
the taxes of those whom Mr.. Cornwell
says have been increased many
times"
Here Is where the money went under
Republican management and under
Democratic management:
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MONEY TO LOAN

MoNEY-To loan in sums q ,io q
$50 to anyone having steady woE1f
Can be paid in small monthly by;
ments. No reference or endorsementaI
required. Strictly. confidential. Ady
dress Box sos. Clarksburg. W. w.
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663,s71.59
13,430.SS
40,434.15
7,263.45


These figures tell a complete story
within themselves. They show that
the state Of West Virginia, and we are
proud Of the fact. has adopted a lib.
eral policy in caring for the wards of
the state who are confined IN numer-
GUS hospitals. They show in clear and
concise form what the state expended
in the fiscal year ending June 80, 1916,
for the education Of her youth, for
maintenance Of her wards. for the pro.
lection Of those engaged in mining, for
better health conditions and for the
prosecution and support Of those who
have violated the laws Of society.
Now. after spending 1897, 669.56 for
salaries Of officers and other expenses
Of state government, and $1,964, 1894
for our educational, penal and chart
table institutions. there is a balance
Of $S10,645.63 to make up the total dis.
bursements. For what purpose did
the state spend this?
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WANTED TO PURcHAsE-A copy

each, Of all the early histories Of
Monongalia, Marion, Taylor and Lew.
is counties. A copy each of all Bio
graphical or Genealogical histories of
pioneer families in above counties. AL.
SO county plat books, of all or any of
the above counties. Address with de.
scription, giving dates published, with
condition and prices. P. o. Box 81,
Rockport, Wash.
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THE BUCKEYE SAVING ANDLoXNl
company OF Bellaire. o, has MONEY
to loan on desirable real estate. Seal
Paul G. Armstrong. Attorney, 4l.l1!
Trust Bldg, It'll Floor. Fairmont. M,
Va, "a q
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NORTHERN VIRGINIA grain, grass
and stock farms in the garden spot Of
the state. Write for list. Caviness
and Ewing, Leesburg, w. Va.
9.9.26t No 1406
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FOR SALE-Farm 24h acres near
Fairmont Six-room house, out build.
ings, good water. all kinds Of fruit.
Box 1874 West Virginiau.
s-2S.12t No 1874
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING ~. s WI. s ss:s
FOR ExCHANaE1

CASH REGISTERS bought sold. g.!
changed and repaired. Also sap.
plies. Low prices. small paymenks.
National Cash Register Co. Union Nd
tional Bank Building, Clarksburg, w
Va. s-ls2s No. 1850
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Grain and Produce.

CHICAGO, Sept. IL. - Announce.
ment of falling of in the United
States visible supply had good deal
to do with strengthening the wheat
market, and 80. too, did word of big
export sales Of United States wheat
Prices closed unsettled but Sc to 1As
net higher, with December $1.54% and
May $1.55M. Other leading staples
all showed declines-corn 1c to 1Ac,
oats S@&c to y, and provisions &c
IN eno
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FARM AND STOCK FOR sALE-l0s
acres on trim line; good improve
ments, six head Of young mares. Hoi.
stein and Jersey cows and calves, one
two.year-old Holstein bull, Chester
White hogs. Bargain II sold at once.
w. E. Hartman, R. 2, Jane Lew, w.
Va. 9-1-26t No. 1879