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The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1916-07-14
THE EDITORS TRAVELOGUE.

The Editor returned home last Fri
day from New York City and other
eastern points where he had been in
attendance at the National Editorial
Association meeting which held its
thirty-first annual meeting there June
1921. This was our first trip to the
eastern states, although we were born
in Brooklyn, New York, but we left
there at the tender age OF seven years
and moved with our parents to the
plains of Kansas, and this was the
first time we had ventured east of
the Mississippi river.
We left Wood Tuesday, June i3, on
Humphreys stage line and had a
rather strenuous voyage to Winner.
on account of high waters and muddy
roads, and boarded the train at Win
ner on the morning of the l4th en-
route to Chicago. When we got to
Verdel, Nebraska, we were compelled
to stay there about six or seven hours
until washOut was repaired, before
our train could proceed. We arrived
in Omaha about midnight and con-
tinued our journey to Chicago, where
a special train was made up and the
editorial special departed over the
Grand Trunk lines for New York
City, leaving Chicago, at 1000 o'clock
on the evening of the 10th. \
We left the United States at Port
Huron, Michigan, on the morning OF
the 18th and Travelled through Canada
until we reached Niagara Falls at 2:l5
p. m. the same day. This was the
first time in our life that we had ever
trod on foreign soil. There were
soldiers everywhere but our party
passed through this foreign land with
out even superficial inspections.
What we saw Of Canada did not leave
us with very favorable impression
of that much advertised country. We
prefer the good old United States and
we were real glad when we again trod
American soil at Niagara Falls. We
were scheduled for a nine-hour stop
at Niagara, where the Board of Trade
and the Bureau of Conventions ten
dered our party an elaborate dinner
at the international Hotel. Niagara
is quite progressive city and while
i'm years past its greatness depended
to large extent on its scenic wonder,
the Falls, at the present time it is
rapidly forging to the front as man.
ufacturing city, but it has strong
competitor for these manufacturing
enterprises in its neighbor across the
border, Niagara, Canada, which coun-
try seems to have more liberal laws
to induce the establishing of manu-
featuring enterprises. We were given
the pleasure Of taking ride on the
Niagara Belt Line, which gave us a
good view of the gorge and the falls
from both the American and Canadian
sides. We also viewed the Falls from
Observation Point, and saw the Falls
by day and by night, when powerful
searchlights were thrown upon the
Falls, presenting most beautiful
sight. Our stop at Niagara, which
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Thursday, July 6, 1916, 900 a. m.
Board met as per adjournment.
Members present: He)lekson, Kno-
dell, Mullen and Langley.
The following assessments changed:
G Fl Wilson added structures IS 90
Theo G Schied added structures 300 00
S A Hill 4 sec 26 Il Al r 26 raised
from = 520 90 to 3 200 90
S A Hill sec 26 II IL r 26 raised
300 90 to 600 90.
Board adjourned until loop. m.
III. +. GILLESPIE, l.. V. KNODELL
Deputy Auditor. Chairman,
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Saturday, July s, 1916, 100 p. m
Board met as per adjournment.
Members present: FARLEY, Hellek-
son, Mullen. Knodell.
Following changes in real estate as
sessment were made:
G Fl Morrow NV sec 26, Al, 81, rails
ed from 1900 to 1868.
Gustav Blum Lots |, = and S n e I
sec 2, 43, %, lowered 1890 to 1920.
Jennie Weaver Sc ! sec =, 43. 81, low
cred from 1880 to 1920.
Board adjourned until Monday July
10th, 900 a. m.
G. w. KERLIN, l.. V. KNoDELL
Auditor. Chairman
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Friday, July 7, 1916, 800 a. m


Board met as per adjournment.
Members present: Langley, Farley,
Mullen, KnOdell and Hellekson.
Following changes in assessments
were made:
+ Fl Vandeburg n e sec Is, Al, %
raised on structures, $50 to 300.
G Fl Kendell nj of sc 1 and Sc / Sc /,
and Lots =, 3. 4, 5, 6, I, and sw of
of sw ! of sec 10, 43, 2S raised from
2 $50 to 3 640
w + Hollenback ne sec -, 43, 2S
raised from 440 to l 900.
w r. HOllenback Lots l, =, and 3 and
s NV 4 sec 27, 43, %, raised from
400 to 100.
G FL Kendall ne of the ne and Lots
!, 2, 3. 4, 5 and W NV 1 and Sc (,
NV sec 10, 43, 2S, raised from 500
to 2 500.
Board adjourned until Loo p. m.
Ii. f. GILLESPIE, l.. V. KNODELL
Deputy Auditor. Chairman.
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Thursday, July 6, 1916, Loo p. m.
Board met as per adjournment.
Members present: Hellekson, Lang
ley, knodell, Mullen and Farley.
Following assessments changed:
J Il Hooking Lots 3, e w sec 30
Il Al II 70 raised 800 90 to 2 600 GO.
G G Hooking Lots l, = e n WI sec 30
Il fl X 26 raised from l 500 to 2 900.
Board adjourned until Friday July
7th 1916, 900 a. m.
III. +. GILLESPIE, l.. V. KNoDELL,
Deputy Auditor. Chairman.
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Commissioner Proceedings

Wednesday, July 5, 1916, 800 a. m.
Board met in regular session.
Members present: Hellekson, kno-
dell, and Mullen.
Board adjourned until Loo p. m.
Wednesday July 5th.
II. f.. GILLESPIE, Fl. HELLEKsoN,
Deputy Auditor. Chairman.
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U. S. WEATHER BUREAU REPORT
For Week Ending July II

Total precipitation from. January
lst, 1915, to date, 1l.C6
Total precipitation for 1913 1876
Total precipitation for 1914, 1887.
Total precipitation for 1915, 32.42.
FRED G. KIRcH, Observer
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Friday, July7. 1916, LOO d. n

Fflday, July I. 1915, l:OO p. m.
Board met as per adjournment.
Members present: Langley, Farley,
Mullen, HellekSon, Knodell.
Board spent afternoon going over
assessors books.
Ii. r. GILLESPIE, l.. Y. KNODELL
Deputy Auditor. Chairman
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Continued next week.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-23

Little Sir Galallad
n Story Win a
Blessing
By PHOEBE GRAY
Copyright by Small Maynard & Company

they came into the room. Charlie saw
that his mother was quite pale; she
kept lingering her apron hem nerv-
ously.
Hello. Charlie" said Mr.. WIllett,
with the genial friendllness of q privl-
legged acquaintance. "How's tricks?"
"Oh, Mr.. Willett, I'm turrible glad to
see you. Why didn't you come to my
party? 1t was the beautifullest Christ
mas. Look at my drawings. | made
,'em with my new"
Just minute. chatterbox." inter-
rupted Mr.. Willett. i've brought you
new friend. This is Uncle Billy
Jackson. Uncle Billy, meet Mr..
Charles b. Thomas, the well-known
artist"
The brisk little man twinkled at
Charlie through pair of great tor
toise-shell spectacles. He looked like
good-natured owl.
How do you do, Uncle-Uncle
Billy" said Charlie demurely. Am
goin' to call you Uncle Billy? l guess
1t isn't very polite for me to, is it?"
The new uncle shook the small, hand
gravely, making profound bow, as II
he were being introduced to a person
Of very great distinction.
'I'm pleased to meet you, sir" be
said. His eyes sparkled with merri.
ment. From distinguished artist
like yourself, consider 1t hattery to
be called Uncle Billy l am making
a collection of nephews; should call
you a very promising specimen"
Charlie looked little doubtfully at
the specialized stranger; then he
laughed, because he saw behind the
quizzical eyes very genuine friendll-
ness.
What do you think of my draw
ings" asked the little boy. II got a
outfit for Christmas, board and pen
ellis and all these funny rulers and
things. l haven't learned the names
of 'em all, or just what to do with 'em.
This Is queer one; you can make
most any kind Of bendin' line with
1t, but you can't make a circle"
THAT" said Uncle Billy, lis called
French curve"
He sat down alongside Charles
chair and entered into a discussion
concerning the drawing outfit. Charlie
was delighted at the apparently bot
tomless extent of Uncle Billy's knowl-
edge. Mr.. Willett and Martha, at the
other side of the room, talked in IN
dertones.
HE has done some most amazing
things" Mr.. Willett was saying. ~
don't want to raise your hopes unduly.
Mrs. Thomas. Jackson may say that
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-23

there Is nothing he can do. But II any
man on earth can help your boy, It's
Jackson. He is passionately fond Of
children. Look at him; he has won
Charles confidence already"
A big peal Of laughter from Doctor
Jackson and Charlie evidenced the
friendly footing already established.
II always been scared to death OF
doctors that call themselves special
ists, said Martha, lever since we
took Charlie to see Doctor Bliss. He
said he might live two or three years
at most; and that was four years ago.
Thank God. it didn't come true; but
I've lived in mortal agony ever since"
They went out into the kitchen. and
Willett passed on to the barn.
"Checkers?' said Uncle Billy Jack
son. you don't tell me you are
checker player"
II certainly am" the little boy as
sured him. II beat 'em all, even the
boss; he's simply helpluss when he
plays with me-"
Doctor Jackson studied Charlie just
as II, as he had said. Charlie was a
specimen" His observing gray eyes
missed nothing.
"You're pretty strong young fel-
low. aren't your" he ventured.
"Feel," said Charlie, licking the
slender arm with its imaginary knots
OF swelling muscle. "The Boss says
I'm a regular young Herculuss. I'm
Galahad Knight, too"
"A Galahad Knight?"
"Don't you know about us feIlers?"
asked Charlie. why. we got tho
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-23
SYNOPSIS.


While trundling the clean washing up
Clipper Hill Mary Alice Brown is set up
on by some mischievous boys, who spill
the washing into the dirt. She is rescued
and taken to her home In Calvert street
by Francis Willett Galahad knight.
She is punished by her drunken father for
returning without the wash money. Mary
Alice wanders away from home, takes a
trolley ride into the country and spends
the night at the farmhouse of Sam Thorn
as. In the morning she meets little Char
lie Thomas. a cripple. Sam takes Mary
Alice home and finds that he and Mrs.
Brown are old acquaintance. Sam takes
her and Mary Alice to his home for a
visit while Lem Brown. the drunken IA
Their, is serving workhouse sentence.
Charlie is made a Galahad knight. Fran
els visits the farm and is saved from
drowning by Mary Alice Lem Brown
gets out of jail and goes to work for Sam
Thomas as hired man. Francis Willett
is sent away to preparatory school Mary
Alice gets a job in a department store.
The Thomases have wonderful Christ
mas dinner. Lem Brown shows signs Of
reform. John Willett refuses to enter
political campaign against the liquor ele-
ment.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-23

pa" said schoolboy who delight
ed to give information to his seniors,
"a process has been patented for treat
ing the edges OF paper money 80 that
when the bills are placed in a phono-
graph they make sounds that prove
their genuineness." "A novel idea"
said the father, but, after all. that is
only another way of ma ing mone7
talk"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-23

Does II seem to you that there
would not be so much ineffi-
cient and dishonest government
In the United States If every
good citizen took an active In
terest In what office holders
were doing-if every honest tax
payer demanded honest service
and was not willing to leave the
processes of government to pol
Iticians?
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-23
What do you think Is the
whole truth about Little
Charles inJury7
Old Idea In New Form

(To BE CoNrINuEDo
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-23
Huge sums mvolved in
suits brought against the
government in the court
of claims at Washington.

HERE is government firing line where
firing is almost constantly going on.
No blood is spilled, but interest is In
tense always, for 1t is shooting for
money-big money. Long shots pre-
dominate.
1t is in a queer place for firing line
in a former art gallery. In other
words. the old abode of the Corcoran
gallery, Seventeenth street and Penn
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-23

Continued on Page Three)
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-23
WILL TALK GOOD ROADS.
Members Of Commercial Club and
County Supervisors in Confer
ence at Club Room Tonight


A special meeting of the CONNER
cial club has been called for this eve
ming and notices have been sent to the
members by Secretary +. E. Mote urg.
ing them to be in attendance. The
meeting, we understand, was called at
The request of the board OF supervis,
ors, who are anxious to talk over the
matter of Crawford county's highways
with the businessmen of Denison and
ascertain if there is any sentiment IN
favor OF surfacing some of the mail
highways with gravel.
County Engineer H. B. Fishel has
mounted a number Of photographs oi
some Of the bridge and road work com
pleted in this county during the past
few years, which win be shown to the
members of the Commercial club and
Mr.. Fishel has gone to con-
siderable expense to have photographs
made of some of the fine bridge and
road work done in this county and a
Of his views have been repro
Guced' in the bulletin issued by the
state highway commission.
tins hoped that a goodly number OF
the members Of the Commercial club
will be in attendance at the meeting
this evening and we believe that the
members of the board will find the
Deniscn business men heartily in fav-
or III Improving tie HIGHWAYS OF the
county in every possible way.
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Sara Trexel, Mabel Thompson, Helen
Trexel, Emma Wilken, Coda Watke
Albert Weiss, Anna Flynn, Mary Hall
Mary Halstein, Alta Howe, Ethel Ferne
Howe, Marian Harrington, Helen John
ston, Alice James, Jacob johnson, Mar
ion Johnson, Helen Kral, Ruby NJ. Kel
ley, lila Lamb, Ruth M. Leise, Hazel
Leise, Gertrude Latchaw, Benettta
Lamb, Maude Leahy, Myrtle McAhren
A. G. Myers, Birdie Metcalf Eliza.
beth McGinn. Clara Morgan, Elsie Nc.
Andrews, Iva Mason, Lucinda McHen.
ry, Anna Murtaugh, Lillian Miller
Flora Morley, Loretta Murphy Myrtle
McAhren, N. G. Murchland. c. w.
Manning. Henrietta Murphy, Blanche
Murchland, Marie Niewoehner, Emma
Nielsen, Kathryn Newland. Effie Nor
ris. Agnes Owens, Martha Otto, Mary
A. Peters, Gertrude Patterson, Mary
NJ. Powers, Margaret Purcell, Elsie
Piper, Anna Powers. Marie Perry, Pro.
fessor Rundell, Edna V. Raine, May
Smith, Blanche Slechta, Olive Sophy
Jenna Strahan, Grace Tarpy, Violet
Tempest, Prof. w. l.. Tuprer. Nellie
Upham, Donald Wilkinson, Nella A
Welch, Emma Wilber.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-23
l25 TEACHERS
ATTEND MEETING
Study Center, Held at County superin.
tendent's Office Saturday Was
Well Attended.
PROF. coLeRovE GREAT TALkER
supt. 2. NJ. oIry Highly EIated over
Success Of These Meetings-One
More This Year.

The study center held at the county
superintendent assembly room at the
court house Saturday was we'll attend
ed, one hundred and twenty teachers
from all parts of the county being pres
ent to enjoy the lectures and discus
sions. Prof. G. H. Bailey. instructor
OF manual training. and Prof. c. P
Colgrove, instructor of didactics. at
the State Teachers college at Cedar
Falls, we're present and all present en-
joyed their instructive lectures. Pro
fessor Bailey gave some, excellent
work for rural teachers. Professor
Colgrove was exceptionally fine and
many Of the teachers were of the opin.
ion that he was the best lecturer who
has been in attendance at the study
center meetings.
Teachers who have failed to attend
these study center meetings are miss
ing much that would materially benefit
them in their school work. County
Supt. F. N. Olry is more than pleased
with the results of these meetings and
believes that the direct results are
much greater than those of the old
equity Institute. OHly OHc more
study center will be held in this coun.
ty this year and the date will be an
nounced in the near future by Super.
intendent Olry.
Below we print the list of names of
the teachers who were present at the
meeting held Saturday:
Charlotte Anderson, Christine Ander
son, j. l.. Ainsworth, Hazel Aebischer
Marjorie Bryan, Jetta NJ Bhaer, Pearl
Bhaer, Mary Brown, Winnie Brown
Stanley Browne. Clara Blume, Vernon
Berg, o. r. Bliesman, Clifford Browne
Hazel Beales, Ethel Beales, Theodore
Blume, Birdie o. Berg, Abbie Cook, Ma
bel G. Cole, Nellie Caulfield, nellie
Connor, Nellie B. Collins, Kate Cava.
naugh, Faye Chamberlin, Mae Collins
Hilda Christensen. Clara Connor, Lii.
lian Granny, Florentain Dixon, Alice
Dixon. Eunice Dobson, Adalene Dris
COLL. James Edwards, Anna Mae Fitz
simmons. Leona Fitzpatrick, Leons
Firth, Ellen Goddard, Agnes Goddard.
Mary Giss, Minnie Giss, Julia Goss.
willer, Catherine Gaffey, Irene Hickey.
Loretta Harrington. Martha Hird, Har.
riet Hall, Kate Rusterholz, Marie Rath
NJ. Regan, Edna Stewart, Nora Ste
phenson. Atheo Smith Mariana Sims
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-23
WHITE NINSIRELS
MAKE A BIG HIT
Home Talent Production at Opera
House Thursday and Friday
Nights Proves Delightful.
ASSOCIATION NETS SUM OF s215.oo
Much Artistic Talent Displayed by the
Performers, Each Number Re-
ccivine Hearty Applause.

The home talent musical production
THE White Minstrels." given on last
Thursday and Friday evenings for the
benefit of the Denison Athletic asso
citation, was as usual at affairs of this
kind, largely attended by enthusiastic
audiences, many of those who had at
tended the first evening being found
again among the audience at the Sec
ond performance. The entertainment
consisted of male choruses, minstrel
jokes, drills, farces and specialties,
and was highly entertaining through.
out Certain it is that DenisOn people
displayed great amount of commend
able talent on this occasion and the
entire program held the lively inter
est of the audiences. The production
was put on under the direction of Mrs.
W. Plummer, assisted by Miss kath-
leen Walsh, and the two women demon
strated their ability as theatrical di-
rectors. After all expenses had been
paid and Mrs. Plummer and her as
sistant received their share of the
the Athletic association had
left in the neighborhood OF $215.
The entertainment opened with a
rousing chorus entitled ITS Tulip
Time in Holland" which was sung by
the white minstrels, Harold Norman,
Earl Baum, Lenahan Lally. Jesse Rig.
eleman. Hubert VanNess, Carl Krauth,
Harry Clark, Jennings Newcom. ALTA
richards, Emil Hugg, Nick Schluter
and Chas. Lamberty, ably assisted by
the colored members of the company,
Roy Mote, Carl Caswell, zeb Ackley
and DR.. B. F. Philbrook. The solos
sung by Lenahan Lally, Carl Krauth,
Jennings Newcom. Harold Norman and
Hubert VanNess We're exceptionally
fine and each one We're required to re-
spond to number of encores. The
college quartet. which is always en-
received, rendered DE
Coppa Moon" in pleasing manner.
quartet composed of Lenahan
Lally, Earl Baum, Carl Krauth and
Harold Norman, delighted the audience
with a pretty selection which Was
heartily encored The instrumental
duet by Richards and Ackley was one
of the big hits of the first act aud both
young men showed remarkable talent
on their stringed instruments. The
setting for the first scene was most at
tractive, the white minstrels dressed
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1916-02-23

| payers. lHeTe were fourteen DlQS
presented, each with check for per
cent of the amount of the bid, and the
checks were to be certified by sol
vent local bank. This little clause
caused two bids to be thrown out as
the checks were on outside banks.
Bidders came from Minnesota, Nebras-
ka and Iowa, all anxious to get the job.
| Promptly at / o'clock the time for
receiving the bids closed, and after
the council had been called to order,
City Engineer Frank Woolston, assist
ed by Consulting Engineer Mayne, of
Council Bluffs, started the tabulation
OF the bids as they were opened and
read This consumed considerable
time and after the tabulation a recess
was taken until 1880 o'clock, when
the council again met.
The meeting for the first hour and a
half was of a secret nature, the coun.
Gil discussing the different kinds of
paving. 1t is understood that two of
the members stood for concrete, two
for asphaltic concrete and one for btu
lithic There were some rather heated
discussions as to the merits of the
different kinds of paving, and the con-
crete members finally won over one OF
the asphaltic members and a resOlu
ton was passed favoring concrete.
The successful bidder, M. L. Finn,
is brother of P. T. Finn, of Denison,
and is contractor of very high stand
ing and financially able to carry on the
work. He has completed contracts at
Mitchell, YanktOn and other South
nol int oc wnn a SHINY
City, LeMars, Sheldon and many other
Iowa cities. He is well supplied with
equipment and will come to Denison
prepared to push the work rapidly.
This year 1916 will witness the let
ting of some of the largest paving con-
tracts ever let in Iowa. The total
square yards will run into the millions
and we venture the assertion that no
city in the state will receive cheaper
bids than did Denison last Friday.
Ames made big hue and cry about
having received the lowest bid in the
state on bitulithic pavement and an
nounced price of $1.S9 for eight
miles of paving, yet Denison received
a bid for the same material at $1.SS1a.
Harlan let the contract for concrete
at $139; Mason City, with "a cement
factory within her gates. paid Sl.SO.
Denison's price is only $1.271s. Mis-
souri, Valley awarded brick contract
only last week for $2.07 per square
yard, and Manning paid $2.O3. Deni-
sons highest price on brick was $1.96
and the lowest bid $1.S4 per square
yard. A tabulation of the bids will be
found on page one of section one OF !
this issue.
Denison has. splendid financial
among contractors over the
she has no outstanding time
warrants and a warrant does not have
to be discounted 10 per cent in order
to get the money. The only time war