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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-30
Current Editorial Comment

President Lowell, OF Harvard
University, must he finding in
crcasingly difficult the employ
ment Of Professor MuenStcrherg
as a teacher in that institution.
The feelinE-lnw warranted as il
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"rhe Farmer and III. Friends" T.,

"BIE Timber" BY Bertrand w. Sin
clair. Little, Brown IL Co. Boston
Estella Ecnton. young. fair and
healthy-minded. is forced by her
fathers sudden death to give mp the
pleasant ways of Eastern life and seek
u home with her brother in the lumber
districts Of the Far Northwest. Her
life in the new environment and her
adventures and her happily ending love
affair make up a story to which any
one might we'll give an idle hour or
two.
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\ Brief History Of rnuies. Etc."
translated ana edited by DeCourcy
w. Thorn from the French Of
Clement Juglar. Putmuns. New
"oPen Tint Door" by Il. Stureis In
serson. j. Il. Lippinco,t Co, Phila-

sersolI. j. i. LiDpincOlt Co, Phila-
delphia.
This is quite creditablc series Of
little essays. or lectures, designed IL,
open Tor the reader some door 10 "a
better way OF life than he has been
Following. The chapters OH Reading
Fiction, History and Your Vote, Men
l'ehind Books. are, perh ps the best
or The lot Certainly they are very
We'll worth to any the time i,
would take 10 read them.
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"Hussla and Demo tracy" BY g. III
Wesselitsky. Dunield e Co.. New

This Is very wisc and Informing
little book introduced by 81 valuable
preface by Henry Gust. The author
gives I'm nine brief chapters. beginning
with tho foundation of the Russian
state. tho story OF the Russian strug-
gle towards higher ideals OF govern
ment and the gradual throwing off of
the intellectual Shacltlos OF German
influence. The brief remainder OF the
book devotes itself to drawing iogcth-
cr tho threads IT argument and to
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-30

sPECIAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES,; Has
brook, n Brooks. Inc, Fifth Avenue BudlnE
New SnrL: Mut,mI Life building. philadelphia
Peoples Gas building. Chicago.
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Mr.. ItoOsevclt charactSrizcs those OF
US who favor 'the League OF Peace" as
says we need u great standing army.
The truth is when Roosevelt gets talk
ing about warlikc matters he comes ny
as Mars does over the horizon red III
color, and we must take his statements
with that in view. On tho whole. I ia
vor President Wilson'S policy OF pre-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-30

The very recent news from Washing
ION shows that the firm attitud, Of
President Wilson in maintaining the
rights OF our noncombatant citizens on
comlnerciai liners of bclligerents TO he
safe from drowning without warning
ana an opportunity for rescue has been
acquiesced in by Germany. This must
ana should be the cause of profound
rejoicing by every American and the
occasion for con3ru tulation to the Pres
,l.p
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"HarVard Health Talks" BY Algernot
Coolidge and Percy G.. Stiles. iIar
ward University Press. Cambridge

tOUIfWEt fIItI I0UTVy q. soIIIFS. fIIT-
ward University Press. Cambridge
MASS
Two helpful little books Of this help.
full series have just been issued-"Ade-
noids and TonSiis," by Ibr. Coolidge. and
IAN Adequate Diet" by Or. Stiles They
treat for the lay reader, III Il simple
and popular style. subjects which the
public should understand. They are
real contributions to the modern sci
elicc of preventive medicine, which de.
ponds for its ultimate success almost as
much on popular sympathy az ON pro-
fessional skill and zeal.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-30

Former Premier NeniZclos
made u remarkable speech he
fore Il Greek audience Saturday,
dealing with the ancient divine
right theory in q way that struck
a;
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-30

In regard to the Colonel. with whom he
has shaken hands and buried the hatchet--
al least for campaign purposes--Mr. Tafts
opinion was also clear and definite. Less
than q year ago. in discussing the move for
preparedness before the Chicago Associa ton
OF Commerce, on December 10. 1915 he said {.
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Baby has swal-
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1916-05-19
ODD NEWSPAPERS
CONTINUED from first paEe)

oipslly of the proceedings of the legis-
lstive bodies, town council, school
board, etc. Contributions by the read.
ers are numerous and lengthy
The editorials are generally of q
more dignified and serious nature than
American products. The daily papers
devote more space to book reviews and
detailed reports of scientific progress
than American newspapers do. Humor
is not so noticeable and cartoons are
used more rarely than with US
Very few, if any, of the colonial
papers issue pink Sheet" but they
supply this omission by devoting q
large proportion of every issue to the
sporting news. This is especially
noticeable in the African papers.
With few exceptions the advertising
pages would give our lad" writer's the
nightmare. They seem to have little
conception of the value of space or Of
attractive methods of presenting either
the text or the illustrations. A pleas
ing relief to this monotony is afforded
by the lads" of American advertisers
which are rather numerous on their
pages.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1916-05-19
PATTERSON FOR CONGRESS

y. Q. Patterson. Of Dallas, the can
oidate Of the Rosebud country for
nomination on the republican ticket
20 the ONCE Of congressman from the
Third district, bears every evidence
Of being one Of the coming men OF
South Dakota. His friends, who have
carefully Investigated the COMPRESSION.
al situation throughout the district,
are predicting his nomination by a
good plurality over opposing candi
dates.
Mr.. Patterson 10 a native OF Iowa,
having been born in Greenfield, AdaiT
county, that state, on October S, 1874
He was educated in the Greenfield
public schools and at the state uni.
vsrsity of Iowa, and received legal
education in the National University
Law School at Washington. d. G. Part
Of his boyhood was spent on a farm
In Iowa. his father being a farmer
and stockman. At the commencement
Of the Spanish-American war Mr.. Pat
terson enlisted in Company G, 51st
Iowa infantry volunteers. This regi
mont arrived At San Francisco shortly
after the First regiment, South Dakota
volunteers. went into camp there, the
two camps being separated by only
. street.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1916-05-19
5000 won IN SCHOLARSHIPS

The result of the Seventh Annual
Louis K. MoClymonds Scholarship Ex-
animation held May 9Th and 9th places
Elkton, Mowbridge, Bryant. Huron
and Rapid City among the winning
high schools. The examination for
these scholarships is open to seniors of
all regular four year high schools of
South Dakota Each scholarship pays
500 in cash to each one of the elk can
didstes who excel in the competitive
examination conducted by Huron Col
lege.
The six successful students this year
are Eleanor Miller, Rapid City; Bernie
Berneson, Bryant; Ted Woods, Now
bridge; Charles Kesrney, Elkton and
Frances TAFT and Mary Lsughlin, of
Huron.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1916-05-19
NOTICE

NOTICE
Elk Mountain Irrigation & Live
Stock Company. Location and place
Of business, Hot Springs, South Da-
kots.
There is delinquent upon the follow
ing described stock, on account Of as.
sessment levied on the 10th day of
April, 1916. the several amounts set
opposite the names Of the respective
shareholders, rs follows:
Arthur L. Cook-No of certificate 5,
No. of shares 35, amount s249.90.
Not issued-No. of certificate 5, No.
of shares II, amount 1921 3S.
And in accordance with law and an
order of the board of directors made
on the 10th day Of April, 1916, so many
shares of each parcel of stock as may
be necessary, will be sold, at the office
of the secretary Of said company. In
the Stockmans Bank Building, In the
city Of Hot Springs, Fall River county,
South Dakota, on the 5th day Of June,
A. D. 1916. at ten O'Clock in the fore
noon of said day, to pay Delinquent. as
sessments thereon, together with costs
of advertising and expenses of this sale.
@. A. Stewart, Secretary.
Location of office. Hot Springs,
South Dakota. sat
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1916-05-19
PUBLIC SCHOOL CONTEST
Attendance Contest for the Month of April
at MOfganS Drug Store

Attendance Contest for the Month of April
at Morgans Drug Store
Soda book, grade school. Esther
Case soda book, high school. Bruce
Epgelbert Chocolates, fret grade,
Elma Eaton; second grade, Louise
WeyI; third grade, Myrtle Weyl; fourth
grade, Ellsworth Juokett; fifth grade,
Gertrude Parks; sixth grade, Juanita
Ranger; seventh grade, Dorothy West;
eighth grade, Orpha Ball.
Ellsworth Juckett seems to have the
record for the year 80 far. His record
is perfect but until this drawing he
has played in very hard luck. This
time however he drew prize and to
show his appreciation of the fact he
made very nice little speech to the
large audience.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1916-05-19
until he left Iowa in 1902 and went

until no left Iowa In 1902 and went
to Washington, d. c., where he served
in the Office of the secretary of the
treasury. Later he went from the
treasury department to the office of
the secretary of the interior during
the administration of Secretary Gar
field and served as an attorney on
the staff Of the assistant attorney gen.
eral for the interior department in
charge Of public lands and Indian mat
ters until September, 1908. when him
self and wife took up their permanent
residence at Dallas.
He Is member Of the bar Of the
District Of Columbia, tho supreme
court Of the United States and of the
federal. district and circuit courts Of
South Dakota. He has served as city
attorney Of Dallas and ~ state SEN
ator in the 1918 session Of tho state
legislature, holding the position Of
chairman Of the senate judiciary COM
mittee. He has wide acquaintance
among the attorneys of Nebraska,
Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota,
Rosebud for Patterson.
The Rosebud IL solidly for Patter.
son for congress. For the first time
IN many years the ten republican
newspapers published in that section
are unanimously supporting the same
man for nomination to public ofice.
They recognize in Mr.. Patterson q
combination Of all the important quail.
ties which make an ideal congress.
man. They know that he represents
in the highest degree the best type
Of Rosebud citizenship. They know
also that his candidacy meets with
the enthusiastic approval Of the peo-
pie of the Rosebud country.
They are speaking for the Rosebud,
urging its claims to the recognition
his nomination would give it. The
Rosebud casts over one-hfth and near
ly one-fourth Of the total vote in the
Third congressional district. 1t is .
large and important section of q great
and growing state, meriting more con.
sideration than 1t has heretofore re-
ceived. both politically and CONNER.
eially speaking.
The Rosebud offers it, candidate for
oongress moving very we'll his great
ability and popular strength. neither
quality being open to question.
1t asks the rest Of the district q
Join in making Mr.. Patterson the party
Aomines for congress for two reasons
the justice of its claims and the emf.
lent fitness and popular strength Of
Its candidate.
| xr. Patterson's campaign il largely
In the hands Of "1he Rosebud Pa:ter
son for Congress Committss." com
4 posed Of prominent men from all over
that territory, whero factionalism hal
been forgotten and . solid party again
firmly established behind the candi
eacy Of the Rosebud's 1avosat1 elQ. =
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1916-05-19
Notice


All pupils Of Fall River county
schools having successfully completed
the work Of the eighth grade are invit-
cd to join with the eighth grade pupils
Of the Hot Springs school for joint
graduation exercises, Thursday even
ing June let.
An outing in the afternoon with
games aud sports and picnic lunch has
been planned, followed BY the com.
mencement exercises In the evening ct
the high SCHOOL auditorium, when a.
plomas will DO presented. Parents will
be very Welcome.
+ Come and have good time.
Cordially, Helen Brelsford, county
superintendent, Kobt. Fhwsll, city
superintendent.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1916-05-19
Whooping Cough

One of the most successful prepar-
ations in use for this disease Is Cham
bsrlain's Cough Remedy. S. w.
MoClinton, Blsndon Springs, Ala,
writes, "Our baby had whooping cough
as bad as most any baby could have 1t
1 gave him Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and it soon got him we'll. u
ObtainRble everywhere.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1916-05-19
BRIGHTEN YOUR HOME

BRIGHTEN YOUR HOME
By the use of kalsomine you can tint
your walls making gloomy rooms
cheerful. Glattly Lumber Co.
II you are in the market for first
class horse you will do we'll to see L. E.
Cleveland. Soft
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-27

! coffee for breakfast. a dead man was
expected any morning. Thus Globe,
like every other camp. established its
graveyard by dedicating. to it the bod
les Of a number OF unfortunates who
died with their boots on
Everybody GambIed.
Everybody gambled and this resulted
in the changing Of many thousands OF
dollars each day Every game. as
rule. was run on ~the square" The
possibility of a player winning at faro,
with Is chances to lose and one TO
win, was considered fair enough and
everybody took that chance and played
At that. many a big winning was made
Poker was the one game where every
one who played thought he was the
king pin OF all players. because the
chances were about even Zach man
thought he had an even break. but II
he lacked nerve and cool judgment he
soon went broke and then II was back
TO the hills for him.
The professional gambler had time
to study the game He had nothing
to lose except his reputation, and that
was generally based upon the amount
OF nerve he had. and MS nerve was
generally gagged by his staying quah-
ties II he started a bluff and stayed
with IL, no matter how much IL cost
him, If he lost, he didn't lose anything
but the pot, but if he won, his reputa-
ton as a gambler went soaring high.
Famous Gamblers in Globe
There were some famous gamblers
Tommy MOntgomery- sam BULLOCK
Johnny Bentbrook and Patsy Thorn
ton. all of whom were known all over
the west They were dead game sports
and their reputation for generosity
was known as far as their nevre for
gambling
To Illustrate the character Of. Felix
Knox, 7 will tell OF a little incident
that occurred in Globe at that time
certain prOspector. good OLD
scout" who had made a cleanup on
some claims that he had sold, came
10 Globe with a wad OF money. took a
few drinks. and thought he was an
other Johnnie Poker" Sauntering
into the Knox and McNally saloon, he
spied Knox dealing faro Taking his
roll Of money in his hand. he baWled
out Come on Knox. I'll play you
single handed poker for the Wad-"
Knox looked up quietly and replied,
You are drunk. Tommy. and j dom
want 10 play you when you are that
The Man With q Big Head
Drunk nothing" roared Tommy 4
Just want 10 show you you haiut got
no nerve at all when IL comes 70 play
ing for big stakes.
his chair, IF that is the Way YOU feel
about il, I'll take you on How much
YOU got in the roll. Tommy
CLOSE to $4,000 answered The pros
Well. the game did not last long.
for Tommy was soon broke Then Knox
spoke up quietly and said; Are you
YEP answered the wouldbe gamb-
Ier. y am satisfied you have done me
" Knox. handling the roll Of bills for
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-27
BY DAN ROSE. CuA COUNTY PIONEER

When the "spuds' played out. he had
to close his saloon and go to Florence
for more potatoes
Rich Silver Discovered.
In this same year some of the richest
silver mines ever discovered in the
United States were struck in the Globe
district and from the richest Of these
mines. the McNOrris, StOnewau Jack
son. The Nugget and the Rescue. mil
lions of dollars were taken out, es-
Decially from the first two named It
1-lav be of interest to the reader TO
know how these mines were discov-
cred, as il Will show that 1t was down
right luck, pure and simple, and proves
that il is not always the man with his
face TO the ground who is the lucky
The McMorris was discovered by
man by the name of McMorris. who
while picking up some wood TO start
a fire, found some quartz that looked
good Then he began to prospect and
finally discovered the famous McMor-
ris mine from which a million dollars
we're taken. McNIorris, however. only
received $4,000 for the property.
Picks Up Rock; Finds Mine.
The Silver Nugget mine was discOv-
cred by a German, who, while chasing
and cursing his burros which mad
broken aWay from camp. picked I'D a
rock to throw at the burros. which he
found was very heavy, and which he
thought was lead, but IL proved TO be
almost solid silver. the 1act ne did
not know at the time. nor until after
he had traded the claims for a pack
mule TO a man by the name of Chilson.
Chilson went to work upon the prop
erty. which soon developed into one OF
the richest in the district ChilsOn
afterwards sold the property for
800. 600.
The StonewaH Jackson mine was
discovered by a man by the name OF
Harris while his partner. Charlie Nc
MILAN, being too groggy to go any
further fell from his horse in the
shade Of a Pinon tree. They did not
dream that there was silver ore within
20 miles of them. but while Mcmillan
lay in a drunken stupor under the
pinon tree, Harris discovered the since
famous Stonewall Jackson mine for
which the prospectOrs received $780,
000
The company that bought it took
out close 10 S2,00O,O00 worth of ore.
Several years afterwards Mcmillan
died in Saint Mary's hospital in Los
dead broke. Harris bought a
seat in the stock exchange Of San
Francisco. paying S25.000 for II, and
hardly had il warmed until he, too,
went broke and within a very short
time was back in Globe looking for
job.
Rush Of Reckless Men.
After these and other mines were
discovered in the district, the devil
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-27

gravy. Bacon was 81 a pound, beans
90 and 70 cents a pound and every
cordingly.
It was not because high wages were
paid the miners in those days. II was
the fact that every man who owned
mining claim and had shipping ore
could haul that ore to the custom miiI
ana have il worked at home ms
Kept the money that was made IN camp
IN circulation at home Money was
plenty and began to run up NIL. 50
TO speak Board was So to SO
week, whisky was % cents drink
Twenty-Five cents was the smallest
piece of change in camp
Gamblers and Bad Men
The fact that these conditions eA
listed in TIE new camp, brought TO II
the gambler, bad man and crook me
gambler was a licensed character ~
every camp in the west al tnat peIIo1'
because every man was eamDiels
more or less whether il was at carus
or the game OF life II he lost al eitner
game. he was looked upon as oeIns
cutclassed, too slow, or lacking inc
nerve.
The bad man was tolerated as long
as he toted fair, but once he let ms
nurderous instinct get the DetteT o.
him and kill the other fellow WlthOut
giving him a chance, then ne SOl
his" from Judge Lynch. the stern,
unrelenting foe Of all bad men But
Of all the mean. low down coyoless IN
human LOrm- the CROOK OF mus vas
considered the lowest
The latch string Of every man cstDiu
door hung always on the outside any
one was welcome to what they wanted,
but don't take none away was me
law. To break that law as considered
the meanest, low down trick anyone
could do TO another. They believed II
they were good hearted and generous
enough to leave their doors unlockeu
so that any one might eat who was
hungry, the meanest thing a man could
do was TO take anything away from
the cabin
Dying With Boots On.
When the man was caught VINO haa
done such a trick. woe unto him
Death would have been a dream 70 the
punishment that some Of them re-
ceiyed. The gambler. bad man ana
crock, the saloon man and dance haSI,
however, We're all important IN the
general makeup Of those early times.
and were but a cog in the great wheel
Of fortune that made life worth liv-
ing in those wild and wOolly days.
The first man to die, ike the 1Irsl
in every other camp in the west, dleu
with his boots on His name was
Hammond and he was killed by the
Indians a short distance from clone
He was the first man buried in the
Globe cemetery Then followed
period Of shooting scrapes, and, ike
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-27

may care" wild and reckless bunch OF
humanity that followed up every new
strike in those days, came IIockln :
into Globe. Things began 70 mum anu
buildings began to take the place OF
tents: the pines in the Pinal mountains
furnished the lumber for building pur-
poses
Out OF the 20 business houses that
were erected within a short Wnlle, ten
were saloons and dance halls. TWO
were roOming houses, two were res
taurants and five were stores
A large Sycamore tree answered lol
a hitchinE pOst-tempOrary Ja1l-and
the limbs for a gOllOws frame from
which more than one unhappy WIetch
has swung into eternity.
Large freight outfits began 70 ar
rive from the end of the railroad, tine
Southern Pacific), which was then at
Yuma, is and 20 mule teams 70 an OUT
tit, each hauling prairie scnooheE
and two trailers. The front wagon OF
each train. called the prairie schooner,
had wheels six feet high in the
back and five feet high in front, ana
tires six inches wide One wagon could
hold a common box carload OF proEls-
ions The old reliable OK team OUTFITS
were in evidence also. as no early day
mining camp in its makeup was com
plete without them. or the "Gee-e-e-
Brindle, YOU son Or-a-longhorn TeNas
Pirate, why don't YOU gee" OF the
boisterous. loud mouthed, voice Of the
old time bull whacker.
Many Mills Erected
Machinery for the mines and mills
began to arrive Mills were erected
by almost every individual company
owning mines. No matter what the 1u-
ture might be OF the mines, the man
agement took a chance and erected
ten or 20 stamp mill By the fall Of
lS7r there were no less than II stamp
n in the district. and very near
an were working on ore from their
own mine.
As long as the ore lasted. the mills
paid. as the price Of silver at that time
ranged from IS cents TO Sl15- On all
ores that were worked in custom mills,
the owners OF the ore were charged
$50 per ton for reducing il, so the ore
had TO be extra rich for any profit 10
be made, but the district at that time
was full Of good rich ore that paid the
prcspectOrs and miners 10 take IL out
Freight Was High.
The cost Of hauling the freight into
Globe in those days ranged from s TO
Il cents per pound. and the oOnse-
Qcences were that the prices of pro-
visions scared high. Flour was SIS
per hundred pounds, sugar . cents
per pound. eggs 81 a dozen God alone
knows what the price OF butter would
have been II il could have been OBJ
tanned, as il was a very rare thing TO
sec butter in those days. Everybody
seemed 10 be satisfied with bacon