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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1916-04-13


from the mail order houses n,
soon as they become conv.uc.
that our ~ mA,kantS are
prices and with their stated desire
for a better and more economical
city administration, also that the
business men are not willing to
have any institution in the city
receive privileges which make II
difficult for the successful plant
ing of trees, bushes. flowers,
lawns, and gardens and force
the home builder to pay mole
taxes than are just
The News has had the barkiny :
Of large majority Of this very
conservative element of peop e
ever since it took its determined
stand last fall, Of which fact it is
mighty proud and it is with tni
class that The News is going to
ask the merchants of the city
to align on election day.
The proof Of the pudding is in
the eating" We ask the busl-
ness men Of Mobrldge to rem-m-
Der that while We have criticised
the water department freely. all
we have ever desired to have done
was to have the department placed
nr a business basis and that a
meter be placed on the light plant
and all valves closed except the
one on the meter so that the
meter would register the water
used there, so all the people would
know the quantity they were use.
ing, and have the information to
form an opinion of what thev
wished TO 10 about it. 1t was a
business move to save the con
sumers Of the city, on their water
EXPENSE
In other editorials we will en-
deavOr to prove the fallacy OF
electing Harry Hill to Office next
Tuesday.
To the voters in the city who
are not particularly interested in
the city we ask you to remember
your home city, the trees, the
flowers. the green grass, the little
gardens and then remember that
many OF the men You work with
are actuated with keen desire to
reproduce here in Mobridge those
same homelike scenes and can
hardly afford to 90 SO on account
of the excessive cost of water.
We are going to ask you, II
you are intending to vote fOi
Harry Hill for water commission
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1916-04-13
We hereby agree to Refund Your Mon
you satisfied after careful examination of your purch

O To permit you to take to your home any article
contemplate purchasing without first paying forit.
To exchange anything which after reasonable
amount OF wear does not meet your expectations,
due to fault in manufacture
That you will not have to throw away or waste
any goods you buy from us.
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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1916-04-13

many have a few chickens and a
garden and all have IA desire to
get ahead They are the very
essence of our city life and in
most cases can be weaned away
from the mail order houses MS
soon as they become convluo .
that our al ma'hantS are
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01

am | one of those fortunate automo-
bile farmers, but prefer to market my
stuff in the same old way. The ex-
preston intensive farming" means
in the main, extensive or double deck
ing the soil so as to make two or
three blades of grass grow where only
one grew before. Our soil reaches
it's limit of productiveness according
to its preparation, cultivation and fer
tility. l have long since abandoned
the idea that land needs rest. Just
the opposite; it needs work. Nor will
| entertain the idea that the land is
to give out, to become worthless and
other fields sought for the same land
that the present population gets sub
sistence from must feed and clothe
the yet unborn generations to come.
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01

Possibly more than was necessary
sary has been said about the scarcity
of labor here and the high wages
offered during the late harvests that
we're delayed by weather conditions,
and almost any price asked was com
PEELED to be paid in order to procure
the much needed help. At this time,
however. the rush season is nearly
over and week or two will see either
the last of the beets out or the few
remaining. fast for the winter, and
there will be no call for any amount
of special help. Those who have
come in recently lured by the cry of
labor wanted, will have to be content,
in the main. with a few days work
and then, perhaps. be stranded for
the winter.
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01

The National Republican Commit
tee has selected Mr.. Wilcox for the
goat, blaming him for party's de-
feat. and also censuring Mr.. Hughes
for saddling him upon the party. 1t
is necessary to have goat" of
course. and in this case someone was
to blame: for. with just a smoothing
touch, here and there. Woodrow Will
son would not have had n look-in.
Think of California. electing a Unit
ed States senator by 100000 Republi-
can majority and then giving its cleo
toral vote to Wilson. and all because
of the merest little tiff with Johnson.
which would have been the easiest
thing in the world to smooth out but
which was entirely ignored. And that
one little mistake alone, caused Mr..
Hughes the loss of the presidency.
Well. it cannot be helped now, so let's
forget it,
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01


Chasles Koehler. of Delta, was in
Paonia on business Tuesday.
James Mann, the Delta telephone
man, was in Paonia over Tuesday
night.
Robert Rockwell left for Denver
Wednesday morning. He will trans
act business there.
Mrs. G. w. Hustled left Monday
morning for Grand Junction to visit
relatives there.
NJ. b. Heston has moved onto the
Hoskins place which he has leased for
the coming year.
Mrs. H. E. Welborn and family
spent Sunday between trains with
the Paist family in Delta.
Sam Anderson, Jr., returned Tues
day evening from Victor where he
has been for short time.
NJ r. Trip is up from Delta to
assist in getting the paper out during
the absence of Mr.. Craig.
Mrs p. L. Fisk left for Denver Sat
urday morning. She will visit there
with relatives during the winter.
Mrs. T. F. Anrens went to Grand
Junction Saturday to stay until her
husband finishes his business there.
i. G. Carson moved in to the M. A.
Davis house which was vacated by
A. B. Cadwalader, the first of the
week
Judge Osboldstone went to Delta
week ago Sunday to take his part in
the official election count. He re-
turned Thursday evening.
r. F. Rockwell took party consist
ing of M. d. Vincent Fred Emry, c.
X. Nelson and NJ II. Crissman. down
to the College Mems banquet at Delta
Friday night.
Mrs Inez Reno. who has been Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Kuykendall for
about week. left Tuesday morning
for the coast. She is niece of Mr..
Kuykendall and comes from Dolores,
Colorado.
A deal was concluded last week
whereby Omar Wilson become the
owner of the Faxon ranch on Pitkin
mesa The fine orchard. which is
better known as the j. ID. Hawkins
place. has been rented by Mr.. Wilson
for the past two years and he is said
to have added substantially 10 his
income from it,
Arthur l.. Craig was called to Min
neapolis last SATURDAY by the sudden
death of his mo,ner. This is the third
death in the family within a few
months Mrs. Craig and her son Har-
old, visited in Paonia number of
years ags and will be remembered by
many people. She leaves besides her
two sons. her aged father and numer-
Gus other relatives who have the mem
ory of a sincere and devoted Chris
tian life to comfort them in their be-
reavement.
Last Sunday evening after church
Stephen w. Compton and Eva S.
Heberling were united in marriage at
the Methodist parsonage. Rev. w. C.
Cronk officiating. The witnesses were
Clifford C. Griffin and Mrs. Pearl
Griffin. The contracting parties have
both resided here many years and
have a wide circle of friends and ac-
quaintances to whom the ceremony
was great surprise. They will live
on Pitkin mesa. The friends of the
happy couple all unite in wishing
them long and happy married life.
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01

A Pueblo girl was required to write
a brief sketch of Queen Elizabeth.
Her paper contained this sentence;
Elizabeth was so dishonest that she
stole her soldiers food" The teach
er was puzzled and called the girl.
where did you get that notion?"
why, that's what it says in the his
tory" The book was sent for and
the passage found. II read: ELIZA
beth was so parsimonious that she
even pinched her soldiers rations.' $
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01

After 20 years of unsuccessful labor
a Minneapolis inventor has at last
perfected a machine for smoothing
the wrinkles on door knob. This
remarkable invention puts an end to
the problem of smoothing door knob
wrinkles.
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01
AT THE CHURCHES.
. 90 80 . . . . .

Christian
Bible School 1000 a. m: Preaching
l1:00 a. n; Young Peoples meeting
$50 p. m; Preaching 1880 p. N:
Prayer meeting Wednesday. 1880 p.rn
There will be special service at the
Christian Church Sunday evening at
730. The sermon will be illustrated
with stereoptican views.
l.. OBERT. Minister.
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01

They were discussing heaven and
hell at a dinner party, among the
guests at which was the late Mark
Twain. why do you not express
your opinion on the matter?" in
quired one of the guests. II ant very
WELL" replied Mark. You see have
friends in both places"
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01
Christian Science.

Christian Science.
Service held In the basement of the
cubic library Sundays at II a. IN. and
Wednesdays at s p. m.
The subject of the lesson sermon
in Christian Science church on Sun
day. December 3. 1916. will be God.
the Only Cause and Creation"
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01
Baptist Church.

baptitt Church.
Worship and. preaching IL a. n
and 7:30 p. m. Bible School will
adult bible classes led by DR.. Stock
equipped Primary with capable teach
ers. 9:45 a. m. Young Peoples S. v
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01
Her Curiosity Aroused.

Helen-I heard you out there. What
was it Jack said just before leaving
that tickled you so?"
Gertrude-It wasn't anything he said
dear
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01
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NEARBY NEWS NOTES.

John Weyrauch left Austin last
week for Iowa.
Gene Hart left Eckert last week
to spend the winter in Denver.
Mrs ]. H. Witt of Cedaredge, is
visiting for a month in Denver.
w. B. Keefer moved into the Rit-
ter property near Cory, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Begor moved to Ce.
daredge last week from Tin Cup.
A. X. Moore of Tongue Creek, re-
emily returned from visit in Denver
Rev. Henderson and family have ar.
rived on Redlands mesa from Athens.
Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Monroe. of Ce
daredge. had a son born to them on
the 18th.
Merle d. Vincent and party of
friends motored down from Paonia
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton left Surface
Greek last week to spend the winter
in Leadville.
Mrs. Will Watts and family. of Or
chard City. were visitors in Delta
for a week.
Olan and Wayne Bruton and Delmer
McClurg, were recent visitors to Del
ia from Coalby.
The Ritter and Fortner families
have gone to Denver to reside, from
Orchard City.
Mrs. Allen Besgrove. of Cedaredge.
who has been seriously ill. is recov-
ering nicely.
Mrs. Homer Holder. of Telluride,
is in Cedaredge. visiting her sister,
Mrs. Allen Besgrove.
]. F.. Foster traded the Hanson
home in Cedaredge for 80 acres of
land west of that place.
Miss Mamie Welch was down from
Dry Creek last week, visiting rela-
tives and friends in Delta.
Orlin Kitch has finished his lum-
bering season in Grand mesa, and
has moved his force down.
Miss Rose Kennicott. of Orchard
City. has gone to visit relatives at
westcliff, Colorado. and Wyoming.
The Harry Boggs home on Redlands
mesa, was burned recently, proving
almost an entire loss to the family.
Miss Ethel Smith. phone girl at
Eckert has gone to Hillside, Colorado.
where it is said she has married and
will reside.
DIR. ]. Z. Mcconnell and Albert
Dixon left Tongue Creek last week
for Dolores. where they may file on
land If suited.
Management OF the Surface Creek
Fruit Growers association has been
put in the hands of DIR. w. Loops until
other arrangements are made.
Peter Young came down from
Crested Buttes last week and will
remain with his ulster. Mrs. John
Burninger. at Tongue Creek.
John Miller and family. who have
been living on the Tom Mower place.
on Tongue Creek. have gone to Ouray.
where Mr. Miller expects to go into
business.
Mr. Kiffinger. who was on the
Porter ranch, has returned the Tom
Porter ranch. has rented the Tom
Mower ranch on Tongue creek for
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01

Methodist.
Sunday school. 9:45.
Divine worship. II.
Sermon by the pastor. Subject.
"How They Cast Money Into the
Treasury"
Junior league. 2 30
Epworth League. $50.
Evening worship. 1880.
Sermon by the pastor. Subject:
1.-The Works of God"
Praise and prayer service. Wednes-
day at 1880.
GEORGE r. KLEIN. Pastor
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01
Dampins His Logic"

"A man learns most who begins at
the bottom" remarked the Parlor
Philosopher.
How about the fellow that is learn
ing to SWIM" asked the Mere Man.
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01

Oide Stuff
"He stands out like beacon light
on rock bound coast"
Our Dippy Dictionary
Simp-A fellow who voted the other
way
Barber-See phonograph.
Profanity-Words used by rusty
brain to fill blank parts of CONVEX
sation.
Fall Guy-See common people.
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01
8. luke's

Sunday before Advent. November
26. Morning service with sermon.
Sunday school 10 a. m. No evening
service.
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01

ice $3.50 p. m. Mid-week deyotiona
service Wednesday. 1880 p. III.
This church offers generous hospi
tality to all visitors.
In the evening there will be dia-
logue with sixteen people taking part
Special singing.
ALFRED b. PARRY. Pastor.
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01
WITH THE THINKERS.
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Eugene II. Grubb.-Thhe American
farmers are the greatest gamblers of
any set of men on earth. They think
they can guess future crop conditions
and markets. They try one line and
IL there is a failure in that crop for
year or two. they drop 1t. II II is
mutton they will sell their sheep for
low figure and buy high priced cat.
tie: then II the price of beef drops.
they Immediately sell their COWS and
buy something else at a high price.
So ! advise farmers to adopt a uni
formity in their farming and stick
to It,
Uncle Joe Cannon.-My primar,
education was gotten before was thir-
teen. in a little log schoolhouse. If |
am educated at all II is by virtue of
my experience In reading since ! ar
rived at the age Of twenty-one. am
not educated greatly. can prove
that by the reporters when revise nv
remarks or II not. by the typesetters
at the government printing office. for
! can not correctly punctuate hall q
dozen sentences to save my life. Oh
yes. I know what comma is. and |
know what a period is. and I know
what dash is. and know what an
Interrogation point is, and there II
ceases. That interrogation point is
very useful to me In punctuation and
would like to put II in the brain uf
those gentlemen who make marnifi-
cent speeches. so full OF wit and ridi-
cule.
J. O. Do,lanite. is my oc-
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01

Certificate of Authority No. 149
Report of the Condition of
THE COLORADO STATE BANK
at Delta in the State of Colorado at
the close of business November 18th,
1916.
RESOIRCES
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01

cupation. have no stores or side
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01

A few more football accidents have
been announced to keep pace with
automobile turnoyers. Still, we are
not engaged in war-except by jaw
bone" and htat does not result in
very many fatalities.
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01

Their Rest
Hix-I understand your church has
sent the minister to Michigan for a
month?
Dix-Yes, that's right
Hix-For vacation. | suppose.
Dix-Yes, the congregation decid-
ed that we were entitled to one.
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01

State of Colorado. County OF Delta. IS.
We. |. NJ. Conklin. president. and
Chas. +. Parker. cashier OF the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that
the above statement Is true to the
best OF our knowledge and belief.
l. NJ. CONKLIN. President.
CHAS. f. PARKER, Cashier.
Attest: /. NJ. Conkiin. A. +. Miller.
Chas. T.. Parker. Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 27th day of November. 1916.
tSeal) Chas. T.. Blaine,
Notary Public.
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01

Hints to Husbands
Des Moines husband found that
when he woke up each morning some
one had been through his pockets.
He had a tailor line all his pockets
with fish hooks.
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01

Presbyterian.
Sabbath hool......-.-.-.....-...---9:45 a. m.
Christian Endeavor---....---.--.6 30 p. IN
Evening Service ....................7:3 80 p. IN.
Prayer meeting "Wednesday 1880 p. m
4 cordial invitation is extended to all.
REV. ]. II. CRAMPS. Pastor.
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01

Cant you give me a position in
your new stockyards bank. Mr.. Ben
nison?" Il don't know but what you
might qualify as a teller Miss Cos
sip" retorted the delegate from St.
Joe.
The Delta independent., 1916-12-01
PAoNIA.
(Paonian)

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The Delta independent., 1916-12-01
ALMOST JOKES.

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The Delta independent., 1916-12-01

Mr. Kiffinger. who was on the
Porter ranch. has returned the Tom
Porter ranch. has rented the Tom
Mower ranch on Tongue creek for
this year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09
NO REVOLT IN EGYPT.

The military situation, which at tracted me to Egypt, found to be the least important. It is simple and is not subject to much change. The delta of the Nile, inhabited by fe11i- hin is productive of neither good mil itary nor revolutionary material. It is content to be protected and lard ed over by British troops. The fight ing spirit is among the Bedouins of the desert, particularly the Senussi to the west. German and Turkish influence has been exerted among them. and back the English to the seashore as they did with the Italians in Tripoli They soon found they could not do it. as the British troops had garrisoned the oases, and were in Egypt, in such large numbers as to make a desert at tack on them impossible. The Egyp- tian government has also assumed an attitude that the Senussi are not real- Iy unfriendly, and while tribes under Senussi influence have fought several lively desert battles with British troops, blame has never been placed on the grand Senussi, the head of the JesuiticaI religious order to which they all belong, and, even at the time of these minor battles, correspondence and even personal communication with him has continued unbroken- Arno Dosch in Worlds Work
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09
FRED" RELIGION.

Of the multitude of attempts to inn
 pose new religions on mankind. per
 haps the most remarkable was that of
 MaximiIien Marie Isidore Robespi ere,
 of infamous memory. It has often
 been stated that the most fanatica1
 of the ueaders of the French revolu-
 ton was an atheist and a material
 ist, but nothing could be farther from
 the truth. The leaders in the early
 days of the revolution included many
 atheists and unbeHevers, but these
 were principally to be found among
 the intellectuals of the Girondist
 Party, the moderate Repu ublicans who
 opposed terrorfstic methods, and
 tn hemseIves fell among the first vic
 away to the guil1otfne, singing the
 Marsei1laise h(rheir dying breath,
 and their places were taken by those
 who, if they had discarded the faith
 of their fathers, were still animated
 by a "red'' religion which was the exact opposite of atheism.
 With the ascendancy of Robe spierre the reign of atheism ended but the Reign of Terror commenced
 It was just 122 years ago today. on June 8, 1794, that the first public fes- tiva1 of Robespferres faith was cele- brated. constituting one Of the most
 remarkable displays of religious fer vor the world has ever seen. Having attained almost supreme power over the destinies of France, the first thought of the fanaticaI lawyer was to increase the terrible pressure of the
 Terror. Danton and Camille Des-
 moulins and their friends were sent to
 the guiIlotine, and then followed a
 grim procession of other victims of l Robespder fury. Under his direc- ton the tribunal ceased to assume | even the appearance of a court of jus tice, and became merely court of condemnation in which no witnesses were permitted to testify for the ac- ! cused. Having set in motion the aw- full machinery which sent hundreds after hundreds to the guiIlotine, Ro- bespferre began to concern himself about religion. He had never had any sympathy for atheism and he | began a crusade against it. To deny
 the existence of God was to invite ar
 rest and imprisonment, if not execu-
 ton, as a 'public enemy For all l his grisly deeds, there was in Robe sp1erre a vein of mysticism and, a1- though he had broken off from the Catholic church, he determined to found a new sacerdotalism.
 In May, 1794, he issued a condemn alton of atheism, and imposed upon the people the doctrines of the inn mortality of the soul and the exis- tence of 8 Supreme Being. He ap- pointed thirty-six annual festivals for worship under the forms of the new faith and fixed the eighth of June for the inaugural fete to the Supreme Be
 ing The appointed day was a bril-
 liant and 7balny June day, and the members of the convention donned
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-09
YEARLY SESSION
 OF GREAT BODY FOR GOOD ROADS
Chairman of A. A. A. Good Roads Board Points Out
 Its Possibilities.

"Unquestionably the time has ar rived for a. great national road con gross to be held once a year in the national capital under federal gov ernment direction" asserts George c. Diehl, chairman of the A. A. A. good roads board.
 This gathering in Washington would be under the auspices of the office of public roads and rural en- gineering of the department of agri- culture," continues MT. Diehl, ''and the event could be made most com prehensive in it's scope; there could be a complete exhibit of road machin- cry and road materials; there could be sample construction of various kinds of highways; road schools could be conducted for states county and town engineers; and various technical phases of the work could be set forth by trained experts who would gladly attend such a great good roads event
 Then there would come the inter related phases of road travel and road ! transportation Undoubtedly the de- partnent of the interior, because of its national parks, would set forth the scenic attractions which are under tgovernment supervision Various states would be given opportunity of Ladvertising their attractions All around, and assemblage could be brought about which would prove ex- ceeding1y effective.
 The good roads board believes in state highway conventions which are generally called for a specific purpose in the endeavor to concentrate the eff forts for road enthusiasts fo- definite ends. These state meeti1 <5 are of ] incaIcu1abIe value, for the state is the political sub division which must carry on by far the greatest burden of fu- | ture. road construction and mainten- ance-
 With the vast amount Of funds be- l ing expended throughout the country, l the government of the highway de- partnents is becoming largely a ques- is believed that if the county were the smallest unit of administration that greater efficiency would result. The numerous state good roads meetings conYerged into a great national con gress once a year, held in the national capital, it is believed would be the best way of handling the changed highway situation, and the govern nsent could proIksr1y assume the ob- Hgation resulting from the manage nlent-
 '.The time has arrived when high way conventions should have more of an official character. There should be a good roads meeting in every town in the United States at least once a year. held under the charge of the chief highway official of the town. There should be at least one county meeting held every year in each coun- fy, under the charge Of the county en- gineer or the chief highway official. There should be one state meeting in mnch state each year, under the charge