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The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-04-17
N. p. L. TO ORGANIZE
HAAkON COUNTY
Plan Membership Campaign This
Summer-TOm Ayers to Take
Over State Paper.

state Me"i headqearters eS%as s1% the None ene
partisan League, that canvassers
will be placed in Haakon county
and thorough organization of
the League effected as soon as
Spring opens up and the roads get
in good shape for the Henryfords
which will be sent in here.
1t is believed that there are a
good many members of the League
in Haakon county, but the organi-
zation has never been very effec-
tive or active. In fact most of the
organization work Of the League
has heretofore been confined to
the counties east Of the River, but
during the coming year it is pre-
posed to make complete organi-
zation of the state.
Although the league has been
sailing right along in North OAK
ota, and seems to be in control of
everything in that state, the
crushing defeat of last election
seems to have given the movement
set back in South Dakota.
The Townleyites have been hav-
ing trouble with the "home rule
faction, and split is Threatened
Townley still seems to be in the
saddle, however. An injunction
suit in connection with a "home
rule" newspaper in Sioux Falls
last week seems to have resulted
favorably to him. Now, we have it,
that Tom Ayers Of Butte county
who was the Nonpartisan candid
ate for congress in this district
last fall, is to go to Mitchell and
take charge Of the Dakota Leader
the Leagues state paper. His sell
ection has in view, it is said, spe-
cial emphasis on the campaign for
membership west of the River.
Indeed, it is said that Nonparti-
san leaders attribute their defeat
last fall in a large measure to
their lack of organization in West
ern. South Dakota. Townley agrees
in this view, and it is said that
during the membership campaign
he will himself make several ad-
dresses in the West-River country,
including Haakon county.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-04-17
Stanley County Commissioners En-.
joined.

1t is a quiet day in Stanley CO.
unity now when some county Of
fetal or ex-county official is not
sued, indicted, or fined for con-
tempt. The latest wrinkle over
that way is the injunction suit
Last week in an action brought
by F. S. Rowe, the county commits
sioners were temporarily restrain
ed by Judge Hughes from purchas-
ing dipping watts. Failure on the
part of the commissioners to ad-
vertise for bids for the boilers was
the cause of the action. 1t is very
likely that the matter of purchas-
ing boilers will be held up for
thirty days, and possibly until July
1st. Any unnecessary delay in the
building and completion of these
vats will mean great inconvenience
and loss to ranchers, and every
possible means should be used to
hasten their completion.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-04-17
GOSSIP AND ClEANINCs OF LOCAL INTEREST

A member Of a Northwestern
freight crew is setting himself up
as an expert on the subject of rab-
bit tracks, and is gaining public
ity for his views in the Wasta
Gazette in words and figures as
follows:
"a peculiar result of Sunday
nights storm was related here
Wednesday by one of the train
crew that took dinner at Wasta.
He says that Of the thousands of
rabbit tracks he had seen along
the line since the storm, not one
had been made by a jack-rabbit,
nor has one of these been sighted
on his trips. 1t looked, he said, as
though the heavy, clinging snow
had completely annihilated the
jack in this section"
The trouble with the coming
summer is that it will not be half
long enough to complete project
ed improvements. Philip expects
to have several blocks of cement
walks and, at least, the prelimin-
airy survey for a sewerage system;
Kadoka will build a new school
house; Midland expects to con-
struct waterworks system; Wasta
is considering a like improvement;
Wall is to have a new hotel and
theatre, and New Underwood is
now putting in an electric light
ing plant.
Next Sunday, April %, will be
Easter. 1t is one Of the splendid
days Of the year. Haakon county
folks will fittingly observe the Gay
by giving flowers to their friends
and attendance at church.
+
Last week the Milwaukee bridge
was out at Chamberlain, a freight
train was stalled at Conata, a pas
senger train was stuck in snow
drift at Murdo, another in a drift
at Kadoka, and the snow-plow off
the track at Weta. Only two or
three hand cars were moving.
Stanley county officers are being
indicted, Pennington county Of
ficers are being sued; the county
commissioners of Minnehaha CO.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-04-17
NEW SIDEWALKS ORDERED IN
City Council Plans Much Improve.
ment as Soon as Weather Con.
ditiOns will permit.

The city council is planning con-
siderable sidewalk construction for
the coming season. A consider
able amount of work was ordered
in last year, but not constructed
on account of the difficulty in gett-
ing the necessary labor and mater
ials. It is expected that these
walks will be constructed during
the present summer. The two
longest stretches are on the north
side Of the east end of Pine street
.sad ealonG the. oorth side. st ~ n
street, where the walks are GER
tainiy in bad shape.
At recent meeting the council
has ordered a crosswalk from the
line of the railroad property lead
ing from the depot to the corner
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-04-17

| unity are being asked to explain
their method of constructing
bridges, and the sheriff of that CO.
unity is in bad in connection with
the feeding of prisoners. These
may take consolation from the. fact
that Governor w. L. Harding of
Iowa seems to be slated for i'm
peachment. One of our contem-
poraries says, somewhat YEARLY we
believe, that "a spirit of unrest
seems to be sweeping the country.
If the schedule was carried out,
the 147th Field Artillery left the
Rhine yesterday, April 10Th. Just
mark that down. 1t is pleasant to
reflect that a lot of Haakon coun-
ty boys are on their way home.
The Victory Loan Campaign will
commence next Monday April 21st
and will continue three weeks
We trust that all our readers will
buy bonds early.
r.
A train consisting of nine bag
gage cars and three pullmans, car
rying, not to- exceed a hundred
aviators, officers and workmen,
detailed by the government to
demonstrate flying machines, will
be in Pierre on Friday, April Is.
The machines will be operated by
men who have seen actual service
at the front, and will undoubted-
ly attract people to the Capital
City for many miles from the
surrounding country,
1t is proposed to place on the in
terror walls of the Soldiers and
Sailors Memorial the name of
every South Dakotan, cast in
bronze, who entered the service.
A tablet for each county will be
provided, upon which will be
placed, alphabetically, the name of
each person, who entered the war
service from that county. One
can imagine with what pride fut-
ure generations of South Dakotans
will search out the names of their
ancestors thus imperishably per-
served. 1t will require 1870 square
feet of space to record the names
from Minnehaha county.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-04-17
STOCK GROWERS MEET
AT RAPID CITY
Attendance Not as Large as in
Past Years.-Is Not What it used
To Be.

The Western South Dakota Stock
Growers association held its 28th
annual meeting at Rapid City in
the DINING room of the Harney
Hotel Tuesday of last week. James
T. Craig Of BelleFourche was elect
ed president and, F. M. Stewart of
Buffalo Gap was reelected secre-
tary-treasurer. The next annual
meeting will also be held in Rapid
City.
There was a small attendance
this year. This was attributed in
large measure to the stormy
weather. But number of other
factors have contributed to the de-
cline of interest in the stockmen's S
meeting of recent years. 1t is no
longer made the great event it
once was. This is in some meas
ure due to the passing of the free
range. 1t is due also in great
measure to the passing of Pete
Sweeney's.
Not even the usual number of
live stock commission men were
present at the meeting this year.
The Omaha delegation became
stalled in a snowdrift and did not
arrive at all.
The bankers, who are interested
in the live stock business rather
directly, were present in force.
Among these we note Ira j. Welch
of Philip, C. L. Millett and G. E.
Sumner Of Fort Pierre, w. L. Pier
and Tom Jones of Midland, and H.
C. Snodgrass and ]. c. Rounds of
Interior. Some of these were form
erly interested in the cattle bust
ness, but they are all interested in
some measure in the banking bust
ness now. Although the attendance
of cattlemen was not large this
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-04-17
ROBERT w. STEWART

The Standard Oil Company is
publishing in all the large news.
papers of the country an adver.
tisement entitled with the head
line who Manages The Standard
Oil Company" At the head of its
list of officers, following this
head, it prints the name of
"Rabesa,W ,sG1sSsu..G aa;ypsaQ. AT
the Board Of Directors. That name
will doubtless have a familiar look
to a good many citizens of Haa-
kon county.
Il A dozen years ago, the law firm
of Horner and Stewart, with Of
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-04-17
SLACKERS WILL NOT
BE TOLERATED
Subpoenas May Be Issued and
slackers Called Before County
Council.

If any citizen Of Haakon county
feels that in order for him to
duck the Fifth or Victory Liber-
ty Loan which is to be offered
soon, the local county council of
defense is prepared to show him
the error Of his ways. They are
determined that there shall be no
shifting by few slackers this
time Of their share Of the burden
to the shoulders of more patriotic
neighbors. The fact that hostilit-
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-04-17
MIDLAND CITIZENS WILL WAIT

With reasonable amount of
success in putting through con-
struction work, Midland citizens
can be assured that it will be pos
sible for them to take a bath in
artesian water out of their own
municipal we'll sometime along to-
ward the end of the present
Midland Mail.
Insist on the best Home Made
Lard Of any merchant. City Meat
Market. 21-2t
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-04-17

year, we are able to deny positive
ly the statement of Rapid City
newspaper to the effect that the
attendance was entirely made up
of bankers, commission men, and
one old-time, unreformed cattle
man. That is not true.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-04-17

The business of s. w. Russell &
Co., having been purchased by G.
Dlagcr, all those knowing them
selves to be indebted will please
call and settle. S. w. Russell &
Co. 22tf
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Member of the Associated Press
MURDER BY "BEVERACE"

pY A Pennsylvania statute Of 1894, still
II in force, killing by poison is included
among the forms of first-degree murder.
Fhst-degree murder is defined in both
American and English jurisprudence as
''killing human being with malice aforc-
thought, express or implied
Malice aforethought has been compre-
hensively defined in this commonwealth.
In 1905 the court in the case Of the
Commonwealth VS.. Signerski declared
that, among other things, malice afore-
thought means "knowledgc that the act
done is likely to produce grievous bodily
harm or kill, whether coupled with intcn
ton to produce them or not
The seller of alleged beverages con-
tanning the poison Of wood alcohol is 4
frst-degree murderer if he is aware of
the presence of this ingredient and of its
deadly properties.
During the week which ended Saturday
sixty-seven deaths occurred in various
parts of the country from the effects Of
drinking wood alcohol. Several victims
of the poison in this city are in a criti-
cal condition. Punishment for these trag
edies is available through channels of
justice in existence centuries before there
was ever a prohibition movement. The
infraction is not that of the dry act but
of the ancient and unamended English
common law, the basis of which we, in
America, have inherited.
1t is unnecessary in this state to rely
upon the federal district attorney. Power
to halt this wanton and reckless sacrifice
of human life is invested also in Samuel
P. Rotan. The laws of Pennsylvania on
this subject are absolutely specific. The
state has new breed of murderers on its
hands. Radiance of them can be legally
attained by the electric chair.
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PREPARE TO BE COUNTED

THE enumeration of the population of
l. Philadelphia for the fourteenth de-
cennial census will begin next Friday.
Househoders arc expected to be pre-
pared with all the data sought by the
enumerators. They will be asked whether
they are white or black male or female.
native or foreign, how many children
they have, what their ages and the state
of their education, whether they own
their own home or rent it, and a lot of
other things which the director of the
census thinks should be known in order
that the statisticians may find out the
state Of the population.
When the population figures are COM
piled the cities which have been boasting
of an enormous increase in population
will learn whether they have been draw
ing the long bow. Cleveland, for exam
pie, expects to have it disclosed that it
has grown from 100000 in 1910 to
100000 in 1920 and has risen to the
rank of fourth city in the Union, held by
ST. Louis in 1910. Detroit, however, is
just now disputing that title With Cleve-
land.
Many Philadelphians expect that the
enumeration will show that this city has
Il population of 100000 and will hold
its place as the third CITY, Indeed, there
is no possibility that it can lose that
place, for it had 100000 greater popu-
lation than the next city in 1910.
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A JOB FOR SPRoULE

PoSTON'S new drydock, long enough
- to accommodate the biggest shin
afoat and with thirty-fve feet of water
over the sill, is now in commission.
Big ships which enter the port of Phil
adelphia have to 90 somewhere else
when they need drydocking. This hap
pened during the war when a shin
brought a cargo here and would have
taken cargo away if it had been DOS
sible to drydock the vessel for necessary
repairs. As it was the ship went to New
York, was repaired there, took on cargo
and sailed from that port.
Mr. Sproule, the new director Of
wharves, docks and ferries, understands
the conditions, and he knows as well as
any one that without drydock Of the
proper size this port will be handicapped
in its competition for business. If he
can bring about the construction of an
adequate drydock during his term of
Office he will earn the gratitude Of every
one interested in the development of the
city.
In the meantime some one at the Board
Of Trade luncheon this afternoon NAV be
bold enough to say why the drydock was
not built long ago.
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A CITY HALL DRAMA BILLED

PRESUMABLY. in this instance, poetic
justice will not be baked. 1t is init
mated that Councilmen-elect William f.
Finley and Joseph P. Gaffney will be able
to spare to the Brothers Ware a couple
of tickets for the inauguration of J.
Hampton Moore.
This is as it should be. These formerly
influential gentlemen may thus attend the
exercises if they wish or they can imi-
tate John Adams, who rode away from
the White House without so much as
peep at or handshake for his successor,
Thomas Jefferson.
This precedent, however is not encour-
aging. The public has a way of remem-
bering exhibitions of pique with a pc
culiar and lasting glee. But, on the other
hand, if the brothers show up, as thew
probably will, that scene, too, is not likely
to be forgotten.
There are possibilities for frst-rate
drama, though chiefly of the ruminating
and introspective variety, in the pros
pect. Art might have something to saw
about it, also. That fellow who wonders
in little serial sketches what certain peo-
pie are thinking about has here capital
subject.
All in all, it looks as though January ;
were going to be rather tense day in
this vicinity. What were those touch
ing lines of WOlsey's about falling like
What's-his-name, never to hope again &?
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KAIGHN'S POINT FERRY

THE Reading Railway Company ought
i to rebuild the Kaighn avenue ferry
house in Camden to replace the tempo
rary structure
The Camden authorities are applying
such pressure as they can to the rail-
way company. There was some excuse
for postponing the work while the war
was in progress, but that excuse has
long ceased to be valid. The projected
bridge across the Delaware river will
not serve the terminal of the Reading.
for its Camden exit will be a long way
from Kaighn avenue. The ferry accom-
modates a large number of people of
both cities. 1t goes without saying that
proper facilities should be provided in
Camden.
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that Notwithstanding the high prices for
labor and material business men are GO
ing ahead with their affairs.
Building operations now in progress
are not for investment but to provide
for the expansion of business enterprises
which have outgrown their old quarters.
Prices must come down or rentals must
be raised before large sums of money
will be put into houses to be let. If the
present high level of prices is to con-
tinue for several years, as many persons
believe, some effort must be made in
Philadelphia and in all other large cities
to provide suitable homes for those at
present seeking them in vain.
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Our Annual Desk Cleaning

TNASHUCH as it is our habit to share our
4 joys triH our high- born clients, il seems
TO MS only just That hey shoaH pGrtake Of
our sorr0ucs also. Therefore IRE propose TO
take them rith WS on oar annual desk clean
ing expedition, in l0hich ire eHdedU0r 10
saeeep and gdrnish, making our paths straight
for the Neto Year. With unfinching courage
ace shall lag bare OWr ifrmities, redIising
that aothing condNceS so surely TO human
comp pEacence as the contemplation of the
errors of Others.
Among our papers zee find the tollOwin0;
Two notebooks full of poems by our friend
Pete Sepchenko. Pete, who works on
farm up in Ottsville, Bucks county, has the
right idea about writing poetry, for he likes
10 imagine himself very miserable when he
is really having ioviai time, His master-
piece is savage soliloauy representing his
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-29
BUILDING GOES ON

DURING the last eleven months of this
~ year the value of contracts let for
building and construction work is about
double the amount of the average for
the corresponding period for the last
ten years.
This does not indicate that since the
armistice was signed more building has
been contracted for than in preceding
periods, for the cost of construction has
Increased to such an extent that com
parison Of price totals does not give
any proper basis for comparing the total
Akent Of construction. Yet the figures
ncowaging, for they do indicate
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An Unerateful Protest

Dear Socrates - Nav submerged bard
revelling grossly in his unimportance, ask
what you mean by the unspeakable outrage
Of bracketing his monumentally minor con-
tributions to your Dish with those Of the
Parnassans? 7 would have you know. sir
that there is an aristocracy Of unintelec-
tualism that resents this; just as the sea
soned Sergeant-Major would flush huhly II
you addressed him as Lieutenant Yet
you have the face to put me on your foot
ball lineup q never played anything but
tennis parcheesi and pitch) and to insinuate
with disgusting adulation that am brother
under the skin of the erudite HeltOn, the
stately BeNem the Cosmic Levenkrone and
the ineffable McF7ee, | consider it in espe-
cially faulty taste, as | have just YEARLY
completed a review of your "Mince Pie for
n rival rag in which / do not suggest that
YOU. Doctor johnson. Euripides and Lord
Alfred Douglas are all fairish writer's
Yours in mournful rage,
RICHARD DESMOND.
In honor of the fact that General Horace
Hook has lust marched under our windows
to be mustered out with the Home Defense
Guards, we print the following which we
have long been holding in our vaults:
My Farm
DVith due apologies
TT LIES among the unmended ways
l. As peaceful Is a dove;
A farm that ] was wont to praise,
And one that did love,
T CALLED my farm THE Messy Stone
4 Because it's meadows lie
Beneath moss-cOvered rocks, and one
Lifts powders to the sky
TROPS were unknown they would not grow,
~ So now my farm must be
A third time mOrtgaged-and OH
The difference to me-
HORACE HOOK
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Answers to Saturdays Quiz


l. 1t has been announced that the railroads
will be returned to private ownership
on March /.
., The feche of a church is a slender spire.
especially at the intersection of the
nave and transept.
s. The word chore is corruption of
charc or char, the original meaning Of
which is work by the day at house
cleaning or odd jobs. Char, preserved
in charwoman. is derived from the Old
English, "cerr, cerran, meaning turn.
4, The Bridge of Signs connects the palace
of the Doges with the old state prison
of Venice Over it the state prisoners
were conveyed from the judgment hall
TO the place of execution, which fact
makes the metaphorical name obvious
in application.
5. Mrs Mary Smith, nee Jones'" means
Mrs. Mary Smith, born Jones'" Nee
simply means born and is the feminine
past participle of the French verb
'naitre, to be born.
g. The Canary islands lie in the Atlantic
ocean, northwest of the African coast
in about latitude % north, longitude
13 west.
T. Kei Hara is premier of Japan.
s. The mean heat of the body is between
9S and 90 degrees.
g. Vermont celebrates August l6, the ami
versary of the battle of Bennington, as
legal holiday. On that date in 1777.
the Americans under Stark defeated
the British under Gaum and Breyman.
10, John Adams was the longest lived OF
the American Presidents, dying ON
July 4, 1926, at the age of ninety years.
eight months and few davs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-29
What DO You Know?
QUIZ

!, When is the next president of France to
be elected?
.. Who was Sarah Siddons?
;. Name two plays by Gabrielle Dan
nunzio.
4. What does the United States shipping
board contemplate doing with the
former German liners now in its pos
session?
>. What is the salary of the chief justice
of the United States? ass
6, Who is governor of Porto Rico?
q What political party has never had
President die in office.
s. What is the plural of gladiolus?
o. From what is the name Santa Claus
derived?
10 What is a sapodlla?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-29

only from malignant agitators who want
something more than justice.
The machinery suggested for the re.
gional boards is an elaboration of that
set up by President Roosevelt for the
settlement of the anthracite strike in
Pennsylvania.
In suggesting that such machinery be
made permanent and in formally propos-
ing what is at least the forerunner Of
supreme court of industry, the indus
trial conference has taken long fight
into new realms of economic thought
But it has not gone too far. The record
of the last few years shows that a sub.
stitute will have to be found for strikes.
and found soon
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-29

New York nurses have
The Goat as Usual formed Il union. pro-
pose TO affiliate with
the Federation of Labor and will demand
an eight hour day. This will mean an in
crease in cost of 80 1-3 per cent. And the
man who is not rich enough to afford the
service and not poor enough to have il given
to him will be thc sufferer.