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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-09-29

WANTED girl at Hotel Iowa
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-02-10

and their leader against this
mob. The attempt to "get"
Townley failed. McVety, the
acting president Of the self
styled, unofficial "Ada County
Council Of Defense" was re-
pudiated by organized labor Of :
Idaho, at it's recent state con-
vention,. for his fight against
the organized farmers.
But McVety, the mob leader,
repudiated by the workingmen
of Idaho, was picked out Of
Idaho's 100000 citizens by
Governor D. w. Davis and ap-
pointed commissioner Of labor
while the writer of this article
was in the Idaho state capital.
Could any more fragrant insult
to the farmers and workers of
Idaho be devised?
The most important state
position at the gift of the gov
ernor, in relation to the farm
ers Of Idaho, is that of direc-
tor Of the farm market bureau.
To this position Governor
Davis has just appointed a
man named Miles Cannon.
Cannon, when the League held
it's state convention last sum-
mer, tried to get the farm
ers' Endorsement for governor.
Even after the League had Sc
lected another man, H. F.
Samuels, Cannon tried to get
the convention to change Sam
uels as candidate for con-
gress and put him, Cannon, as
candidate for governor. When
the League farmers refused to
do this Cannon turned on the
& farmers and became traitor,
For this service he was ap-
pointed by Governor Davis.
To show the absolute def.
z q J i . ~ , E.
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-02-10

At the primaries last summer Idaho farmers won
tremendous victory All state candidates in
dorsed by the Nonpartisan league were nominated,
most of them on the Democratic ticket. The old
line Democrats made terrific fight at the pri-
naries, but beaten, horse, foot and dragons.
But if the Idaho farmers thought their troubles
were over they did not count enough on the BIZ
partisan control Of Idaho politics by the mining
and power interests and the duplicity of old-gang
Democratic politicians. For years the control of
the Democratic machine in Idaho has been run
largely by the Day brothers, muti-millionaire mine
owners of northern Idaho and by former Governor
James H. Hawley, whose son, Jess Hawley, is at
torney for the power interests. These men had
been honored with office, Hawley governor and
Jerome Day as Democratic state chairman, po-~
sition he now holds.
But when farmer candidates got places on the
Democratic state ticket these gentlemen forgot the
loyalty they owed to the party that had honored
them. The Democratic machine gave open sup
port to the Republican candidates. The daily pa
per owned by Jerome Day, Democratic state chair
man, became one Of the bitterest enemies of the
Democratic ticket. With the constant repetition of
the lies that the Nonpartisan league was pro-Ger-
man and allied with the I. W. WIS, thousands of
voters, normally Democrats, were swung to the
Republican ticket, and election day the Repub-
licans swept Idaho The League elected two United
States senators, w. E. Borah Republican, and John
F. Nugent Democrat, two Republican state officers
and number of legislators. But control of the
legislature and of the governor was in the hands
of standpat Republicans elected because the men
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-02-10
BY E. B. RUSSELL

DAHO has been for some years
a prohibition state. 1t is against
the law to get drunk on whisky
or beer. But it is apparently
not against the law to get dis
gustingly drunk on temporary
power, and that is the condition
at present of the anti-farmer
bunch in control at Boise.
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-02-10

Senator c.. E. Turner of Minidoka
county, a Lacquer, who introduced
resolution indorsing the League of
Nations. The Idaho senate promptly
voted it down, 80 to 10, and ''discip-
lined" Turner by proceeding to di-
vide his county against the
wishes of its citizens.
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-02-10
THE GOVERNORS
FREE ELECTRICITY

This in a state where the power trust has COB
bled up everything in sight! Governor Davis cited
with pride that with but exception the gov
ernors of the state of Idaho for number OF years
have been chosen from the ranks of business men,"
He deplored "radicalism" and said of the duties
Of the governor: II
"sIn state such as ours he must necessarily act
conservatively or he will not be permitted to con-
tinue in Office" %%
And considering the power trusts hold on Idaho
politics, that last statement is not far from the
fact. In passing it might be noticed that Governor
Davis under a verbal understanding" with the
late Senator Brady, who interested heavily in
the power business, has been getting free light and
power for years, heating his residence with
electricity instead of coal and using the Juice be-
sides for lighting, cooking, hair-curling and per-
colatng. -.
The present legislature of Idaho, overwhelmingly
Republican in both branches, is solid in it's support
of Governor Davis From which it can be seen
that the 18 League legislators have comparatively
slender chances of getting any legislation passed
that is likely to step the toes of big business.
But the League have program to carry out.
In their campaigns they promised to work for GER
tain things. These
State-owned terminal elevators, with -four mills
in connection, warehouses, etc.
Revision of taxation to remove inequalities, take
the burden from farmers and place it on power
sites and mines, which have been lodging their
fair share, and taxation of idle property at q
higher rate sS.
workable initiative referendum and recall.
CONTINUED on page 20)
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-02-10

because they were against a
league Of farmers.
Probably if Senator Turner
had introduced a resolution
declaring it to be the duty of
all married men to treat their
wives kindly, the senate would
have turned around and voted
instead that every married
man should take a horsewhip
to his wife at least once
week. -
Is this an overdrawn state
ment? If you think so con-
slider for moment what has
actually happened at Boise.
Last fall President A. C.
Townley of the National Non
partisan league was billed to
speak there. An unofficial or
ganization known as the Ada
County Council of Defense an
nounced that Townley would
not be allowed to speak, that
force would be used, if neces-
sary, to prevent it.
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-02-10

chosen to manage the Demo-
cratic campaign had turned
traitor.
The standpat Republican ad-
ministration that has been
elected in Idaho as the result
of this situation is proceeding,
evidently, on the theory that
its victory is permanent, that
because the farmers were sold
out by the Democratic leaders
last November, they can never
rally again.
In some states opponents Of
the League have gotten the
idea that the way to head off
the League is to give the peo-
pie, or pretend to give them,
some of the reforms that
League members are demand
ing. In Montana, for instance,
the anti-farmer gang submit
ted a fake terminal elevator
constitutional amendment as a
sop to the farmers.
AGAINST FARMERS
ON EVERYTHING
But they are pursuing a diff
ferent policy in Idaho. Their
motto in Idaho is: 'sIf the
League is for it, we're agin' it. "
One of the first measures
submitted to the Idaho legis-
lature was a concurrent reso-
luton indorsing President Will
sons League Of Nations plan.
The senators looked at it,
found it was introduced by
Senator G. E. Turner, found
Senator Turner was a League
member, and proceeded to vote
4 it down, 80 to 10. It wasn't
that they were against the
League of Nations. It was
tFsty u - - -
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-02-10
Idaho Gang on Wild Political Spree
and Legislature Playing Loose Game of Fighting
Everything WantEven Vote Against League OF Nations

ance of the farmers being prac-
ticed by the Idaho state ad-
ministration and the admins
tration's subserviency to or
ganized business one more
matter may be cited. This is
a letter sent out by Frank R.
Ensign, secretary Of the In
surance Federation of Idaho,
to the officers Of county divi-
sions of insurance agencies.
Ensign says in his letter that
the insurance federation has
spent a great deal Of money
in the campaign against the
Nonpartisan league "antici-
pating the payment Of division
subscriptions, and now we need
the subscriptions to meet obli-
cations"
He goes on to say to the in
surance agents:
"W. R. Hyatt, insurance
commissioner, advises me that
he will be glad to learn what
recommendations the agents
wish to make to the governor
and the legislature AND HE
WILL INCLUDE THEM IN
HIS BIENNIAL REPORT"
The message of Governor
Davis to the legislature was
hailed with unfeigned glee by
the big interests in Idaho.
After telling Of his regard for
the farmers and labor Davis
asked for a state constabulary
to keep them in order. He
asked authority to continue the
state council of defense per-
manently and to call them to-
}, whether war exists or not, Ito
on within the state such meas
I'd necessary to meet the emer-
ernor devoted a large part of
ense of big business as it is con-
airing that "the business systems
:e familiar are not autocracies.
G
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-02-10
LABOR SLAPPED
IN THE FACE TOO

At the time that Townley
came to Boise one W. J. A.
McVety, foreman employed
by a Boise newspaper that was
fighting the League, was act
ing president of the Ada
County Council of Defense.
And on the night of che Town
ley speech a mob of 100 men
attempted to rush the crowd
of farmers and do personal
violence to Townley. There
was talk of tarring and feat
lynching.
The gangsters crushed" the
Townley meeting opened on the
was a rough and tumble battle
Idaho were strong enough an
with the aid of a real sheriff,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-09-25

understanding. that the City of Volga
pay any expense incurred in widening
the roadway through the city, in case
the State Highway Commission de-
mand a wider roadway than IS now
provided.
On roll call all members Of the
BOoard voted aye, motion carried
A petition having been presented
and duly filed, signed by residents
and freeholders of Trenton, Medary,
and Bookings townships, and Brook,
ings City, asking the County Board,
and State Highway Commission 70 so
change and alter the proposed State
Highway System of B~rookings county,
insofar as the highway running south
from Brookings City is concerned.
The petition having been duly con-
sidered it was the sense OF the Board
thar they have no authority to estab-
lish or lay out state highways; there
fore no action was taken thereon.
There being no further petitions to
come before the Board for their con-
sideration the following resolution was
adopted:
BE 1T RESOLVED, By the Board OF
County Commissioners of Brookings
county, South Dakota, that whereas a
hearing has been had upon the pros
pective county highway system, pur-
suant to due notice given and served,
and at such hearing all proposed
changes in such system were duly on
sidered, and such proposed changes
which were properly presented to the
Board for consideration having been
granted and made by agreement be-
tween the Board of County Commits
sioners and the petitioners.
Now, therefore, the prospective cOun-
ty highway system as designated and
set forth on the plat hereto attached,
marked Exhibit "a" and made a part
hereof, is hereby adopted as the final
county highway system for said County
of Brookings, South Dakota.
The roll being called, ali members
of the Board voted aye. The resoIu,
ton was declared adopted.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-09-25
September 9th, 1919.


The Board of County Commission
ers of the County Of Brookings, S. D.,
met in special session in their rooms
in the Court House, in the City of
Bookings, S. D., on Tuesday, the 9th
day of September, 1919, at 2 o'clock
p. m.
Members of the Board present were
II. C. Halvorson, chairman; Thos. Kid
man, c. H. Davis, R. o. Tollefson, A..
E. Bunday.
The Board was called to order by
the chairman, and on motion the
Board adjourned to hold their session
in the court room.
This being the time as advertised for
considering petitions for changes III
the county road system as adopted and
advertised, July oath, 1919, and as
shown on the plat as published, in
all the papers of the county.
A petition was presented to the
Board and duly filed, signed by resi-
dents and freeholders of the City of
Volga, praying the Board of County
Commissioners to change the county
road as previously laid out, adopted,
and advertised, as follows: Where the
Black and Yellow Trail approaches
Volga City from the east, and on reach
ing the section corner common to Sec
tons %, "a, 25 and 26 of Volga town
ship, Brookings county, S. D., turn and
proceed north to the quarter line run
ming east and west through section
No. % of said township, thence west
TO what is officially known as Kasson
ven main s~treet), thence north
through said Kasson avenue to First
street (hotel corner), thence west to
the section line between Sections %
and 90 (known officially on the plat as
Samara street,, thence north across
the railroad track to the intersection
of Sections IA, Is, % and %, thence
west according to the published plat.
After listening to several of the pc
t~itioners, and having fully considered
said change as petitioned for, it was
moved and seconded that the prayer
of the petitioners be granted, with the
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-09-25
Head of Live Stock 10

is Head of Live Stock-Grey mare,
Z years old, weight 400: black mare,
16 years old, weight 100; black mare,
3 years old, weight 1850; gray gelding,
2 years, weight 1850; 4 choice milch
cows; l heifer, 3 years old; 3 heifers,
2 years old; / grade Shorthorn bull;
2 grade Shorthorn bulls, 10 months
months old; / heifer calf, 10 months
old; 60 chickens; 3 ducks; 6 geese.
Farm Machinery Deering binder,
SIT, with trucks; Deering corn bind
err; Glover Leaf manure sperader;
Moline corn planter, with 100 rods of
wire; Emerson lain. gang plow,
GAINESVILLE SIT. disc; all above machin-
cry nearly new; Monitor disc drill
20 disc; Bailor double-row %cultivator:
John Deere single-row %cultivator;
John Deere 14-in. gang plow; Deering
mower; Champion mower: 2 narrow
tire wagons with racks; wide-tire
wagon, l~ow-down, with triple box; Wi
mona bob sleigh; light bob sleigh; Boss
26-ft. harrow: 4-sec. lever drag; / horse
cultiyator; 4-horse power gasoline en-,
CINE; feed grinder; Eureaka potato
digger; lronage Arrow sprayer: / corr
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-09-25
Gen &

The Head Waiter (ishing) n
dreamed last night, sir, that you gave
me a Els note"
Stingy Parson Indeed, james!
That's a bit steep for a tip. but-you
may keep it!"-London Passing Show.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-09-25
BUSINESS AND SCHOLARSHIP

do you think a college education
helps a man in ~business?"
Not right away" answered Mr..
Dustin Stax. but after a man gets
rich enough to indulge In litigation,
schooltraining will help a great deal
in answering the lawyers questions"
Washington Star.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-09-25
VACATION AID

They are building more big hotels
at the seashore."
Don't blame EN-" said the man
who is just back from his vacation.
In my own opinion the only way 10
have a good time at the seashore. with
out worrying over the expense. is to
own a hotel."-Washington Star.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-09-25

shelter; Hay stacker; / hay bucker:
hay rake; l drag cart; Holland wild
oats separator; 1872 fest 2x6 silo
slaves; single buggy; shoveling board:
l 20-hen setting box; water tank.
grindstone; lawn mower: some wild
hay; some timothy hay; Early Ohio
seed potatoes; good corn in shock;
engine truck; barrel cart; 2 sets work
harness; single work harness; buggy
harness; several horse collars; hog
loader; hog troughs; 2S-ft. extension
ladder; Galloway cream separator;
seed corn tester; seed corn grader.
Household Furniture-10-gal. churn,
/ writing desk; 2 iron beds; / boiler;
l rug, Skx10h; 1 Dakota hot blast
stove; / Radiant Home heater; /
kitchen sink; ! wash stand; / parlor
lamp; 2 wall lamps; l kitchen cabinet;
l table; some fruit jars; / sewing
table.
Terms of Sale-All sums. of $40 and
under, cash. On sums over $40, time
will be given to Oct. /, 1920, on bank
able paper bearing SEQ interest. No
property to be removed until settled
for.
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forts where the a~gitators have only
misery.
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The Board on motion adjourned to
9 O'Clock a. m, Wednesday. September
10, 1919.
The Board met as per adjournment,
all members of the Board present.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-09-25

The Board spent the day on road
matters, and on motion adjourned.
H. c. Halvorson.
Chairman of the County Board.
Attest: John Alton, County Auditor.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-28

modern by installing Delco light
ing system for the house and outer
buildings.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-28
SHARKS
Fooled BY new
POSTAL RULING
{, ostmasters Ordered Not to
Cash Brokered Savings
Certificates.

Spectators dealing in War Savings
Stamps are hit by the following orders
Just issued by Secretary of the Treas
ury Carter Glass and by the Office Of
the Postmaster General.
The following is quoted from a no
tice issued by the Secretary of the
Treasury: -
my attention has been directed to
numerous offers made by INSCRIPTIONS
persons through advertisements and in
other ways to buy war-savings certifi.
cate stamps and, as result of such Of
tense, am informed that owners Of
such securities have suffered material
losses which could have been avoided
by redemption Of the war-savings Ger.
tificate stamps at post offices, as pro-
vided by law.
"In order that the interests Of
owners Of war savings certificate
stamps of either series may be
safeguarded, I hereby notify all per.
sons to refrain from offers to buy war
savings stamps or accept the same in
trade"
Following 10 the order of A. M. Dock.
cry. Third Assistant Postmaster Gen.
sral:
I'm pursuance Of the foregoing, post
masters are directed not to pay war
savings certificates on which the names
Of the owners have not been entered
Or have been erased or changed, since,
under the regulations, they are not
transferable and are payable only to
the original owners. except in case Of
death or disability.
"Postmasters are further instructed
not to pay any war-savinss certificates
presented by persons or firms known to
be buying, or publicly offering to buy,
war-savings stamps or certificates from
the owners. unless positive evidence II
submitted that the certificates were
originally issued to the persons or
Trims presenting them for payment. !
When consulted BY owners of war. :
nyings stamps In regard to offers to
purchase such stamps 1t less than cur
rent value postmasters should invite !
lheir attention to the fact that war !,
savinss certificates may be cashsd at 1
money-order post offices after 10 days /
written notice, and that this II q priv. 4
ege accorded BY law. At the same
limo 1t should Be pointed out that the
heed Of the Government for the pro-
'eeds Of the war-savinss stamp issue
. great, and the holders should b
Urged to retain their stamps until ma-
:urity q patriotic oct unless their |
are urgent"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-28
SHELLEY

Mr.. Stands came home recently
after having received months OF
training in the service of Uncle
Sam. He is looking as tho he were
in the best of health and his many
friends hope he is. He is now work
ing at his old position as salesclerk
for the ]. L. Penney company here.
E. E. Price of Idaho Falls was a
Shelley visitor. one day last week on
business concerning the Price
Grocery here. r>
Porter Foster arrived in town last
Friday afternoon, having also re-
ceived an honorable discharge from
the medical corps of the U. s. army.
His many friends are glad to see him
back in the old town once more.
Porter was in New York at the time
the armistice was signed and was
ready to go over there, but was an
other Of many of Uncle Sans boys
who was disappointed.
The high school basket ball team
expect to get some good games with
different towns up and down the val
ley before the basket ball season is
entirely over. "A, @a a
The McIllveen brothers furnished
some good live music for two good
dances here last Friday and Satur-
day evening in the Ensign hall. Both
dances were we'll attended and every
body present enjoyed the dancing as
the Mc1llveen boys sure have the
pep to their music. They also played
for dance in Firth last Thursday
evening. Not many of our young
people here went to the dance at
Firth last Thursday evening on &C
count of the bad roads,.
Enough snow fell here the latter
part of last week to make sleighing
fairly good and many sleighs were
out on the roads.
We don't hear much about the flu
around Shelley any more, guess
somebody must have run it out of
town, or it has been worn out up in
this neck of the woods.
0. W. Ellingson of Idaho Falls
was business visitor in town last
Saturday afternoon.
Miss Goldie White and Mr.. and
Mrs. Kingsbury we're Idaho Falls
visitors last Sunday afternoon.
Shelley will have good gun club
IN the near future. A meeting will
be held in the near future to organ
re such club. Some of the towns
prominent will organize this club and
will make success Of it as Shelley
has some handy marksmen, especi-
lily with the shotgun.
Several farmers surrounding Shell
ey are making their farms more
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-02-28
RANGER HAS fine
SPIRIT IN FACING
NEWL0AN TASK
In Spite Of Losses by Drought
Says "Just Tell Us
How Much"

Down In West Texas and in South.
ern Arizona and New Mexico they
have had two years of drought. Cat.
tie have starved in large numbers
while the rest have been driven off
the range and sold for what the Ian.
gushing rancher could get for them
because there was ne feed. Then, the
other day, a representative of the
Treasury Department arrived in Ell
Paso and called a meeting OF Liberty
Loan county chairmen from these az
flicted districts to. discuss the coming
Victory Liberty Loan. They left their
ranches and went to the meeting In
Ell Paso.
The Treasury Department man knew
what they were up against but told
them the government was going to
float its last Liberty Loan to pay for
finishing the war. He didn't go very
strong" because he knew that the con.
stituents of these men, In fact these
men themselves, had had no income
for two years. He told them he knew
It. Then came a reply that brought
tears to his eyes. A tall, skinny.
weather-beaten Texan unkinked him.
self from his seat and said:
All we want to know, sub, is how
much the government wants from N
on the Fifth Liberty Loan, and we will
give it-within reason" He sat down.
Money in that country brings 8, 10
and IL per cent interest. The Victory
Loan Bonds will probably bring be.
tween 4 and g.. These people of the
wide lands in Texas, Arizona and New
Mexico have no income. They are 20.
ing to use some Of their capital to sec
their government through the Victory
Liberty Loan.