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CANTON, S.
ARTHUR LIOTI. PUBLISHES
CAPITOL 18 IN RUINS
THE WISCONSIN STATE HOUSE
IS DESTROYED BY FIRE.
In valuable Relics Are Burned—Loss
Estimated at About $1,000,000,
Exclusive of th« Souvenirs ofWara
—Htate Carried Its Own Insurance,
Madison Wis.: Madison's picturesque
capitol, the pride of the state for dec
ades, is in ruins. All that remains intact
from, the devastating flames, which start
ed early Saturday morning, is the ex
treme north extension, the contents of
which are practically ruined by water.
Jagged walls, from which every vestige
of inflammable material has been eaten
by the fnry of the flames, are all that
mark what was Saturday the center of
Wisconsin's executive headquarters. The
loss will be about $1,000,000, exclusive
•f the relics. There was little or no in
surance, the state having changed to a
system of state insurance.
Gov. La Folictte has issued a state
ment, as follows:
"I have summoned the state officers to
tneet to consider the disaster that has be
fallen us and make some provision for
carrying on the staie business. From
general appearances I should say that
the north and south extensions of the
building, which were built in the early
80s, are not damaged and can be re
placed easily. The wings from the main
portion of the building to the extensions
at the extreme ends are much damaged,
but only part of one of the walls proba
bly will have to be rebuilt.
•'The reason why the old portion of the
building burned so much more rapidly
than the newer part was because it was
more inflammable material than the new
er portions.
"I am unable to venture an estimate
of the total loss on the building or the
contents."
Mayor Rose of Milwaukee has ordered
the use of the Milwaukee city hall for
temporary quarters for the state gov
ernmentv
It is stated that one of the most se
rious losses by the fire was the destruc
tion of the Grand Army room, together
with all the records of the department
of Wisconsin and of Lucas Fairchild
post of this city "Old Abe," the famous
war eagle, and all of the records, me
mentos and relics of the civil and Span
ish-American wars. Not a shred was
saved from the room excepting the bat
tle flags.
THREE QIVEN THE LIMIT.
Macben, Liorenz and D. B. Grofl
Sentenced.
Washington: August W. Machen, for
merly general superintendent of the free
delivery postal service Dr. George Lo
renz of Toledo, 0., once postmaster of
that city, and Diller B. Groff of this city,
all of whom were convicted of conspir
acy against the government in connec
tion with the supply of Groff fasteners
to the postofflco department, Saturday
were by Judge Fritchard to two years'
imprisonment in the Moundsville, W.
Va., penitentiary, and a fine of $10,000.
The defendants immediately gave no
tice of appeal to the court of appeals- and
were released on $20,000 bonds each.
Samuel Groff was not sentenced, his
motion for a new trial and for arrest of
judgment being allowed further consid
eration.
LED DUAL LIFE FOR YEARS.
Bo*ton's Big Embezzler Wan Promi
nent Church Worker.
Boston: Wallace Ham, who has con
fessed he embezzled over $200,000 froir
the American Surety Company, led a
dual life for fifteen years. Prominent
in church work, and looked upon as an
uj]sually successful business man, no sus
picion of bis probity ever hud been en
tertained.
A "the ''bucket shops" of fiostou he
toured from $220,000 to $286,000 of trust
funds. Of this amount the American
Surety Company loses approximately
$225,000 St. Luke's Home, from $40,
000 to $60,000, and St. Paul's Church,
$l,i)00. In addition to those amounts,
Ham lost his wife's entire estate,
amounting to about $47,000.
FOR KILLING A JEW.
Two Russians Are Sentenced tr,
Light Punishment.
Kishineff, Russia: Goutsou, Getsii:
and Korkhovel were tried for the murdet
of a Jew of the name of Ulman.' Gout
sou" and Getsieu were found guilty of in
flicting mortal injuries, and Goutsou was
sentenced to imprisonment for one year
and Getsiu to imprisonment for two
years and a half. Ivorkhovel was ac
quitted. Damages to the amount of
$2,500 were .awarded to the widow of
Ulman.
Parry Men Strike.
Indianapolis, Iud.: Seventy-five cra
ters and hangers employed by the Parry
Manufacturing Company, at the head o£
which is D. M. Parry, president of the
National Manufacturers' Association and
the National Industrial Association of
America, struck because of a cut in
wages.
Plonr Prices Advance.
Minneapolis, Minn.: Another advance
of 10 cents per barrel for flour has been
announced. Bakers arc now buying flour
sparingly, and a raise in the price of
bread is not impossible.
Coat of Tar and Feathers.
Dillon, Mont.: A mob of 200 took an
evangelist named Bidewell to a point
about a mile out of town and treated
him to a coating of tar and feathers. He
Was. accused of causing trouble in many
families.
Bay Stntc Failure.
Taunton, Mass.: The doors of the
Taunton Safe Deposit and Trust Com
pany did not open Saturday. The com
pany is said to be in difficulties because
of poor investments. The liabilities are
$(500,000.
To Maintain Neutrality.
Lisbon (delayed by the censor): The
statement is made that with the view of
maintains Portuguese neutrality in event
of an emergency reinforcements will be
sent to various ports in Portugal, as well
as to the Azores, Maderia and the Cape
Verde islands.
Attempt Train Holdup.
Franklin, Ind.: Three boys, apparently
about 10 years of age, attempted to hold
up,a Jeffersonville, Madison and Indian
apolis passenger train near this city. The
train was moving slowly at the time. The
traiu was stopped, and the trainmen pur
sued the fleeing boys, who escaped.
Double Fatality at Des Moines Causes
Legislature to Adjourn.
Des Moinos, la.: An elevator acei
Icnt in the state capitoi building, resu'lt
ng in the instantaneous death of two
ivonien, brought about a tragic adjourn
ment of both houses of the legislature
15 minutes after the session opened Fri
day forenoon.
A party of visitors who had just left
the governor's office and were on their
way to the senate chamber, eutered ouc
the elevators, and two of them, Mrs.
D. C. Fountain of Valley Junction and
aer mother, Mrs. A. Hogue, were caught
between the transom and the floor of the
elevator and crushed to death. No one
else was injured.
Hon. A. B. Funk of Spirit Lake, pres
ident of the capitol commission, Vas es
corting the party. It consisted of Mrs.
Fountain and her mother, Mr. and Airs.
A. M. Johnson of Spirit Lake, and a gen
tleman and lady whose names have not
been ascertained. Dr. Fountain formerly
lived at Spirit Lake. He was at his home
at the time of the accident, but arrived
at the scene an hour afterward.
Mr. Funk had just introduced the par
ty to the governor, and by mere chance
led the way into the elevator. Mrs.
Hogue and her daughter were the last to
enter. The conductor of the car is an old
man and nervous, and accidentally start
ed the car before Mrs. Hogue wag able
to get on. Her daughter reached out to
catch and assist her, and was caught in
the ascent between the floor of the car
and the transom.
The conductor reversed the lever and
started downward and in the excitement
caused by the screams of women and
shouts of men, lost his head and went so
far that the elder lady was caught be
tween the top of the car and the floor.
LEADERS OF MOB IN JAIL.
Ten Men In Terra Hante Who Urged
Lynching Are Arrested. ,'
Terre Haute, Ind.: Three of the ring
leaders in the. mob which threatened to
lynch Jerry Duggins, the, triple murder
er, Tuesday night are in jail,, and the
grand jury is preparing indictments on
which they can be given prison sentences.
The men nre police characters.
Terre Haute is surprised at finding
public sentiment changed since the lynch
ing of Ward two years ago. There was
no determined resistance, as in the Dug
gins case, and although the ringleaders
were as well known as the ones now in
jail, no arrests were made.
Now the officers are commended on all
sides, and a newspaper which did not
ask for the arrest of Ward's lynchers re
grets that the riot guns were not brought
into use Tuesday night.
FAVORS CANADA FREE TRADE
New York Board of Trade Adopts
Resolutions Urging It.
New York: The New York board of
trade and transportation is strongly in
favor of reciprocity with Canada. At a
largely attended meeting resolutions were
presented by the committee on legislation
and agreed to declaring that the time was
opportune for reconvening the joint high,
commission for the purpose of negotiat
ing a new reciprocal trade treaty with
Canada.
The resolutions say political, financial
and commercial relations of the two
countries demand for their furtherance
and perpetuation the establishment" of
such a treaty and negotiations should be
approached in a spirit of liberal recogni
tion of mutual benefits, which would fol
low its ratification.
TRAGEDY AT BUFFALO.
Business Man Kills a Lawyer and
Soon Afterward Suicides.
Buffalo, N. Y.: Henry L. Swartz of
Baker & Swartz, attorneys, was fatally
shot in his office in the Marine Bank
building Friday by H. A. ICnowles of the
dry goods firm of ICnowles & Gardner.
Knowles, after holding the police at bay.
for a few moments, turned the revolver
on himself .and blew his brains out.
Swartz died shortly after being remov
ed to the hospital.
The crime is believed to have been the
result of business complications.
ALL FOUR FOUND GUILTY..
Macben, Loreni and the GrofTs Arc
Convicted.
Washington: "Guilty as indicted,"
was the verdict announced by Carl Pe
terson, the foreman of the jury in the
now famous postoffice conspiring U'i^.
shortly after 8 o'clock Friday night, stat
ing at the same time that this was the
verdict as to all four defendants, August
W. Machen, late general superintendent
of the rural free delivery division Geo.
E. Lorenz of Toledo, O., and Samuel A.
and Diller B. Groff of this city.
Land Fraud is Alleged.
Laporte, Ind.: An alleged land swin
dle is set forth iu a complaint filed in the
Laporte circuit court by Mary A. Do
Wolfe of Aurora, 111., against Uallpvell
and Mary Marshall of Lincoln, ill., Chas.
R. Will of Chicago, and C. II. Lovewell
and Alvali Stephens of Illinois. The
plaintiff alleges that she was deceived in
the trade of her property.
Will Ask 1'or a Receiver.
Trenton, N. J.: Robert C. Hall of
Pittsburg has given notice that he wilf
ask Judge Bradford in the United States
court at Trenton on Tuesday next to ap
point a receiver for the United States
Fire Proofing corporation. Mr.' Hall al
leges there are no funds to meet the pay
ment of interest on the first mortgage
bonds.
Woman Uses Whip on Pastor.
Vincennes, Ind.: Mrs. Mantel Barek
man, wife of a farmer, belabored the
Rev. E. E. Jenkins, pastor of the Free
Baptist Church at Monroe City, with a
buggy whip for alleged trespass. Mrs.
Barekman was fined on the charge of as
sault and battery and later filed suit
against Jenkins.
Attorney ia Indicted.
Jackson, Ky.: The grand jury return
ed indictments against B. F. French, at
torney for Charles .Tett andEd Callahan,
former sheriff of Breathitt County, on
the charge of subornation of perjury in
the late Jett-White murder trials.
Children Burned to Heath.
Johnstown, Pa.: Elsie and Robert
Shonafelt, aged 0 and 4 years respective
ly, were burned to death in their home
Friday. Their mother, who is a widow,
had gone just across the street to visit a
neighbor.
Married Him for Spite.
St. Louis, Mo.: William A. Manngels
has been granted a divorce because his
wife confessed that she had married him
for spite, and that she loved Charles Wil
son, with whom she had had a quarrel.
Manngels' married sister, who was the
confidant of Mrs. Manngels, gave the
testimony which secured the divorce for
Manngels.
Miners Expect a Strike Soon.
Terre Haute, Ind.: The Indiana offi
cials of the United Mine Workers of
America are convinced that the coal op
erators will precipitate a strike during
Anril "for a general cleaning up."
KILLED IN ELEVATOR. MISSING FROM HIS HOME.
Treasurer of New York Housesmiths'
(Jnion Disappears.
New York: Walter A. Dawson of
Brooklyn,' 53 years old, treasurer of the
New York Housesmiths' Union, has been
missing from his home since. Tuesday,
and the police have been requested by
counsel for the union to send out a gen^
mill alarm to this effect. At the time he
left home Dawson told his daughter bo
would be absent from the city for a few
days.
Prior to his disappearance Treasurer
Dawson had in his possession about $4,
000 belonging to the union. --After. the
formation of the new organization of
housesmiths an injunction was granted
by Judge Moreaq in Brooklyn restrain
ing the officers of the old union from dis
posing of the union's funds, and Attorney
Chas. M. Beatty, counsel for the old or
ganization, made a motion before Judge
Morean to have the injunction vacated
on the ground that the funds in Treasurer
Dawson's possession were intended to be
used for the union which was to retain
its identity. Decision was reserved.
BANKS ARE PREPARED.
Secretary Shaw Bay* They Could
Stand the Withdrawal*.
New York: Secretary of the Treasury
Leslie M. Shaw, who was in conference
with a number of prominent financiers at
the sub-treasury Thursday, said, relat
ing to the Panama canal payment, that
no call will be Issued to the depository
banks for paymenta'of the $50,000,000 in
volved until the attorney general has
passed upon" the validity of the Panama
Canal Company's title, with regard to the
pending Colombian litigation now pro
ceeding in Paris. This, he said, may de
lay the matter a little longer than antici
a
"If I thought," he added the secretary,
"that we had to pay the money over in
ten days ..! would send out the call by
Wire immediately.. The banks are today
fully prepared for it, and could finance
the withdrawals without difficulty."
RATIFICATIONS! EXCHANGED.
Panama Canal Treaty Now Is in Ef
fect—Bunau-Varilia Resigns.
Washington: At 11:50 a. m. Friday
the president signed a proclamation put
ting the canal treaty into effect.
Secretary Hay and Minister Bunau
Vnrilla met at 10:30 o'clock Friday and
exchanged the ratifications of the Pana
ma canal treaty at the state department.
M. Bunau-Varilla, minister from Pana
ma, Friday cabled'his resignation as
such to the president of that republic.
M. Bunau-Varilla expects to remain in
this country for it fortnight a'nd will go
thence to Paris to look after his "private
business. It is quite possible the Pana
ma government will wish M. Bunau-Va
rilla to remain in charge of the legatioh
until his successor, Dr. Arosemena, ar
rives, and it is probable the minister will
consent to extend his mission nntil that
time.
A SACRED TALISMAN.
Holy Image to be Taken by the Rua
Hinnato the Front.
Moscow: The most sacred image in
Russia has been sent to St. Petersburg,
and it will be taken later to. the far cast
with the army.
This image !te a representation of the
virgin appearing to St. Sergius, and is al
ways kept at tiie Troitzko monastery. It
is about one foot square, and is covered,
with precious stones.
The image has a remarkable history.
It accompanied Alexis, Peter the Great
and Alexander I. on their campaigns. A
silver tablet attached to it enumerates
the battles at which the Ikon was pres
ent.
FATAL POWOER, EXPLOSION.
Woman Killed and Three Men Mor
tally Injured in Ohio!
Bellaire, O.: Mrs. Michael Tondoco
vich was killed and her husband and two
other men fatally burned by a powder
explosion Thursday near: here.
TondocoVich is a miner. He had a keg
of' powder in the kitchen and was stoop
ing over it to fill his can preparatory to
entering the Empire .mine. A drop of
burning oil from his miner's lamp fell
into the ppwder, and the explosion fol
lowed. Seven shanties occupied by min
ers were destroyed in the resulting fire.
PROTECTORATE. NOT GOOD.
Powers Likely to Support the Rus
sian View.
Paris: It is the belief in highest offi
cial quarters that the powers will sup
port the Russian view of the invalidity ol
the Japanese protectorate over Korea,
owing to the emperor bein& under duress.
But is is said no immediate action on
the part of the powers is required, as the
question of recognition of the protectorate
will definitely arise when the terms of
peace arc considered.
Witness in Murder Trial Drops Dead
Danville, 111.: During the trial of
Frank Lerman, aij avowed anarchist, fot
the murder of Patrick Buckley, Thomas
Rhodes, a witness for the state, fell dead
in his chair just as he was being called to
testify. Juror Rearson Downing suffer
ed an attack of heart disease on account
of the excitement, and physicians had to
be called.
farmer Kills a Neighbor.
Teoria, III.: Mason County, where a
few months since Frederick Strube mur
dered his sweetheart, Alice Hennenger,
has been the scene of another sensation
al killing. Charles Miller, a farmer and
director of schools, shot and killed Rich
ard Edlin, another farmer, iu a dispute
over some corn.
Mnn Killed at South Bend.
South Bend, Ind.: Johu ICovach shot
and instantly killed August Hovarth
while engaged in a quarrel. This is the
second killing here within four days.
Wheat Goes Up to
Chicago: Aided by strong English
grain markets, May wheat Thursday
jumped 2M. cents, above Wednesday's
closing figure, touching $1.09. Heavy
realizing sales caused a reaction, the
close being at $1.07M», a net gain for the
day of 1 cent. July closed 2{ cents up,
at 98%'cents.
Miners Killed in Snow Slide.
Crested Butte, Colo.: Six miners have
been killed by a snow slide near the Au
gusta mine, nine miles northeast of
Crested Butte.
Strikers Are Indicted.
St. Louis, Mo.: The grand jury has
made another quick record in the inves
tigation of case growing out of the car
riage drivers' strike when it voted indict
ments charging Thomas McLespy of St.
Louis, Frank
1G.
Gettings of East St.
Louis, and Michael Ryan of Chicago with
assaulting a carriage driver.
For Robbing Mails.
St. Louis: Frank G. Hostetter, super
intendent of the world's fair postoffice
station, was arrested Wednesday,
charged with opening, detaining and em
bezzling mail matter, covering a period
of more than two months.
WEEK'S HAPPENINGS
NCWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON
DENSED FORM.
Will They Irrigate?—Details ot .the
Canal Scheme on Belle Fourohe
River—Interesting Items of Newa.
from Around the State.
Raymond F, Walter qf the United
States geological survey, iu expected to
return to western South Dakota within
few weeks to again take up field work
in connection with the national irriga
tion scheme along the Bellei Fourche
River and its affluents. Mr. Walter
spent a great part of Inst summer and
fall upan thin work and is still gathering
data relative to the amount of water
available and the' area that may be irri
gated by government enterprise. It is
r.pproximated roughly that 175,000 acres
of arid laud may be reclaimed by this
plan. It remains to be seen whether or
not it can be reclaimed at a price within
reasonable, bounds. Officials at the
United States land office in Rapid City,
after carefully investigating the situation,
believe that it may, and look for a favor
able report by the engineers, anl the sec
retary .of the interior, who has authority
to order the building of dams and the
construction of irrigation canuls.
This project furnishe^ a striking ex
ample of the bounty of the government.
It is understood that if the plan is found
feasible, if sufficient water may be con?
served for the irrigation of this large
tract at a cost of not ttt ,ixceed $10 an
acre, the recommendation of the work
will be made by the engineers hi the field.
It is not understood that any limit is
established by law, but that $10 is re
garded as tbe limit of practicability. This
land will then be sold to homesteaders
at the actual established cost with inci
dental fees added. Payments may be
made in ten yearly installments. If $10
per acre is the rate fixed upon, the pay
moits will amount to $1 un acre per
year, which is really less.than the water
rent itself would cost under private en
terprise. At the end of the ten years the
homesteader has his. ground paid for,
holds an interest in the ditch and a tract
that may have cost him $1,600 should
be worth $8,000, as irrigated land is sold
at from $40 to $60 an acre iu this state.
The initial payment is $14, whicli cov
ers the cost of the filing on the land, and
the homesteader is allowed seven years
in which to enter his land for final
proof. He is not .required to make any
payments iipon the land nntil the irrigat
ing system is in operation,, when the cost
is tftxed against the land at the rate of
one-tenth of the total cost for each year.
UNCLESAM KICKS.
Postal Department Wants the Pres
ent Oood Service Continued.
A Willow Lakes special says: For
some time past it has been rumored that
the passenger train service on this branch
of the Great Northern Railroad would be
abandoned and the old mixed train serv
ice restored. It was thought the change
would be made last Sunday, but it is
announced that it will be made next Sun
day, if at all.
It is learned that the postal authori
ties have interested themselves in the
proposed change and are insisting that
the passenger train service be maintain
ed,'as the mixed train service would not
be satisfa&tor? to the postoffice depart
ment or the people living Upon this
branch, and would seriously handicap a
new free mail delivery route which is
about to be established from Willow
Lakes.
ACQUIT ALLEGED MURDERERS
1
Jury Frees Carr, Daria and Howe,
Accused of Killing HenrjUStokc*.
Ralph Carr, Edward Davis and Mar
tin Howe, the three men tried in circuit
court at Deadwood for the murder of
Henry Stokes, have been acquitted. The
.trial was concluded with a night session
Saturday night of last week after hav
ing taken up a greater part of the week
in court. A verdict was reached early
Sunday morning and was delivered into
court at 8 o'clock.
The release of Carr, Davis and Howe
'was ordered, and they returned to their
homes near the Homestake qumping sta
tion at Hanna.
BRISTOL IS HAPPY.
New Artesian Well Promises Pure
Water in Abundance.
The all-absorbing question is the new
well being put down by the city of Bris
tol. The test hole wjs bored nearly COO
feet, passing through many strata of
different sorts of clay and rock, some per
vious and some impervious through sev
eral small veins of water, some good and
some bgd, but the last stratum pierced
of Jiny inTftoi'tan?? was about 140 feet of
water bearing rock which is believed ca
pable of yielding 20,000 gallons of good,
pure water per hour.
If these promises arc fulfilled, the. wa
ter problem for Bristol is solved.
Elevators Oood Property.
The report of the secretary of the
Farmers' Elevator Company at Garden
City shows that up to Feb. 1 a total of
13 808 bushels of grain was purchased
at the elevator, for which the sum of
$50,408.13 was paid. Up to the date
stated the elevator made a profit of $3,
777.58 on the grain handled.
For Bridge at Yankton.
A Washington special says: The sen
ate has passed the bill authorizing the
Yankton and Norfolk Railroad Company
to construct a bridge across the Missouri
River at Yankton, S. D.
Pioneer Miner Dead.
A pioneer miner and prospector of the
Black Mountain district, John Burns,
flied iu the hospital at Deadwood after
iong illness. He had been in the Black
Hills since 1877.
Killed a White Man'a Colt.
A 12-year-old Indian boy named Rob
ert Grant of Sissetbn, became the pos
sessor of a rifle, and to test his markman
ship shot at and killed a colt belonging to
Nat Cline, a white settler. The boy was
arrested, and as the result of his prelim
inary examination was held for appear
ance at the next term of state circuit
court.
Hoga Worth Money.
Mr. Gieyer of Seneca sold two hogs
that weighed 940 pounds at 10 months
old, for $41.
Postal Fire.
A fire in the Chamberlain postoffice
resulted in the destruction of five paper
pouches filled with mail for the stage
lines south from town. The cause of the
flrels unknown, as the pile" of mail was
lying fnlly ten feet from the' stove. The
prompt action of the fire department
subdued the flames.
Bridgewater Will Boom.
Bridgcwater is certaiu to enjoy a sub
stantial building boom during the com
ing spring and summer. Arrangements
already have been made for the com
mencement of work on four or five new
dwelling houses as soon as. spring opens.
STATE SCHOOL OP MINES. M5TO3
Attendance at Rapid City Largest
In Institution's History.
The State School of Mines at Rapid
City has the largest attendance iu its
history. There are enrolled 170 stu
dents, half of whom are taking the min
ing course.
June 1 the annual commencement ex
ercises will be held, at which four young
men will graduate as full mining engi
neers. This will be the first class to
graduate from the full mining course in
three years and of this class only one is
from South Dakota.
During the early history of the school's
existence it has not been prepared for
conferring the full mining course, but
the size of the graduating class is ex
pected to increase each year in the fntnre
in proportion to the growth of the school
THEY THREW EGGS.
Ah Aberdeen Company |lMti with
Disapproval at Bristol.
The South,Dakota Sanatorium Concert
Company, representing the South Dakota
Sanatorium of Aberdeen, concluded a
three nights' concert and .medicine sale
at Bristol Tuesday night. Their way of
conducting the medicine sales and their
popular lady contest, was so strong a
"graft" that the audience began to throw
soap and uiedicine at the docctors on the
stage, and after the performance was all
over the whole company was pelted with
rotten eggs from the opera house to the
hotel. This is the second town in the
past two weeks they have been rotten
egged in, Milbank giving them the same
farewell. The company has gone to El
rod.
NEW FIRE ESCAPE.
A Frankfort Man Has Perfected a
Simple Combination.
A Frankfort inventor, W. W. .Swan,
has perfected several devices along the
fire escape line. Inventor Swan has been
occupying his mind with perfecting some
simple fire escapes which could be manu
factured at a nominal cost so every room
in hotels or other buildings could be pro
vided with it at slight cost. Mr. Swan
thinks he has solved the problem of a
cheap fire escape. His invention is so
simple in its construction that a child
can operate it with perfect safety, iind
the contrivance, while not weighing more
than from ten to fifteen pounds, will have
a lowering capacity of 1,000 pounds, He
has applied for a pnt?nt on his invention
and if tests nre satisfactory a company
will be formed, for its manufacture.
DIPHTHERIA EPIDEMIC.
Schools of Miller Close to Prevent
Spread of the Disease.
Diphtheria has broken out at Miller
and several cases aijs reported, though
none has resulted seriously except in the
case of the 4-year-old son of Loren Pen
nock. The board of health has instituted
quarantine and the schools are closed.
Under the strict methods epiployed by
the' board it is thought the disease is un
der control.
Dr. Lane used anti-toxin upon the
daughter of Wm. Gifford, who was under
quarantine and given up to die, with very
gratifying results, and she is now re
ported out of danger.
NEARLY $7,000 PLEOGED.
Project for Erection of Lutherau
Normal School in Sioux Falls.
Good progress is being made by a com
mittee at Sioux Falls to which was dele
gated the duty of raising the sum of
$10,000, which is to be Sioux Falls' do
nation toward the construction of a new
$40,000 building which is to be erected
by the Lutheran Normal school in that
city.
Up to this time nearly $7,000 has been
pledged. If the school is to be retained
by Sioux Falls, the entire $10,000 must
be raised by March 1 next. The com
mittee is confident it will succeed in se
curing the remaining $3,000.
TANK BURNED.
Boueateel'a Water Supply Seriously
Impaired by a Fire.
A telephone message received at Fair
fax from Bonesteel informs us that the
water tank which is a part of the water
system at that .place, took fire and was
almost totally destroyed Wednesday morn
ing. The man in charge had a hot fire
below it to thaw out some pipes that had
frozen up, and in some unknown manner
the flumes climbed up the packing around
the pipes and set the tank on fire. As
soon as discovered water was drawn up
in pails and thrown on the fire, but much
,dumage had V?eu done to the tank before
it was put out.
THE PILCHER CASE.
An Appeal for Aid Meets with Stern
Rebuke.
The St. Lawrence Women's Relief
Corps has borne down heavily on the
Miller people for their failure to respond
to tho Hnttie Pilcher relief fund.
The Miller Gazette, whose editor lives
in St. .Lawrence, contained a most pa
thetic appeal for aid to be left at the
Gazette office.
In response old soldiers and others
bought a wash board and soap and sent
it to Mr. Wilson, not as a reflection on
the girl, but as a rebuke to him and the
St. Lawrence people.
Auditorium for Brookings.
The auditorium committee -met fast
Friday evening at Brookings,'and it was
decided to push the project with all pos
sible speed and a committee will take up
the matter of finances at once.
Attempted Suicide.
While in a partially intoxicated condi
tion William O'Conuell, an employe of
the Columbus Mining Company at Cen
tral City, tried to kill himself by "shooting
with a revolver. The bullet passed
through his body, but.did not inflict fatal
injuries. He is in a critical state, al
though not in imminent danger.
Court House Condemned.
The Lawrence County court house nt
Deadwood has been severely criticised
by the grand jury in circuit co.urt and
general arrangements are condemned and
new quarters for the county seat rec
ommended.
Suicide Near Richland.
Roy Diekerson aged 24, of Richland
wns found dead by the Sioux River, be
low his father's home, Saturday, having
killed himself by shooting. He had been
afflicted with St. Vitus dance for several
years.
Centerville to Have a Cemetery.
The Centerville Cemetery Association
has purchased twenty acres of Lee &
Prentis, consideration $1,500. It is the
intention of the'assoeint^on for the Cath
olics to occupy half and the Protestant
half. This is the opening of the first
cemetery for Centerville.
New School Building.
A new school building at Bradley it
rapidly nearing completion and will soon
be ready for occupancy. The building is
heated by steam, and contains five large
rooms, three on the second floor, and two
on the first, in addition to two large
halls and cloak rooms.
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Short Noies.
Mumps are quite prevalent nt Bristol.
Some fine specimens
lug prepared at Bristol loi
dibit at St. Louis.
The Bristol roller mills sent a cai
aour to Hull, England, a few
Isn't that enterprise?
A telephone company has been organ
ized nt Hnrrisburg, and a local exchanfcc
trill be put on at once.
Cattle about Leslie are coming
•hrough the winter in good flesh, and in
good shape to stand spring storms.
The spring meeting of the
South Dakota Stock Growers Associa
tion will be held at Rapid City this year,
April 11, 12 and 13.
Washington's birthday was
Sioux Falls by closing the schools, thi
banks and the federal,
county
The St. Charles Hotel Company at
Fairfax is making arrangements whereby
at least 1,000 people can be accommo
Jated by that hotel alone during the open
ing of the Rosebud reservation.
The contractors of the new Carnegie
library at Pierre have received the metal
cornice for the building, and will ^begin
to put it in place in a few days, if the
present warm weather continues.
It is reported that work is to start af
once on the Rupe group of mining
claims at Roubaix. The works have
been shut down for some time pending
the incorporation of the company.
Rev. VV. U. Parks of Spearfish is pie
paring to remove to Belmont, I a. His
resignation" as pastor of the Congrega
tional Church in Spearfish has been
proffered the second time and accepted.
John E. Owens, who lias been North
western agent at Rapid City for the last
year, has disappeared and it has been
disclosed by the traveling auditor in
checking up his accounts, that he owes
the company some $1,300.
The smoker given by the Mitchell lT.
I C. T. lodge at the Mitchell Club Satur
day evening was an immense success.
Cards, music, billiards and cigars were
furnished the guests, and a most delight
ful time was enjoyed by all.
The cold snap finds several Indian te
pees at Forest City yet, waiting
for their trail and lease money. It is
said that they are cutirely without
money and their horses suffering for hay
to eat. Much suffering is reported.
David Walton of Miller, 81 years old,
with bis right hand off above the wrist,
will farm only 100 acres this year without
help, although in the past he has cultivat
ed more than 200 acres. He is yet a
powerful man, more than feet tall.
The. boundaries of Oldham will be sub
stantially extended this spring, property
owners living adjacent to the townsite on
the south having presented a petition to
the village board asking that their prop
erty be included within the-limits of
Oldham,
Parties up from the Belle Fourche
River state that a large number of cattle
have drifted in there from the northern
ranges, quite a number of which are dy
ing for the want of feed. It seems the
ranges are covered with snow so that the
cattlo cannot get at the feed.
E. Scheinost, who was burned out in
the recent lire at Fairfax, is clearing
away the ruins and will commence at
once to erect a commodious stone build
ing which will be a credit to the town.
Emanuel Ivosta will also rebuild his meat
market, larger and better equipped than
before.
The opposition to the Rosebud bill
stirred up in the senate by the Indian
Rights Association caused a little dis
couragement among the people of Fair
fax for a time, bnt the later report that'
the opposition would have little effect
and that the bill would finally pass re
stored confidence again and the people
continue to make preparations for the
opening.
The children at the denf mute school
at Sioux Falls observed Washington's
birthday. There was no school all day,
but the pupils gathered in the large
school room where one of the instructors
made an address in the sign language
dealing with the life of Washington. In
the afternoon /lie younger pupils had a
party in which juvenile games were the
leading features.
Col. Robert W. Stewart arrived in
Sioux falls Saturday for the purpose of
inspecting Companies and of the
state militia. Adjt. Gen. Conklin drop
ped into tho city unannounced on a lute
train and was also on hand to watch
the boys go through their maneuvers.
The presence of the adjutant general
was an incentive for the boys to put their
best foot forward, but the lack of drill
ing was quite manifest.
Money is being raised for the construc
tion of a rural telephone line between
Spencer and Farmer, connecting between
the two places with the houses of farm
ers living along the route. Branch lines
will extend to two other localities, bring
ing scores of farmers into closc touch
with the business men of Spencer. The
proposed new line will be connected with
long distahce lines, and also with the
Spencer system. Money is being sub
scribed liberally for tho new line, and
the work of construction will commence
within a short time.
What might have resulted in a serious
fire took place at the Cataract at Sioux
Falls the other evening. In attempting
to take,a flash light picture of the inte
rior of one of the rooms on the fourth
floor the flash caught one of the curtains,
letting it on fire. Carpets and other fur
nishings in the room were soon iu a
blaze. The damage was slight:
In 1001 it wfis reported that there were
800,000 bushels of grain bought nt Hart
ford. Now, two years after the Farmers'
elevator, and the mill have been built,
065,000 bushels have been bought—a
gain of 121 per cent.
C. S. Kelsey -of -Springfield, one-of tho
cattle commission men who has operated
In the central section of the state, and
who wns among the crowd which went
out of "commission" by the dealers' asso
ciation cutting out all buyers on the
range, is at Pierre arranging for a salo
of fine grade stock to be held in Canton
in April.
Ed Hvottum, Mike Michclson and Sau
jy Brynjulson shipped several cars of
Lincoln County corn fed cattle from
Canton to Chicago Saturday night. The
ooys were delayed in this shipment be
cause of the scarcity of cars but at last
made a raise, and went on their way re
joicing.
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and citv of­
fices. Several flags were at half m.ist.
In accordance with a petition filed with
thfc board of trustees, the matter of incor
porating Lake Preston as a city will lie
submitted to the voters at an election to
be held on March.
Rural free delivery routes No. 1 and
running from Hudson, have been changed
somewhat, a distance of six miles having
been taken from the former and eight
miles from the latter.
The building boom for 1904 has already
jpened in different parts of Sioux alls.
The east siders claim the honor of having
the largest number of improvements un
der way in any one locality.
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State Superintendent Nash has lic(.n
Susy the past few weeks, in his work of
:he department, meeting with district
ichool officers of the different counties
the state, preparing for his attendance
»t the meeting of the state superintend
nts nt Atlanta, arranging for examinn
'.ions next month, and selections of his
ist of institute conductors for the com
ing year. In relation to that last mnt
ter he has sent the following letter to
those who have been selected: "It givt-s
me the greatest pleasure to place your
name upon the South Dakota Institute
Conductors' list for 1904. Two confer
nces of conductors will be held this
year, one at Redfield on Wednesday,
March 16, and one at Sioux Falls on i"
Say, March 18. You are requested fol
tend one of these meetings and rec/
your commmission. Please come prt^jppmi'
to tell how to make the county institutes
piore valuable and attractive to our en
tire body of teachers."
Several years ago Messrs. Baird ami
Brown, two Chicago professional men,
ifter a pleasure trip into the country
west of Pierre, were so well pleased with
the country that they at once began the
organization of a Chicago colouy among
their acquaintances of small means in
(he "Windy City" who might desire
different place of residence. In the Inst
three years they have brought about fif
ty Chicago settlers to the location they
picked up on upper Bad River, and as aii
indication of how they like it, not one has
left the colony. They nre all farming
small tracts, and each one holds a smuii
bunch of live stock of some class, either
cattle, sheep or horses, and last year
they raised considerable corn. Their
location is on Bad River and along that
Stream they secure logs for constiut-tinn
If their buildings, and all are getting
:omfortobly fixed iu the way of build
togs.
For the first time, since the first .on
rention as a state, the nomination
preme court judges will occur
ticket, and at the same election with mh
ti state officers. The circuit court judges
trill have their liames on the regular bal
lot for the first time since the first elec
tion in the state. After, that election
wmeone thought the judiciary, should lie
leparated from politics, and that the onl.v
way to do it was by nominating and
electing judges at other than regular
llections, but party lines were drawn
lust as strongly in "off" elections as in
|he regular campaign, and the system
required practically a. state election each
rear, and the last legislative sessiou pro
dded for the election of nil the judges on
I regular election, and this is the Gist
flection at which their names appear.
Twenty new pupils have been brought
to the government Indian school at
Pierre, coming from the Sisseton agen
cy. This makes the total 'attendance at
the school 179, the highest it has \er
been, and twenty above the rejii-ioiltt"
capacity of the school. While
meuts have been made for new buildings
at the school the coming spring, the in
crease iu number of pupils will mean
the necessity for increased school room,
the new buildings b^iug for shops nrid
other purposes. Besides new buildings
nt the school this year, an independent
water plant is being put in, and an acety
lene gas plant is going iu of sufficient
capacity for lighting the buildings and
grounds.
Fort Pierre has shown marked im
provements iu the past year iu the way
of new buildings, and promises to con
tinue in the work the present year.
Among other improvements' promised for
the year are water works and gas light
ing systems. The people of that place
propose to take advantage of the experi
ence of other towns, and declare that
no exclusive franchises will be granted
for their municipal improvements, and
that no franchise will be granted which
does not contain a purchase right on tliu
part of the city.
In early days of settlement about
Pierre, it wns not an unusual occurrence
for farmers to be seeding before the end
of February. Such an opportunity has
not been open to farmers for several
years, and the reason is one whi^tis
causing comment, but the only jJHk
which can be presented is thatTdjn
cnange iu climatic conditions.
About six months ago William Lewis of
Sully County was sentenced to a year in
the penitentiary on a charge of perjury.
A petition asking the governor to par
don him is being circulated iu that coun
ty, and some of the people are objecting
to any clemency, taking the position that
the sentence was light enough, and
should be served.
During the recent cold wave which has
prevailed over this state the daily chart
of the- weather bureau has shown that
Pierre as a rule enjoyed less cold than
did other stations in the state. One day's
record was 4 below zero at Pierre, 8 lie
low at Rapid City, and 14 below at Hu
ron. The record has been near that ratio
for most of the month.
Charles Leischer of Pierre is in posses
sion of one of the original notices sent out
by the British government in August,
1837, announcing the accession of Vic
toria to the throne. It is an old family
heirloom, and as such is highly prized
by Mr. Leischer.
The state land department has just
sent out eighteen more patents to final
purchasers of state lands, four each go j"
ing to Kingsbury, Grant and Lin'J~"
Counties two to Union, and one cacl™
Lake, Hamlin nnd Brown.
A naval recruiting party, under Lieu,.
Pettingill, of the United States navy,
which hns been in Sioux Falls for a
week, is meeting with very good success
in securing recruits for Uncle Sam's
warships. Thus far nine applicants have
been accepted, as follows: Elling Kl
lingson, Walcott, la. Carl Tague, Sioux
Falls Nels Gust Nelson, Irene, S. 1).:
Ambrose D. Reynolds, Bethany, Mo.:
Claude Arthur Vanderlas, Forest City,
la. Theodore Wahl, Sioux Falls Theo
dore Harold Johnston Farnam, Neb.
Raymond Guy Wills. St. Francis, Kan.
Albert Hipschmau, Fond du Lac, Wis.
Johu I.'Newell "of the Gas-Beit Com
pany of Pierre, has just returned from
tour of the sections of Butte County
in which the government is making ar
rangements for putting in Irrigation pro
jects. Private irrigation plants on'a'smair
scale in that section hnve proved the ac
tual worth of irrigated lands, and this
success is drawing attention to the gov
ernment projects. The matter of locat
ing settlers in that portion of the state
has not been pushed by locating compa
nies, as it has along the Missouri River,
and the company which Mr. Newell rep
resents expects to work in that section
this year es well as along the river.

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