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♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ !,♦♦♦♦ ' n Co B . K°ne On of h |, WUItirUL CROWE vn 00®. e Gaiety Khang. >n Stan- f ng Ed- tW ELVE-YEAR-OLD Montana boy becomes a kidnap. PER. >n wealth ucers of • closed employ CAREfULLY COPIES CUDAHY CASE nine, a steals a six-year-old child and then demands a wner of suicide ry over act. depot • lowa, W. c. unsuc i draw- CHILD IS BOUND AND GAGGED YOUTHFUL abductor becomes W. H. mer, of have inspect rbor of Great Falls, Mont., Nov. B.—Thurs day a letter was found under George W. Ryan's door, put there by James Fcuthwlck. Southwick, who is but twelve years old, went to the South side Fchool house and got Theodore Ryan, six-year-old son of one of Great Falls’ prominent merchants, took him to a vacant house near the brick yards tn the north part of the city, gagged him, and then wrote the following let ter; ro was Marvin round wenty ice be- Musie ro was "To Mr. George W. Ryan: We have utolen your child, and we want $1 500 ransom, or we shall ram fine pieces of glass in his eyes t nd cut off his hands. Put the money in a stout leather bag and you come in a single seated buggy with a red lantern in the front; lay the money on the left side of the Missouri river bridge at the west end at 9:15 o'clock in the evening. This money must be In gold. If we see any one in the buggy with you we shall kill your ton immediately.” Youthful Ilea pc ratio Wenkeni. >• niitl No. 1 tforth ellow, No. J No. 1 » 3-4 c; sorn white. i. No. »l-2e; pring, ! l-2c; 1 7-Sc; 3-4 c; iif.Sc; cash, After writing this letter he removed the gag from young Ryan’s mouth, took hhn out of the vacant house and started toward town with him. When he got half-way he tied young Ryan to a telegraph pole and delivered the letter. Going back to the telegraph tost he released Ryan and started for the Montana Central depot, where he hung around for pome time. Finally, becoming frightened, he took Ryan to within a few rods of his home, where he left him. Young Ryan told his father where he had been and who the boy was that took him away. The po lice went to Southwick’s home, and not finding him there, hid tn waiting for him and captured him last evening. Southwick confessed that he did the deed of his own volition and that he had no accomplices. He expressed no repentance, and said: ‘‘l would have hit the old man for h.OOO if I had thought he would have stood for it.” >ur I# hern, 3-4 c; -No. 3-10 4 0 -2 9 3-40 -4 0 n le and lers. 204. Northern Pacific Secret Service Men Arc Investigating. St. Paul, Nov. 3. Northern Pacific Secret service men are working uport what they bel'eve was a plot to wreck and rob thi North Coast Limited two weeks ago near Deer Ixidge, Mont. Reports to headquarters Indicate that a plan to rob the malls and the express Mfe was b*dng organised. The limited was late reaching Butte, west-bound, and it was running fast to regain its schedule. Near Deer Lodge the engine struck a pile of bridge timbers upon th-* track. Every coach in the train except the observation car was de railed. Evidence has been obtained that the timbers were Intentionally placed on the track, and the detectives have succeeded in connecting two men with the plot. No arrests have been made. <Hven Right to Search Eipreii Car's ba Cross-?. Wis., Nov. 3.—William R. Renken, auditor of tho Adams Express company, who was arrested on tho ccmpialnt of Deputy State Game War den Henry C. Schultz for forcibly ejecting- Schultz from an express car in which the latter believed game was being Illegally shipped, was released in Judge Brindley’s court. His release n nu non-punlshm?nt was due to the fact that Renken satisfied the court that hence forth Schultz or other game hardens will be allowed to examine nny and all car's *>f the Adams Express company In their search for lawbreak ers. nd 15: 3; iff ,n Toer, Minn., People Frond of Their Duluth, Minn., Nov. 3. —Capt. John Rengllly of Ely is In the city on busi ness connected with the memorial mon ument which is to be erected for the late President McKinley at Tower. The ”haft is being built in this city and the dedicatory exercises are set for Sunday, Nov. 10. The Tewer and Sou dan people are very prnid in the claim that it will be the first memorial to be erected in memory of the martyred President in the United States. Cap. i’cngliiy says that he expects Gov. v an Sant will attend the exercises. News of the Northwests? RANSOM. FRIGHTENED A!\D RETURNS IIIS CAPTIVE. PLOT TO WRECK A TRAIN. GAME AVARDEN SCORES. nt Any Time. FIRST M’KIMLEY MOMMI.XT. (.'la I nt. UNITNCD AFTER MANY YEARS. Three Brothers Meet After the Lnpac of Half a Century. La Crocse, Wis., Nov. 3.—After being separated for over half a century three brothers, Ferdinand Schultz, aged 92; Carl Schultz, 89, and Fritz Schultz, 87, were reunited at the home of Carl Schultz at Chippewa Falls, Wis. Fritz was the first to leave the home of his parents in Germany, going to Aus tralia* where he became wealthy. Some years later Carl and Ferdinand sailed for America, but lost track of each other. Back In the eighties Fer dinand learned that his brother Carl was in New Ulm, Minn., and went there hoping to locate him. zXrriving there he was informed that Carl had lost his life during the memorable tor nado. This proved to be an error as Carl had moved to Chippewa Falls, tut the fact was not discovered until a short time ago when Fritz, the wealthy brother, succeeied In locating his brothers, the result being a happy re union. TWO HARBORS RRE IKWATKK, Project Started Many Yearn Ago Just Completed. Duluth, Minn., Nov. 3. Powell & Mitchell, contractors, hive Just com pleted the breakwater at Two Harbors on which work has been under way more or less continuously since 1881. The government project at that point is now done. A still longer project for harbor work there to keep up with the demands of commerce will be brought up in congress this winter. Month Dakota Prime Crops. Brookings. Minn., Nov. 3. Frank Sherwin has contracted to deliver 2,000 bushels of wheat grown on his farm near this city this season to the Salzer Seed company. He has also bargained to sell all his spelt and timothy seed to the same firm. All the seed is of fine quality. Eastern South Dakota grains of all kinds are first-class, and much of the season's crop will be pur chased by oth**r states for seed. The corn crop is exceptionally fine, having fully matured before frost. Crunty Sent Im Changed. Lake Benton, Minn., Nov. 3—Returns of the special election on the removal of the county seat of Lincoln county to Ivanhoe have been canvassed. The re sult Is declared in favor of Ivanhoe by 39 votes more than the 55 per cent. The county commissioners In .special ses sion declared the county seat changed to the new town. The records have been removed to the new county seat. Hypnotised by Peddlers Osceola. V.’is.. Nov. 3.—Louis Peter son, a farmer who resides in the town of Garfield, eight miles east of here, was the victim of a gang of lightning rod swindlers. He emphatically de clared that he di 1 not wish a rod, but one was sold to him just the same. He believes he was hypnotised by them. Peterson was in town yesterday seek ing advice in the matter. City Loses Its Hotel. Fergus Falls. Minn., Nov. 3. The city council has voted to lease the Grund hotel to Maj. Curry for a period of five years, with the privilege of sale in two. The mayor and three of the aldtrmen were anxious to dispose of the building at once, and the proposi tion to lease was carried by a vote of 5 to 3. Mr. Curry pays $125 a month for the hotel. Largest in the World. Walter Baker At Co. . Ltd.. Dorches ter, Maas, are the largest manufacturers of cocoa and chocolate in the world. They received a gold medal from the Paris ex position of last year. This year they have received three gold medals from the I an- Amerlcan Exposition at Buffalo. Their goods are the standard for purity and ex cellence. Gipsy Hold-Up Women Reinsert. La Crosse. Wls.. Nov. 3.—The gipsy women arrested for holding up two farmers near this city have been re leased. Their story is that they stopped the men and told their fortunes, for which the farmers parted with their coin. However, the men began to re pent, and camo to town and swore out warrants for robbery. Pioneers Dropping Off. Hill City. S. D., Nov. 3. Another Black Hills pioneer is gone. Martin Dodge died this week of heart disease. He was an employe of the Harney Peak Tin company for many years and at the time of his death was interested in several valuable mining properties, among them the Gol.den Slipper. Failed to Font Licences. Fargo. N. D., Nov. 3.—ln tho United States court William Schwartz, Amos Herman and Frank McCue were each fined $35 for falling to post their gov ernment licenses. The men were en gaged In the sale of liquor in Benson and Wells counties and were arrested by United States authorities. Important Term for Dntnth Duluth, Minn., Nov. 3.—The coming term of district court will be the most important In several years. Three men who took human life are to be on trial, one or two, probobly, for murder. CREAMERY FIGURES. Farmers Received fl 16,263 For Milk in July. The South Dakota and Western Ad vocate, under date of Oct. 15, publishes the following creamery figures for July, 1901: Paid Name. Patrons. Patrons. De Smet 393 5 10,881.00 Iroquois 300 3,415.37 Henry 93 2,232.77 Oldham 91 1,153.95 Big Stone City .... 60 987,48 Gary 46 259.53 Salem 83 1,366.58 Ethan 93 2,150.13 Hartford 26 400.00 White Lake 131 3,307.08 Mission Hill 47 741.25 Webster 122 Glen 60 2,052.70 Irene 84 1,421.68 Kimball.. 95 3,204.12 Vilas 74 2,141.66 Beresfordf. 40 697.98 Marindahl 68 1,215.01 Beaver 39 708.91 Conde 102 2,111.94 Platte-- 67 1,532.90 Hecla 71 2,143.80 Alexandria 221 3,970.24 Hanson 74 1,504.77 Garden City 67 1,656.98 Vega 49 1,842.62 Volin 68 1,140.13 Utica 42 435.79 Erwin 73 1,122.42 Garretson 37 595.71 Brookings 32 545.72 Esmond 40 1,563.06 New Hope 45 818.51 Harrison 630 12.551.75 Stockholm 60 1,363.50 Mt. Vernon 345 5,030.89 Dunlap 56 1,306.91 Goshen 45 846.78 Valley Springs. ... 38 677.11 Carthage 168 3,896.91 Athol 29 604.31 Lake Preston.. .. 140 2.760.88 Cavou’ 1,463.65 Alpena 1,461.90 Center Point 103 1,847.42 Frederick 60 1,362.04 Bradley 85 2,000.00 Clarno 60 1,185.41 Academy 64 1,311.67 LaDelle 64 769.00 Huron 80 2,773. i 5 Fiankfort 94 774.00 Eagle 88 1,994.83 Greenfield 56 745.52 Kidder 66 2,688.69 Hitchcock 85 2,062.22 Nora 51 1,300.00 Parkston (Star).... 56 1,113.61 Osceola 54 1,342.40 Hartman 35 685.28 Naples 38 525.16 PerlCns 72 766.93 Lily/. ’’ 1.214.00 Plankinton 50 622.29 Total 5,455 $116,263.30 SUB-STATION. State University to Experiment in Agriculture. There Is a movement on foot to secure the establishment of a sub-experiment al station at the university at Vermill ion. The benefits to be derived from an ex periment station, operated in connec tion with the university are many. It must be admitted by all who are inter ested in agricultural progress that, to secure the greatest good from agricult ural experiments, they should be per fomed under conditions which obtain in the locality where the successful ones are to be applied. There are few’ states having such varied conditions as to soil and climate as South Dakota. In view of this fact, it becomes apparent that one central station cannot accomplish the same degree of success as a number of sub-stations, under the supervision of the central station. A few counties In tne southeastern part of the state — tn? Black Hills counties—and those in the northern part of the state have sep arate and distinct climatic conditions. A portion of the funds expended by the general government for agricultural ex periments should be expended in these different localities, if they are to accom-. plish the greatest possible good. These sub-stations could naturally be located rear one of the several state education al institutions. Such a plan would bring our professors in chemistry, soil phy sics and botany into close touch with many more actual tillers of the soil. While the southeastern counties of the state have already won a reputation for large yields of grain, vegetables and fruits, yet it is safe to. state that much larger results could be obtained were the methods of a successful experiment station followed. Those in charge of the experiment station at Brookings are in sympathy with this movement. They realize that a number of sub-stations would greatly jtdd to the usefulness of the central sta tion. What Means Iff A slab of native sandstone, about two feet long and <y.al-shaped, was dug up on the farm of Isaac Twedt, near Vol ga, Brookings county, a few days since. Upon It was inscribed: "49th. Mem. Thom. Brown, R. 8. V.” It was found nearly a foot below the surface of the earth, and upon digging down two feet pr more th? earth gave evidence of hav ing been disturbed, but for what pur pose is not known. The stone has the appearance of having been there for many years, and efforts are being made to ascertain the meaning of the Inscrip tion. . The slab will doubtless find a place in the collection of curios with the state historical society. schedule issued. New Rate Schedule Put Out by the Railroad*. Schedules showing the principal re ductions in freight to be made by the several roads have been made public. The reduction on various classes of merchandise varies from 2 to 10 per cent, according to class and length of haul. On lumber, lath and shingles the reduction is one-fourth cent a hun dred. Salt is reduced 8 per cent for twenty miles, 14 per cent for seventy five miles, 20 per cent for 150 miles, the reduction growing greater with the length of the haul. The rate on cattle is reduced 32Vj per cent for twenty miles, 9 per cent for seventy-five miles, etc. On sheep and swine the reductions are greater. Hay and potatoes are classed as special commodities in the new tariff and are particularly favored, the reduction on hay being 40 cents per ton for seven ty-five miles, and 80 cents for 150 miles. These reductions apply to traffic ori ginating and terminating within the state, and are proportionate for greater distances than those specified. Aber deen and Sioux Falls, having what are known as jobbers' schedules, will not be particularly affected as far as rates on merchandise are concerned, as they have had and will continue U have a special reduction of 10 to. 20 per cent. The reduction of one cent a mile on passenger rate goes into effect Jan. 1. Railroad men estimate that the total reductions will amount to $170,000 a yar. TEACIJERS WANTED. Small Salaries Create a Demand for Good Instructor*. A dozen or more schools in Beadle county are without teachers, and Su perintendent Got ley is unable to supply the demand. There is not really a scarcity of teachers, but they decline to give their time and energies for the paltry salaries offered for competent teachers. During the “hard times pe riod” a few years' salaries were put at low' figures, and there were teachers almost without limit. As conditions im proved and schools increased in num bers and attendance, no change was made in salaries, and as a result those holding certificates found other em ployment at better wages, and hence the present scarcity of teachers. The same conditions prevail in other coun ties, and it is estimated that not far from 200 country schools in counties In the more thickly populated portions of the state are without teachers. In some instances boards have employed such talent as was available, and not a few persons are teaching country schools without first passing the re quired examinations. The only remedy seems in an increase of salaries, fair compensation for the labor required. COSTS TOO MUCH. Lawrence County Ha* Expensive liimane People. Lawrence county has asked relief from the expense of caring for several of the inmates of the insane asylum, who are a charge upon that county. This has been refused by the state au ditor’s office on the ground that they were considered as proper charges of that county at the time they were sent to the asylum, and that it Is now too late to raise the question of residence, as one of the patients who is disclaimed has been a charge of the county for twenty-four years, having been first sent to St. Peter asylum, in Minneapo lis before the construction of an in sane asylum in the territory, and after ward transferred to \ankton. Another has been in the asylum as a charge against that county for eighteen years, and the others for twelve years. The charge against Lawrence county for care of insane from that county is heavy, as over forty patients in the asylum come from that county. SHIPS SOO CARS. October Cattle. Shipment* From Plere Are Larne The cattle shipments from Pierre for the month of October will reach close to 500 cars. October will be by far the heaviest shipping month of the season, and will probably send out almost as many cars as all the rest of the ship ping season will show. The shipments for November will be larger than usual for that month, as a number of ship pers are holding for later dates before getting onto the market, the present range of prices not being satisfactory to them, and possibilities of better re turns are considered to be strong enough for holding. Calls for permanent school fund for the past week have been light, only «•> 550 having been taken out. Of Inis Uulk county took $1,000; Gregory $950, and McPherson S.OO. RAPID CITY CROWDED. Xot Ki.o"h DwelllnK House- to Go Ardnntl. What to do with the people coming into Rapid City is a question that is Urploxtag resident,. There 1. not an empty dwelling house In town of -ny and people are compelled to crowd Into hotels and bearding houses until X houses can be bunt. All the old houses that have stood empty since the boom days of the town when the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri A alley reached the place, have been repaire I and are now occupied. There s a real boom in the city, owing principally to the erection of the 500-ton smelter by the National Smelting company of Bos ton The state school of mines ts also bringing in a desirable class of people. Redfield Is taking a jump in the real estate business. The place needs some g< od man with capital, who will put up several dwelling houses. There Is not a house to be had In the town, and rent runs from $8 to S2O per month, and good houses go as fast as they can be put up. •••••••••• •• H M •• •• s t South Dakota General ?' ate N< ”" , ■ Paragraphed. •• H •• •• M •«•••••«•• The new school house at Platte will cost about $6,000. Charles Gottschalk of Aberdeen has leased the Mitchell opera house. The town council of Canistota has awarded the contract for a new jail at that place. Dr. 11. M. Finnerud has been ap pointed a pension examining agent at Watertown. The Northwestern railroad is mak ing extensjve improvements in its yards at Arlington. A roller mill at Broek'ngs the other day received an order from the east for 3,000 barrels of flour. State Treasurer Schamber is back in the office after several weeks at his Hutchinson county home. J. B. Bertrand, real estate dealer at Yankton, says he has sold $85,700 worth of land in the past seven years. A. B. Doughty recently sold his farm for SSO per acre and expects to leave in the spring for Washington. Many land seekers have been looking over land in BonHomme county. The price of farms is increasing rapidly. J. T. Coxhead of Yankton is engaged upon a very fine piece of chancel furni ture for St. Martin's church, Omaha. Frank Gruby, a Webster sportsman, killed a white prairie chicken which is now in the hands of a taxidermist for mounting. The German Congregational associa tion of ministers and churches of South and Ninth Dakota held a session at Tyndall last week. The freight business is increasing so rapidly at Geddes that it is believed tha Milwaukee company will be compelled to build more side tracks. The firm of Akam & Carr, druggists at Flandreau, has been dissolved by mutual consent. George H. Carr will conduct the business in future. The cltlzeps of Lake Preston are agi tating the matter of erecting a large new hotel at that place, the present hotel facilities being too limited. Under the present favorable weather threshing operations are progressing most rapidly, and the greater part of Lake county’s crop is already cleaned up. Phil Eyer has completed the artesian well he was drilling for the Northern hospital for insane, and a fine flow of water was reached at a depth of 1,065 feet. > The government has placed a large humber of mountain trout and black bass In Pease creek, Charles Mix coun ty, and in the streams of Gregory county. Clinton Kendall of Artesian and Miss Cora McCannish of Milbank were mar ried at the residence of the bride groom’s parents. They will reside in Artesian. Now that Sisseton has been provid ed with one of the best waterworks system in the state, the citizens are talking of establishing an electric light system. There are a large number of burns in Deadwood, the overflow from the grading camps, men who are not look ing for work, and would not w’ork if they found it. J. E. Dillon of Aberdeen, arrested on the charge of robbing Otto Tunley at the Northwestern depot, was held to the court in S3OO bonds, which he was unable to furnish. Parties, have been looking over tho ground with a view to putting in a creamery at Geddes, the intention be ing to have it completed in time for next season’s business. Mrs J. E. Case, wife of a stock buyer at Oldham, was shot by a stray bullet while hanging out clothes In the back yard. The bullet entered her thigh and has not been extracted. Bryan & Collins, who last week made a deal whereby they come into the pos session of the Newton wagon and blacksmith shop in Vermillion took charge of the same on Monday. Tillie Neilson, a ' handsome young Swedish woman of Lead, won a breach of promise suit against Alex Quarford, head blacksmith of the Homestake company, to the amount of $2,000. , A woman’s brass band has been or ganized at Armour, the only band of the kind, it is believed, In the state. ’ A, purse of SSO was presented to the mem bers by the business men of the town. A. E. Parmenter of Scotland has been granted a twenty-year franchise for an electric plant by the council of that place. The council exempts the plant from taxation for a period of five * years. R. E. Mytlnger, late of Mt, Vernon, Is the new agent of the Milwaukee • Railroad company at Lennox. A. L. Walker, the retiring agent, believes ho will be transferred to the Plankinton station. Pensions granted: Increase, restora tion, Reissue, etc.—Jason F. Haskell, Conde, $10; original widows, -etc.— Sarah J. Smedley, Mlroank, S3O; (Spe cial accrued October 5) —Louisa M. My rlck. Sioux Fails, SB. The county treasurer of T>awrenco county has taken up all eight and ten per cent outstanding bonds, and is now ready to start on the five per cents. He accordingly has Issued a call lor SIO,OOO of the latter bonds. The people of Armour are discussing the advisability of erecting a new school building or greatly enlarging the pres ent structure. At present It is necess ary to use a church for school purposes, so crowded is the regular school build ing. 3 3 -'OHM