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Hie Citizen-Republican
P. A. BLI6S, Editor and Proprietor,
SCOTLAND,
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SOUTH DAKOTA
'!?$ Chinese rice paper, said Lord Rades
#•", lale In his address before the Royal
Photographic society, had no rice what
',M 'ver In ita composition. That curiously
$* trittle, pure white material used for the
Vi, harvelous drawings of Chinese artists
pas manufactured from the pith of a
Fee peculiar to Formosa. His lordship
Uso stated that the first paper was
lever made of raw cotton. The Chinese
•5 lift wnt 4* a vi-a tat.
-F?
lid not use It, and history began with
the making of rag paper, both in
... trabla more than 10 centuries ago and
llso In Europe when the Crusaders,
laving brought the Industry westward,
2 Be flrst paper manufactory was estab
fehed in the last years of the I3th cen-
A remarkable picture is one of the
Ijouvenlrs of the jubilee celebration of
sperlin university, which recently took
place. It was made in the Aula of the
sBniversity, when the German emperor
leas delivering hts address, and shows
{the speaker on the dais facing the
fltandlng audience of dignitaries, whose
-Slacks only are visible. Possibly due to
J*, freak on the part of the camera, the
& Handing men all seem to be bald-head
*d and an enterprising manufacturer
sf hair tonic reproduced the picture on
an advertising calendar, in which he
j. V&ys: "Kuw different thetie great men
would appear had they used my hair
lnvlgorator and my remedy against
baldness."
Vf The Scottish university student has a
etlquet In clothes as strict as
of Eton or of Harrow. And into
a
It the straw hat enters. On September
15, bo the weather ever so bleak, the
streets are full of what the small boy
^nows as "strawbashers." On the 16th
£ou ,wl"
find
never a one. On a stu­
dents head that is. As for the medical
ii seldom wears a straw hat
SJ •,?r anything in its place. It is
jus pride to go bareheaded, as it Is to
-wear a fancy waistcoat and turned up
^trousers ends. The arts and divinity
men sedately avoid these last three
fashions.
Th® pancot publishes a statement by'
Its China correspondent that it haei
*hat ®lnce the laws were
established restricting the sale and use*
of opium many Chinese have found1
consolation in cocaine. The usual mode:
of taking cocaine among Chinese is by!
snuffing it, or in catarrh snuffs. "It
te to be hoped," says the Lancet, "that
the new regulations will be sufficient
i£i)re^e.nt lhe
e.a»y
th£
$
$• S twSTiL0'
I I
Purchase of cocaine
though in the absence of any coast pre
ventiv® service there is no country in
tha world Into which it is less difficult'
to smuggle goods or drugs of any de
scription than China."
deadlines. "A Scandal In
the Munlch
^t says:
that Munich has once more become'
a
through
y°u.ng.
"Ja,nful
man.
Incident"
Ignorance on the part of a
the son of a high official,
j* I &• to how to hold his cards when play-!
^v,Kamo
was
progress at a|
I 2- when some one saw the youiig!
1 I njU' an ace from his sleeve.
I excitement caused by the!
4 f. operation had somewhat subsided a!
prominent citizen prevented criminal1
I Proceedings by bundling the card sharp
W tiW *«»TiMiau iruu-i
8 I Lucerne have
I I
DurlnC
& I ?''..SlSSS?1,by
the fcmmer Charles
hte vls,t t0
hte
England, I
c®usln-
I Jftter,
secured four
whte
and two!
belntr
55 I valuable birds and difficult to obtain.
rhese swans are the gift to the city
it Orlando of the Vintners and Dyers
impany, of London, as the bill of lad
." ™8'.."f££
exceedingly
the
Public lake In Or-
i'f swans left Liverpool
to October, arriving In Orlando In No
iti&oer.
Because some of the Buffalo voting
nachines did queer things with the flg
»re» i»n election day there is an out
gry^ln eome quarters against them.
[5™°,
8
be®£
ln
k-
la510_rm"Bt
Si
voting by machine
Vr ZO years. The 'Express condemns
the proposition to abolish them and go
old
»ystan. and the Utica
Berald-Dispatch agrees with it and
ibaerves "Utica. with its longer ex-!
»erienco with the machines, will con-i
view-
it would'
*ei impossible to persuade Uticans that
'eturn to the old system could ever
|P*» desirabla."
More than half our total imports is
S Bade up of articles of luxury, of prod
»cta which do not exhaust the soil in:
vhich. they are grown or of manufac-'
S^.,gSod8V
the value of
Ciierly due to man's delicate skill and
ereful manipulation: while the great
°Jlr
exportB are
i2568«
tha ravished
oar sreat natural resources,
bv the shrewdest and strong-
•t and sent abroad by the millions of
'SJf1
men
whose only idea is to
Atten their own pockets.
sheep need such extensive
,°rder «®t enough to eat,
*°cka o.™ uniformly dlmlnish
!J
co«ntries.
vbere
even In Argentina,
eheep farming was believed to
»e- one of the best sources of wealth
tor an indefinite time. Only in dls
tricte where the Immense area of pas
is out of proportion lA +Ha
?^anas available for tiiung it din sheep
mb kept at a proat.
fe-^t Is not fair to call Oeorg& Westing,
-rouse a human dynamo, because a Sy-
be driven by something,
H»d Weatloshouse drives himself. He
a human power plant, a living- force.
ne. were inot a man he would be
-»ne of the mechanical marvels of the
world. Today he owns more than 16,-
W Patents,, and his own inventions
tttimoer 300.
Natlwn G. Schaeffer, superintendent
inatructioBi of Pennsylvania,
g"n®a a neat phrase, says the New
Tcib"nJ?i
Wjtaea.
mr
V' »«V
when he informed the
?r8 of Worcester county, Massa-
^jjhu^etts, at their annual convention.
education today consists of foot-''
evening balls and high-,
•su. Bperney, the center of the cham-i
?:?agne
country, has erected a monu-
tj, meat in honor of the founder of its'
ssf/- prosperity, the Benedictine monk. Don*!
rerignon. 1688-1715, the inventor of the'
'Wk~ process for the manufacture of spark-
a maximum of about tSS.tfffti.rioO
"'fin 805 OUT exports to CWna have de
-iSiln^d y*. approximately ilS.BOO.tlOO,''
the total estimated, for tie
^r,
^«iSftrallan» ""are considering tiio
«rj?ct of holding a great international
ibflbltiojt to illustrate to the world the.
"•lustrial resourceaf ot
-xe» have slats not
aaltlns^iea apiitrfa
INCENDIARY FIRE
CHECKS INQUIRY
Tripp Auditor Declares Burning
of Court House Is Result
of Investigation.
Gregory. S. D., Jan. 17.—As the un
fllsputed result of the work of incen
diaries the Tripn cou-ty court house
at Winner was burned to the ground
it an early hour Sunday morning. Tho
mortgage and title records were stored
In one of the bank vaults and escaped
destruction, but all other county rec
rds were destroyed.
The building was moved from near
Lamro but a few weeks ago.
When the new board of supervisors
took possession of Tripp county affairs
on January 1, an Investigation was
commenced to determine the condition
affairs under the former regime. Some
Important shortages and irregularities
had already been discovered with a
prospect of more to follow. The gen
era! belief is that the destruction of
the court house is another phase of
the desperate efforts being made to
pover up the criminal tracks.
County Auditor Halligan was at
Sregory today when he received word
if the burning of the court house and
the loss of his official records. He em
phatically declared the Are to be the
result of the investigation In progress.
Mr. Halligan led a valiant fight against
the operations of the gang which con
trolled Tripp county affairs prior to
January 1 and was the only one of
the former officials retained in
The destroyed court house at Wln
aer was the property of Oliver Lam
jreaux and was being rented by the
:ounty. At a session of the board last
week the new county commissioners
declined to pay the rental price which
the owner of the building claims had
been promised to him and a deal was
practically completed for another
building to be especially erected for
•.ounty use.
BAD MAN FROM loWA
IS SHOT IN HILLS
Lead. S. D.. Jan. 17.—Patrick Mc
Glinchy, a would-be bad man. was shot
ind instantly killed bv John Carey
manager of the Village inn, following
an attack. It is expected the coroner's
iury will return a verdict of justifiable
homicide. McGlinchy came here about
year ago from Davenport, la.
News Briefs of
GTtfilVeSt
+1%
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MARSHA LLTOWN, I A.—The 22
stall roundhouse of the Iowa Central
here was destroyed by fire, causing a
loss of *100,000.
EAGLE GROVE, IA.—Rev. Fred E.
York, pastor of the Congregational
nhurch here, has resigned and will go
plsewhere April 1.
N AH
ANT, S. D.—Frank Fleming,
caretaker at the plant of the McLaugh
lin Tie & Timber company here, was
accidentally shot here when his gun
dropped out Of Its scabbard, Btruck the
frozen ground and exploded, seriously
wounding him.,
ROCKWELL CITY, IA.—Mrs. A. J.
Kirk, the widow of the man who was
found dead here a few months ago, has
flled suit for $10,000 damages against
T. H. Smerdon. W. A. Heath and W.
H. Sheridan, claiming that they fur
nished the liquor which was responsible
for his death.
OSKALOOSA. IA.—Mrs. Nellie Carr,
aged 3S years, wife of a business man,
suddenly dropped dead from an at
tack of heart failure. She was the sec
ond such victim in 24 hours.
DENVER MAYOR AFTER
SEAT INJHE SENATE
Robert W. Speer Tells Legisla
tors That He Will Not Serve
Any Corporation.
a
which is
Denver, Colo., Jan.
17.—Mayor R. W
Speer, of Denver, in a letter which has
been sent to every democratic member
sf the Colorado general assembly today
made formal announcement of his can
didacy for the United States Senate to
aucceed the late Senator Charles J.
Hughes, jr. In his letter Mayor Speer
says:
"I am not the candidate of any cor
poration or Interest, and I would not
go to Washington unless I could go as
free man to work for what I believe
|o be the best interests of the people."
Former Governor Charles S. Thomas,
In a letter to State Senator Crowley
•las also announced his candidacy.,.^
FOOD PRICES MAY TAKE
SUDDEN DROP, IS STORY
Chicago, Jan. 17.—Millions of pounds
af butter, eggs, cheese and poultry
h:!? Jn cold storage warehouses here
wilt as- thrown on ine market before
May 1, and a general tumbling of food
prices is the order at once, according
to commission merchants. Numerous
Chicago commission men are said to
be facing failure as a result of their
efforts to maintain an artificial price
on the necessities of life. The inabil
ity furttfer to uphold this pries* Is said
to be due to a combination of circum
stances, chief of which are the open
winter of 1911 and the banner crops of
1910.
Thren commission men failed last
week as a result of holding great quan
tities or butter, wlilcii Uifcy iHifchaaed
ai an, average price of 33 cents a pound,
and now are unable to market for
more than 27 or 28 cents a pound.
While the wholesale prices of butter
and! eggB
haVe
dropped decidedly with­
in the last few weeks, there haa, as
yet, been no decline in the retail prices.
Much of the produce which now is
to be -unloaded on a falling market haa
been in the warehouse for as long as
ftve years. By means of cold storage
commission men have been able to
maintain an artificial price, not only to
the consumer, but to the producer, it
Is said. .•
AGED ARMOUR EMPLOYES
WILL RECEIVE PENSIONS
1
t.i'l'
j.
Kansas City, Jan,. 17.—Employes of
the Armour1 packing company over 00
yisars of age are to be pensioned, ac
cording to a statement made by Q, W.
.Armottr, of this city, last night,
"We. have such a plan in contempla
tion in all the branches of our estab
lishments," Mr. Armour said,
hom.it .will be applied has
"but Just
not beus
:s
REVISION OF STATE
CONSTITUTION IS A
LONG TIME PROCESS
1 1
Movement Goes on While Ap.
propriations Problem Con
tinues to Puzzle Solons.
SHERWOOD, OF CLARK,
CANDIDATE FOR SENATE
Pierre, S. D., Jan. 17.—Carl
G. Sherwood, of Clark, in Pierre
Saturday, announced his desire
for the senatorial toga now
worn by Senator Gamble, and
his intention to be a candidate
for United States senator in the
election of 1812.
Pierre, S. D., Jan. 17.—Just what the
present legislature will do, economic
ally Inclined, as it is, with the recom
mendations for large appropriations
for the state educational institutions,
is hard to tell. The importance of the
high standard and excellence of the ed
ucational system of the state Is rec
ognized by all of the members of the
legislature, but with bills introduced
already abolishing three of the state
departments, which must be decided
upon, and which, if abolished, will
mean a saving of about $12,000 annu
ally, the appropriation of an additional
J500,000 for the maintenance of the ed
ucational institutions becomes a prob
lem. The last legislature appropriated
JS0.500 for salaries and maintenance of
the university, $55,750 for the college
of agriculture at Brookings, $28,000 for
the school of mines. $32,500 for the
Madison Normal school. $17,000 for the
Springfield Normal, $40,000 for the
Spearflsh Normal, $40,000 for the Aber
deen Normal.
It can readily be seen that addition
al appropriations are essential and no
doubt the amount appropriated by the
last session will be Increased, but
probably not by the sum desired by
the institutions and by the board of
regents, who recommend largely in
creased appropriations in their report
to the governor.
Tax Commission Reports.
The tax commission, appointed by the
governor, consisting of H. K. Warren,
president of Yankton college, John B.
iianten, of Watertown. and Dean Ster
ling, of the state university. Is ready
to report and will recommend that a
state taxation board be formed, three
members of which are to be appointed
by the governor, one member for two
years, one for four years, and one for
six years, at the expiration of whose
terms members are to be appointed for
full terms of six years, thus providing
for a succession so that the member
ship of the board will not change en
tirely at any time. These three mem
bers are to have complete authority
in matters of taxation and are to be
salaried at $1,800 per annum, therebj
coming Into the duties of the present
board of equalization, at present com
prised of several of the heads of state
departments. The tax commission will
also recosuassd a constitutions!
amendment giving the power of classi
fication of property for taxation to the
legislature.
Revision of Constitution.
The talk of revision of the constitu
tion is being heard so frequently now
adays, that without doubt some steps
will be taken to bring about a change,
for the opinion held regarding the state
constitution is that It is hardly more
than a collection of statutory laws.
The revision of the constitution, as
provided therein, is a process which
cannot be accomplished in two or four
years, but will require six. The mat
ter of revision must be brought before
the people at general election two
years hence, at which time the legis
lature will be elected to meet in 1913.
This legislature can make a call for a
convention, and at the election of 1914
the people could elect delegates to the
constitutional convention, whose con
stitution as formed would come up for
ratification by the legislature of the
year 1917, which would be the flrst to
meet subject to the provisions of the
new proposed constitution. Since the
forming of a new constitution is such
a long drawn out process, and the
present legislature can have nothing to
do with the drafting of It, it Is quite
probable that the first steps in the six
year process will be taken this win
ter.
The daylight saloon bill has been,
considered by the temperance commit
tee of the house, and will be recom
mended for passage.
investigation Committee, fvffr-
The soldiers' home investigaWftjr
committee has held its flrst meet and
organized by the election of Senator
Wyman as chairman and Representa
tive Cranston as secretary. Thev will
select a stenographer later and will go
to Hot Springs on Thursday of next
week to begin their investigation of
conditions at the home.
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S
MOTHER IS DEAD
Huron, S. D,_ Jan. 17.—Early
ihls morning occurred ine death
of Pbilena E. Johnson, mother
of Royal C. Johnson, attorney
general of South Dakota, at her
home in Highmore.
Mrs. Johnson was taken ill in
Pierre last week while giving
attention to legislative matters
touching equal suffrage in this
state, she being one of the lead
ers of the movement.
DEPUTY SHERIFF ACQUITTED.
Dea4wodd, S. I}.. Jan. 17. -Acting on
the theory there was a reasonable
doubt John Petrovich. a Lead Sla
vonian, had intentionally killed Mike
Chuk, his friend with whom he had
been playing oards, the Jury in the
circuit court, after being out all night,
acquitted Petrovich of murder.
The state contended Petrovich had
become angered and shot Chuk. while
the defense alleged Petrovich. who waa
a deputy sheriff and hid an automatic
gun, was toying with the weapon
when it was accidentally discharged.
1.
4*—
SHOPLIFTERS AT TYNDALL.
Tyndall. S. D., Jan. 17.—A couple oi
well dressed women from a neighboring
town were caught in the act of shop
lifting in Mrs. John Bousa's department
•tore In this placed The women entered
the stprp at the noon hour while the'
force of clerks was small and while ou5
of the pair was engaging the attention
of the clerks by pribing goods in the
•various departments, tho other was
busily: secreting naerchaflSdisc under her
coat. The clerks in the «tore were not
asleep, however, and the thieves were
caught in the act. After returning thej
lifted articles with promises to leave'
tows at once, thojy left unmolested.'
fM
MILITARY AFFAIRS
COMMITTEE CONSIDERS
HAT PIN MEASURE
Proposed Primary Bill Does
Away With Expense of State
Primary Election,
COMMITTEE APPOINTED
TO INVESTIGATE HOME
Pit
no, S5. D„ Jan. 16.—The Leg
islative committee for examining
the renditions at the Hct Springs
Soldiers' home wss apointed to
day and consists of Representa
tives Browne, of Brown Zie
bach, Cranston, of Campbell,
and Roberts, of Day, from the
house, and Wyman, of Yankton
Morrissev, of Union, ana John
son. of Lake, from the senate.
Morrissey and Ziebach are demo
crats.
Pierre, S. L).. Jan 16.—Speaker Mor
ris created a great deal of amusement
»y his action on the bill relating to
leadwear under certain conditions,
tfhich was introduced by Mr. rituveruu,
vho sustains a severe scratch across
lis face from contact with a protruding
latpin oi a passing lady in the corri
lors of tlie state house during the flrst
lew days of the session. The speaker
feferred this bill to the committee on
nilitary affairs, failing to give its qual
"fications for handling it.
Pierre. H. D., Jan. 14.—The method of
lasessment of telephone property will
»e brought to the attention of the legis
ators, by a bill probably recommend
ng that telephone property be assessed
he same as real property belonging to
individuals, on the basis of local valu
ttion. instead ol the present "average
evy" system. This is a measure of
reform that is worthy of note, as under
.he present plan, city companies are
•enefited by not being required to pay
axes on the same rate of assessment
ts otiier property holders, while rural
ines are assessed higher than other
wners of real property in the rural
lections.
A novel primary bill has been pre
pared by Representative Anderson,
rhich does away with the expense of
.he primary election, combining the two
the general election, so that the
oter may express his choice as party
candidate and candidate for the office
one bailot. which is in form similar
:o the ballot used at the primary eiec
lon at present
Representative Parrutt has carried
»ut his intention to introduce a bill re
lealing the Dillon law, which was done
tt today's session. This measure is
ooked upon favorably, as there are
jrave doubts as to the constitution
ility of the Dillon law, and it is ex
xemelv unfavorable, having been over
ooked and violated during the present
lession in the appointment and elec
aon of minor officers.
The voluntary tax commission will
•eport soon to the governor and leg
slature with the following probable
^commendations:
First—A constitutional amendment
»ermitting the classification ior asseas
nent of property according to ohar
icter.
Second—A permanent tax commis
sion after the Wisconsin model with
jower of assessment of railways, tel
igraph. etc.. and equalization between
wunties.
SPECIAL RATES"FOR
MITCHELL CORN SHOW
Mitchell, S. D„ Jan. 16.—The West
rrn Passenger association has granted
one and one-third fare, open rate,
Irom all stations in South Dakota to
Mitchell, on account of the annual
neetlng of the South Dakota Com and
3rain Growers' association, to be held
luring the week of January 16 to 21
nclusive. Tickets on those dates with
return limit January 24.
In connection with the corn show a
«hort course in agriculture and domes
•1c science is given under the auspices
it the Northwestern Farmstead, and
indications are for the biggest attend
tnce in the h!story"-of the association.
MOT CASE OF MURDER
BUT ACCIDENTAL SEATH
Sioux Falls, S. D„ Jan. 16.—That
William Wood, found dead at Hu.-on,
nrith his Jugular vein severed, was not
banker of Lane, as reported from Hur
n, Is the statement of Walter Hub
bard, a Lane banker, who is in Slou.t
Falls today. Wood, who was only about
J2 years old. up to about a year ago
fcras engaged in the mercantile busi
iea» at Lane, but failed because of ex
tessive indulgence in strong drink. Peo
ple of Lane do not believe he was
murdered, but that he fell against glass
md thus severed his jugular vein. His
parents reside at Overland, Cal.
WOMAN IS EDITOR
OF ALEXANDRIA PAPER
Alexandria, S. D., Jan. 16.—
The ranks of the newspaper
women of South Dakota have a
new recruit, in the person of
Ufs5
DOTY HEADS EDITORS.
ITierre, S. D., Jan. 16.—The State
P"irss association at its meeting vester
fl ii aolorit n.r\ v* If -rv .*
mx Falls, second vice president H.
Sturgis, of B^resford, treasurer John
Cobuii, of Sioux Fails, secretsrv,
CJAK0TA MUR_DERER
REFUSED A PARDON
Pierre, S. D., Jan. 16.—Joseph Cole
man, formerly of Faulk county, serv
ing a life sentence for the murder of
his brother more than a decade aeo
has been refused a pardon by th»
board In session here.
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STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION
MOVE IS MADE TO
REPEAL DILLON LAW
AFFECTING CLERKS
House Member of Dakota As
sembly Would Eliminate
Economic Measure.
Pierre, S. D„ Jan. 14. On tho
strength of that article of the consti
tution which says that the legislative
houses shall elect such officers as
shall be necessary to transact the bus
iness of the session, Mr. Parrott, of
Mobridge, has expressed his intention
to introduce legislation repealing the
Dillon civil service law governing ap
pointive and elective offices of the leg
islature.
Senator Curtiss, of Brown, introduced
bills in the senate today abolishing the
offices of telephone inspector and scale
Inspector and transferring their duties
to the board of railway commissioners,
under whose supervision these offices
are now conducted.
A measure has been introduced in
the senate requiring the judges of
election to forward to the county aud
itor the unofficial returns of the gen
eral election, who in turn shall send
the same to the secretary of state. A
penalty is fixed for non-compliance
with this provision, which will insure
the early receipt of unofficial general
election returns at the next election.
The law which prohibits the playing
of Sunday baseball will be gone after
eoon in both houses. The entire anti
amusement Sunday law will not be
lnterferred with, as there are but two
or three towns in the state which are
desirous of opening theaters, pool halls
and other places of amusement on
Sunday. Aberdeen and Sioux Falls are
the only cities which have represen
tatives favorable to the opening of
theaters, and the balance of the rep
resentation in the legislature are in
favor of keeping the Sabbath intact.
Amend Constitution.
Just how the members of the pres
ent session will look upon the resolu
tion presented in the house for a gen
eral revision is not known. But their
views as to a need of radical consti
tutional changes so early in the ses
sion has been Represented by' five reso
lutions which ask for changes in tha
constitution and several others are be
ing prepared to that end. Such ac
tion on their part indicates that
changes are needed and the only
question Is the manner of getting at
them. So far resolutions have been
offered for amendments in the num
ber of signatures required to take a
law to the people through the referen
dum to add a poll tax qualification for
voters reducing interest on deferred
payments of school lands from 6 to 5
per cent cutting out the soldiers' home
board and board of charities and cor
rectlons and the general resolutions
for revision. Another resolution for an
amendment is being prepared for in
troduction ln which it is sought to
make legislative terms four years with
half the members hold overs, to reduce
the biennial session to 30 days and to
require a two-third vote to pass any
bill. And all this with the session very
young, and plenty of time to work up
hew ideas along the amendment lines.
SUSPICION SURROUNDS DEATH
OF CITIZEN OF HURON
Huron, S. D., Jan. 14.—The belief is
strengthening that the death of David
Mitchell, whose body was found last
week terribly burned ln his cottage
Just outside of the city, was not en
tirely accidental. It Is said that he was
known to have something like $2,000
in cash either on his person or secreted
in his home. The coroner found about
1700 secreted in various articles oi
clothing and in places about the house,
but friends and others who ought tc
know, declare that the dead man had
much more money than the amount
found. Coroner Wals is still Investi
gating and may succeed in ascertaining
exactly how Mr. Mitchell met his death
and what has become of the remainder
of the cash he is believed to have had.
The fact that in a room other than
where the dead man was found, were
discovered some sacks of grain charred
by fire. Indicate that the fire was not
entirely confined to the room where the
body was discovered.
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Nellie Conlan.a well known
yGuMjs woiiian of this city, who
has become actively identified
with the Alexandria Journal, a
local newspaper. She will flu he
position of city editor in the fu
ture. and also will look after
other departments of the paper
IN SESSION AT PIERRE
Pierre, S. D„ Jan. 16.—The members
st the South Dakota Press association
met in annual session in this citv ves
terday. President Bancroft and Sec
retary John T. Cogan were present, and
delivered addresses. Paul Dutcher of
Brookings, feafl a paper on the "Folly
of Doing State Work at a Loss
C. Lusk, of Tank ton. read a'nnn«
Wnrtr" ri
t'uCost
Cylinder Press
Work. Both papers were folowed by
a discussion.. The attendance at the
first meeting waa very small.
QUEEN BEE MILL"
CHANGES OWNERS
Relic of the "Pettigrew Boom'
Said to Be In Hands Where
Wheels Will Move.
Sioux Falls, S. D„ Jan. 14.—The old
"Queen Bee Mill" property, which has
stood for a quarter of a century with
a full equipment of machinery, forever
dustless as to flour, has been sold to
outside parties whose names are not
given, and it is reported that it will be
put in operation.
This property is one of the monu
fYlSTltS ""Dol J,
ered by former Senator Pettigrew in
territorial days, and is said to repre
sent parts of numerous lost fortunes
It. is represented to have a capacity of
1,200 barrels of flour a day, but the
machinery is now out of date.
COMMISSIONER CONDUCTS
INDIAN MURDER HEARING
Yankton, S. D„ Jan. 14. United
States Commissioner E. T. White had
his flrst murder trial yesterday. Willis
Whitworth. a squaw man of the Yank
ton Indian reserve in Charles Mix
county was before him accused of
murdering James Felicia, a Sioux In
dian. Whitworth was in state court
?rS,t^,bV,t
lhe 3udfce he,d
he had no
jurisdiction, as Felicia was a ward of
the government. He released Whit
worth who was at once arrested by
federal officers. The murder occurred
last September, and while the govern
ment is moving slow it is working
thoroughly and there is quite a eas!
t^°e-rs
until6January 26®
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YANKTON GETS ORPHAN ASYLUM
Yankton. S. D., Jan. 14.—It has Just
become known here that Edward
died eight years ago,
left $8,000 to Yankton county for the
erection of an orphan asylum, in this
city. Jame welo was mado executor
and under the wjll the county court
named the trustees, who are Mr. Welo
OKjf Nelson, Heirman Frohrich, Elner!
Johnson and L. W. Schaller. These cit
izens have just incorporated and have
invested the funds, which are not
enough at present to start the project.
It la hoped some citl2enii will soon
•w«ll this fund by some liberal dona
tions and that the asylum will be buiu
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Bystander sNotes
at Dakota Capital
Pierre, S. D.—Abolition of supernum
try offices has been the program of tho
week in the South Dakota legislature,
(State Engineer Lea's" position bc,ng.
placed in jeopardy by a bill to abolish
in the interest of economy and because.
has not chance to earn the money,
paid him by the state. It is argued that
lis most important duties have been
:o oversee the construction of the new.
•apitol building and that he was paid
17.50 a day for that in addition to his.
.•egular salary, and that the office has
•ost the state since its formation about,
49.000.
The office of Telephone Inspector W«:
S. Ego. of Centerville. also comes un-:
ler tho ban for demolition. Proposal
5' made, to abolish the board of man
*gers of the soldiers' home and place
under the control of a new board
nerged with the present board of
rharities and corrections.
An advance movement is also planned
tgainst the office of state hotel in
spector, now held by C. M. Hopkins, of
Mx-rdeen. There are reported to be.
shough ropes in the sleeping rooms of:
he hotels of the state to hang every,
•.raveling man who feels so inclined,
•vhile the kitchen complaint still goes
mheeded by the head waiter, who gives
ardors to the cringing landlord.
The long hatpin svill also be abolished
,f Representative Stevrud, of Coding
on. doesn't recover his equilibrium
tfter being stabbed at the inaugural
.'ill and reception. For the present
.his measure has recognition over all,
HiPosed bills for equal suffrage, but
lif! latter will latc-r be urged and
Sherman, of Minnehaha, is said to be-i
retting his speech ready to follow the,
ill.
Constitutional revision is attended,
iy a growing sentiment and a resolu
ion calling for a constitutional con
ention may be proposed at any time.'
This is another method of curtailing'
.he ballot, while it is claimed that
ither parts of the document will bear
nspection.
Nyrum Philips, of Sioux Falls, is
:resent to see the first move to abolish
he office of state scale inspector, oven
A-hich place he wears the title.
In addition to W. M. Grafton, who is
•egistered as a lobbyist for the Anti
?aloon league, Willaid Snow, of Sioux
7alls.
has a permit as a representative
Jf the Retail Dealers' association.
4
R. O. Richards' new primary bill has
••nade its appearance, but is not being'
pressed, as it is understood that he is
ilso causing a petition to be circu
ited under the initiative to get thf?
masure before the people.
During the week Richards has also
sent to each member of the legislature
letter asking them to join in a pro
cst to the. president against the ap
pointment of J. D. Elliott as federal
ludgfc.
News Briefs of
the Northwest
MASON. CITY, IA.—Mr*. J. S. Chan
man. a well-known resident of Nora-:
Springs, is dead from a stroke oC
paralysis.
BOONE, IA.—The First National
bank here has bought the block oc
cupied by the institution from S. L,
Moore for $38,000.
PIERRE. S. D.—Abstractors in ses
sion here selected J. W. Cone of Sioux
Falls, president, and C. E. Noel, of
Highmore, secretary-treasurer.
STORM LAKE, IA.—Elizabeth Rey
nolds and Herbert Goyke were married!
here at St. Mary's Catholic church.,
They will live at St. Lawrence, S. D.
LOGAN, IA.—George Law, who was
captured at Decatur, Neb., and charged
with wife desertion, has been released
and has gone to his family at Mis
souri Valley.
BON HOMME, S. D..—William
Thompson and Miss Alice Landan, of
this place, were married at Springfield
without telling their friends of their
plans. Rev. A. C. Warren officiating.
PIERRE, S. D.—Will True, sent up
from Lincoln county on a charge of
burglary in the third degree, and Will
iam A. Riley, convicted of manslaugh
ter in the second oegree, from Gregory
county, were granted paroles by Gov
ernor Vessey today.
PIERRE, S. D.—The annual meeting
of the South Dakota Bar association
closed Thursday, with the address of
Judge Whiting, of the supreme court.
Norman Mason, of Deadwood, was
.-lected president of the association for
the ensuing year, and J. H. Voorhees
was re-elected secretary.
HUNTERS BAG ANTELOPE.
Pierre, S. D., Jan. 16.—Hunters yes
terday brought in two antelope killed
ibout 40 miles northwest of Fort
Pierre, and reported that they saw a
land of about 40 of these little animals,
ft is said that there are more than 100
intelope in a single band in the Cave
Hill section of the state. They are be
•oniing half domesticated by their
Saily sight of people. This band is
probably the largest in the state, but
:here are several smaller ones in the- i
•".orthv.'cstcrn part and a few fur-thcr..
south in the Bad Lands.
PRODUCE DEALERS COMBINE.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. 16.—The pro
luce dealers of South Dakota will meet
,iere January 25 for the purpose of or
ganizing a state association. Repre
sentatives o£ the government and other
nen of extensive experience in tins
ine of industry will be present to aid
giving the new association the right
ort ot a start. The determination to
•rganize a state association is due to a
uggestion of State Pure Food Com
nissioner Alfred N. Cook.
iRIDGEWATER WOMAN
DIES IN NORTH DAKOTA
Bridgcwater, S. D., Jan. 16.—This
community was greatly shocked to
earn of the sudden demise of Julia
Arnold, of pneumonia, at Dawson,
D., .whither she had been summoned'but
few days prior, to the bedside of her
.father, seriously ill of the dread dis-i'1 'i
inse. i.-.-v
Deceased was the wife of Councilman5 •1
t'frank Arnold, of this city, and a youngi
Woman loved and admired by all whofoi'"
'-.now her. ^^,,3
IFE AND HUSBAND i&tV
MAY DIE FROM GAS!
Philadelphia, Jan. 16.—Found un
•onScipus today in a bedroom of theiri
borne in the northern section ot this1
•ity .with gAs escaping from three open1
lurners. John Ernest and his wife, Lii-i
ie. are in a hospital, where they will'
Hie, thfe physicians say.
The tragedy followed' a quarrel ThfJ
folice say Mrs. Ernest was jealous and
thai yesterday *he accused her hus
|and of being too friendly, with a giil
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