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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-29
n slippery Fellow.

An EngliShman, Il student OF natural
history, but not n of the exceptional
few to whom a living snake seems a
desirable pocket companion. had an
interesting experience with II OF the
death-dealing reptiles of South Africa,
and thus relates it in Murray'S Maga-
zine:
One of my pupils brought to me in IL
large cigar box a ring-hals slang, a
deadly and courageous snake not I'M
common at the cape, and turned him
out on the veranda for our delectation.
He was a spiteful little fellow, with
an ominous hood, dark, glossy skin and
g%listening brown eye. He struck vi
ciously at the cigar box held up before
him, indenting the wood and moisten-
ing it with venom and saliva.
| was particularly anxious to dissect
out the poison gland and examine the
poison fang of this snake, and my
friend kindly presented the reptile to
me, first replacing it in the cigar box,
which he tied securely.
After examining the faStenings, L
placed the box on the window sill Of nay
bedroom, which looked out into the
veranda. and left it there for tie night.
| Next morning l procured a large wash
| ing pan, big enough to drown Il small
python in. placed the cigar box iii it.
loaded it with Il couple Of bricks, and
filed the pan With water to the brlm.
l gave the ring-hais three good hours
in which to get thoroughly drowned;
then | remove the bricks. took out the
box, gently cut the string, lifted the
Id ard foL.d that | had been drown
irr with the utmost care an empty
! clgar box.
J 1t had been securely tied, and how
IA creature more than twice the girth of
my thumb had managed TO escape was,
and still is. a mystery.
leave the reader to imagine the de-
tailed search of every Granny of our
bedroom, on which my wife insisted.
For several days every boot had to be
hammered with a stick before it was
put on, while l stood on a chair and
shook every pair of Trousers and other
analogous garments. lest they should be
already occupied.
But no ring-halS was forthcoming;
and l suppose it must have been some
three weeks afterward that | was sum
moned to the kitchen to eXpel an I'M
welcome intruder-the black cook be
ing, as far as her skin permitted. pale
with ~terrOr-which proved to be none
other han the missing rang-hals.
dispatched him promptly, but not 10y
drowning.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-29
A LIVE STOCK CENTER.
Huron Rapidly Developing Into an
important Market.

Huron is rapidly developing into a live
stock market Of no mean proportions.
S,nce the early settlement of the county
tie attention ii farmers has, until the
past few years. been given so closely TO
wheat and small grain raising that little
or no account; WAS taken of the live stO k
interests.
Three years ago the live stock market
there became quite prominent by the
large shipments to eastern markets. AL
thou III for several years past it has been
growing gradually, not until the last three
wears has 1t attracted more than local in
terest. Its rapid development is due to
the fact thai the farmers are engaged
more extensively in stock raising, giving
particular attention to cattle. Frequent
visits OF buyers who pay fair prices has
advertised this point as a cattle market,
and every carload Of beef sent out adds to
the fact that Beadle County can fur
nish as good beef cattle as can be found
an the woS.ern ranges. Besides, every
head sold add TO tine wealth of the man
making the sale, and puts just that much
more "cold cash" into circulation. Every
citizen of Beadie County is nxious for
the development OF everything that con-
tribut. * to the prosperity Of all the peO-
PIE, and are therefore interested in BRING
ing to the attention of the outside world
The fact that on these broad pralries can
be raised as iine beef cattle, sheep and
hogs as can he produced in any other Sec
ton OF the Globe,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-29
Women May Preach.

AT the Methodist conference at YER
million on the 18th Bishop Vincent con-
tinued his talks on study of Ephesians
and routine business was taken up. Jas.
T. Quincy was transferred from the De-
troit conference. S. IL. Brown, f. L
Dean. Thomas SandersOn INT j. L. Cur
new we're received into full membership.
The committee reported favorably on six
of the eleven applicants for the ministry.
Rev. A. c. Stevens of Redfield delivered a
missionary sermon. Cole E. Clough of
Black Hills also spoke. The age limit of
applicants for membership was placed at
thirty-tive, with two exceptions. The
case of T.. 5. Darling, late Of Miller, was
appealed to The higher church court. T..
B. Bevis and Alfred Fowler of Canada
Joined the conference. +. w. Sage with
drew. ii. Il. Clear water was suspended
by his request. Albert Hakes was dis
missed d~ishonorably. Admitted to elders
orders: Nathan Farrell, Frank Baker,
Gary T. Nutson, F.. c. McDuffee, A. G..
Stevens. A. +. Jolly. Women were de-
clarcd eligible to preach by a vote Of
forty-six to eleven. Equal lay repre-
seutation carried, thirty-one to twenty-six.
A prohibition conference was held, con-
ducted by y. L. Carhart.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-29
A Shooting ARRAY.

A shooting atfray occurred at Mt. Yer
non, twelve miles west of Mitchell. AL
bert viii had a fancied grievance against
Adrew Johansen, and the two, meeting at
a farmers residence, proceeded to settle
their dispute. Will drew his revolver be-
fore anything was said and attempted to
shoot J~ohansen. The revolver was dis
charged in the scufile which ensued, but
the bullet passed over the intended vic
TINS head. Will was arrested and upon
examination was bound over to the cirs
cult court in bonds of 81 600.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-29

A daughter OF Walter Nj. Savage, at
Water,own, while out driving hit the
horse with a whip. The animal gave a
jump throwing her forward and out OF
the buggy. She lodged OH the axle, where
she hung while the horse was running
five blocks, and was taken out uncon-
scious. She was so wedged in between
the springs, axle and wheel that the wheel
had to be removed to get her out. Two
doctors were called and she was consid-
cred in a critical condition, but is improv-
ing. Her escape from death is almost
miraculous.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-29
The of DUTY.

There are two things in the world Of
which Mrs. Spilker is very fonda
party and her husband. She never
fails to accept an invitation to one, or
to carry the other with her; and, with
al, she is very deaf.
Not long since they attended a birth
day party, and the majOr-Mrs. Spill
ker's husbGud-was t. propose the
health of The Babies" Being very
fond of children. it was thought that
this toast would just suit him.
Unfortunately for Major Spilker and
the assembled guests, he changed his
toast to The Ladies'" without warn
mig his wife Of the fact, who, of course,
thought her husband would confine
himself to the toast of the little ones.
"Now. Major Spilker,'' said Mrs.
Barker. the hostess, as the dinner ad-
yanced. 1T IS your turn 70 give your
toast, and pray say something compll-
mentary to II SEX
When my charming hostess said
the major, rising, requests me to do a
thing it is my duty to obey; therefore L
take pleasure in drinking the health OF
the ladies. The ladies cherish us in
prosperity, soOthe us in adversely, and
by their tender ministerings, tighten
lie burden of life. l drink to the
ladies'"
When the applause subsidized, Mrs.
Spilker. ignorant of the true subject Of
the toast. but glowing with pride and
admiration. aid
"Oh. Mrs. Barker, you don't know
how found the major is of them! l
lave seer him with two or three on his
ian at once. and
Agatha gasped the major.
Just teasing the life out of h poor
dear things. He is such a favOrite with
,them. and every chance he gets he is
sure to have them in his arms, or be
lomping with them. He's got the low
INCEST nature of any mar | ever saw;
and somehow. they come to him. when
they won't to anyone else
Major Spilker fell back III his chair
with Il groau.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-29
? Speaker Of

enormous treatment Of the Speaker of
the House of Commons by the German
custom house officials at Cologne. Mr..
Gully had no spirits or tobacco to de-
clare, but he did have a pack of playing
cards. He explained who he was, but
that made no impression on the Of
ficials, who kept him and his wife
standing for an hour in the railroad sta
ton while each card was lawfully
stamped. and then imposed a fine Of
20 marks on him.
AT O~raniCnburg, ear Berlin, a colony
Of v%egetarians was started some years
ago, and is growing slowly but steadily.
Founded in 1898 by V enthusiasts
on the subject, there are at present
fOrty-seven hOmesteads, where thirty
seven families and ten single men have
built houses and raise their cabbage.
Outside Of the vegetables necessary for
their own food, they have planted 49,
900 fruit trees and $4,000 berry bushes,
and have fenced in the entire property
with a hedge of hazel nuts. From a
financial standpoint they are doing very
we'll.
Charles Bates, United States Deputy
Surveyor, is busy at work on the Rose
bud reservation. where he has a survey
ing contract. Many of the Indians on
the reservation have expressed a de-
sire to receive allotments of land in
severalty, and large tracts OF the reser-
walton are being surveyed with this OBJ
ject in view. The Indians on the Pin
Ridge reservation have not yet indl-
Gated a willingness to receive their al
lotments. principally for the reason
that Red Cloud, their aged and respect
ed chief. is opposed to it. and in defer
ence to his wishes but few allotmentS
will be made to the Indians there dur
ing his lifetime.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-29

The more we love God. the more we
will be willing to do for man.
The devil always goes to the wedding
when people marry for money.
God sees heroes where men see only
the commonest kind Of people.
We may be able to got rid Of Gods
man, but never Of Gods truth.
Every dollar some men get increases
their chance of missing heaven.
When some people have nothing to
say they seem to talk the most.
The aim Of many sermcns is too low
for angels, and too high for men.
A man may wear religion as a cloak,
and yet freeze his soul to death.
Mans blindest eye is on the side
where he thinks it will pay to sin.
The real chosen people of God are
those who know his will and do it.
A doubt is the heaviest burden the
devil can bind on a Christians back.
No man prays in earnest who does
not expect to get just what he asks.
Obscurity on earth will not keep any,
body from becoming famous in heaven.
The man who walks with God must
keep step with everything that is good.
1t is doubtful if we can truly own
anything for which we are not CRATE
full.
The devil has not yet found out how
to make the man poor who loves to
give.
The Lords army was never defeated
because the opposing army had giants
in it.
The first dart the devil aims at a
young CONVEX is always pointed with
a doubt.
The devil has no dart in his culver
that may not be quenched by the shield
Of faith.
The more Il meal mar has to say in
church, the more it hurts the cause of
true religion.
The man who would have the power
to nov mountains must begin on
grains of sand.
Let a vote be taken to determine who
is the wisest man, and every fool will
vote for himself.
We know exactly what kind of a man
Adam was, when we become we'll ac-
quainted with ourselves.
The devil is often made welcome in
a home where there is Il handsome
Bible on the enter table.
Ever since Eve ate the apple, one Of
woman's greatest troubles has been
about something to wear.
God has never been concerned about
the size of the church. but he has al
ways been particular abou. who should
be in it.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-29
An Educator Insane,

Mrs. DR.. Evans, principal of the Yer
million School of Music, has left for Phil
adelphia. OF late she has been suffering
from an attack of cerebal meningitis,
which, coupled with b%rooding over do
nestle troubles, drove her insane. One
night recently she became SUI idenly worse
and, escaping from her husband who was
attending her, rOamed the streets in her
night clothes several hours. She was
finally induced to enter the house OF a
friend. She was sent by the authorities
to her old home for treatment.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-29
Cattle BUYERS Mt Pierre.

1here are more foreign cattle buyers in
the yards at Pierre than for any past year.
IL has been the custom for cattle buyers
10 send out buyers to the range to solicit
cattle Tor shipments only and have the
cattle consigned to their lines for sale.
But his year it is different. The yards
are 1ull Of buyers who purchase outright,
ana very few small shippers are sending
IN Their cattle. They can secure satisfac-
tory prices without going to the market,
ana make their sales on the spot. This
system seems far more satisfactory to cat
tie raiserS and will undoubtedly be the
rule instead of the exception in future
years. One thing whichd dprobably more
llian anything else to bring this about is
Tie demand for feeders, which are taken
10 Iowa to be corn fed before being taken
TO The Chicago market. There is a scar
city OF this class of cattle in Iowa, and
buyers from that section come to Pierre
to secure their feeders. This forced all
INTO the same method, and only the heav-
Ter Shippers are taking their cattle
through. or the shipments so far made
his fall a large per centage has gone to
Iowa as feeders, an occurrence which has
been very rare IN past years.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-29
UnremittinE Care.

Il must say remarked the mer-
chant. that Mr.. Fucash devOtes the
most unremitting care to his business"
"He doesn't pay his bills. though" re-
piled the b~ookkeeper.
''That'S what | have reference to.
Whenever we ask him to please remit
he doesn't pay any attention to ii. =
Washington Star.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-29
Sheep Breeders Meeting.

The executive committee OF the South
Dakota Sheep Breedres' Association has
decided to hold the next meeting OF the
association at Pierre. The meeting will
he held some time next June, and will be
a great benefit to the sheep breeders in
that portion of the state, and will draw a
large number of them into the association
who have not up to the present time taken
any part in the wCrk.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-29

Mrs. II. d. Wairath, wife Of the prcsi-
dant of the First National Bank at Water
town. was quite scriousI. hurt by belng
thrown from her carriage. A careless
hack driver ran into her carriage and
overturned it.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-29
A Smoke Cancer.

James Mcdowell of Highmore, former
register of the United States land office at
Huron, is in Chicago for the purpose OF
having an operation performed to remove
a smoke cancer. This will be the third
operation Mr.. Mcdowell will have had
nerformed for the same cause. AS this
operation is regarded as very dangerous,
Mrs. Mcdowell has gone to Chicago with
her husband.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-29
A Rike,s Name.

Jessie-What have you named your
bicycle?
Bessie-The circulating medium.
JeSSie-Why?
Bessie-Because | make it fy.-Bal.
timore Telegram.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-29
Bank of Pukawana Closes.

After paying all its depositors the Bank
OF Pukawana closed its doors and went
out OF business. All notes due the bank
have been transferred to the Bank OIL
Iowa and Dakota Of Chamberlain. Inc
bank closed owing TO lack OF business.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-29
"A Peculiar Case.

Nourt commissioner Patterson had q
raonet queer case to decide upon at Pierre
recently. a man was brought in on a
charge OF fencing government land. The
ease was brought on account of n ncioh-
noihood dlspu e, ard the party charged was
uIS"iiSsed regardless of the fact that he
mas government land enclosed. The facts
y .he case are that in the early filings in
'lat section of the country the settlers
oeicc'ed their land in forty acre tracts.
one man taking but l2O acres. This re-,
suited in the leaving of one forty acre
.act OF rough land in the center of a Sec
tloh, and not touching a section line at
aay point. The party charged with the
olehse had by filings of his own and the
purchase of other tracts, secured a title to
'he whole OF the section except this forty
acre tract, and placed a fence upon his
own iaid completely around the section.
Iiehad certainly fenced government land;
anu II he mad made an attempt to fence
MS own cattle out from this tract, he
would have been guilty OF the same Of
iehse. The only way he could possibly
AVOID violating the law was to allow his
own land to lie open and unfenced, which
ne mas not done, and is not likely to do.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-29
Fire at Eurek a.

About midnight the 18th a fire was dis
covered in the rear of one OF the principal
stores in one of the best blocks OF Eureka.
A pbysioian returning from a visit to a
~natient. saw a man running from the fire,
lust started, and promptly gave the alarm.
As coal oil had been used to start the hre
il is evident that it was the work OF an lie
oondiarv
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-29
Small Boy and q Match.

The usual combination of small boy,
match and hay stack resulted in the Usual
manner at OkOboji. Several boys were
playing around the stacks Of N. IL.
Thornton of that place and set fire to
them, causing the destruction of about 200
tons of hay and the stables and sheds ad.
Joining, causing a loss of about 5 $1,000, and
leaving him without any food OF shelter
for his cattle for the winter.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-29
A Resemblance.

She-Do you know this bicycle re.
minds me so much of you?
Ue-HoW is that!
She-I always have a dickens of Il
time in getting it Started.-CleVeland
Leader.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-29

The men who would make, the best
husbands have no time 10 devote to
girls until after worthless men haVs
fooled with them.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-29
PET CALLS.
Rams Horn Sounds n Warning Note
10 the UnredeeBed.

HE devil wastes
no bait on dead
fish.
Faith is always
the basis of joy
in religion.
Get a man to
think right, and
God Will get him
to do right.
God sends his
witnesses where
they are needed
the most.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-29
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST COLLECTED
FROM ALL SOURCES.

Women l. Declared Eligible to
Preach by a Vote of 40 to II at
the Methodist Conference Recent.
Iy i'm Session at VermilliOn.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-29
Supreme Court Decisions.

The rene court in it opinions handed
down al Pierre has ruleu on a case which
is OF iniercs' TO every foreign corporation
which tranSacis business IN this state.
The decision, which was written by Judge
Fuller in. the case of Bradley, Metcalf Il
Co. rs. John Arstrong. The appellants,
a foreign corporation, attashed property
belonging to ArstrOng, and the case was
one OF a series of attachments of the prop
erty OF the defendant which were all
argued and submitted together. One OF
the grounds In the motion to dismiss lie
attachment was that OF the right OF a
foreign corporation to bring suit when 1t
had failed TO comply with the statutes
controlling such corporations IN The state,
and the opinion is as follows:
THAT the plaintiff is a foreign corpora
ton and has not complied with the laws
OF the state of South Dakota in regard to
filing with the Secretary OF State "a copy
of Its articles of incorporation, mol has 1t
appointed a resident agent upon whom
services can be had in the state OF South
Dakota, as provided by the laws OF said
state in relat on to foreign corporations,
nor at ALL"
The lower court dissolved the attach
ment and is sustained in It's action by the
supreme court which considered but this
one assignment OF error in the appeal.
Merchant Charged with Burglary
John Haviaiko, a dealer in second hand
goods at Mitchell, was bound over to the
circuit court on a hearing for having
brokon into a carpenter shop. Havlatko
has been under suspicion Tor the pas'
year as being Il receiver OF stolen goods
When he broke into the carpenter shop
he cut his hand on a window and the
blood marks led to his house, which bein2
searched revealed a large quantity oil
stolen goods, such as fur coats, SILK
goods, clothes. etc. A quantity OF Inc
goods stolen from the Mitchell Dry Goods
Company two weeks ago were also founn
in his house. HavlatkO's arrest will
break up the numerous rObberles which
have been going on there for six months
past.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-10-29

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