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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30
HOnors for a YnnktOn Girl.

notified that an original story written by
herself and sent to the publication called
Thursday, ia Pittsburg, Pa, has been Sc
lectcd as one of ten to compete for tie
prizes offered. Thursday has offered three
prizes. viz: 5000, SIPS and SIS, with 500
additional to The college of which the VIII
ming CONTESTANT is IA scholar, to be used
for tie education Of students in limited
circumstances. Colleges for about twenty
states entered the contest, and ten of those
have been selected by the judges to COM
pete for the prizes. Miss Boyles is the
daughter of $. a. Boyles and is a student
of Yankton College. She has been writ
ing stories for several years, beginning
when quite young, several of which have
been published in home papers.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30

ago and went TO live with her grand
mother at the address given above.
Her astonishing ignorance would per-
haps never have become known to the
public had not her grandfather fallen
out of a window a few days ago. He
died as a result of his injuries. and the
girl was called as a witness at the cor.
oner's inquest. 1t then developed that
she did not know the name of the city
or street in which she lived. She had
never heard of the Bible or of the
Savior, knew nothing about the nature
of an oath, and, more astonishing than
all else to the New York people present
never heard of the Bowery. OF course
she could not speak Il word Of English.
The girl seems to be possessed of aver
age intelligence, but is simply stepped
in profound ignorance of common sub
jects, no one having taken the trouble
to instruct her in any way.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30

y good story is told Of an English
family living in Norfolk County who
possessed the %euphonious name of
Bug" AS that term in England is
never mentioned in polite society, and
signifies Il minute insect noted for its
power OF jumping. the family of that
name did not appreciate it's unique
ness. Upon coming into possession Of
some money, they at once petitioned
request was granted, but, alas for
them, the bugs of that portion Of the
country were henceforth known by the
more refined title of the Norfolk How.
ards"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30
Federal Court at Pierre.

In the United States Conrt at Pierre
SIMON Kelser was arraigned on the charge
Of fencing the Government land; Michael
Tolher, for selling liquor without Gov
eminent license; Randolph E. Reinonht,
for stealing cattle; William Grover, Ed
ward Clemmons and George Druit for
robbing the postoflce at Winiffed, Lake
County. Pleas Of not guilty were entered
in each case where time to plead was not
asked. If Judge thomas remains to clear
the calendar the term will continue for
several weeks.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30
An Attempted Assault.

Sunday evening about 5 O'Clock as Myr-
tie Graham, IL years Of age, was return
ing home from school in Rapid City, she
passed a man Oh the road at a lonely spot
in the woods. The man made a detour
through the timber and coming upon the
girl unawares attempted to assault her.
An approaching team frightened him
away. The girl, though roughly handled
and badly scared, was not seriously in
jured. The officers have a good descrip-
ton of the villain and hope to soon have
him in custody.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30

ing the woman But modern taste de-
crees differently. IF you want to look
young and natural rather than faded
and artificial" said a woman the other
day, stop crimping your hair. l know
OF no surer way to bring about the
effect, at least. Just call to mind the
well, not the elderly, but the no longer
youthful women that you know, and
think how ugly, inartistic and artificial
they look with that mass of ~frizzes
over their faces. And how soft, natural
and becoming straight hair is to any
woman at any age or state Of health.
Not necessarily tightly drawn, streak
ed-back hair; it may be loose and puffy,
if you choose, and always, of course,
arranged with IN eye to artistic and
individual effect, but uncrimped, I'M
curled and unfriZZed.'-New York Sun.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30
The Broken Chamberlain Bank.

j. Leslie Thompson, receiver of the
Chamberlain National Bank, informs par
ties at Chamberlain that the bank has
been placed on the inactive list pending
his ability to dispose of the remaining as
sets without too great a sacrifice of the
remaining property, but that quite suffi-
cient remains to pay all creditors in full
when it is practical to force collections, OF
make sales of some Of the property of the
bank. Thus far depositors have received
90 per cent, and it is believed that in a
few months the remainder will be paid. Q
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30
The James A. Kiser Case.

Attorney General Crawford, in the
United States Court at Pierre, moved to
remand to the state cour the case
If the state VS.. James A. Kiser
one OF the Taylor bondsmen, a resident OF
California, Oh whose application the case
against the bCndsmen was taken into the
United States Court after arguments by
the Attorney General. The opposition
raised the point OF the insuliiciency of the
r. cord before the court and the case was
, ontinued for completion of the records.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30

West Africa in the
Gaboon country of
the French Congo
the country of Du
Chaillu. The great
er part Of the time
was spent among
the Fangwees, who
are c%annibals. Go
rillaS e encoun-
tered everywhere,
and big game, such
as elephants, hippo
s - IL ~.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30
Suits for Typhoid Damages.

5. d. Kiniker and Dr.. ". r. Bates OF
Sioux Falls sue +. L. Barber, proprietor
# Hotel Lyon, at Rock Rapids, for $500
zach. During the fall and winter Rock
Rapids had an epidemic of typhoid fever,
and the plaintiffs, who we're boarders at
the hotel, contracted the disease. The
claim is made that the disease emanated
from the hotel owing to its u%nsanitary
condition and the carelessnesS OF the pro-
prietor. On the outcome OF these suits
hang several others for the same cause.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30
Hair Frizziny and Crows cot.

The majority of women make a great
mistake in crimping their hair. For
some reason or other an ov%erhanging
cloud of curls or friZZes has Il way of
bringing out all the little lines ana de-
fects that nature or time have stamped
in a woman's face. This is quite con
trary to the old-timr notion. Then it
was taken for granted that the tighter
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30
Horrible Suicide.

Mrs. Charles Wood, living five miles
west of Ipswich, cut her abdomen with a
knife in a horrible manner on Sunday
morning, with suicidal intent. She died
Tuesday morning. The act was per-
formed during a few minutes absence Of
her husband feeding his stock. A few
days ago She took poison with like intent,
but failed because of taking an overdose.
She has once been in an insane asylum.
She leaves a husband and two small child
rem. She SAID her husband has always
been kind 10 her, and in no way In fault.
She talked about the matter calmly and
did not seem to regret the act.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30
Hardly Knows Her Own Name,

So far as known Bertha Koenig, Of
IS Christie street, New York, is the
only sane human being who ever lived
for two years within a block Of the
Bowery without learning the name Of
that or any other street in the Eastern
metropolis. Bertha, who is II years
old, came from Roumania two years
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30
Projected Telephone Lines.

Manager Sherman Of The Sioux Fall
telephone exchange, will canvass the pro-
ject OF running ines to Canton, and from
there to Sioux City and other points.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30
Sioux Falls Divine Ill.

Rev. d. b. Scott, pastor of the Congre-
g~ational Church at Sioux Falls was over
come in the pulpit Sunday evening by an
attack Of heart failure. At the cOnclu-
sion of the sermon, which he got through
with difficulty. he sank in a collapse into
his seat, and many thought he was dying.
His physician pronounces him out OF dam
ger,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30

MISS KINGSLEY. potami and the like
abound. In the deep recesses of the
forest a dwarf race was found. These
people poison their arrows by sticking
them in corpSes three days old. Corpses
were encountered stuck all over with
arrows and looking like hedgehogs.
Mrs. SCOTS travelling was in the Shan
states bordering on China. Most of the
time was spent among Il tribe called
Wild Was. These people are head
hunters and cannibals. In speaking of
head hunting Mrs. Scott says: 1t is re-
garded essential. to secure good crops,
that each village must get, at least. one
strangers head; or failing in this Il
head belonging to II of their own peo-
pie. In February and March of each
year these people go off on ~hcad-hunting
expeditions. We had not been long in
the country before we were made pain
tully aware Of these practices. In one
day we came across no less than three
dead bodies lying across the path. one
horribly mangled. The Was live I'D in
sheltered parts of the hills at an altitude
OF five or six thousand feet above the
sea. Their villages are very curious. Sit
uated. as a rule, far apart, they are sur
raunded by earthen ramparts covered
with bush and guarded by a deep ditch.
To enter the villages the traveller has
TO go through a long, narrow tunnel
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30
Taken to Insane Asylum.

Mrs. J. j. Rinter, wife of a prominent
farme at Tyndall was taken to the in
sane asylum at YanktOn. Sickness and
worry over ney matters was the cause.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30
Buxton Mining Company.

The Buxton Mining Company, dom
business in The Black Hills have electe
officers as follows: President, p. K. Hall;
vice president, Artemus Lamb; secretary,
IL. w. Seaman; treasurer, Z. S. Towle.
These, together with c. Lamb, j. r.
Ainsworth and j. c. Allston, are the di-
rect0rs.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30
Mitci.r;l Wants a Creamery.

\ meeting was held at Mitchell to dis
cuss die ACCESSIBILITY of establishing a
creamery N that city. Over 100 farmers
were in attendance, among whom the
greatest enthusiasm prevailed. "A. f..
Hitchcock and o. i. Cassem, as a COM
mittee. went to Huron to secure some in
formation from the creamerymen's con-
yention, winch will be used to good adj
vantage in pushing the creamery ques.
lion
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30
$1,000 for Violence,

The circuit Il IS IN session AT Drltton
with judge \. w. Campbell on the bench
I he case OF Bridget Murray against n. b.
Leonard tol damages for personal injury
done by defendant violently pushing a
floor against her, resulted in a verdict Tor
plaint Ii oi $l,2U.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30
Aged Couple Married.

Ferdinand l.. Klinknes of Scotland and
Mrs. Wysuph of Lesterville were married
at Tabor, Bon HOmme County. The bride
Is 10 and the groom 81 years Of age.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30
To Wed a Chicago Girl.

Charles Goodman, one Of the best
known clothing men of Aberdeen, has
gone to Chicago, where he will be mar
lei on February 4 to Miss Carrie Mandle-
baum, Of that city. The wedding tour, of
some weeks duration, will include a trip
to Cleveian J., New York and other cities.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30
Britton's Artesian We'll.

The artesian well being bored y
Stokes Bros. is down to the depth Of 100
feet. \ sufficient flow OF water is eX-
pected at $50 feet. The experiment is
beng watched with great interest.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30
Chilly of COunterfeitinr.

Paddy Shipman, Of North Dakota, was
tried in United States Circuit Court at
Pierre for counterfeiting S. gold pieces at
Madison, this state, and found guilty.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30
Scotland Business Change.

John +. Schmidt of Scotland has sold
his stock of notions and general merchant
disc, including building and lot, to Luz
wig w. Hoffman, who will continue the
business.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30
often 100 wards lone

y 40 luis
so low that we
could not 90
t h rough without
STOPPING and so
narrow that two
persons could not
pass without touch
ing. At the village
end these tunnels
are closed by heavy
wooden doors, while
leading to these
tunnels are long
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30
NlN1%Vp
T"gh
AMONG CANNIBAlS.

1.-TWO women have recently distin-
guished themselves in the East
Miss Kingsley and Mrs. ]. George
Scott, both Of England. For two years
Miss Kingsley has been travelling in
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30

After Il woman has been married to
a man six months, she begins to feel a
romantic interest in the man she didn't
marry.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30

avenues of trees. with heavy under
growth. Along these dreary paths are
rows Of posts about four feet high, with
lodges on which are exhibited the
skulls taken by the Inhabitants.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30

J. W. Sints was kicked by a horse al
Huron, breaking the large bone in the
left leg just above the ankle.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30

A man is very gallant at this season
if he will take his hands out of his,
pockets to tip his hat to Il I'M
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30
sOUTH DAKOTA NEW s
rp-M AL SOURCE OF A GREAT
STATE.


,mnor:ant Rate Gas Decided at
Sinux EailS-H ono for a Yanaton
Girl oman's Horvibl Suicide
Aged CoHplc Married.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-01-30
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-05
WEATHER SIGNALS.
tFAlR
WEATHER

instructions explaining their meaning.
Rather there are two cards which The GU
rious invest tigator must have and hold in
his possession il he wishes to keep in
touch with the many-sidedness OF the
representations.
Some OF the flags are generally under
stood, but their number has been steadily
increased until now the signals convey
information about wind and
weather with the greatest detail. Now
for the general weather signals. Flag No.
/ of the list Is simply square bit OF
white bunting. Ii means fair weather
and stationary temperature. Flag No. z
is square blue, with narrow band OF
white across the top. 1t indicates rain or
snow, with stationary temperature. Flag
No. is white as TO the upper pa I, with
the lower less than half of blue and in
dicates local rain or snow. Here is one OF
the things which a good many people
look upon as weakness, In the Westher
Bureau Service, in that 1t cannot accur-
ately forecast either rain or snow, hut IL
must be borne in mind that single de-
gree makes for rain or snow and by no
possibility can that be estimated. So
here the average of change is so close to
either, the bureau does the best IL can
and leaves an open option for one or the
other.
Flag No. is the temperature signal.
II Is pennant, triangular in shape and
black in color. No. Is the regular cold
wave signal, being white flag with a
center square OF black.
THE TEMPERATURE FLAG.
Now note for moment how the tenn
perature flag Is used in combination. III
you see the white fig with the black PEN
nant above Ii you are to understand that
fair weather will prevail, with rise i'm
Temperatures IL the black pennant is be-
low the white square. look for fall OF
temperature. III the black triangular pen
nant is placed above the blue square, rain
or snow and warmer weather are indi-
Gated; IL below 1t simply mean rain or
SHOWS and fall in temperature. III the
black tr iangle be raised above the half
white and half blue flag, ii means local
rain or snow and rise In temperature,
and IL below .he same conditions with a
fall in temperature. That is all there is
Of IL. The black triangle tells the whole
story OF the thermometer by its position
above or below one OF the Others used in
combination. IL the white square indi-
eating fair weather Is seen and accom-
panying II the cold wave signal-that Is,
the white flag with the black center
square---no reasoning is required to know
that there will he fair weather followed
by cold wave. So IL the cold wave
signal be noted flying with the rain or
snow flag of blue, 1t Is TO be interpreted
as reading wet weather, either snow or
rain, followed by a cod wave.
so much for the weather signsls in
which the great public IL most inter-
ested. However, there is another phase
of the bureaus activity which has a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-05
NEW SIGNALS.
Weather Information Now
Given Literally.
Flags and the Stories They
FOretell.
PrOgnosticatiOns Whistled by Loco
motives as They Speed On.

The weather has taken on the dignity OF
an exact science and may now be discus
sed with serious precision and painstak-
ing particularitly. The manner OF keeping
posted on atmospheric conditions is not
so difficult. II is in fact simple IL one
only keeps abreast of the signs which are
displayed in certain conspicuous places.
All over New York the weather sharp has
his habitat. His little flags of varied
shape and color, faunted in the breeze,
indicating anything and everything, from
the coming OF a warm wave TO hurri-
cane, or blizzard, bearing upon its boz
som the breath of the Arctic North end
wearing the pallid mantle OF that same Arc
tic spirit. But how shall one read the
signs of the weather? The question is one
which is often asked. 1t is query which
is hurled at the head of Elias Is. Dunn
with every passing day. He answers it
constantly and repeatedly and always in
the same way. tie hands out little bit
of pasteboard which is issued by the de-
partment of agriculture and which bears
upon one side reproductions of miniature
flags and underneath each flag appropriate
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-05

STATE OF RHODE ISLAND.
County OF Providence, ss.:
I, N. s. Winsor, Cashier OF the above
named Bank, DO solemnly swear that the above
statement Is true TO the best Of my knowledge and
belief. N. \. WINsOR. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this sth day
OF March, 1897.
o. A. ToBEY. Notary Public.
Correct-Attest;
A. p. MOwRY, Directors.
WIN. WINsoR,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-05

direct bearing upon commerce. Marin
ers are always interested In knowing II
possible, what weather conditions ars
likely TO prevail when beginning voy'
age. Especially Is this trle OF the coast
ing seamen. whose business leads them
close to the shore upon which sudden
gale may drive them almost without warn
ing. Here the flags I'm use take on the
bloodec hue OF danger. The general
storm signal Is n squao red flag with a
center square OF black. " essterly winds
are TO preavil during the storm as fore
told, a red peDnant will be seen flying
along with the storm signal. II the
winds are 10 he westerly then the Jen-
nant will be pure white as ssen flying In
conjunction with the storm signal. IL Is
10 be observed that the principal direc-
note the qusrtering combinations IL
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-05

IL was shown az plainly as anything
could De demonstrate d that the animat
ing cause for the renonstrance, as well as
the petition for an Investigation which
followei II, was not for the good of the
community, but TO "a method TO secure
vengeance for fancied grievances on the
part of some, while with others there was
enough brought out TO give color to the
suspicion that their interest in the welfare
OF the community was of a purely merce-
nary sort, which could be solved out Of
existence readily enough il the petitioner
for the transfer YVES one of the palm
greasipg kind. Still more striking. how
ever, was the testimony brought out last
night, showing that the man who had
travelled about from house to house get
ting signatures TO remonstrance against
the granting of transfer was the owner
OF house in which the liquor business
had been carried on by one OF his sons
for some years under license. while later
the place was run without license by
some one and became so notorious that
the police made Sunday raid upon il
and found 20 men present with all the
supplies and appurtenances OF a bsrroom
on hand. OF course the great remon-
sfrant didn't know that this illegal and
Illicit traffic was going on there. How
could he be supposed to know what was
happening ia h,use owned by him
and rerloven from him by the vast srace
of 80 feeig IL would be too much TO ex-
yect such conseryator OF the public
good and welfare to be at all familiar
with such disrepntable doin.s Just as II
would be outrageous To expect him to
know who was the occupant OF the place
at the time the raid was made or whether
the unlawful traffic was continued after
the raid.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-05

Ex-div 80 per cent liqnldstloa
The Wool Trade.
The American Wool and Cottol Report
er will say today of the wool trade:
The wool sales in the three principal
markets during the week under review
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-05

have amounted to $3.50, 600 pounds, OF
which 1,64S, 600 were domestic and 1856,
600 foreign stoclS-considerab of the lat
ter being carpet wool.
The aggregate of sales is smaller than
in any previous week in the past two
years. Aside from the moderate quantity
OF carpet stock which, of course, comes
In the category OF foreign material, the
trend of inquiry. has been unmistakably
toward domestic wool-for starle varieties
of which prices have been fairly steady.
The March London sales opened yester-
cay at an advance in Australian meriDos,
OF 3 to per cent. above the closing rates
of the last previous sales.
The sales since Jan. 1. '96, have
Amounted to 4s,36s. 600 pounds; i'm the
corresponding period of 1895 the sales
aggregated 49,0i9, 165 pounds.
NEW YORK.
Market very quiet; prices fairly steady;
Gales, 976, 900; ,OO0 domestic, so, ,0D0
foreign. Ssles since Jan. l, '96, 13, 21l, $50
pounds against II, 765, 200 pounds year
ago.
The dullest week in two years. Sales
1,519,0 pounds; 1,C9i, COO pounds domss-
tic s25, 900 pounds foreign. sales since
Jan. 1, 1895, "a, 500 pounds; in Same
period Of 1896, q, Dol, $50 pounds.
PHILADELPHIA.
Market extremely quiet. Business con.
fined entirely to local mills. Sales have
amounted TO sos, 600 pounds; 39S, COD do
nestle, 10000 foreign. sales since Jan.
1. 'e6, IL, i3i, ,0S0 pounds; during COR
responding period Of '95, 8, 9,s32, 215 pounds.
ST. LOUIS
Trade as n whole Is slow and unsatisfac-
tory. There have been vsrious offers made
on various lines, some of which are not
far from asking prices.
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