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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21

The Republicans finally agreed to proceed
with the ballot in the absence of Cramer.
A test vote resulted in sc yeas and 80
nays and the House dispensed with the
call and proceeded to business, amid great
applause from the Republican side.
Kenncr rose to a question of privilege
n read the charges of offers to bride
Otis of Hamilton County. He offered a
resolution that a committee Of five be ap-
pointed to investigate these and any otis.
err charges of bribery affecting any mepa-
her of the House. A motion was made Oh
he Democratic side to suspend the rules
and consider the Kenner resolution at
once, but was defeated by the same vote
SO ayes and SO nays, and again there
wa applause from the Republicans.
The names of Marcus A. Hanna and
Robert E. McKisson were then present
ed. On roll call in the House Griffith,
Manuel. Joyce, Drostc, Kemper and
Lane, the Republicans who had been ac1-
ing with the opposition, cast their votes
for Hanna and there was tremendous
cheering, which was renewed when tho
result was made known-Hanna 56, Nc.
Kisson 46. scattering 3. The speaker an
bounced that Hanna was the choice of the
House for the short term. The ballot
was then taken for the long term and re
suited the snme, and was greeted with
another long and loud demonstration. In
the Senate the vote for both the short
and long terms stood 10 for McKisson and
IL for Hanna. This number, with his
56 in the House. gave Hanna exactly the
necessary % for election, with all pres
ent.
Wednesday, when the contest was to be
finally settled, the legislative halls were
crowded early in the morning, although
the joint balloting for Senator did not be-
gin until noon. The workers on both
aides showed more plainly their weari-
ncss than OH former mornings. The Han
ma hustlcrs We're up all night, on the
watch. Their opponents spent the entire
night in getting some members out of bed
and staying near others. There were
several collisions in the hotels between
opposing workers and watchmen before
daybreak. and their feeling had not abat-
ed any when they met again in the state
hose.
The Senate roll call on the senatorsni;s
was called first. The votes were cast tho
same as on Tuesday. The House vote
also was the same as OIL T~uesday-56 to
80. An attempt to secure passage in the
House of a resolution looking to investi-
CATION of the bribery charges was de-
feated.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
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A winter cycling track is being con.
structed ut Antwerp, Holland.
The Minneapolis ball team will do irs
spring work at Topeka, Kan.
NORM, the famous French cyclist, is
fond of canarics, often spending hours
with his feathered pets.
Italian cyclists are organized with n
membership Of 1900. Three years ago
the society started in Rome with 2G1.
A cycle race meeting held in Cairo,
Egypt, recently is said to have been q
great success, and the keen finishes arous-
cd the natives.
Manager Watkins our that 6f.
teen men will be all Pittsburg will carry
this year. That will neccssitatc lctti..
out ten players.
president Frank Robson of Cleveland
is quoted us saying that the shut-off of
the ticker reports Of baseball would in.
crease the receipts ut the gate at least
100000.
The National Cyclists Union of Eng.
land has decided to abolish road racsss.
in that country, and has issued instruc-
lions prohibiting open and paced contests
IN the highways.
The number of American athletes VINO
declare they are going to England this
year is remarkable. There never was
such a desire to meet the Britishers a
their " grounds.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
THE WEEK IN TRADE
THE BUSINESS WORLD AS SEEN
eY eRAoSTREET'S.
North Atlantic Squadron Has Left
Hampton Roads for the South
Has No Cuban Significance - Is
merely for Evolution.
Bradstrcct's Weekly Review.

B~radstrcct's Weekly Review.
Brads,reet's Weekly Review OF Trade
says: Dist,ibutive trade remains rather
quiet, mild weather throughout the coun-
try tending to check distribution of winter
goods. Prices generally remain steady
or tend upward, except for some grades
of iron, and orders for spring trade, where
received, are encouraging. industrial
activity is most manifest ut the west where
tile demand for iron is very large. Pig
iron production is now at an unprece-
denied rate. the furnace capacity being
estimated at 100000 tons IA month.
Anthracite oal production, 1T is hoped
in that trade, will be restricted sufficiently
To allow of the advance of 2Oto accents per
ton being maintained.
Weather has been disappointing in the
northwest, IL an Improvement in the de-
mand developed Ill some centers as the
week advanced.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
M'kENNA NOT CONFIRMED.

Senate Pospones Action for a Week
at Senator Aliens Request.
Almost the entire four hours of the eX-
ecutive session of the senate Friday were
devoted to the indirect consideration of
the nomination of Hon. Joseph McKenna,
now. attorney general, to be associate JUS
tice of the supreme court. The discussion
was the result of an effort on the part of
Senator Allen, Populist, of Nebraska, to
secure a %postponcmcnt for two weeks. In
the end a compromise was reached defer
ring consideration one week on the condi-
ton that the Nebraska senator should
allow a vote to be taken on that day.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
FOR THE EXPOSITION.
Series Will Be Issued Illustrative of
the Trans. Mississippi Country.

Series Will BE Issued illustrative of
the Trans-Mississippi Country.
The authorities of the postofice depart
ment have determined upon the subjects
which shall he illustrated upon the new
series of postage stamps to be issued by tie
department in commemoration of the
Trans Mississippi and International Expo
siti0n, to lie opened OH the LIST of next June
at Omaha. They are illustrative of the
conditions, progress and accomplishments
of the great west from its discovery to our
W day. The. series comprises nine de-
nominations of stamps as follows:
One Cent-The discovery of the Missis-
sippi River by Marquette.
Two Cent-An Indian chief.
-Four Cent-A buffalo hunting scene.
Five Cent-The Pathfinder, being a pic
ture OF Fremont raising the flag on the
summit of the Rockies.
Eight Cent-A train of emigrants cross
ing the plains.
Ten Ccnt-A mining scene.
Fifty Cent-A cowboy and cattle.
lsollar-A harvesting scene or u great
Touring mill.
Two Dollars-The Unioa Pacific bridge,
showing a part of the city of Omaha.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
aAklkEr QUOTATIONS.

Clicago-Cattle, ommon to prime,
$500 to 1913; hogs, shipping grades
$500 to $500; sheep, fair to choice, $500
to $40: wheat, No. = red, 9Oc to 92c;
corn, No. ., BIC to PC; oats, No. ., 21c
to BE; rye, No. 2, 44c to 46c: butter.
choice creamery, Use to Doc; eggs fresh,
19c to bic; new pOtatoes, 5Uc to G5c per
busliel.
lndianapOlis-Cattlc, shipping, $500 to
S5.25; hogs, choice light, $500 to $S33.75;
sheep. comlmou to choice, $500 to $500;
wheat, No. y soc to 92c; corn, No. =
white, 2Ic to 2Sc; oats, No. 2 white. 24c
to 26c.
st. Louis-Cattle. $500 to $3.50; hogs.
$500 to $$3.75: sheep. $500 to $40,
wheat. No. ., G3c to 95c: corn, No. 2
yellow, 25c to PC: oats, No. . white, 223c
to Doc: rye. No. ., Ale to 45c.
Cincinnati-Cattle, $3.50 to 1925; hogs,
$500 to $S33.75; sheep. $3.50 to $500;
wheat, No. .. 92c to 93c; corn, No. =
mixed, 2Sc to Doe: oats. No. . mixed, 24c
to Doc: rye. No. ., Ace to 47c.
Dctroit-Cattlc, $3.50 to 1928; hogs,
$500 to $$33.775: sheep. $3.50 to $4.5O:
wheat. No. ., soc to 92c; corn. No. .
yellow, 2Sc to 29c: oats, No. . white, DC
to pc: rye. 47c to 49c.
Tolcdo-Wheat. No. 9 red. 90c to 92c;
corn. No. . mixed. 2Sc to 29c; oats. No.
. white. pc to 23c: rye. No. ., 46c to 41c;
clover seed, $3.O5 t" $3.1j.
Milwaukce-Whcat. No. . spring, SIC
to SSc; corn. No. 3. 26c to 2Sc: oats, No.
= white, 24c to pc; rye. No. ., 46c to Acc;
barley. No. =, 3Sc to 44c; pork, mess.
5000 to $3.50.
Bufalo-Cattle, $500 to $3.50; hogs.
$500 to $500: sheep. $500 to $500;
wheat. No. 2 red. 96c to 9Sc; corn, No.
. yellow. Sic to 33c; oats, No. 2 white,
pc to Doc.
New York-Cattle, $500 to $3.50; hogs.
$500 to 1925; sheep, $500 to $500;
wheat, No. 2 red. $1.O1 to $1.O2: corn, Nj.
2, 34c to 35c; oats, No. . white, 2Sc to
3Oc; butter. creamery, 15c to 21c; eggs,
Western. 19c to 22c.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
SOUTH DAKOTA LOOKING UP
Much Inquiry for Land Coming
from Other States.

The new year is opening up with a fair
trade by the merchants, although the mild
open weather affects the demand for heavy
winter goods.
There are more letters of inquiry for
land than for several years past, indicat-
ing a heavier immigration next spring.
The train loads of fat steers going to east
ern markets every day are turning the eyes
Of stockmen in this direction, while the
rapid growth and success of the creamery
interest, and the top prices paid for Dakota
butter, are revOlutioniziMg eastern opinion
Of the state.
loThe result of the tests of Dakota suga.
beets made recently at the state experi-
mental station at Brookings, showing Da-
kOta beets To be richer in saccharine prop
critics than those &c even successful sugar
producing sections, was u revelation to our
people. The impression is gaining ground
that Dakota is soon to become a leading
sugar state.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
TO MAKE NOVEL DEFENSE.

Murderer Will Claim Spirits We're
Responsible For His Crime.
The defense OF Chris Merry, now on
trial for the murder of his wife in Chicago.
is to be a novel one. 1t is to he urged by
his attorneys that Merry, being under the
control of spirits, was not responsible for
his actions if he did commit the crime of
which he is accused. The alleged wife
slayer is said to have assured his friends
that he is in constant communication with
the spirit of his wife, and that she does not
reproach him. %Spiritualistic mediums arc
to be called to testify in the case, it is said,
although his attorney denies it. An effort
will be made to show that Merry is a
degenerate.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
THE NEWS OF THE DAY
SOUTH DAKOTA HAPPENINGS IN
CONDENSED FORM.
The Rosebud.Lower Brule Indian
Question settled-Formcr Agrees
to Sell Land to tho Latter at 1926
per Acre-short Notes.
Settles the Indian Ouestton..

Inspector Mclaughlin recently adj
journed a council with the Rosebud In
dians in regard TO ccding land to the
Lower Brule Indians. The Rosebud In
dams agree TO sell to the Lower Brules
land at $l.25 per acre. The amount re-
quired to complete the allotments of these
Indians will be 10000 acres. When the
land is paid for and u part of their general
fund is turned over to the Rosebud fund,
the Lower lrules are to be incorporated
with Rosebud reservation. The last ron
gress provided for their removal south of
White River, and about half of the entire
enrolment of Lower Brule Reservation
have moved to the new location. They
are about eighty miles from Rosebud
Agency and on land unoccupied and UNI
used by the Rosebud Indians.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
Durrant's Body Crematcu.

The body of Murderer W.. III. L. Dur
rant was cremated at the crematory ut
Altadena in Los Angeles, Cal. Thursday.
the furnace and delivered to the parents.
No one saw the inside of the cremat0ry
except the employees and the Durrants.
Everything was done very quietly. But
few persons gathered outside and before
the ashes were removed those few had
diSnprSed.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
BRAZILIAN
Score of Prominent Men Indicted
for Attempting to Kill Moraes.

\ sensation has been caused at Rio
Janeiro by the publication of the police
report on the conspiracy to as~sassinatc
President MOraes on November 6. The
report concludes with indicting twenty
persons, including Vice President Victor
il0 Pcrierra, Capt. Lopez Cruise, of the
Brazilian navy, seven majors and colonies,
Senator Cordiero, eight deputies and the
soldier, Marcellino, who executed the
crime.
Deputy Dioclecisno and Maricllano ha..
made full confessions.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
North Star Mines Sold.

The North Star group of mines compris-
Ing five claims in the Penobscot district,
on French Creek, near Custer, has been
sold by Henry Schenk to Leopold Dali, l..
Briebus, c. Rustin, John Schenk and 9TH
ers, all of Omaha. The price paid for the
property is reported to he $4,000. The
ore is free milling and assays about $500
unld Nor fon
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
Groton Man Nifssfnn.

Evidence is accommodating that Ed. A.
Deitz, agent of the Bagley Elevator Com
pany of Groton, is a big defaulter. His safe
was opened and coal accounts show him 10
be short 100 tons or more. 1t is expected
his grain books will also reveal a shortage.
He disappeared from Groton, leaving his
wife and two children, on New Years
eve. lie went to the Twin Cities and
nothing has been heard of him SINCE. Ills
bond was carried by a Philadelphia surety
company, which already has detectives on
his trail
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
AntisaIoon Convention,

A joint meeting of the Ohio and national
antisaloon organizations was held in
Columbus, with Hon. Hiram Price of
Iowa in the chair. Twenty states
were represented. Reports on the condi-
tion of the work in several states were
made, all of an encouraging nature to the
delegates. About 200 delegates wero
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
Soldiers, Home Manaeement.

Owing to the fact that so much has been
been said of late by the state press and by
private pamphlets for and against the
management of the Soldiers Home at Hot
Springs, State G. A. r. Commander Clark
thought best to make a personal inspec-
ton of the home in order to make a public
report. He has just finished a thorough
inspection of the buildings, and to Col. F.
E. Clough, president of the board of COM
missioners, he states that the government
OF the institution is beyon reproach and
that there is no word of criticism to be
made.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
Three liners Killed.

James Doyle, Joseph Pcrio and Andrew
Westland were instantly killed and Daniel
Munday probably fatally hurt by Il fall of
rock i'll the Hidden Treasure mine at Ne
vadaville, two miles from Central City,
Colo. The accident was caused by the
breaking of a %"stull,' or platform, upon
which hundreds of tons of ore was being
sorted.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
v FAIR.
Preliminary Arrangements for the
Yankton show Are Made.

Prelimim0ry Arrangement0 1Of tue
Yankton show Are Made.
The officers elected by the state board Of
agriculture met at Huron the other day.
John Armstrong of DeSmet is president
and James Dean of Yankt0n is secretary.
The state fair will he held in Yankton
September 26 to 80 inclusive. The follow
ing department superintendent were
named:
Speed-Charles Harris of Aberdeen.
Tickets-John Fitzgerald of Madison.
Horses-Geo. Burnside of Sioux Falls.
Diary-John Armstrong of DeSmet. .
Poultry-E. d. Bailey of Clark.
Arricnlture-H.C. Warnero of Fores;burE
Marshal-George Harris of Pierre.
Grounds-E. G. Edgerton of Yankton.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
LETTER BOXES RlFLED.

Large Number of Checks stolcn in
Several Large Cities.
The banks of New York were notified
Friday that a large number of checks had
been stolen from letter boxes in Buffalo,
Minneapolis, st. Paul, Toledo, Cleveland,
Kansas City and Milwaukee by an organ
having been raised and altered by means
OF acids.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21

American Engines for the Orient
The Brooks Locomotive Works of Dun
kirk, n. y, has about completed a ship
ment of ninety-two ears of locomotives for
Japan and Corea. OF this order thirty
two are for the imperial government rail-
ways of Japan, and four for the Seoul
Chemulpo railway in Corea. These are
the first engines ever sent to Corea, and
are for the first railway built in that
country
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
Life Policies Ilxempt.

The Indiana supreme court has de-
cided that life insurance policies are not
taxable under the present state law. The
question was raised nearly a year ago
when the state board of tax commissioners
in the absence of any law on the subject
undertook to place all life insurance pol.
icies OH the tax list.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
Prefer to Pay Up.

The land commissioners Office at Pierre
has been turning out quite a number OF
land patents lately to parties who prefer
to pay up for their land with interest n
year In advance rather than carry the
loans they have with the state. Within
the past few days twenty-three such
patents have been issued, mostly in the
counties of Turner, Hutchinson and Bon
Homme, while Clay, Yankton and Moody
each make a showing.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
Anthracite Prices Advance.

Announcement was made Friday that
anthracite coal producing and carry
ing companies lave advanced prices
10 to 90 cents per ton to the basis of So. BE- rs
free on board to tidewater, other prices in
proportion. The advance, it was explained,
is due to the lightness of stock resulting
from the continued restriction of the out.
put and large orders from tile west.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
Honors for a Yankton Boy.

Prof. E. Dana Durand, who has just be-
come a member of the faculty of Stanford
University in California, as assistant pro-
lessor of administration and finance i'm the
department of economics and social
science. is a native of South Dakota and
was born in Yankton twenty-seven years
ago. He graduated from Oberlin in 1891,
spent some time at Cornell University and
became connected with the New York
state: library at Albany. lie is also the
author of several pamphlets OH economics.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
Prefers Death to Public Position.

Is has been a%scertained that the suicide
of John Rush, a member of the board of
commissioners of Brule County, was due
to a peculiar reason-his repugnance to
holding office, whose duties he assumed for
the first time OH the Sd inst. He was of a
very quiet, Indifferent disposition, and the
turmoil and l%og-rolling with which this
and similar offices are surrounded preyed
greatly on his mind. He wished to resign
but gave up thei idea when advised not 10
do so by his pOlitical friends.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
Scarlet Fever Threatened

The board of health of Parkston have
published a list of symptoms of the dread
scarlet fever, that those not familiar with
this scourge may have q better knowledge
of its first stages. A number of cases
have been reported and some anxious pa
rents have taken their children to other
towns for protection.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
wARsAlPs ORDERED SOUTH.
North Atlantic Squadron Leaves
HAMPTON Roads.

Hampton Roads.
The North Atlantic squadron, which
has been gathering at Hampton Roads
sailed southwark saturday. Lest there
should be a misunderstanding of the pur-
pose of the cruise, which has already been
described in the orders as one of evolution
and drill planned months ago, the
orders under which the vessels
will proceed have been made
public, and, taken in connection with the
departments order to Admiral Sicard, the
navy department says, shows that the
squadron's movements have no reference
to Cuha.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
Sails for Skneuay.

The steamer George w. Elder sailed
from Portland for Slsaguay and Dyea ON
Friday with thirty-tive passengers and a
full cargo. Six hundred horses and nearly
600 dogs went out by the Elder.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
zanolt Acquitted of Murder.

The charge of murder against Charles
Zanoli, the New York barber accused of
poisoning his fourth wife, has been dis
missed. Zanoli, however, was held in
$4,000 bail on the charge of grand larceny
in having dcfraudeda an insurance ompan
by collecting the insurance on the life of
VIM. Schmidt by fraud.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
Orders to british Warsbips.

The British torpedo boat ~destroyers
Hart and Handy, and the convoy boat
Alacrity, have been ordered southwark
from Hong Kong, China. The homeward
orders to the British first.class cruiser Ed
gar have been countcrmanded.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
Senate

The senate has confirmed the following
appointments made by the president:
Registers United States land ofices-C. A.
Blake at Huron; G. B. Foster at Mitchell.
Receivers-F. A. Brown at Aberdeen:
John Wertdahl at Huron; T. c. Burns at
Mitchell. Surveyor General-F..A. Morris.
United States MARSHALL. G. Kennedy.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
For Fusion in Minnesota.

A fusion of all the silver elements in
Minnesota has been officially Endorsed by
Chairman Rosing made the announcement
at the Jackson banquet in Minneapolis.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21

The annual meeting of the American
STRENGTHENING Company was held in .Jcr-
sey City Wednesday. There was no tinan-
cial statement given out. The stOckhold-
ers adopted a resolution authorizing the
board TO keep all residue of earnings over
and above the fixed regular rate after the
dividend paid this month as working capi-
tai.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
German Warshtp Disabled.

A steamer for Bombay reports having
seen a German war ship in a disabled con-
dition. The warships Deutschland and
Cotton are now on their way to China.
They were last heard from at Port Said.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
Wins the Interstate Cake Walk.

Wins the Interstate Cake Walk.
Walter Gray of Guthrie, Oklahoma, who
Won the interstate cake walk contest at
Wichita, and is now champion cake
walker of the west, has wired a challenge
to William X. Vanderbilt of New York
to meet him in a contest in Kansas City
for $500 a side.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
Four Americans Arrested.

Four Americans have been arrested in
the city of Mexico and are vigorously in
communicate, being suspected of compile
city in robberies of great magnitude. The
gang numbers twelve men.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
Death of a Noted st. Louis Man.

Death of n Noted st. Louis Man.
James Hazard, one of tile best known
citizens of st. Louis, died at his home Sat-
urday afternoon. rheumatism was pri-
marily the cause of his death. Some years
ago he was the read OF the firm of Hazard
& Wilson, which for many years practic-
ally controlled the coal business in that
city
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
Prize Fighters Arrested.

The Mcrartlaud- pearce fight at the
Olympic Athletic Club, New York,
WAS declared off. The fighters were ar.
rested and Pearce refused to fight after be.
ing bailud out,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
Great Linen Thread Combine.

The Belfast (Ireland) Evening Tcle-
gram announces that at a meeting held in
London Thursday IL gigantic linen thread
combination was formed. with h%eadquar-
tiers in London and a capital equaling that
of the Goats combination.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-01-21
Dakota's Space at die Exno.

D"AOUH 0puC6 III INV EXPO.
A message was received at Rapid City
the other day from Gov. Lee at Omaha.
stating that he had secured 1909 square
feet for the exhibit of the state at the ex.
position. Six hundred feet are reserved
for the Black Hills,