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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
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tween that insect and the wheat louise"
The body is an olive green and the wings
transparent at first. Under n microscope
the insect looks very much like the cicada
or August fly. which is so musical in the
fall. When the insect grows older. how
ever, it becomes black and grows larger.
1t has long legs and n rather slender
body. Both the grubs and the insects
are seen in countless numbers in the
growing wheat. .Advices from all parts
of Texas say that the pest is spreading.
but it appears to he working only III the
stubble ground wheat. The insects We're
in the wheat last summer when it was
cut, and remained in the ground all Win
ter. The bug attacks the plant, but not
the grain itself, and causes it to wither
and die.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
WEEKS HAPPENINGS
SOUTH DAKOTA EVENTS IN A
CONDENSED FORM.
Recent Ruling of Supreme Cour.
Will Overturn One of the Strong
est Features of Fratcrnal Organ.
izattons.-Other lteWs.

Some surprise was created at Sioux
Falls by a decision of the state supteme
court in the case OF Mrs. Anpa Barnard
VS.. the A. q. U. w. lodge of Sioux Falls.
The suit was for the recovery of $1,000 due
on AN insurance policy held by the plaint-
IFS deceased husband, and involves points
of such Importance that the case may be
appealed to the United States Supreme
Court. When Barnard joined the lodge
and secured the policy himself and wife
were on good terms. They afterward
separated, and Barnard made his home
with a sister, Mrs. Emma Roberts. Shortly
before his death lie mad the beneficiary in
his insurance policy changed from his wife
to his sister. This, the lodge members
claim, was done in strict compliance with
the rules and regulations oil the order.
Before the amount could he paid to Mrs.
recover the money. The local lodge, not
wishing to become %entangled in a suit,
placed the $4,000 draft With the circuit
court TO dispose Of as the court should di-
rect. While the lodge has been a party to
the suit, it has had no part in it what
ever.
AtSthe trial in the circuit court Mrs. Bar
pari testified THAT the policy had been pro-
cured by her husband at her request, and
that she had paid part of the assessments.
On the other hand, it was shown that the
laws of the order permitted holders OF pol
icies to change the beneficiary at any time
so Mig as it was kept within the circles OF
blooXtrclations.
The circuit court decided in favor of
Mrs. Roberls. This decision has NOW been
reversed by the state supreme court, and
Mrs. Barnard is declared TO be entitled to
the $4,000.
The ruling of the supreme court will
overturn one of the strongest features OF
fraternal organizations, which permits the
insured to change the beneficiary at any
time. Under this ruling, if a person goes
into court and. shows the expenditure of a
few dollars, cssanges of ye-. eticiaries would
prove invalid.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
UNCLE SANS FARMS.
TEN THOUSAND TO BE OPENED
IN OKLAHOMA.
Rich Tract of Indian Land Comprises
Nearly 100000 Acres-A Part Re-
served to Aborisines and a Eoubie
Allowance for Schools.

Within a short time the tract of land
known as the Kiowa, Comanchc and
Apache reservations, one of the few
left in the Indian Territory, will be open
ed to settlement. 1t comprises about
100000 acres. lying between southwest
ern Oklahoma, Indian Territory proper,
and Texas, and is reported to be rich and
productive land. Nearly 100000 acres
will be apportioned to the Indians, leav-
ing about 100000 to be opened to white
settlement. For those contemplating TAX
ing up land it is important to know that
the rush system has been abandoned.
Notice Of the opening will be advertised,
and application must be made to the Off
Ger in charge of the reservation, who will
award the lands by lot. Those drawing
allotments will know whore their land is
located, and can make the necessary fill
ings, while those drawing blanks will
have to return home. 1t is estimated
that the opening up of this reservation
will add about 10000 to the population of
Oklahoma, giving that territory consid-
erably over 1000 pcople-a number
which has an important bearing upon
the question of statehood.
Before the Interior Department. propos-
ed the allotment plan. many boomers had
congregated on the border, and all are
generally angry over the proposed scheme
to have a drawing for the claims and
thereby do away with racing for farms.
There are 10000 fine farms of 1G0 acres
each which will be given away to white
people. The waiting settlers along the
border, some of whom have driven hun
dreds and even thousands of miles in COW
cred wagons to make the race, want the
old plan of running for farms to govern
this opening. They say it is the fairest
way.
In the race the man who has the fast
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
Corn for the Silo.


There is Il popular notion that the
e%nsilaging of corn adds something to
Its value which is not contained i'll the
original material. This notion is wrong
and the greater the feed value of the
product put into the silo the greater
Will be the value of the ensilage. Corn
should be planted for the silo but little
III any thicker on the ground than 1t
should be planted where the object is
to produce grain. Corn is distinctively
a sun plant. and il it is so tllickly seed
ell that the SIN cannot reach all parts
Of the growing plant there is produced
Il product which is lacking in digcsti-
bility and which is not rclishe,l by
farm stock.
~ few yeAp's ago some experiments
We're conducted by the Cornell expert
lnent station, the object being to de-
tcrmine what method of planting corn
produced greatest food value. Certain
pats We're drilled in thickly so that no
ears would develop, other platS We're
planted with the rows 10 inches apart
and with the plants close together in
the row. and other plats We're planted
in hills from 8 to 31a feet apart. While
Il larger quantity of produce was OBJ
tanned per acre where the corn was
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
The Uare crnze

The Belgian hare craze reminds me
of the ARP craze of twenty years ago.
When every man with q pond could
raise his own meat. But where are the
carp and he carp ponds now? Gone
glimmering. n hundred farmers in the
country where l live had carp ponds.
Ihere is not a carp pond here now, and
the carp IS eXecrated. cussed. Three
years ago more than 100 persons in the
country kept Belgian harcs. Now not
half a dozen keep them. and those who
did keep them could not be persuaded
to try them again. / write this as mat
ter of history. When foolish hare
breeders tell about the llares being bet
ter and more profitable than fowls.
they are digging their own financial
graves. The people can be fooled some
of the time, but not all the time.-J. III.
Davis, in Practical Poultryman.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03

: CHURCH AND e Z


Bishop Cyrus d. Foss of the Method.
list Episcopal Church and Mrs. Foss have
been spending n few weeks in Florida.
The Rev. Isaac Dawson has entered
upon his duties of rector of st. Paul's
Protestant Episcopal Church, Benicia,
Cal.
The Rev. f. ]. Evans. who recently
resigned the passionate of II church in
Chippewa Falls. Wis, has accepted a call
from Trinity Episcopal Church, Daven-
port, Iowa.
j. Harvey Rowland of Port Deposit,
Mo-. has offered to build a church there
for the Presbyterains at a cost of $1O,-
600 if the congregation will erect a fence
and furnish the heating apparatus.
The Methodist churches of the United
States are said to be worth $134 600, 900.
The Philadelphia conference alone has
more members than the church in the
whole country had a century ago. The
benevolences of American Methodism re-
quire $27, 900 a year. The largest in.
comes of my of the churches are those
OF Madison Avenue and Calvary, Z w
York City, the first being $4,000 and the
second $4,000. The Methodist is the
only body which can compete with the
Roman Catholic in the value Of churaaa
property, exceeding that denominatiopM
$12,000.O00. /IS
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
Labor Troub;e Adjusted.

An agreement has been reached by the
Sturgis Labor union and the contractors
which will adjust the difficulty which
came up between them. The following
points We're agreed upon: The rate for
unskilied labor shall be 1925 per day of
ten hours, from date to July 1. After
July l the rate shall lie $3.50 per day of
ten hours. Only union men shall be IN
ployed and the usual three days grace
shall be given in the case of n%on-union
men. The agreement was signed by sew
eral leading contractors.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
Ripening Cream.

1t is desirable that the ripening of
cream either naturally or artificially
should be ut a temperature not exceed
ing 90 degrees, and after the ripening
has been completed-that is, when the
Tactic acid has been we'll de%veloped-it
should be reduced still lower before
churning, say not 10 be above 80 de-
grees. and some of the BEST butter has
been made at Al degrees. Cheese also
ripens best at a low temperature. The
experiment stations have said that
cheese rlDened at Ga degrees was bet
ter than that which was allowed to
stand i'll Il higher temperature and that
ripened at % degrees vas much supe-
rior to that at Go degrees.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
Treatment of the Hired Man.

Because Il man is working for wages
on Il farm or anywhere else it is not
necessary to make him feel that he is
II mental or q mere machine to be
wound up every day to u for so many
hours. never worked as u farm
hand, but during some ten wears or
more i'll business houses in the city
only had one employer who gave me
to understand that l was nothing but
Il machine to run ten hours n day. L
only stayed with him Il year; another
year would have killed me. Every
man in whose employ l was, this one
excepted, made me feel that | had
onl responsibility outside of the gen
cral routine of my work. These men
would discuss methods and ask advice,
and it was no unusual thing for me to
be left in full charge of the business
for weeks. and in II instance several
months. In every day | was made to
feel that the success of the business
somewhat depended upon me. L was
not only to do a certain mount of
Work. but was expected to have eyes
and ears open and be ever on the alert
to further the interests of the firm, and
that succeeded in so doing is one of
the happy memories of life.
III our farmer community would ele-
waite the position of the farmland by
the same kind of treatment that the
successful business man of to-day en-
ploys toward those in his service there
would soon be a better class of help in
the field, a brainy, thinking, seeing
MAJ about the farm in place of the
careless. shiftless. ne'er-do-well farm
hand of bygone days.-New York Trib-
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
Notes for reekeeners

'NSS ASChSGpCTSs f
Drones do not live so long as work
ers.
Bees can endure dry cold. but not
dampness.
More bees are lost in wintcriny than
by disease.
Lack of ventilation is the cause of
dampness in many hives.
Combs cost the bees about ten pounds
of honey for every pound of comb.
The life of the bee depends on the
work it does. When it labors most
its life is shortest.
1t is n serious mistake to let Il colony
of bees become oyerstocked with
dIoncs.
. To secure tile best results in bee
keeping good movable hives should be
used.
Guides for the brood frames and
boxes need not he more than an inch
in width.
Bees should not he moved during the
winter. nor should they be disturbed
or molested in any way.
. All empty frames of combs should be
well taken care of during the winter
when not in use.
The worst enemy to empty combs in
winter is mice; if allowed access to
them they will destroy them.
Successful wintcring of bees depends
to n great extent on the right kind of
fall management.
If colonies are found short of pro-
visions during the winter they may be
supplied with food in the shape of
candy.
The entrance TO the hives should be
contracted during the winter. Three
inches long and three-cighths wide is
sufficient.
Bees seldom, if ever, take n fly while
there is much snow on the ground. If
they are in Il proper condition they will
not fly at all.-St. Louis Republic.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
ROCK BLOWN fHRoueH A MAN
Instant Death of Charles Wood IN
Hardin Mine at Two Bit.

Friday morning while working in one of
tire Hardin mines in Two Bit, neal Dead-
wood, Charles Wood, Jack McCloud, Push
Covington and Henry Bailey struck a blast
of giant powder which had failed to go off,
pr: there by the night shift. An explosion
occurred with terrific force. A large piece
of rock was blown through Woods chest,
causing instant death. McCloud lost an
eye and was badly bruised about the face
and body; Bailey had a stone blown into
one leg to the bone; Covington escaped
serious injury. All four men have large
families.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
A ENDS DISGRACE.
.fwo/Bank officials Take Their Lives
Toyether.

CHARLES Brown and L. L. Candy, presi.
dent and cashier, respectively, of the
First National Bank of Vancouver, which
was closed Saturday by the order of the
Comptroller of the Currency, committed
suicide Friday night two miles from the
city by shooting themselves with a re.
volver. Their bodies were found Sunday
morning lying together in a small clump
of bushes.
They Used the same weapon, and Can.
by evidently died first, as the revolver
was found in Browns hand. 1t is evi.
dent that Candy put the muzzle of the
revolver into his mouth and then blew
the top of his head off. Brown then took
it and shot himself in exactly the same
way, falling over Canby's body.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
vermillion to Have New phones

Vermillion to Have New 'Phoncs
AS a result of. the franchise granted the
Northwestern Telephone Company by the
city council of Vermillion, Superintendent
Christy has ordered numerous improve
ments to be made. New posts will be put
up, all old 'phones will be replaced by
new ones, two fine new s~witchboards, one
for toll and the other for local exchange,
will be added. Twelve hundred feet of
new cable has already arrived and the
work of remOdeling has started.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
Growing Table Bect..

Upon a sandy loan land which had
been for ten years heavily MANFRED and
cropped with table beets and celery, it
was found by the New Jersey station
that the S Of nitrate of soda in
amounts varying from four hundred
to seven hundred pounds per acre, in
three equal applications, fastened the
maturing of the crop. AT the first pull
ing and making of two-pound punches,
there was 63 per cent. more on nitrated
plots than ON those without the nitrate.
At a second pulling, four days later,
the nitrated plots gave 135 per cent
more punches, and at third pulling,
three days later, there was 171h per
cent more, after which they produced
about equal amounts. The greatest
gain per acre by use Of nitrate was
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
Poor Butter Versus Bntterine.

4OoA = NCISuS 1DIIItcTInes
Farmers, their wives, sons and daugh-
tiers and those helpers on the farms
must decide whether butterine shall
have the preference to butter on the
tables of citizens of cities. Butterine
now has the preference to much of the
butter which is put on the market.
A good. eve quality of butter can
be produced IN every farm every week
IN the year If pains be taken with the
COWS, the feed. the milking, the milk,
the cream, the churn, the churning and
keeping the butter after it is churned.
Much Of the spoiled butter is spoiled
after churning by being placed where
1t can take up the odors from vegeta-
bles, meats or the tobacco smoke from
the pipes of men who sit and smoke
their tobacco in the kitchen while the
crock of butter sits in the pantry or
cupboard near by.-H. w. Phelps.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
SALES or A LAND.
Encouraging Reports Received ut
the Office in PierreJ

tnc ONnce An l>lerrSJ
While the Office has not as yet received
reports of sales OF state lalpi, except from
a very few counties, the reports are very
encouraging. In Codington County the
average price received was $3.50 per acre,
the highest going at ss5 per acre, and the
total sales for that county were over $685.
600. In Roberts County the average price
received was $lS.35 per acre, and in Day
County the average SIS. 20 per acre.
The sales will largely increase the
amount on hand for loaning, and will keep
the Office busy getting it out so that it will
pay an income to the school fund. The
amount on hand had been comparatively
we'll cut down, but will now be largely in
creased. A small amount is going out each
week, calls being made in the last few
days for $4,000, of which Day County took
$4,000, Roberts County $500 and Miner
County $500.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
"Electionu for a POSTMASTER.

The two contestants for the appointment
of postmaster at Chamberlain, Messrs. j.
O.. Conrick and L. Y. Stevens, submitted
their case to an election, Republicans only
who are patrons of the office voting. 1t
resulted in a victory for the latter. Mr..
Stevens is the present postmaster OF the
city, having won in a similar election
three wears AGO.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
ATTEMPTED wREcklNe.
Two Efforts to Derail n Milwaukee
Accommodation Train.

1t is reported that TWO attempts have
been made during the past few days to
wreck the accommodation train on the
Running Water branch of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway. The
first attempt was on Saturday last, when
a railway tie wa placed across the rails
at a point about five miles north of Scot
land. The tie was thrown from the rails
by the engine and no damage done.
The second attempt which was made
Tuesday morning might have proved very
disastrous. y tie had been placed length
wise in the center of the track on the hill
north of Scotland, and but for its timely
discovery the train might have been
ditcted.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
e A HOTEL OPENED.
One Hundred Thousand Dolla,
Structure Ready for Guests.

III. }. Mayham, "A. NJ. Stevenson, ex-
Mayor ii. b. johnson, JOSHUA Winchester,
Charles Oliver, j. ii. Howey and others.
of Denver, arrived in Lead April %, and
were the first to register at 1.-THE hotel Smead,
which has just been completed by Lead
citizens, at a cost of 500, 900. These men
are in Lead for the purpose of choosing a
site for the two shafts on the ground which
they have purchased and the site for a
stamp mill and cyanide plant at Belle
Fourche. The party has leased one of the
best office rooms in the hotel and also sew
eral suites for sleeping apartments. III. III.
Hakc of Omaha, has charge OF the hotel.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03

have been received
by government en-
t~omologists. Re
ports from Texas
say that at least
% per cent Of the
wheat crop in the
northern part of
the State has been
ruined by the
bug and the en-
tire crop is threat
ened. :.
The insect is a
little smaller than
the Hessian fly.
and in appearance
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
Bank Changes Hands.

The Oldest financial institution in Beres-
ford has changed hands, the Ofstads of
Alcester having bought the Union Bank
ing %Company's business, including the
bank building, with the other buildings
directly west to the alley. 1t is reported
tlaG,steps will be taken at once to reor.
CAMPO "a national hank.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
To Start a

DR.. A. Slamm, of Lennox, has purchase
ed the Dix house at Mitchell, which has
been conducted as a ho.el for a number of
years, and states that it is his intention 10
onver it into a hospital for this part of
the state which has been without a con-
venience of this kind. 1t is the intention of
DIR. Slamm to erect a large building to lie
used as wards for the patients, and also re.
model the present buildings on the prop
artY.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
CRASH OF A HUGE TANK.
Big Reservoir on the Roof of n Chica-
go Building Drops to Earth.

go Building Drops to Earth.
A huge 10,C00-gallon tank on the roof
of the Galbraith building. Franklin and
Madison streets. Chicago fell through
six floors to the ground Sunday morning,
wrecking the structure, i~njuring five per-
sons and doing n material damage esti-
mated ut $25,000 to 100000. The huge
iorn tank was part of a fire protection
s%ystem:and was placed on the roof at the
southeast corne of the siN-story building.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
Lost Nearly All His Fingers.

While playing with a dynamite cap near
the shaft of the Belt Development Conn
pany an explosion occurred, and Guy Me-
Shane of Kirk lost nearly all of the fin
gers on both hands. The boy is a son of
A. c. McShane, a we'll known mining man
of that part of the. Hills. 1t may be nee
essary 10 amputate the tuy's hands.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
Wagner Incorporates.

Wagner has decided to incorporate by a
vote OF - to IL. This will make the third
incorporated Town in Charles Mix County
and all are on the new extension of the
Milwaukee road, which extends from
YanktOn to Platte.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
Goats Have a Long Walk.

c. b. Farwell of Sturgis received a con-
signment of a flock of Angora goats, BOB in
number. The goats were purchased in
st. Louis and were driven to Mr.. Farwell's
ranch, a few miles south of town.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
Elk Points Prosperous Mills.

The Elk Point city mills have been
thoroughly o%verhauled, a large amount of
new machinery added, and an addition
built to the souG.. end OF the mill, BRING
ing it out parallel with the railroad track,
making it much more convenient about
loading, and the entire plant has been
painted. lThe capacity is now one car a
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
Attempted Suicide.

A man named Kenlund, working for
Silkens0s, a llarnessinaker at Alison, ten
miles south of Beresford, attempted sui
eide by shooting himself in the temple.
Il5iis wound will probably prove fatal.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
HILL GAVE PETTIaREw TIPS
South Dakota Ex-senator Made
Fortune on Stock

5UUtTI IIdKONU EN.SCuutOr IVstIIC
Fortune on Stock Exchange.
The story that ex-senator X. Il. Petit
grew male 100000 in thirty days in spec
ulating on the New York stock exchange
is corroborated at Sioux Falls. Mr.. Petit
grew has told this story to his close friends
and they are somewhat puzzled as to how
it got out, as the ex-senator cautioned them
to keep it quiet. In fact, the e%X-senator's
winnings are said to have been even larger
than the sum named. 1t is understood that
MIR. Pettigrew was operating on tips sup-
piled by President Hill of tine Great North
ern road, and that while the harvest lasted
he made all kinds of coin.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-05-03
SMALLPOX AMONG INDIANS
Police Patrol to Enforce Quaran-
tine Along Cheyenne River.

Deputy Marshal Strayer has returned to
Pierre from a trip out on the Cheyenne
River. He reports smallpox among the
Indians on Cherry Creek and that two
deaths had occurred from the disease. The
agent at Cheyenne River Agency is at
tempting to quarantine the affected places
and he has placed a police patrol along the
Cheyenne River to prevent crossing either
way. On account of the lack of caution
on the part OF the Indians the disease
spreads rapidly when it gets a hold in a
camD.