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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-09
NORTH DAKOTA STATE FAIR.
The Annual State Fair Opened at Man
dan Under Favorable Auspices.

Wall
The North Dakota state fair was
opend at Mandan with addresses by
Lieut.. Gov. Bartlett and Gen. e. A.
Williams The weather was magnifi-
cent and the fair started off lore aus
piciously than any ever held there.
The fun began with a concert by the
North Dakota State band. Following
that the band headed the march of 500
school children to the fair grounds,
where the opening exercises We're con
Quoted.
There was a large attendance and
the visitors were well cared for.
The grounds have been improved
and se~venty-fve stalls added to the
cattle and stock sheds.
The live stock exhibit was attractive
and consisted of blue blooded cattle
and horses from both Dakotas and
Minnesota.
The racing program was an interest
ing one and some fast time was made.
More attention has been made to the
agricultural exhibits than in former
years, and there are many things that
will be secured by the state board fol
the st. Louis exposition.
The Indians were out in full array
ready for business, and enjoyed the
occasion to the limit.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-09
FENCING A RESERVATION.
Government Finds Work for the In
dams on the Lower BruIe.

A fence Is being constructed on the
Lower Brule reservation. 1t will be
slxty-three miles in length and will be
posts set a rod apart, cedar and ash
posts alternating. Two hundred and
ffty-tWO miles of wire will be used, r
$4,000 pounds, and there will be 10000
posts. And all along this great fence
there will be but three gateways, n
on the trail leading from Lower Brule
agency to Chamberlain. one on the
trail leading from the agency to White
river, past Medicine buttes, and the
other on the west side of the reServa-
ton on Cedar creek.
The work is being done entirely by
Indians, under the direction of the
agency authorities. the Indians receiv-
ing $3.50 a day for man and team and
$1,25 a day for a nan 1t is reported
that in the spring it is the purpose
Of the government to issue to the In
dians stock cattle, with an idea of con-
%tributing in this way to their self-sup-
port and independence.
An immense amount of building Is
being done in Chamberlain this sea-
son, and it is likely that the total will
reach fully S225,000. Among the most
important improvements will be a new
-four mill and elevator, $4,000 worth
Of new buildings at the Indian school,
many fine modern residences, several
new store buildings, in addition to
which the city has macademized sew
eral streets, laid many cement side
walks and graded down several
streets. 1t is doubtful if there is an
other town in the state the size Of
Chamberlain that will see as many i'm
provements for the season, and there
is every prospect that this years work
will be more than duplicated next
year.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-09

A council of Indian swas held last
week at Pine Ridge agency and Con-
Eesman e. w. Martin conferred with
ue representatives Of all the Sioux
uloes, relative to the treaty ceding the
rack Hills territory to the whites.
me Indians contend that this territory
= 1876 was not valid owing to the 1act
mat three-fourths of the Indians had
at signed it, and have insisted that
uey were entitled to further recognl-
uon They have been constantly I'M
portuning the interior department n
.aflous officials and representatives OF
ae government at Washington reia-
we to their alleged claims and a year
~ neld a council at Hot Springs at
s0ich twenty-three Of their delegates
Sppeared and endeavored to explain
aeir claims to Congressman Martin
inc council just held at Pine Ridge
ssnt delegates were present. All
= tne various Sioux tribes had repre-
sentation and ten Arapahoes had come
1om the Shoshone reservation in the
.estern part of Wyoming. Their ances.
W., Ms mad been parties to the treaty OF
.s'o and word having been passed TO
s n OF the council to be held at Pine
.auge, they came across country to
attend it.
Mr. Martin explained to these In
us that the treaty, which had bee
pened In September, 1876, ceding the
lack Hills to settlement, was entirely
,Aio; that the government had KEPT
contract with them, In providing
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-09
VALUE OF ARTESIAN WELLS.
Dakota Farmer Demonstrates Their
Usefulness.

usefulness.
Probably the most completely equip
ped ranch in the state is that or SAM
uel G.. Fischer, three miles northwest
of Miller. Here the value OF arteslan
we'll power to operate farm machinery
on the farm is demonstrated. The
ranch consists of 5000 acres.
The gushing artesian well OK soft
water, besides supplying a ten-acre
lake five feet deep, water to three pas
lures, barn and dwelling, furnishes the
power to run a mill that grinds gram
at the rate of twenty bushels ar hour,
turning out all kinds of feed and meal,
besides turning the washing machine
and the churning Of butter. A dyna-
mo is being put in, when the same
power will furnish electro lights for
the barn and residence.
The lake is well covered with wild
ducks that mix with the tame ones,
remaining during the winter, as the
warm lake water remains open during
the cold season. Fish in unlimited
quantities thrive in the lake. Thou
sands of young trees. fruit and shade,
surround this artificial body OF water.
Four years ago it was a problem un-
solved whether it would be possible To
utilize the grass that annually rotted
in that neighborhood on account or the
uncertainty of surface wells to supply
water to the amount of stock neces'
sary to the amount of stock necessary
to consume it. The cheap arteslan
well era and the advent Of new settlers
has solved the problem, causing a once
bleak section to blossom as the rose.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-09

White is to have a thoroughly mod
ern hotel. 1t is being built by Enos
Lane, and will cost $4,000. 1t is OF
white cut stone with hipped single
roof. Stone laying has been in prog
ress several weeks and will be fin
ished by the first of the year.
1t is purposed to erect a building on
the county poor farm at De Smet for
the purpose of providing accommoda-
tons for such insane persons living
in the county as can be cared for with.
out the necessity Of sending them to
the state hospital. If the plan proves
successful, other counties will erect
asylums and strive to Ear for at least
a part. of their own insane.
The city waterworks at Bonesteel
have been completed and the well
tested. Water will be pumped into the
mains at once and Bonesteel will pu
on metropolitan airs with cities many
times its size.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-09
Is AFTER LAND SPECTATORS.
Agent Of General Land Office Makes
Investigation.

IiNSShS0AiSh
Col. c. A. Lounsberry, special agent
of the United States genral land office
for North Dakota, was in st. Paul re-
Gently investigating charges that many
women and clerks in the Twin Cities
plan to prove up on homestead entries
filed in North Dakota who have no in
tention of actually settling in hat
state. Col. Lounsberry points out that
under the law applicants are required
to reside on the tract continuously for
fourteen months. He says that it is
a fraud to take out a claim without in
tending to live on it. and that to prove
up by false swearing is perjury.
"There are many women and clerks
in the Twin Cities" Col. Lounsberry
said, "who have filed on claims and
return to them only once in six months
and call that residence. On this basis
they are about to prove up by paying
S1.25 an acre. To do this the residence
must be actual and continuous for
fourteen months.
Calling a claim home does not
make it so. Yet people who are &C
tually living on their land and making
it a home in fact would be permitted
to work where their calling might tenn
porarily call them, but to take a claim
not intending to live on it is a fraud,
and to prove up by false swearing, as
many do, is perjury. If the attention
Of the agent is called to it he must
act. The final certificate after proof
may be contested, and in several in
stances patents have been Cancelled
by the United States courts"
Col. Lounsberry says that in North
Dakota there are many violations OF
the law against fencing in public lands.
Said he:
"The fence evil on the public do
main existed in North Dakota when
President Roosevelt was deputy sher-
if at Medora. In the days OF the ro-
mantle De Mores ranch several men
were killed because they persisted in
brea king the fences which the marquis
had built over the vast prairies about
Medora. There are LARGE enclosures
in that region now, but the fences
largely inclose railroad lands owned
Nby the persons making the Enclosure,
"The law prohibits the fencing in OF
-.IJ:. lox,o;,, ,xlo. ava rnro1tinc
and the orders of the department are
very strenuous on the subject. Where
there are more than 100 acres of pub
lie land inclosed it is the duty Of agents
to order them removed, n II the
order is not obeyed to report them tc
the United States attorney for prose
cution. The penalty may be one veal
in prison and $4,000 fine"
In addition to the trouble ovel
fences on the public domain, there has
been a conflict between homesteader'
who filed on desert land before tn
great survey was made and those tina
came later.
"The recent trouble at Buford," sait
Col. Lounsberry, grew out of tn
settlers entering upon land that ha'
been filed upon under the desert Ian
act by metes and bounds, or in Othe
words by stalking out a claim befor'
the survey was made, and therefor
the records of the land Office did nc
show the tracts so filed upon. Th
settlers supposed the land was vacan
or was occupied unlawfully, SO the
took possession, appropriating in som
: cases cultivated land and irrigatin
meadows for their own use
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-09
GRATIFYING Yield Of Grain.

The reports coming in from thresh.
ers regarding the yield of grain per
acre in Meade county are very graft
flying.
Bachaud, on Spring creek, from nine.
teen acres of oats got 81 bushels per
acre. machine measure, and weighed
Al pounds to the machine bushel. This
overweight of s pounds above the
standard bushel brings the yield UP to
a trife better than rs bushels per
acre. Henry Karrels, on his Bear
Butte valley ranch, from a fifty-acre
field of wheat, got an average OF 80
bushels per acre, and from his twenty
>~ix-acre field there resulted an average
n IA bushels per acre.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-09

100000
$1S,64S,75O

1902 119,949, OO0
crease of 1903. $1s,64s,75O
Figuring on the basis of 100000 pop
|,ton this would give a per capita
rmuction of about 1907 for every
~. woman and child in the state, in
hiding Indians, Of whom there are
bout 10000.
Incompatible Soil.
The soil of South Dakota east OF the
rssouri river is a deep black loan
rh a porous subsoil, which serves as
reservoir for moisture to be given up
heavy dews when most NEEDED. Ex-
Rpt In limited areas little gravel Is
bund, nor is the land sandy. There
no appreciable difference between
e soil Of South Dakota and that of
mthern Minnesota and northwestern
Wa.
The rainfall in nearly all of the
bite east of the river is ample to ma
re crops. The United States wealth
bureau gives a record of seven con-
pNutive years showing an average an
bual rainfall Of from IS inches to 35
hches, according to locality.
Soil changes with settlement and
nltivation. During the past thirty
pears the rea of sure crops has eX-
ENDED steadily to the north and west.
b the eastern and southern parts of
DE state it took from ten to twenty
pears for farmers to get the best re-
suits from their land. 1t was not be-
deved that corn could be raised sue
tessfully, and fruit culture was not
nought Of until a few years ago. Land
efered at prices of from $3.50 to S. an
tcre was a drug on the market. The
ame land Is now selling at $50 to 500
n acre.
Now corn is successfully grown as
" north as the state line and most
accessibility all over the central part
the state, while lands that five years
20 hunted buyers at SO to IS an acre
re changing hands at SIS to $40 an
ere.
The Artesian Well Leverage.
For a time artesian wells supple
nented the rainfall, giving to many
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-09

La Crosse, Wis, Oct. 6. - Harry
Clements and Charles Warne. en-
ployes at the Genoa. Wis, pearl button
factory, claim to have seen two air
ships coursing northward. high in the
air above the village.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-09
Girl Killed by Lightning.

Sioux City, Iowa, Oct. 6.-While at.
tempting to close a window to keep
the rain out of her room Miss Evelyne
Simpson, aged fifteen years, of Mer'
rill, Iowa, was struck in the breast by
a bolt Of lightning and killed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-09
Farmer Killed by Lightning.

Neche, N. D., Oct. 6.-During a VIC
lent electric storm George Aymon,
while engaged in blowing near this
place. was struck on the top of the
head by a bolt Of lightning and in
stantly killed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-09

"papa," said Archie, after pouring
bis atlas for several minutes,
"where is Botany bay?'
"potany bay?' replied papa; why,
,t.s-um-er-I've forgotten JUST
hor. It's been a long time since l
studied botany"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-09
(N0 LONGER A ONE:CR0P COUNTRY
|.o Is Fast Coming to the Front and Will Soon Re
King of the Great Prairies,

parts OF the state, especially the James
river valley, an inexhaustible supply
or water Of even temperature and free
from harmful minerals. These wells
were found most valuable for stock
growing and sometimes for
OF irrigation during periods of drought.
The water is usually of a temperature
o 70 degrees, and in the winter
STOCK drink freely of it, as they would
not do of cold well or lake water.
During the past two years hundreds
or arteslan wells have been sunk, and
the country is fast becoming dotted
with little lakes and ponds, many of
which have been stocked with fish.
Some Of the wells, notably those in
towns and cities, are Of six and eight
inch bore and furnish a supply of wa
ter for municipal purposes at high
pressure. Other wells furnish power
for electric light plants and Touring
mills. Artesian wells with a pressure
of 125 to $50 pounds to the square inch
are common all over the state.
Formerly it cost from $4,000 to s4,-
600 to sink an artesian well. Now,
with the improved machinery and bet
ter knowledge Of the work, a farmer
may get strong flowing, inexhaustible
wells at a cost not exceeding $500 in
less than m weeks time.
The climate of South Dakota is one
of the most delightful in the world. As
a rule, little sno falls before the hol-
idays, and cattle and horses find green
grass until the first of December. The
long Indian summer gives opportunity
to care for all crops during pleasant
weather. The snowfalls-when they
happen-in midwinter are always fol-
lowed by sunshine. Foggy, shivery
weather, which causes so much dis.
comfort in Eastern states, is unknown
in South Dakota. Only a few billiards
have been known since it's occupancy
by white men, the last occurring in
1888.
No more striking tribute can be paid
to the climate than to state that thou
sands Of cattle subsist through the en-
tire winter without shelter or without
food other than the grass upon the
prairies, which cures into good hay
and affords excellent grazing the yea
around. The temperature in the sum
mer is frequently above 80, but a ligh
breeze springs up during the day an
dispels all sultriness.
Corn Belt Wideninu,
The principal crops are corn an(
wheat, but within a few years corr
will be king unchallenged. The corr
belt is rapidly extending, and wit
each years cultivation the yield II
creases. Better acclimated seed cor
and the retention of moisture in we
cultivated lands accounts for the COZ
slant improvement in the corn crop:
The corn crop for 1900 is the larges
in the history of the state, yields {
se%venty-fve bushels being not VI
common. In 1901 the yield was not S
large, though South Dakota had muc
better corn than the neighborin
states of Minnesota. Iowa and Nebra
ka, and the more southern state
Missouri. The yield in 1901 was 81
1875, 900 bushels.
The secretary Of the state histories
society gives the following figures tt
1902:
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-09

r,o value of the various products Of
|. state in 1908, as near as can be
(.,mated at this time, will be as fol-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-09

=. another South Dakota year.
DE season has been one of the
. ciop Known there. The small
81 eVe ore good and the corn crop
seayiest and best Of any of the
D.,rn states. All farming pursuits
es'., lived. A staff correspondent of
chicagoRecord-Hera thus esti-
the value of the various farm
a o.. of South Dakota for 1908:
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-09

induction new wealth,
1903
Induction new wealth,
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-08-08
Observation-Disclosures Acaden,y

Magnificent new brick building, the
most complet in the South for a BOYS
BOARDING SCHOOL, 80 rooms, steam
heat, electric lights, sanitary plumbing
campus so acres, healthful location, in
the hill country" superior discipline
home influences, thorough. ms truction
Military training if desired. Number
limited. Certificate admits 70 chi.
vorsities- For catalogue address.
VIC. GUTHRIE. Principal.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-08-08
Steamers.
BeLlE OF the BENDS.

BELlE OF THE BENDS.
RUTH AID ANNIE LAURIE.
For Grssnyille g. :
NsE ST-ntit fnlihet notice the
sssts4 Steamer Bale OF the Bends
Niiiiaafe every MonGAR THURSDAY
gapd satppda, al 80, N; f6f SrseryilIe
J e.i2o,,ad rim rstes to 6reenviile VIZ
III Ans ~ ssiehc eibning Monday, MaJe.
1144. lind ahlg meals and hantb
tao round trip ~
"a etscas4 ssnEeE and trsl Quad
I. Cd " mQsAtlons, - "a
la AriltA ntls iIgtted throughopt
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-08-08
Eugene
Fields
Views On Ambition and Dys-
popsla.


Dyspepsia" wrote Eugene Field.
''often incaPaoitates man for OndoAvoY
and sometimes extinguiShos the Gre Of
ambition. Though great despite his
complaint Field suffered from inAiRos-
tion all his life. A weak, tired stonsch
sant digest your food. Il needs
rest. You can only rost II By the use
Of preparation like Kcdol, whioA re-
neves II OF work By dieesting youe BOD.
otrengtheaIRu,
OGtloeylnOk
kIVaw0emN1aR.
Dfs1srod only By !. o. nJVrsE 4 90, CAa.nSA
EAa p bottle contains ~ tlnaa ~ a u
7 ~
l you want to keep up with
- Zines read The Times. h5'J
N1asfL ~ a nu.H 80
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1903-08-08
DR.. Joe Chatham
DENTIST
Office over HARRISON Bros. & Co.

Odontunder for Painless Ex-
tracing. Gold and Porcelain
Crowns and Bridge Work Spe-
cialty. All dental operations
guaranteed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-08
Announcement.

have opened Office rooms in the
Vincent building in Belding, (across
the hall from DR.. Armstrong; dental
Office, for the practice of Osteopathy.
| have located here to make Bedding
my home and will bring my family
here as soon as possible. like your
town and IS far as my acquaintances
have reached | like the people. /
solicit your friendship and your pat
ronage, and will be pleased TO meet
any or all who call to see me, whether
on professional business or friendly
CALL you will find me in my Office, six
days in the week from s a. IN. to 6 p.
IN. excepting the noon hour.
We cure all diseases which are
known as durable both acute and
chronic. My wife is graduate and
will join me here in a few weeks. Os-
teopathy is natures cure and is per
manent. Very respectfully,
DIR. j. Il. Hook.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-08
DON'T eT SCARED
State Tax Commissioner Boosted
Bedding 10 per cent.
n this IL Maintained Throughout the
County Taxes VIII Not be
Much Higher.

From Thursdays Banner.
Bedding Supervisors received their
assessment rolls yesterday from the
State Tax Commission and a casual
glance at the same revealed the fact
that the valuations of Bedding real
estate and personal property had
been raised about Is per cent.
The heavy taz payers this raise
might naturally cause that cree ping
sensation down the spinal column in
a manner not unlike the chills and
fever of our grandfathers DAYS, but
there seem TO be no cause for alarm
for Supervisor Wilder says if this
average is maintained throughout the
county the difference in taxation will
hardly be discernable TO those here in
Belding.
Among those who received the
greatest raise in valuations we're the
factory owners here in the city The
Belding,Hall Co personal property
was increased Sls.000. Richardson Silk
Co. $4,000 and Bedding Bros. $4,000.
The valuation of stocks in some of
the stores in the city were also raised
$500, evidently thinking the young
men who looked over the stocks hur-
riedly had more knowledge Of said
stocks than did the Supervisors whose
lots are cast in this place and among
the business men each day.
Mr. Wilder informs us that the
raise in valuation in the Bird ward is
about S35, 600 which included both real
and personal property. We have not
seen the other supervisors and conse-
quently cannot give the total increase
for the city,
In lonia the Wagon Co valuation
was increased $4,000, the Ionia Gas
Co. was boosted $37 200. Easton town
ship raised Is per cent, Ronald s, and
Berlin q. Increase In Ionia city was
about per cent.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-08
CARRYING 1T TOO FAR.
IrIshman Had Travelled Too Long a
Distance for a Joke.

Irlshmsn Had Travelled Too Long a
Distance for Joke.
The late George T. Cline, the eccen-
trio Chicago millionaire, had a pas
sion for violins and Irishmen Though
on himself he would never spend
more than fifteen or twenty cents a
day, he would readily pay $4,000 or
$4,000 for violin, and he thought
rothing of buying Irishmen sumptu-
Gus dinners, with champagne, In
order to hear them talk In their
musical brogue.
An Irishman once played Colonel
Cline false. He stole pair of boots
from him. Discovering his theft the
millionaire pursued the Irishman,
'vertaking him as he was about to
enter pawnshop with the boots in
ais hand.
Those are my boots; you have
stolen them" said Colonel Cline.
Sure, 1t was only joke said the
freshman.
But the memorable millionaire haul
ed the thief before a magistrate, and
acre again the man repeated:
1T was only joke. your honor"
only joke, hey?" said the magis-
rate. We'll, Mr.. Cline, how far
away from your house had he carried
he boots when you overlook him?"
Over a mile, sir" replied the mil.
ionaire.
Held for court" said the magis-
rate. This is case of carrying the
Joke too far"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-08
Cause for Mlrth.

Mary" said Pine street lady to
her cook the other morning. Il must
insist that you keep better hours and
that you have less company in the
kichen at night. Last night you kept
me from sleening because of the up
roarious laughter of one of your wo-
man friends" Yis, mum, I know, but
she couldn't help 1t. was tellin' my
lady friend how you tried TO make
cake one day. Philadelphia Ledger
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-10-08
Farmers Club.

The East Otisco Farmers Club held
their monthly meeting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Roswell Chickerlng,
last Friday evening.
A short program was rendered.
after which the topic for the evening
was led by o A. hummer and was
followed by lively discussion,
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. CLANCY
Chase, the first Friday evening of
November.
AT the close of the meeting, Mrs
Chickering treated the club TO some
fine water melons.