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The Taney County republican., 1903-08-20
Em-r.on'. Absent -Mipd-dnrss.

During the latter portion of his life
Emerson seemed to live much in tho
world of souls. and came back With
difficulty TO take cognIgnnce of physical
affairs To illustrate this these incl
dents are narrated:
AT the time of the Mllirrlte ox-
citemcnt he was walking me day
down BrnmReld street. Boston. when he
me, one of his friends, who remarked:
This is the day when the world IL 10
come To an end. according 10 the Mil
lerites. The Sage Of Concord looked
renectively al his friend for mo-
mcnt. and replied: 'Ah, well. we can
do without II.
II Is also told Of him that one very
hot day Or. Oliver Wendell Holmes
was standing AT the corner of Tre-
mont and School streets, mopping his
brow. holding his hat In one hand.
with the mouth up Emerson. coming
along and seeing venerable man with
his hat thus ou,stretched. dropped n
quarter In It. and walked on, without
recognizing the genial au'ocrat of the
breakfast able.-Eyerybody's Maya
zine.
The Taney County republican., 1903-08-20
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.

ry"William J. Bryan's assets as
political corpse are greater than as q
presidential candidate. Sam Jones
EyAs the democratic party is aware
thu, its strongest candidate IL no,
strong enough. It Is swinging toward
German. It's slicEest.-St. Louis Globe.
Democrat
rIMr. Bryan has proposed rs demo
cratic candidates for the presidenc,
Mr.. Head. of Tennessee; MIR. Clark. OF
North Carolina, md Mr. Thompson. o,
Illinois. I, Is evidently Mr.. Bryan'i
opinion that presidential timber |,
plentiful-St Louis Globe Democrat
gTThc democrats will find very slen'
der picking IN their efforts 10 max.
political capital out OF the post Office
investigation. No party ever made q
mistake by cleaning up wrongs thai
had grown up In government. 1t Il
when It's responsible leaders seek to
smother such things that II lays ua
trouble for itself.-lndlanapolls Jour-
AL
The Taney County republican., 1903-08-20
PROGRESS IN PHILIPPINES.
semething WhIch Gi,rs '.c Anti-im-
pcriniist- ~ severe
Sct-BacL.

This dispatch from San Francisco
names good reading. says the Washing
ton Star:
Dean G Worcester. phl.lpilue c1mmis-
sGoner. one OF ,hr men .n',us'cd WEB the
task u establishing a rivi, government IN
the islands has arrived h,re Cn hia way
home 10 ThetiorI. VI, lie reports TIA, the
terrible cattle pest has been -tlTps! 1U'.
that cholera and bubouic plague have been
effectively dealt with. that the .nsular gov
crnm,n, IL making permanent improve
n rts and dcfrayirE al iis eNprrs on TIE
proceeds OF reduced .mp0r; Gust JfnS du'y'
and that the lnul ;aS Is 'o,v.ng the prom
IN oi revenues for provincial. and muh'e''
-. government
The anti-imperlal!sts may tell MS that
this man is simply singing his own
praises. No, unlikely they will accuse
him of seeing the things be speaks OF n
q too rosy light They are extremely re-
luctant 10 accept any representation ui
the condition OF affairs In the Philip
pines which does not square with their
predictions that American occupation
would become intolerable and disastrous
TO the natives and cud In failure and
disgrace for ourselves They have Al
no time shown any patience with state
ments proceeding from any source when
told of progress and . record crcG!tablc
to the American authorities.
And yet we may receive without ques-
,ion this report OF Prof. Worcester. HIS
word alone would carry H. But there
are many things TO support Il. Plague.
pesiilonce and famine have been tackled
with resolution and system. ard sue
ccssfully dealt with. improvements
have been made. The revenues have
been honestly collected and applied TO
the public benefit. As result the peo-
pie as a rule are cOn'cni"d. and the
more they sec Of II the better they Ike
the working OF American sovereignty.
We have accomplished in something Ike
/ four years what our critics both At home
and abroad declared we could never ac-
complsh. and we are now on nrm
basis
The question. however. Is s'ill pro-
pounded. why not iX day for with
| drawal and for handing over TN aren't
pclago 20 the Filipinos? As matter
Of fact. successful as We have been, W"
have but begun our task. The Filirinos
are bu, beginning 10 learn what govern
ment Is which has a care for all tho noo-
/ pie They may be quick enough. hui
there are many valuable lessons ior
them stlll 10 learn. And II may turn
ort-it Is easily within TIE range NJ
probability. indoed that as We perfect
our plans there. and demonstrate our
capacity to drvclap the country, an a.
tachment Of the people for asoNore'sniy
stronger than they themselves como
hope to Sc, up may make a suggestion
Of withdrawal rs unwelcomc 70 them
as prejuGlclal TO their Interests. Walt
The Taney County republican., 1903-08-20
CONTINUED PROSPERITY.
EN-srrrrtnry Carlisle Predict" lha'
There VIII lie NJ Halt
In Good Times,

The opinion continues 10 prevail that
tho general prosperity uf the country
will not BE- affected by the recent slump
in the stock market. On the contrary
period Of liquidation for the spectators
Al time when other conditions are
favorable Is regarded as healthy symp'
tom. says the Dcs Moincs Register and
Leader
There seems to bc very general
agrocmcn, that eX-Secretary Carlisle IL
warranted In his statement In n recent
interview that there is no good reason
for expecting halt in the prosperity
Of the coun,r1" As MIR Carlisle Views
business conditions confidence does
not seem to have been shaken Business
Is good money Is plentiful, crops have
been bountiful, with good prices pre-
vailing. The country merchant Is moi
In debt. The farmer has his mortgage
paid. The savings banks have more
money than ever before In the his'or,
of the country. I think We can face tn,
future with few fears"
The banks had their warning yca'
aro. and began then TO protect them
selves They are not In position now
TO be wrecked by the failure Of even the
heaviest spectators. And until the
banks begin to suspend panic or serious
depression In business cannot come. un'
less there Ia cause for II in the failure
Of crops or In some other disaster thai
Affects the people directly. No real caus'
of business depression exists AT the pres
ont time The actual wealth OF tht
country is increasing rapidly, every
body is employed and money plentiful
The rendjusimont In Wall street will he
a good thing for everybody, when It Is
completed. and 1t now seems that this
will be accomplished without loss ex.
ceptng to those who are entitled &c
lose
The Taney County republican., 1903-08-20
'AvAvevAvAvxvsvAvAvAvav4vA
THE wick In the oiI-cup was very

THE wick In the oil-cup was very
short, and the squat flame threw
quivcring gleam across the Phrase
Makers face a. he rubbed his parched
lips with spiced gum. phrough the
grimy. sooty lattice. so closely wrought
that no light penetrated II. driited tho
roar of the street outside.
Il am white" said my host. sercncly;
"and on the avenue my people are
tr1illcking. For ten years have not
lcf' this room"
Don't you want to 80 back" !
s,upidly asked.
There was a clink of a ring against
glass. and fine scorn tingcd the
Phrase Makers voice as he spoke
over his cup. Possibly You think II
little vulgar to live in the Chinese
fashion and smoke hop. used to
think myself unfortunate, but | begin
10 fancy that. after all. do not fare
so III. 1t Is much to sit calm and watch
the world go by"
The pallid hand set down the cup.
and the dark eyes were fixed In a
drowsy stare. The Phrase Maker was
not yet awake.
But waited: presently, | knew. h"
would rouse and speak to me the ac-
cumulated wisdom of many opiate
years.
The titful ray from the oil-cup illumI-
mated a room OF many reCcsscS; the
angles of the walls displayed dark
bronzes. huge and shapeless pipes,
weapons OF antique weight; above,
from the sagging ceiling, hung n tat
tered banner, darily gorgeous. heavily
motionless; about the floor were scat
tered bowls wrought of bronze and
silver. pigmy lacquered tables, curious
ly shaped TASKS filled with liquors
al0 the luxurious paraphernalia OF u
devoton OF the god Of Oblivion.
From n shell-like shrine leercd a
strange, contorted demon In full re-
lief. before whose knotted feet burned
some joss-sticks. Al the Phrase
Makers knees sauatted his servant,
Lee lluON.
All this was slccplly familiar to me.
Since had by accident found this fan
tastic recluse | had almost regularly
sought him out. From the FIRST he had
spoken to me Us to one who might
understand If sufficient pains weru
taken. Once he had sent for me that
he might repeat into my ears new
saying.
For II was thus he lived, going over
the scenes In his life; and then, after
much meditation. uttering some phrase
that held the meat OF his experience.
Many stories he had already told
me. and some were as II ont Of my
own life. 1T was In the Caribbean" he
The Taney County republican., 1903-08-20
AN UNPLEASANT MEMORY.
HiIcrrpr" nctwrrn the Condition oo
Things In isD3 and st the
Present Time.

Ten years ago, on one Of tho closing
days OF July, the comptroller OF the cur.
rency reported that lO5 banks In this
United States had closed their doora
since the beginning of the year The
name OF that official was James II. Eek
SIS The name OF the president was
Grover Cleveland. II was the first year
OF Cley,lgnds second term. The demo
ciil,s were In control OF the entire gov.
ernmcnt Of the United States. That was
the first time, says the St Louis Globe
Democrat. that they had had the presl'
dent and a majority In each branch
of congress simultaneously since 1881
~. In the first half Of the presidency Of
SaAes buchanan.
The difference between the conditions
now and ten years ago Is so marked that
the wayfaring man. though fool. car
see Il. There had been few bank sus'
pensions IN 1898 Jus, previous to the
entrance Of the democratic party into
power on March 4. but four or i've times
as many took place In the same Length
of time aftorward In that year The ad'
verse effects OF the democratic victory
OF November. 1892. began to he felt long
b fore that party had chance TO crtei
office The crash, however. did not come
until after the change Of occupants NJ
tho white house took place Tho pnr''
Of 1893 dates from April Of that year
four or fyc weeks after the republicans
went out OF Office and the democrats
wen, In
The silver dilutlon NJ the currency wai
partly responsible for the panic of 1873
The folly Of the Bland act Of 1878 art
the Sherman law Of 1880 helped 10 hr'ri
on the smash.up The fear Of raid ni
ihc ,arlr when the democrats rot y
work did the rest. The raid was no
consummated until the summer Of 1891
year and third after Cleveland 'n
tered ofIice. bu, tho menace Of the ra,t
was present from the moment that th'
news OF the democratic victory wal
flashed over the country on the night q
November s. 1892 The little furry ot
Wall street at present Is as n zephyr II
n tornado In comparison with the crast
n ton y9ars ago. Tho memory nf th'
financial conyulsion which a'tordcd th'
accession of the democracy into power
IN 1899 Is something which the country
will bear In mind IN 1909 and 1901.
The Taney County republican., 1903-08-20
A THOROUGH CLEANUP.
Prompt nnd Emcirni Work OF Tn"
President In the Post
Onirr tunir.

The summary dismissal Of Charles
Hedges and the statement rs to the
cause of this dismissal well illustrates
not only the thoroughncss with which
the president is pushing this invost-
CATION. but also the network u! 'graft
that had. through years Of complais-
arce. come To enmcSh the whole post
Office department Hedges had falsi-
fed his Official dairy made under oath.
In order TO collect the 81 per diem to
which he was entitled while travelling
as superintendent Of free delivery. and
had loaned his travelling commission
To ono of his clerks. In reply To the
charges Hedges explains that such
methods were the regular thing, and
were approved by his superior,
Machen also IN disgrace for various
abuses of his authority.
II Theodore Roosevelt had never done
anything else for the country than to
institute this investigation of the great
business department Of the govern
men, and follow II up as he has done,
this service alone would entitle him
TO high place In history. says the
indianapolis journal, II has required
courage Of a very high order, for not
n few of the men hurt in this business
were able to command In one way or
another very great political and social
influence Had the president shown
wealincsg or hesitation at any point he
would have been overwhelmed with
appeals and demands for lenicncy
from all quarters. including doubt
less. many personal and political
friends. For many Of the lrrcgularl-
ties prccedcn,s have been found. run
ming back through half dozen ad-
ministrations. and there seems TO have
been n very general practice of twist
Ing legal Interpretation IN the per-
sonal convenience and profit of On
cInls.
II needed just such a man MS Robve-
welt 10 clean the Augean stables. and
he has given to the work an unilIrch-
Ing cour,g, and tirelcss patience thai
must command the respect and admit
ration OF every rlghi-thinking man.
When he gets through with II the post
Office department will be what II ought
10 bc--a clean and honest business or
gani2a,ion.
The Taney County republican., 1903-08-20
UP ON THE FARM.


And whit" ard crimson clover hedge the
hghNIE
And hcf" aad t@crc the trees meet over
head.
And rank qgc@-growng grasses In the
by-wly
Form carpets green your little feet
shall Uctd;
And you .hlll run. your mellow cutis
a-tlng'r.
Along ih' ways M bare fert used to
know
And YOU -hal. hear the Jay. and catbirds
wranglr
And lcaFa the dear old paths u.cl to
so.
Your ycliow curis shall lift to all the
breeze
D!o-s your wee heart! and your blue
eyes shalt shin"
,Enrlpturrd II lie who's" each phase
Your childish heart. as one time It did
mine.
And YOU, shall stpop where buttcrcups
nic growing
Ana pluck them hy tn armful, II YOU
VIII.
And you shaI! laugh 10 hear the cattle
Aad you .holi hear the plali'n whip.
voorwi.l.
And You shall chase tho ,hIstlc.lown
d.blpwlUg
On lazy w.ul'. nHd you'l! twInc IN your
nJif
Tho crimson clover blossoms all uulnow-
Ing
How moro you are than just surprising
fair!
A. a., Al. ftY1 =
The Taney County republican., 1903-08-20

when next visited him m. iY,r,s..
Mailer grep,cd mo with subl.n. com.
Losure. II have much In s,y IN yon"
he sall marnigcon,Iy swrc,jn, h,rs
arm toward mo "and dcs.-, that yor
listen"
"Hcyp Won discovered n nov phr..,eq"
iunri,sd
He mt AWAY the mou,hpIccr Of bl,
,oh,cco mine slnu,t with Imp,t,enca.
"No " bo ros os,ond.I. "tbot 4. I'M, 4 tric,,
NJ mine ,o l.ecp memory within hounds.
U,II is ,,nuory I,t lno.e Tho p,d
who e,rir,,s ohoyc you in tho shrIpc
ia surnosoI IN be fhc demon Of re.
mouhranc. IN, Il ia como oy,r mo
,hot I nm, ohou, in dic AMI I VIII ,nIi
,nu wbv do,th I'm mo Ia sweo,.r Than
any no "
sou,,,od nm n mai and loo ouoy
eovo mo , glass of Iiouor anb cigar.
e,,os SAY nm asscntod
"I would sneol nj \ cnoI woman Z"
said ,hc phrosc-Nlokrr. courhirc
bcoviIv. "you din ,ot lnnw bor Nn-
s,aII ynu 81. hae no,hinp IN do with
,eo,lc u, your sto,,pp."
hovoJ humbIv md no WON, nm
Tho fam, in mo lam, ucrol ~, ,h,
lac, dron NJ oil bcrore ,hc phrase.
N,lor vas ,hrou,b As listened ,ba
DARK hron,cs nm ~. ,rrIcs nj tho wall.
came mn, into nro,o.nuc roli.f and Io.
ounv's bo,,y bre,thinr seem,I 10
,nork thc noss,pn or yeors
Tho ;nlc was done. The heavy rock
oi onium and tobacco had drcu,hcd
my ,nnscs in snmnolcnre Th. 1amo,
| In tho shrine w,s chattcrlr, imnn,cnt-
rv The Phrase ,,nlcr stretched ou,
his p,llll hand in tho howl or splrnd
,,u upd og bo rubbcJ his Iins we
smiled di,,,lv NJ n,ch nthnr Fnr in
HE s,orv ,boro had b,an n, woman
nor mention of woman. Tuig he did
no, know f,r n merci,u forge,fn,nes.
was como unon him. and he Thought
tho threads of life Law untanrlcd
I'm my nIno will SNAKE" he
aoid.
Lee Ouov was obrll-ar anil I
watched. Wondering.
A strange sound broSr in upon my
eors Thu phra so. Maker had walked.
In his yoicn. terror and hatred stream
od like nhnsphnroscnnc in a tide race.
"I am romcmbcrinr," he cried.
I lool;ad n, tho demon in the shelf
like shrine. The con,or,od limbs. thu
vritbinr Gaca tho indecent nDs,ur,
trrumnhed Leo Oupy nuns a y.hran,
curse at the GOD.
As his voice Changed in the room. tho
The Taney County republican., 1903-08-20

Gvlt will be observed that Grover
Cleveland has not written a letter de-
clinlng 10 ACCEPT the democratic nom
,nation. sland Leader.
The Taney County republican., 1903-08-20

do,,'Is ,I-c,,,,s.,n,I,I Thcn ho wnn,I
a,u- ,to Ioi,'I ,ho ,.,s, ,r biI ,,,,. ",n
orIn, b,g r,n,y ,sI,s 40, a h,,rt n,
,he cor,ro"
Sono,i,nss bo ,.o,,td ,,yo tn,
pbragn, rnr n story anI no would f,yo-
cI,ber o,,aror,cIy We would rrayelv
discuss ,ho nroh;cm I'm o,ai ,,chrl,.
,ion oyor hIs n,lrm.nipo lrlumInod his
fancy into impatIcncr OF detail. ma
he would ipypusly alOpt one phrase
lrrevornbly.
To-day the phrasn- ,ial;cr v,ag pp,d-
ering dpcply. At times his lean face
was turned curious!y upon the wrlth.
ing god In the shclf-llkc shrine. as II
he sought to win ,hcrc!rom words for
his meaning. Or else he laid cunning
snares to cntrap me into speech that
would satisfy his ear. So finally | put
a hand on his ribbed breast under thr
green jacket and reused him. He
passed the spiccd gum over his shriy-
cled lips and motioned 10 Lcc Quoy to
clean his pipe.
IL have spent ton years trying TO
| know about II. and | cannot find the
| key" he said. cnIgma,lcally
The key 20 what" I asked
Tie pulled at a tassol ci the banner
above him, and reached again for tho
| splccd gum Then hc turned cayeruous
cycS upon mo. There was woman.
once" he said. hnrshly.
Now in all the time | had known
the Phrase Maker lee had never 5pcl,cn
Of woman nor OF women. Won
dcrod at soagons whether hc knew Of
their existence. so now | gaspcl In
ama2omcrt
"Who was she?" presently In
ouIrcl
Il do not know" w.s the response.
he was lost for words.
DcckonInr time Ms hc did. II was
three smol,og later that | rose 10 leave
the Phrase Makers presence. In these
many hours he had uttered five
phrascs. "a kiss Is music heard BY
The lips laughter and tears are the
gates the hollow of an arm In
the sof; darkness words whispered
in the dusk"
Tho end Of II all was a long. quv-
crlns "A-a-nh," that thr1bbed in the
shadowy room as | felt M way 10 the
door | asked n-ain. "WE8 +, she?"
Tho man sitliu, on the mat swept his
lins with uollid fingers and hi, eyes
slowed through the Gloom II seemed
,s II SOM, divine modcs,y forbade him
.yen IN remember her name. he had
| told m. unnc of the story. The
pbra,cs Incnmpletc and iucohercut.
wsr. mn, final
AsI u,u.,d thorn the phrose.A:,ker
drnnnoJ i,rn nlliyirr ,r my D-c,cncc.
Itis hand s,uch, for .oncfbing under
his iocket mud brourht forth an object
of gold This he handled with ,losed
ayas tho uliIo r,ssipc his roIm ,var
IL With s,,lcn pestrres br,,thInr soft
Ia ,,r,r,b tJs ,arched u,. IA. serv-
an, 90 onnv wo,ch.d him IN terror.
"u,h,, thinr I,, or,yg, said re-
o.s,rIno,,.
Ia, omoy c,,Id ,,o,l. cyco,Io,, En-
,,,,, ,,,, ,rir,,, ,,rr,,,.oJ bis v,r,b-
L., ., a ,,,,. ,t,,.,i.ri,. ,.,rJ. "tiis
r..,,,, -, ,,,o,,i,,oI
s,inot opdIhiy
| .vo, tIo r,,u, ,,,, .,l Inn, ,iue
,ov ho had ,nd NJ gnld with bne s,nn,.
n,o, s,o,I rr Il, ,r, lIli,o mo
n,Is,.,,,"
,o,,.a, Aoross ,,o ,od,s hrow,
,,.,hooI ro, = ,,,co, CON- /, w,,
n,roI, ho,IoJ
rh, phraso-,,,lor,s .,c,dor o,,ors
oc i"or, ",rossnI ,ho armament and his
u.' ,.,ron,oI o,I drov. M, md IN.
'n,a,., -, hi, mouth .,,oarod u,,il
hia ,t,onn wns ,ha, -, n demon m,
Inr,or %, tho sheIf-Iiko shrine Leo
O., ow,ra, -, his ruy and
| Sb'' '''''N' ''c'
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-15

What Irrigation Is Doing for Its Trib-
utary Country.

The town of EdgemQnt is expert.
encing improved conditions and the
town Is closing its most prosperous
year. Ranchmen and farmers have
had a favorable season and merchants
are enjoying a healthy trade.
Chief among contributing factors to
the good local conditions is the re-
Mobilization OF the old Edgemont
ditch by N. s. Tubbs. Mr.. Tubbs is a
wealthy stockman who has been buy
ing up ranch property under the state
aveng tax law. In this w2y he
has acquired title to four sections OF
land along the course OF the Edgemont
ditch and has taken steps TO plant
1000 acres of the land with alfalfa.
The ditch was repaired last spring
and has been carrying water through
for the irrigation of his lands. The
old lake at Edgemont has been refilled
tor the first time in several years, a
water has been provided for the irri-
CATION Of all arid territory in the re-
gion.
The ditch was constructed 0
seven years ago by the old Edgemont
company. taking out the water OF he
Cheyenne river and Beaver creek at
their confluence and conveying 1t for
several miles.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-15
FRUIT in THE BLACK HILLS.
Success of Chris Thompson, a Boz
Elder Valley Grower.

Box Elder valley is rapidly making
a reputation as the most prolific cen.
ter OF fruit production in the Black
Hills, and the crop of apples, winter
pears, plums, cherries, grapes and
small fruits raised there this year has
supplied the demands OF the local j
kets, besides leaving a large amount
for export.
Six miles north of Rapid City, on
Box Elder, is situated the fruit farm
n nursery of Chris Thompson, which
are under perfect condition and con.
tain thousands of trees which for ten
years have been a source of profit. 1t
Is over twenty years since the first
apple tree was planted in this orch
ard, but since that time Mr.. Thompson
has increased the standard of bis
orchard until it contains only the
choicest varieties Of apples, hardy
pears and cherries.
This year Mr.. Thompson has picked
and packed owe 1900 barrels of early
apples, while there are still on the
trees many hundreds of barrels of win.
ter apples. Besides these, he mar
keted a large quantity Of cherries,
plums and grapes, and many thou.
sands Of boxes of small fruits which
came earlier in the season. He has
about 160 acres of apple trees alone.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-15
HOG DISEASE.
Destroying Herds In the Missouri
River Counties.

Destroying Herds In the Missouri
River Counties.
Reports continue to come in OF thai
unmanageable hog disease. Hundreds
of hogs have died within the past two
months in Yankton and Cedar (Neb)
counties, and there seems as yet no
prospect Of abatement. One farmer
lust across in Cedar county has less
than 40 hogs left ou of a herd of 800,
and the per cent of loss in other herds
has been as great. William and Har-
nv Box, near Yankton, have lost over
forty head, and their ~neighbors have
suffered in like manner Sampson
Erickson was in the city yesterday
from near Gayville and reported that
Bert Aman, p. j. Kolberg and Others
in his neighborhood have been losers.
The disease is remarkable for the
suddenness Of its attack and the
death of it's victims. Cases are re-
ported where death followed within
an hour after the first symptoms OF
the disease asserted itself.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-10-15
ABUSED HIS WIFE.
Orunkard Is Shot by Man Who Pro-
tected the Woman.

Orunkard Is Shot by Man who Pro-
tected the Woman.
Fred Estlick was shot in the side
with a shotgun by c. X. Howard at
the latter's cattle ranch on the Chey-
cnne river near Rapid City. MI. How
ard is asserted TO have shot Estlick In
self-defense. Estlick has been liz the
employ OF Mr.. Howard for some time
n his wife has been living on the
ranch. The other day Estlick began
m~istreating his wife while in an In
toxicated condition and MIR. Howard
At this Estlick knocked
him down and attempted TO follow
him into the house. 1t is asserted that
Estlick brandished a knife, and to
himself Mr.. Howard took down
his shotgun and fired. Estlick has
been taken TO the hospital at Dead
wood for attention.
Mr.. Howard is one Of the best known
cattlemen OF the West, and is presi-
dent OF the Western South Dakota
Stock Growers association, an office
that he has held several times in sue
cession. He is one of the earliest
Dakota settlers, coming here in 1868.
II is anticipated that he will have no
dificulty in establishing justification.