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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
FIERCE FIGHT WITH OFFICERS
TURNKEY FATALLY STABBED,
GUARD KILLED AND ANOTHER
OFFICER INJURED.
MILITIA ORDERED TO The SCENE
CONVICTS HEADED FOR ALABAS.
TER CAVE NEAR BALD
MOUNTAIN.

Folsom, Cal, July 29.-Thirteen des-
perate prisoners confined in Folsom
penitentiary made a successful break
for liberty at the breakfast hour yes
terday morning. After a fierce hight
in the captains office, during which a
turnkey was fatally stabbed, a guard
killed and another officer wounded,
the convicts seized a Quantity of arms
and ammunition, and, using the war
den and other officers for a shield
from their pursuers, made good their
escape.
Convicts, each armed with rifles,
marched one on either side Of Warden
Wilkinson, who was threatened with
death if he made an attempt to es-
cape, and the officers were told that If
any of the pursuers took the life OF
one of their number they would
RetaIiate, Life for Life.
At Mormon bridge, about a mile
from the p~enitentiary, the warden, his
son and Capt. Murphy were released
and sent back. The others were
marched along with the convicts.
FuTLQ6T on the COlNlCtS went " d
farmers house, seized his four-horse
team and wagon, Quilted the house OF
everything of value, took the farmer
with them as a driver and headed for
Bald mountain. Evidently it it their
intention to reach Alabaster cave, sit
uated near this mountain. All the con
victs are still at large.
Later in the day Gov. Pardee or.
dered Company H of Placerville to the
scene, and Company G, Second in
fantry, of Nevada City, was ordered to
be in readiness in case they should be
needed.
The several hundred remaining pris-
oners made no attempt to get away
and were quietly returned to their
cells and locked up.
Two Killed by the Posse.
Pl%acerville, Cal, July 20. Accord
ing to a report received a fight be.
tween the escaped ~convicts from Fol.
som and posse has taken place near
Pilton Hill in which Fred Howard was
killed and A. Scabio wounded. Both
are %convicts. The cOnvicts r said
to have scattered and to be making for
the surrounding woods.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
SNAP
CattIemen Make a Deal With Them to
Secure Cattle RANGES.

Pierre, S. D., July 20. - Last week
about fifteen filings were made on land
by soldiers widows, being those of a
party who came out from Iowa and
Minnesota towns and filed together.
The land laws allows soldiers widows
to file on government lands and secure
title without residence, and in final
proof they they are allowed the time
of service of their deceased husbands
as a portion of the five years time re-
CURED to secure title. All that is 1e-
CURED of them is the filing, improve
ment and final proof. IN the case of
the widows who filed last week, an
agreement was made between them
and cattle owners who desire the land
for grazing privilege. This privilege
is allowed in return for the placing on
their homesteads the improvements
required by the government.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
SENDS FISH EGGS AVIAN
SLACK Hills Hatchery Extends Favor
to the British Covern~a,

A case Of eggs of the black snotted
variety has just been sent from the
government fish hatchery at Spaarfsh
to Holywell, North Wales, at the re-
quest OF the British
through courtesy, This is the longest
Journey ever undertaken by a consign.
ment OF fish eggs from the United
States hatcheries. The eggs were
specially packed, and arrangements
were made to have them received at
regular intervals.
This hatchery has been Matching the
eggs OF the Loeb Leven and German
brown trout for the past three years,
and several thousand Of them have
peen planted in the local streams. It
was through international courtesy
tnat these varieties were obtained py
the United States fish commission. the
Loeb Leven from Scotland and the
German brown from Germany. They
are both well adapted to the streams
or Western South Dakota and Wyom.
Ing, and are popular varieties.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
SOUTH DAKOTA o
Weather During the Week Was Favor
able for Growth of All Crops.

The weather during the week was
generally favorable for the growth of
all crops. There were we'll distrib.
uted rains, insufficient in some limited
localities, but generally ample, and in
excess Of present needs in a number Of
southeastern counties. Severe and
extensive hail storms occurred in
Bookings and Moody counties, and
there was some local damage by hail
in some other counties.
Wheat, oats, barley and spelt are
generally filing well, but there are
many reports Of oats and barley lodg-
Ing in the southeastern counties, due
to rain and wind, and also of mor or
less rust on some wheat and oats. In
the northern counties previously af.
1ected by drouth small grains, espe'
clally the early sown, are thin and
short in many fields.
Rye harvest is far advanced. Bar.
ley harvest is becoming general. Early
oats are ripening in the southeastern
counties, and some have been har-
vested.
Corn has made good progress. except
on some southeastern lowlands. The
early planted is ~tasseling generally.
IN some southern localities the crop is
Up to the seasonal average in size.
Flax has generally made good prog.
ress. Early flax is generally in bios.
som, and some boiling.
POTATOES have done well. Early po-
a'oes OF good size and quality are
plentiful on the market.
Haylng land the cutting OF alfalfa
were retarded by rains in the south.
yin counties. The hay outlook
0%ontlnues generally good in the south
Urn counties, but only fair in a number
=! the northern counties and portions
VI the Black Hills section. Pasturage
Is generally good.
WARDEN stuff Is generally doing very
Nell' n fruits have made favorable
advancement.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
Almost ~EIectrocUted.

Sylvester Allison, electrician for the
Belt Light and Power company at
Lead, had a narrow escape from death.
One of the lights on the lower end OF
Main street had not burned properly
and he adjusted his climbers and went
ND to repair it. While at work one
of the live wires caught his arm near
the shoulder, causing it to twist and
touch in another place. This complet-
cd a circuit and he received the bene-
fit Of the current. He called to an as
sistant to telephone the power house
70 shut down, but realizing that his
arm would be burned off before this
could be accomplished, he made a last
almost superhuman effort and succeed
cd in breaking loose. His clothing as
we'll as his arm was badly burned.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
FARMERS FREAK FIELD,
Andrew Nelson Experiments With
Hopper Touched Produce.

Andrew Nelson, a farmer living near
Ola, Brule county, has a field of wheat
which Is a decided freak in it's way.
About the time last year that wheat
was ripening grasshoppers got into
this particular field and ate a great
part Of the grain. After harvest q
voluntary crop grew in the field and
had attained a good growth when win
ter set in. Snow covered the ground
all understanding unusual in that
l~ocality-and last spring the field
again came up nice and green. For
the purpose Of seeing what would re-
suit, Nelson permitted the field to
stand as it was. To his surprise the
wheat grew as well as that sown in
the spring, and Nelson states that the
field Is now without doubt the best In
that locality. In this instance, at
least, grasshoppers proved of benefit.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
In and About the State.
PERSISTENT %PEDDLERS.
,v.rked tho Indians Until They Were
Arrested.

ceorse Abraham, Fred Enisha,
charles Harshan and Albert Ogde,
..,, Italian or Syrian peddlers are un,
A., arrest at Chamberlain, and will
.u,aently be heavily mulcted and their
.,,tats confiscated for the violation
=, the federal law. The men are
charged with selling goods on an In
s,or reservation without a govern
ment license, and they have violated
tba law so persistently that it looks
az though they would have to stand
the maximum penalty. The men are
unouestionably guilty, and will doubt
loss no make any defense other than
N claim ignorance of the law.
Some time ago they were driven off
The Yankton reservation and passed
through here on their way to the
Crow Creek agency. Here they got
husy and we're promptly ordered off
nv Agent Chamberlain. Later they
we're driven off the Lower Brule res
ervation.
They next heard the Indians were
expecting to, be paid $4,000 at the
White river issue station on the Rose
bud reservation they hurried there and
started to do business.
Frank Sypal, chief clerk Of the issue
station, is a one-armed man and he
couldn't very we'll throw the peddlers
of when they refused to go, so he sent
for United States Marshal Petrie.
Meantime the dagoes started work up
on the Indians. When Petrie reached
the station he placed the whole outfit
under arrest and brought them here.
The prisoners are charged with VIC.
lating section 2133 of the revised
statutes of the United States-that
they did willfully, knowing and un-
lawfully introduce goods into the In
dian country and traded therein with.
out license to various Indians, goods
to the value of $50 or more" The
law provides that for the violation OF
the act a fine Of $500 shall be imposed
on each individual and that the goods
shall be confiscated, or sold. 1t is
estimated here that each outfit is
worth about $500.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31

Tho Crane & Ordway wholesale
oomnanv have about completed the
erection of a big warehouse IN water
town It is to be made the lor
storage of their goods, which VIII De
sent from there as a a~lstlIou'ins
noint to all parts Of South Dakota
The warehouse is a brick structure
5oxsO feet, two stories high. Park q
Grant, the wholesale grocers' nave
also completed a three-story DiicA
which is a beauty. IhelE
increasing business demanded o
room.
A Young man giving the name OF
look Hart was arrested near Woon
socket bv the sheriff of the county on
tho charge Of forgery. 1t seems tna'
uart had been working for Contracto,
Kannadv ON the railroad grade, ano
While in his employ it is charged thai
three checks a~ggregating the sum OF
eos were passed by Hart at three OH
ferent busienss houses. A clerK III
~ store of vessy Bros. and the pro
ur;.tor Of a restaurant identified the
man. Public opinion deems Inc mar
innocent Of the charge.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
Two Killed by the Posse.
IN PANIC.
Iunt-els Are Fleeing in Terror
From Danvilie, Illinois.

From Danvilie, Illinois.
DanyiF'e, Ill, July 29-Under spur Of
the fer Of an outbreak between the
negroes and whites, more than 300
co!oreI people have fed from Danvllle
as a result of the lynching of John
Letcalf on Saturday night.
AllhC gh general cain pervades on
the SUI ICE, a feverish condition exists
both v Thin the city and at the min
ing towns within fifteen miles of the
city. 4 concerted movement yester-
day by the Vermillion county bar to
bring to justice the mob murderers
has had no effect in Quieting the alarm
of the colCred people, and every
freight train that leaves the city car
ries it's quota of fleeing negroes. In
definite rumors of a concerted move
to the city have
added to the Alarm
and has c 'ared the streets of negroes
and whit have mingled freely and
without t, 'uble, not a h~alf-dozen col
ored people ventured last night. Fear
of further trouble, both in Danville
ard in the coal mining regions here
abouts, has prompted Sheriff Whitlock
to post al all the mining camps a
number Of erscns to watch the move
mentS Of factors that he may prevent
a recurrence of the hideous affair Of
last Satu. lay night. 1t is generally
believed t at the slightest trouble be-
tween the whites and negroes would
eliminate in a trag.c struggle, for
both sides. While trying to prevent
trouble, are keyed to a high pitch of
hatred.
The reput able citizens Of the city
are doing a, in their power to restore
absolute quiet and minimize the like
lihood of further trouble. Sheriff
Whitlock, whose action in shooting
into the moi to defend the Jail against
attack, has won him unstinted praise
from all sides, is working hard to aid
in the prosecution. He already has Sc
cured the names of thirty persons,
most of whom he himself recognized
while they were storming the Jail, and
these he will lay before the special or
regular grand jury, whichever may
have charge Of the cases.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
WANTS HIS PRICE.
Old Well Begins to Fill Up After Years
of Dryness.

Sixteen years ago an unread Scotch
man thirty miles northwest of Miller
bored a 200-foot we'll on his land, but
failing to get water proved up and re-
turned to the old country, first making
a contract with a neighbor that when
the we'll began to flow, as he thought
it would in time, he was to have $50
an acre for his farm, the neighbor
feeling safe in making such a contract,
as water was not believed to exist
there at that time. Now the Scotch
mar is on the ground to claim his
price, the abandoned well flowing free
ly from a leak in the anne neighbours
well who promised the $50 an acre. 1t
seems that untitled wells dug in the
early days In that section are filling
with water on account Of SO many
artesian wells flowing continually, in
some instances the water having to
seek its own outlet.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
BUGS ON BARLEY.
Pest Like the Chinch Bug Appears
Around Sioux Falls.

Farmers living near Hartford, Min
nehaha county, reports the appearance
in their barley fields Of a peculiar
species of bugs, which cannot positive
" be identified by those who have seen
them. They are found in barley heads
and remain there until they have en-.
tirely destroyed the grain. 1t was be-
lieved they we're chinch bugs, but they
do not make such a clean sweep OF the
grain as chinch bugs usually do, tax
ing a head here and there. AS the
barley harvest is rapidly nearing COM
pletion not much damage can be done
by the bugs this year, but efforts are
being made to have them destroyed
for fear if nothing is done they may
do great damage in barley fields next
season.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
IoWan Probably Sluqqed.

Riceville, Iowa, July 29.-News has
reached here that Matt Kemmitz, who
recently left here. for Hot Springs,
Ark, was found unconscious near a
billboard. 1t is known that he took
considerable money with him from
here, and took it for the purpose of
treatment. He was found in a semi.
conscious condition, and without
money. The presumption was that he
had been slugged and robbed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
Works Against Saloons.

It has been a matter Of six or eight
months that the anti-saloon league OF
the state has been doing nothing, ow-
ing to the fact that Rev. A. E. Carhart
has retired from the SUPPLEMENTARY
of the work. The state committee has
finally secured the services of Rev.
n. s. Tilton of indianapolis to take up
he work, and he has arrived in Mitch
oil. which he will make his ~headquar-
ters. 10 commence the work. For the
present he will tour the state to re-
organize the societies and set the
members to work.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
BOLD BURGLAR,
Covers Victim With Revolver While
Robbinu Him.

49,
A bold burglar invaded the home Of
Urban Heaussler, a butcher employed
in IanktOn. His story is that he was
partially awakened by a slight noise,
but dOzed off again to wake up a short
while after to find himself looking up
at the barrel Of a revolver that looked
very big in the hands of a typical burg
lar. Urban was surprised into saying
Hello" but the burglar said never a
word. but looked business every inch
Of him, as he kept his victim covered,
while with his free hand he ran
through the pockets Of his clothes,
ranging on a hook. Finding nothing,
he changed his gun to the other hand,
and turning to a table picked up a
gold watch and $11.35 in money lying
loose near the watch. He then at
tempted to lock the door he had come
in at, which he could not do, but sue
ceeded in locking the door down stairs.
He then readily took his exit through
the window he had come in at, which
had given him entry into a store room
adjoining HeaussIer's bed room. Run
ming down the kitchen roof he dropped
TO the ground and ran north, escaping
before the household could get after
him. It was nearly daylight, and a
successful burglary at such an hour
looks like a bit of professionalism.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
LIMBS OF LAW MEET.
sherits of South Dakota Hold Their
Annual Convention.

The state sheritfs' ASSOCIATION mas
lust held it's annual convention at
Deadwood and officers have been elect
ed as follows: President, Jesse Brown,
Sturgis. sheriff of Meade county; vice
president. John Gunderscn, Nermllllon'
sheriff of Clay county; sccretary-treas-
urer. Howard w. Cole, Aberdeen,
sheriff Of Brown county. The next
meeting is to be held at Yankton IN
January. The president appointed Fred
Doten. sheriff CT Lawrence county, and
William Moses, sheriff OF Butte county'
as delegates to the convention OF the
Interstate Sheriffs' association, to be
held in Omaha, Aug. IL.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
BITTEN BY A DOG.
Little Boy Will Be Disfigured for
ife

The city authorities Of Armour nave
directed that all dogs be shut up and
not allowed to run at large until sept.
|. A little boy of E. Thorson's was Sc
verely bitten by a vicious dog, n TO
nrevent further trouble Of the kind the
council passed the order compelling all
owners of dogs to keep the anlmSls
shut up. The little boy will be dis
figured for life, as the dog tore away a
piece of his lip. Action for damages
will no doubt result from the unfor'
tunate affair.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
Accused Of Bigamy.

Webster City, Iowa, July 29.-Owing
to a delay in the requisition papers A.
f. Isenhart. the Marshalltown big.
amist who was married in this city
to Miss Emma Mitchell, has not yet
beer returned to this state. He is un.
der arrest at North Bend, Neb., and
will be brought to this city.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
ROB ELkToN ~PosroFFIcE.
ourelars Took All the Stamps In the
Office.

Inc postoflce at Elkton was entered
aao robbed by burglars recently. En-.
rance was effected by breaking the
sass OF the window In the real Of the
ouiidlng, with tools taken from a black.
smlth shop. The safe was then blown
vpen and over $500 worth Of stamps
.aAen. The matter has been reported
the federal authorities, but SO far
'nere is no clue.
me postmaster was compelled to
uu 10 Bookings to get a supply of
Samps to keep the. Office running, as
se whole supply disappeared with the
NO suspicious persons were seen
- out Elkton during the evening, and
rs believed the robbers drove into
"u' ala their work and then drove
WI or that they are local parties.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
CHARGED With Theft,

Baldwin, Wis, July 20. Sheriff
Harris arrested John School and Hen.
ry Commers, both of Emerald, charged
with stealing $110 from Michael Lang
don, a laboring man, while sleeping in
a haymow. They were taken to the
county Jail at Hudson last night,
where they will have their hearing.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
Six Are Killed.

New York, July 29.-Five or six per-
sons are reported to have been killed
In an explosion yesterday at Ruppert's
ice plant, Alexander avenue and One
Hundred and T~hirty-third street.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
Brakeman Fatally Injured.

Cedar Falls, Iowa. July 29.-James
Holloway of Cedar Rapids, a brake
man on the Rock Island, was found
half a mile from here with both legs
and an arm cut off. He was removed
to the hospital in this city and will die.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31

Farmer Hayrix (looHing over tho
per)-Skinum, the druggist, Is clos.
.As Out MS entire stock of patent med
'cihes at half-price.
WIS. Hayrix-That's fist our pesxy
~.n They hain't a thing the matter
M Mn any Of the hull family.-Chicago
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31

Miller, S. D., July 20. - During the
severe thunderstorm County Treasur-
err Trythalla's mammoth barn was lev
eled, and the Methodist church and
Davey hotel at St. Lawrence struck by
lightning.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
ed in Mud Hole.

Menomonie, Wis, July 20. - Chris
Thorson. a young man residing at
North Menomonie, was drowned in
Wilson creek. He was taken with
cramps and drowned near shore. His
body was found later in a mudhole.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
P~OSTOFFlCE ROBBED.

Safe Blown and Contents Taken by
Burglars.
.Rudd, Iowa, July 29.-The postoffice
at this place was robbed Saturday
night. Some one broke in through the
back door and blew the safe all to
pieces, securing about $40 and about
$12 worth of stamps. A small box coD-
tanning money orders and other valua'
BILE papers was found under a railroad
bridge just west of town.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
Z LEAVES TRAIL OF BLOOD.
Farmers Chase a Negro Who Attempt
ed to Assault a White Woman.

Logansport, Ind, July 20. - An un.
known colored MAI last night at.
tempted to assault Mrs. Joseph Watts,
Threshers on the farm heard her
screams and started after the negro.
chasing him several miles and firing a
number of shots at him. He escaped
into the swamp country and is be.
lieved to be badly wounded, as blood
was left on his trail.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31

should like to get a license" re-
hall. oso wy
A...oog or man, please?" remarked tho
Susy clerk.-Yonkers Statesman.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
Woman Mysteriously Disappears.

Nicola, Iowa, July 29.-Mrs. Thomas
Lucid disappeared from her home
early yesterday, and searching parties
have found no trace of her. She was
seventy-three years old. Bloodhounds
will be employed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
STORM SWEEPS OVER ST. PAUL.
Rain, Hall, Wind and Lightning Go
Much DAMAGE.

Much Damage.
st. Paul, July 29.-Street car traffic
was delayed, wires were torn down,
streets were washed out and a great
deal of other damage was wrought by
a heavy rainstorm, accompanied by
lightning, high wind and hail, which
broke over st. Paul shortly before )
o'clock yesterday morning. The rain
lasted for more than an hour. Shortly
after the rain began the wind bisw
down poles and the wires on both in.
terurban lines broke. Service was not
restored for several hours.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
DIED ON HI A
New YORKER Found Dead on Omaha
Train.

Eau Claire, Wis, July 20. - John
Palmgren of New York was found
dead in a closet on the west-bound
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis G.
Omaha limited about 5 o'clock yester.
day morning between Fairchild and
Eau Claire for an inquest. He had a
ticket from Newark, N. j., to Mime,
apolis and 1920 in money orders. His
death was evidently due to heart dis
ease.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-31
WORK OF THE STORM.
Great Damage Is Done Around Sank
Center by Wind.

Sank Center, Mimi, July 20. Re-
ports from the country greatly aug
ment the amount of damage lone by
yesterday mornings storm. A barn
three miles west of town was blown
way and seven head of stock killed.
Grain is badly blown. Telephone wires
are Frustrated.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-04-25

HOPE LODGE NO. 8, DEGREE
of Honor, meets first and third
Wednesdays in A. o. u. w. hall. Mrs.
Sarah Critics, chief honor: Mrs. A. ].
Wcrtz. fnancier; Mrs. Clara Bell, re-
corder. i