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The Washburn leader., 1903-02-07
First Publicay
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Department OF II ~ atsr16a .:s,,
United States Iani, Office RismalA

United States land Office. Bismals -.
December II, 1902 &
A sufficient contest affidavit having bees, Ned
in this office by MIs snt Prot
ber 9Th, 1901, for neh Of section 12. township
147. range 81. by Frank E. Swift contestee, in
which ii is alleged ti,at said claimant has aban-
doned said tract for more than six months last
past and that sad alleged absence from said
land was not due to his employment in the army
navy or marine corps of the United States as a
the war with Spain OF during any other. war
in which the United States may be engaged.
said parties are hereby notified 10 appear
resnond and offer evidence touching said allie
CATION at 10 O'Clock a. M on Feb. 2lst. 1903, be
fore Rose A. Ward, a notary public, at Wash
b! burn n p, antthat final hearing will be held
the Register and Receiver at tile United States
Land Office in Bismarck, NJ. ID.
The said contestant having. in proper af-
fidavit. filed Decenh)er 18th 1902 set forth facts
which show That after due diligence personal
service of this notice can not lie made 1t is
hereby ordered and directed that such notice
be given by due and proper publication.
John Satterlund,
receiver.
The Washburn leader., 1903-02-07
First Publication Dec 20 1902.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
GOMMUrATION PROOF

Land Office at Bismarck N. d.. Dec5, 1902.
Notice is hereby given that tile following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before f. A. Land
U. s. Commr l'st of N. D.. at Washburn, on
January oath, 1909, viz:
George Laycock,
for tile northwest quarter, sec. %, township 146
range So .at,
He names the following witnesses to prove Ms
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said land. viz: @
Fred johnson, all of Washburn, y. -,
A, e. Mctiillivray,.,,J
Regis"
The Washburn leader., 1903-02-07
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

,DepamrtnsNpt m Of the The Interior. eric Land Office at
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice Of his intention
to make cOmmutea final proof In support 0f his
claim. and said proof win be made before Peter
A. Schmidt, clerk OF district court Mclean Co.
N. u. at Washburn, February %, 1903, viz;
Heinrich Fiechtner, for the
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF said land, viz:
Waltz and Fred basiian. Of Turtle Lake. N. D.
A. C. McGillivray,
jan II Register. x
The Washburn leader., 1903-02-07
FIRST Pub. Dec. 20.
CONTEST NOTICE
Department Of the Interior,
United States Land Office. Bismarck. N. d.

Department Of tho Interior,
United States Land Office. Bismarck. n. d.
October q, 1907.
A SUFFICIENT contest affidavit having been filed
IN this Office by Otto Affeld contestant, against
II. E.. No, l4sos, made August nth. 1901, FOR "a
SfswA and lots and 1 OF section IS. twp. l47.
p, of Range 80 W. 5th p, IN: by II. !. Goven con, cor
tes9ee, in which it is alleged that the said
claimant has abandoned said tract for more
than six months last past, and that said alleged
absence was not due to his employment II % the
es private soldier ecer, seaman or marine a,I,nr
war III which the United States NAV be en-
gagged, said pariesnre hereby notified to ap,
scar, respond and offer evidence touching said
allegation ut 10 o'clock n. ~: on February 12tli,
1909 before James I. McCulloch. U. $. Comm:
at Washburn, N. D. and that final hearing will
be held at 2 O'Clock p. M. on February 18TH, 1903;
before the Register and Receiver of the United
States Land Office at Bismarck, N. u.
The said contestant having. In Il proper aiiu;-
vit filed December IL, 1902 set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
Of this notice cannot BE- made, It is hereby Order-
cd and directed that such notice be given by
due and proper publication.
John Sattcrlund,
Receiver.
The Washburn leader., 1903-02-07
First publication Jan. 81
NOTICE OF HOMESTEAD FINAL

Land ONCE At Bismarck, II. D.
January 2i, l:N3.
/. Notice Is hereby given that the following
n Ramel settler has fled notice II his intention t
+ make nnal proof in support Of his claim. aud
gssU:6 Commissioner at Washb,lrn, N. H.. ON
MARCH st h 1903, VIZ;
Herman KreiIz for the
vi i,f sw4 OF section 10. TWP. I4S. range 23.
le na,nes the following witnesses to prove his
IF Msss:,iinunus residence upon, and cultivation Of
NJ IF sitiid. viz:
isI es Hassler. Frldrich krenz. John Cook
~ I'd Re.nh0ld Boyer, all Of Coal HarbOr. a.. II.
,s5sssss8 5sssss8S Sas s{s A.C. McGiilivray. s}
g5ss / ~ Register.
The Washburn leader., 1903-02-07
Notice Of Final Proof.

janl7
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-06
HOUSE SITE
HAS BEEN LOCATED
New Building Will Be Erected
at Corner Of Third Street
and Broadway.
OLD ONE IS 70 REMAIN
There Has Been Much Discussion as "a
the Proposed Action of the Board
Vote Was q to lin Favor
of the New Site.

Yankton, s. D..Nov. 4.-Thes board
of county commissioners Of Yankton
county rescinded its former action
taken on the location OF the new court
house. AT its last meeting the; board
refused to consider the proposition Of
Bartlett Trip. William H. Edmunds,
sScloman. sWenzlaff. Joseph PER- and
others, and decided to build on the
present site. The proposition 81 the
.pariesSwas tosdonate tosthe county the
three n one-half lots at Thirdatsreet
and Broadway. Since that time steps
been taken to file an injunction re
straining the county from tearing down
the -present8court house. This would
compel the to accept or buy an
other site as sthereIts not room for. both
new and oldabuildings II both were to
The Injunction a not filed on
the agreement of the board t o recon
slider h matter. The resolution adopt
ed provides for the building of the new
court house on the site offered, I. e., the
corner OF Third and Broadway. Tho
vote on h eresolution stood 4 in favor
and againststhe acceptance of the site.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-06
City WATER L
Vermillion Receives Quite Encouraging
Reports From the Chemist.

Vermillion, S. D, 3.-The resi-
dents of this city are now given to I'M
derstand that the water which flows
fhrough8the mains around town is pure
and wholesome, and that. no disease
germs Turk therein. At least that is
what Professor Duke H. Bashford,
pert chemist, Of Sioux City. says. AT
the request of Mayor Bryant, Professor
Tashford came here on Tuesday to ex-
anime both the water n ice dished up
to citizens. He was to have lectured at
the opera house that evening, but ow-
ing to a chain of circumstances an
audience was moi given him.
For some time past attacks have been
made upon the waterworks company
Ga private concern) for the quality of
water being given to patrons. 1t has
been laimed that it was nauseous and
unfit for drinking purposes. OF a clear,
sparkling nature when it flowed from
pumped into the water mains, it came
from the MIGRANTS looking yellow and
filthy. And in the face Of this the
company last week notified water con-
sunlers to put on meters, thus wanting
them to pay for water that had to be
run off before anything like, the clear
fluid could be obtained.
OF late the water mains all over the
city have undergone a good flushing,
with direst pressure from the pumping
station, and an Improvement is notice.
able. A general flushing haa not been
INDUCED in for years, although occa-
sionaliy a hydrant was opened for a
short time. Hence a great amount Of
sediment naturally collected in the
wooden mains.
The professors analysis of Vermillion
river ice is not very encouraging. He
claims that it is polluted With matter
from sewers, drains and cess pools, and
a portion of it added to the city water
would certainly contaminate it, and
prove a fruitful cause Of the production
of diarrhoea, ~dysentery, malarial
fevers, typhoid fever. d%iphtheria, etc.
A few years ago demand was made
for Missouri river ice, n many loads
We're hauled here; but this proved an
expensive luxury inc the people have
been content to use the product of the
old Vermillion river.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-06
DEAD.
Terrible Loss of Life in a New York
Tenement House,

Terrible Loss of Life in a New York
Tenement House.
New York. Nov. 3.--Twenty-one men,
10 death or suffocatcd il a fire that
caused $1,000 damage to the "housesof
all nations a f1ve-story tenement
house at 42G Eleventh avenue.
The police believe the fire to be Of in
:endiary origin. The dead are mostly
Italians. The fire was eXtinguished5in
twenty minutes.
The only person injured is Mary Jane
Quinn, who was burned about the face
and hands and severely bruised BY
Ieaping from the second floor.
In several apartments In the tere-
ment Halloween parties We're In prog
ress and guests at these added greatly
to the number of persons in the house
than it ordinarily would have been. Al
though plentifully provided with fire
escapes front and rear escape was cut
off a few minutes after the fire started
BY the bodies of the dead which Wedsea
In the openings leading to the ladders,
The fire started in the basement ana
rushing upwards attacked the stairway
leading to the apartments.
In a short space of time the names
enveloped the stairway. The house
from the third floor to the fifth ttoor
was destroyed.
At the windows, front and rear,
bodies OF men and women were
TANNED, showing that q desperale
struggle to escape had resulted IN te
chokings of these exits to the t1re e.
capes and had been the cause OF suIol
cation.
When the firemen reached the bullo-
Ing there was a mass of flame burs'.
Ing through the roof, while the air was
hlled with the cream of women anu
the curses Of men. Many daring res.
cues were made by the firemen, VINO e
times had to use violence in their aA,
tempts to disentangle the mass ~
Wrtthing human beings struggling ~
vain efforts to reach safety from Wy
croWded fire escapes. One nrellan
climbed to the fourth floor Where.a
window al filled with a mass OF peu.
pie TANNED in and fighting to get or
lie struck the heads Of all the men "
could see with his fist and they ~ =
back. He then handed down to Ve
hremen on ladders below three Won
en- and a baby. Another hrenen Pc.
formed 81 similar feat and rescued w
girls from the fourth floor.
Life nets played a prominent paf..am
the work of rescue. The flreinsaa
dropped men and women, dead anu
alive, from one floor to another anu w.
hnally, men standing on ladders on .ns
trst floor let them fall into the n IL
held by policemen and firemen N.Y.
street.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-06
RUSSIANS in MuKDEN.
China Much Worried and Empress
Dowaoer Calls Conference.

14 SUltS %'oI,ISitCtkSSs g8SA
Pekin, Nov. "A conference of high
officials with the dowager empress con-
corning the r]eoccupation OF MulSden by
Russian troops was held ct the summer
palace today. Yuan Ski Kai, governor
general of Chi Lii province, was sum
;moned hastily from Tien Tsin and pro-
iceeded directly to the palace. me
Russians have a Tartar general at
lMukden and the province is in the Gus
tody Of his yamen.
The Chinese government is greatly
disturbed at the reoecupatlon OF Muk-
den. the capital of M~anchuria. The
foreign office is appealing to friendly
foreign legations for help end advice,
admitting it's own heiplessness IN the
matter. 81
:, The Russians returned to Mukden on
Thursday of last week. According to
advices received by the Chinese gov
crnment, $500 Russian soldiers took
possession of the official buildings
there, barricaded the gates n eVlcted
the Chinese officials. There are be-
tween 10000 and 10000 Chinese troops
in and about Mukden and h Chinese
commanders in Manchuria have been
given imperative orders in no wise TO
resist the Russian government and to
use every effort to avert collisions. The
circumstances leading to reoccupation
of Mukden are as follows:
Brigand's Head Cause Trouble.
The Russians employed a notet
brigand. who was accused of many
crimes against the Chinese, as chief of
one OF the irregular bands of police
they are organizing in Manchuria. The
Chinese authorities repeatedly request
ed the surrender of this man and the
Russians recently consented to give
him up. When this became known the
Russians demanded the execution of
this officer within five days, giving as
an alternative the seizure Of MulAden.
The Chinese foreign Office was nego-
tiating with Paul Lossar, the Russian
minister, on the matter and offered to
Danish the officer in question, pleading
that he had exceeded his instructions,
and to remove the %taotai, his superior,
from Office. There was a misunder-
standing as to the time limit set for the
negotiation; the Chinese thought it ex-
pred yesterday. Before the negotia-
lions were completed the news was re-
ceived here hat Russia had fulfilled
her threat to reoccupy Mukden.
The fact that Viceroy AleAieff has
moved headquarters from Port Arthur
to Vladivostok has caused great sur
prise in Picking. 1t is generally on
jectured that he was unwilling to risk
passing the winter at a port which the
Japanese would undoubtedly make a
strenuous attempt to blockade in the
aUart de y-ot. - z= HHH- ~. 3 t+
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-06
EXPLOSION HEART
Fer FIFTY Hlll|
Two Carloads OF Dvn,n,,
Caused a Heavy Loss 81
Property.
WAS TERRIFIC Dlsss7Ep.
Not a Structure in Main Part Of cr.,,
line That hid MAJ c. IVY
WAS z Dlsas7fD
Not a Structure in Main Part Of c,.,.
line That Did Not suffor-M..s
People Badly Frightened .na'
Made Sick by Shock,

Crestline, O., Nov. 2.-Two car,..,
Of dynamite in the western end osa
PENNSYLVANIA railroad yards exo,os y
last night as a result Of a joltinr r.
other cars, blowing a hole fortv 5. ~
deep in the ground, twisting tr,o,,s =.
of shape for a long distance, snas. vul
glass for a mile, shattering walls lug "
ping roofs, rocking many perao,s Np.
seasickness and setting fire to 50O laas
ed and empty cars. Burning hrsaa.
and splintered ties We're hurled a Iuaus
ter of a mile. The ties crashed thr Suat.
roofs, while the brands set FIRE ~
strings Of cars ~
The explosion occurred about e.,
miles outside Of Crestline, and saw
jolts and bruises. few, it is be!,eyea
We're severely hurt, though tho mott,
are searching for possible victims = w
will be many hours before the tracls
can be cleared. NsAs
The property loss will amo,,nt :,
many thousands of dollars. The cnn1
cussion was felt several miles awav
and the report of the explosion reachss
persons fifty miles from Crestlins
Church congregations We're thrown nv
CONSERVATION. Several buildings ws,o
wrecked. Several persons say that ths
vibration due to the explosion ranssS
them to experience ausea and yertipn
People rushed from churches md
houses to ascertain the cause of ihs
shock. :
Yardmaster Courtier and Clerk Cal.
singer, who We're at work In the Yara
office half q mile away, were severaly
hurt by the falling debris in the butId.
Ing in which they We're working.
Hundreds of Pennsylvania emp)oya,
worked all night searching the ruins
for possible dead or injured.
The west yards5of the PennsylyanIa
road are d wreck. Many cars were
shivered by the blast. Locomotives \
mile from the explosion were thrown
from the rails.
In the downtown portion of Crestlfna
there is not a building that has MT
suffered damage. Many persons who
were on the streets were cut and 9th.
erwise hurt by flying glass, and hun.
dreds Of women We're frightened into
'ysterics.
All physicians were kept busy dur.
Ing the night administering sedatives.
The streets We're filled for several
hours by people WHO were afraid to 60
home. Sidewalks and roadways were
Uttered with shattered glass.
The mayor has sWorn in many extra
policemen to guard exposed property.
All the churches We're holding sery.
Ices when the explosion occurred.
Doors We're blown off and windows
smashed in many OF the buildings. The
flames from the burning cars produced
a spectacle. that drew the attention Of
many for q long time.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-06
PAT M'cLAlR KILLED..
Nell Known vermiIlion Trainer a vie-
tim of Indianapolis Wreck.

-
Nell Known Vermiilion Trainer a Vic-
tim OF Indianapolis Wreck.
Vermillion, S. D., Nov. 3.-Pat Nc
Clair. killed in the wreck at indiana
apolis, had charge Of the state univer-
sity track team here for four years,
and assisted in coaching the football
eleven. He anne to Vern1illion in the
spring of 1899, remaining until the SUM-
mer of 1902. His work with the uni
versity athletes was very successful,
he having developed the fast track
team of 1901, Which defeated Kansas
university at Sioux City. He went to
Lafayette this spring to assistEin train
ing the athletes Of Purdue university.
He was to have taken charge Of the
sanitarium at Hot Springs as soon as
man. his wife being now in Chicago. He
held q $1,000 policy in the A. O.. u. w.
lodge here.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-06
FATALITY AVERTED.
Jumps Track and Nearly
Pushes Elevated Train Into
the Street. -

New York, Nov. A great fatality
was narrowly averted here today when
an engine jumped the track on the ap-
'proach to the Second avenue bridge
over Harlan river and crashed into
the rear car of an elevated train, de-
railing it and all but pushing it from
the bridge to the surface fifty feet be-
low.
Luckily the engine was running so
slowly that the guard rails kept the
a with its load of PASSENGERS from
falling from the bridge, and the collis-
don itself damaged the car but slight
ly and injured no one. Among the 400
passengers on the train there was slight
panic.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-06
AN EXPENSIVE JOKE.
Young Men Badly Damage a Steam
T%hreshing Engine.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 4.-Nhen
some Of the young men of Charles Mix
county decide to have fun the costs
come high. A few nights ago three
young fellows took possession Of the
engine belonging o the threshing out
fit OF MI. Schoenrock, who was at
work In the vicinity of Platte, fred it
UP and raj it around a field. The fol-
morning when Schoenrock and
members OF his threshing crew ap-
peared upon the scene to esum their
work the engine was missing. They
soon found it and discovered that the
engine was badly damaged by its rough
treatment at the hands of the young
men. An expert machinist places the
damage at $500, anu this amount, it Is
likely, will nave t be paid by the
young men or their parents, Or prose-
cutfons will result.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-06
PASTOR FOR COMING YEAR.
Rev. N. a. Swickard Finally Settled /
His New Passionate.

Canotn, s. D., Nov. 4.-Rev N. A.
Swickard, DID, late of Aberdeen, and
family have arrived and are comfort
ably housed in the new parsonage. DR..
Swickard preached his first sermon
Sunday, before a large congregation.
and from the hearty congratulations
extended the new pastor it is safe to
say he hasWon tine hearts Of these
present by his eloquence and ability as
a pulpit orator. He is president of the
state EpWorth league and is In position
now to arcuse a growing interest in
the Epworth assembly, which meets at
Canton in annual session. He was very
popular in Aberdeen and comes to Can
ton with the reputation of being one
IF the ablest ministers in the state.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-06
PUT BRYAN OFF STEPS.
The Toledo, G, Postoffico Waterman,
Objected to a Political Meetinn.

OUJSCteu 70 a r UlItECct WGetIt1U.
Toledo, o., Nov. 2.-STiliiam Jennings
Bryan was last night ordered Off the
steps Of the postof1ice by a watcllsnan
in charge of the building. Coic1el l3ryan,
who was on his way home from the east,
stopped over for the night and late yes
terday afternoon a meeting vas arranged
whereby he was to speak form the steps
of the postofhce. Two thousand People
had gathered and he was about to open
the meeting, when the Waterman .uietiy
went to. Frank Niles, candidate for ltcu-
tenant governor. and informed him that
Colonel Bryan could not speak from the
steps and that he would have to set down
on the curb. Mr.. Niles at once made the
announcement that the meeting would he
held on the corner and the crowd followed
Colonel Bryan ard his escort 70 lie new
tan
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-06
FOWLER BEHIND BARS.
Mas a Confederate Of the Notoriou.
Jack SulIy, King Of Cattle Rustiers.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 4.-Ernest
fowler. erstwhile confederate Of the no.
torious Jack Sully, the so-called
King Of the Cattle Rustlers." is
behind the bars Of the
Sioux Falls. penitentiary. fowler was
the last man to be tried during the
term OF United States court which con-
vened here on October 20. He was
charged with stealing a steer from
James Fulwider, a stockman whose
ranch is near Iona, in the southern
part of Lyman county. The jury was
U only an hour or two, and when a
verdict Of guilty was returned. Judge
Garland sentenced fowler to impris-
onment in the ~penitentiary for a period
OF two years.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-06
MORGAN AT TOME.
A Brief Stop at Canton With Penney
svania Railroad Officials.

Canton, O., Nov. 2.--J. Pierpont Mo,san.1
with a party Of ten officials of the ten 1T
sylvania railroad, visited the tornp IN
President Mckinley. THE party was a i
the way from New York to Chicago tn
special train. It was the first time ~.
Morgan had been in he vicinity of Can
ton since the presidents death ana y ~.
at his wish that the train was stopper III, !,
INK a visit made to the vault. Inrou 4.
the corporal OF the guard, the party 10, ts
tanned permission to go as far as the sa ma
OF the tomb. Besides ]. p. Morgan, a.
members Of the party were President nart
inner Of New York, head Of the tary
Wayne railroad; Mr.. Spencer, secls.ne
Of the road: Thomas Rood Of Pittspu II.
chief engineer of the P~ennsylvnnia d
a and h division superintendent
r, Whittier
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-06
c PROTECTION.
Banks at Bridsewater Are Installing
Electric Alarm Systems.

100000 ItVVITs <td 0yoGCTT5s 7-"" |---
Bridgewater, s. D., Nov. 3.-The First
National bank of Bridgewater and the
Farmers and Merchants State bank are
each installing an elaborate burglar
alarm system manufactured by the
American Bank Protection company OF
Minneapolis. The system is the very best
that can be secured and has never been
a failure.
Deputy United States Marshal McDon-
aid arrived here today, and in company
with T.. F. Ryan, deputy sheriff. left for
Sioux Falls in charge of a suspicious
character. who was arrested and held here
under orders from the state authorities,
who charge the fellow with being impli-
Gated In a postofice robbery committed in
Nebraska some time ago.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-06

New Times: II was passing
tlarougghsa classroom in oneof the big
DOWNTOWN schools the other day" said
Superintendent Maxwell during a lull
ina board meeting, when I heard q
remarkable ,definition@of average In
arswersaStc the teachers request to de-
fine theaword a little black-haired
beauty cried out: The thing that hens
ayseggs on., When the teacher told
her she@Was wrong she produced g.
5phrase.sa hen lays on an average OF
dveseggssa week..
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1903-11-06
New Line to Seattle.

Huron, S.. D., Nov. 3.-No small inter-
est is manifest in this part of the state
In the announcement made by Roswell
Miller, chairman OF the board of direct
ors OF the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul railway to the effect thai trains
will be running into Seattle within two
years. over our own Ines This is
taken to mean that the Milwaukee COM
pany will construct a line from Evarts
to Seattle, via Miles City, Helena, Ana
conda, Moscow II yer the Cascade
mountains to the north Of Mt. Tacoma,
q partial urvey of which route has al
ready been made; in fact it has been
approved from Evarts, in Walworth
county. South Dakota. on. the Missouri
river, to a point more than half way
to Seattle.