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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
STOCK GROWERS,
Western Association to Meet at Rapid
CITY,

City.
For the annual meeting of the West.
ern South Dakota Stock Growers as.
soclatlon meeting, which will be held
at Rapid City April IA, the citizens
nave arranged for an elaborate enter.
talnment OF the visitors. Three DAYS
OF sport will be had, consisting of cow
boy races, rOplng and tying Of wild
steers, handkerchief and rescue races,
band music and fireworks Arrange
ments are being made for the best Of
accommodations for all. Cash prizes
have been put up for all the events.
h parade on the first day will be
made up of representations by the
local business houses and Eastern
commission houses.
The following is the program:
Monday, April 10, 1903
l p. m.-Novelty race; first prize
$50, second prize SIS, third prize $40.
Cowboy to ride two blocks on run
and pick up handkerchiefs (eight) dur
ing h ride, and to ride back to start
ing place; one picking up all the hand
kerchiefs in the best time wins the
prize.
2 p. m.-Cowboy foot race, 10O-yard
dash; first prize SIS, second $40, third
S..
Contestants must wear full equip
ments, boots, spurs, snaps, etc.
3 p. m.-Roping and tying of wild
steers; first prize SIS; second $25.
Tuesday, April IA, 1903
1890 a. m.-Parade.
II to Il a. m.-Band concert.
/ t. a p. m.-Meeting Of Western
South Dakota Stock Growers associ-
alton.
2 p. m.-School of Mines baseball
game.
4 p. m.-Exhibition riding by ladies,
sidesaddle; first prize SIS, second $40.
The prize will be to the most grace
full rider.
S p. m.-Cakewalk; first prize $40,
second S..
Prize will be given for the best exhi-
bition and best costume.
s D. m.-Band concert.
10 D.. m.-Fireworks.
Wednesday, April 10, l9O3-
10 -. m.-Cowboy race, free for all;
first prize $50, second S25, third SIS.
None but cow ponies allowed in this
race.
1920 a. m.-Indian pony race; first
prize $40, second S..
Fullbloom Sioux in war uniform.
II a. m.-Cowboy rescue race; first
prize 500, second SO.
Contestants to ride at high run Tor
one block, assist cowboy on horse, and
then the two ride back to place OF be-
ginning on same horse.
| p. m.-Riding of bucking ~bronchos,
the widest possible; first prize $50,
second $35, third S15.
2:3O p. m.-Roping and tying OF wild
steers; first prize $50, second $25.
Winner of previous contest barred.
a D. m.-Genuine wild West rs hold
I'D. made as realistic as possible;
showing the dangers the pioneers with
stood.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
BRING Back the Mississippi.

The %proclivity of the Mississippi
river to make cratic departures from
it's bed and select a new one is more
or less well known. At one time
Vicksburg, Miss, was On the shores,
but the stream suddenly shifted, about
twenty-five years ago, and left the
city far away, greatly to the incon-
venience Of the merchants and others
who depended on the river traffic. For
several years past the United States
government has been at work digging
q canal which will bring the river
back to Vicksburg and make it once
more an important part. This work Is
approaching complexion, and it's con-
summation will again enable the river
boats to land in front of the city as
of old.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
w IN SLOUGH.
Farmer Loses His Life While Driving
Cattle to His Farm.

Winona, Mimi, March 25.-William
Reil, a prominent farmer residing near
Nelson, Wis, a few miles above this
city, was drowned in a slough near the
Mississippi river a few miles from
here yesterday. Reil was driving some
cattle to his farm, and in attempting
to ford a stream he was taken with
cramps and sank to the bottom before
help could reach him. His body was
recovered several hours after the
drowning. His arms were clasped
around a telephone pole and his flesh
and clothes were terribly torn from
his wild efforts to save himself.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
TROLLEY LINE FOR LEAD.
R]urIinoton Company Will Extend us
peaswood-Lead Electric Foao.

R,rljnuton Company WIN 5000
peaawood-Lead Electric foao,
Lead is soon to have a "
cor service the entire length OF the
town. to be provided by the buiiine,on
NV extending the Deadwood-Leau e'eo,
tric line from the present terniih"A "
tho old Fort Pierre ~undho heai
the head Of Main street. The contrao.
~. hoen awarded to Patrick
ne n,,rth who also has the contrac'
". novine the main streets or Leaf
Tha supplies for the electric line eA.
tansion haye beer arriving ana '"o
oonetruction cars are here.
The Burlington will ui'ltna'eiS 20
.ond the electric line from Lead 10
Terry thereby connecting inc M
nrincipal mining towns OF the hoi
arn nils. A storage battery mas oeeA
enaornd TO be installed at Lead, 10 on.
0arve the owe when the trolley cars
% at a standstill or running GOWN
an The W plant is loca'eo d.
mnnav,od. and as the grade is heaVy
~ nower is not equalized.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
NO RIGHT TO NETS.
wisconsin Supreme Court Denies
EuIIerton's Claim Of Power.

Maiden Rock, Wis, March 25.-De-
cision for the plaintiff has been given
by the supreme court of Wisconsin in
the case of Roberts VS.. Fullerton, in
volving the right of Minnesota author
tiles to enforce the game laws in
Wisconsin waters of Lake Pepin. The
controversy has been carried on for
eight years, and Executive Agent
Fullerton has had the sanction of the
legal departments of both states in
raiding nets. To settle the dispute
this case was brought by Thomas Rob
erts, claiming damage for his nets
which Fullerton had destroyed, and
vas carried to the supreme court on a
demurrer by agreement.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
(: Tn and Hbout the State. !,
STOLE FROM INDIANS.
Now the Government viii Pay the
Reds Over $4,000 for the Ponies
They Lost.

now the Government Will Pay the
Reds over $4,000 for the Ponies
They Lost.
The money allowed the Indians Of
Pine Ridge agency for horses stolen
from them during the early days by
white thieves will arrive at the agency
in a few days and Col. James A.
George of Deadwood, who has assisted
in presenting the claims, has gone to
the agency to round the claimants up
and to assist in identifying those who
are entitled to some Of the money.
There will be $S1,74O distributed
several scores of Indians, some Of
whom whom will receive several thou
sand dollars apiece. The money will
reach Rushville in treasury warrants
and will be paid to the Indians by
check.
The matter has been kept as Quiet
as possible in this part of the country,
70 keep a horde of sharks away from
the reservation, whittier they would
flock in hopes Of inducing the Indians
70 waste their substance. 1t Is a mat
TOR of considerable interest and con-
lecture what disposition the majority
Of the Indians will make Of their
wealth, which in most cases is more
than they have ever before been pos
sessed of. Among the beneficiaries
are old Chief Red Cloud, once a cele-
brated warrior of the Sioux, now an old
man and almost helpless.
The claims were passed by the last
congress with the deficiency appropria-
tons. The Investigations have been
under way a long time, and some OF
the hearings were intensely interest
ing, furnishing material in the testi-
mony of witnesses that would make
the border fiction seem insipid, 1t is
claimed that DOC" Middleton, the
erstwhile sand hills outlaw and horse
thief. and kindred characters, stole
most of the horses. Middleton testi-
fed before the committee, telling OF
the manner in which the stealing had
been done and the risks involved.
ives Travers, once a well-known livery
man of DeadwoOd, testified to having
received many Of the ponies and the
disposition made of them. Others who
had figured in the operations. testified,
and there was apparent an air OF self
justification in every case, the Indian
ponies having evidently been consid-
cred legitimate prey, and to steal them
no sin. Those who testified to having
stolen from the Indians had expiated
their offenses and were therefore i'm
mune from further punishment.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
Modern ~ScarecroWs.

So many cases Of troublesome short
circuiting Of electric wires have oc-
Cured recently by owls, crows,
hawks, eagles, ETC., lighting on the
wires that the Electrical Review sug-
gests the expedient of putting scare
crows on the tops of the poles. The
electrical inventors have found ways
to head off most of the technical trou-
bies of electric distribution, but these
pranks of animals are more difficult
to prevent. When a bird or cat makes
a bridge between two highly charged
wires it is instantly cremated by the
current, but this Is small satisfaction
for the damage and scare at the GEN.
trail station that this sudden short cir.
cult causes.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
FINE WOOL PROSPECTS.
Sheep Owners Of the West Are Plan
Ming for Heavy Shearings.

ONCCH S"IiCIS VI k"S SSSSS
ming for Heavy Shearings.
The season is opening with bright
prospects for the Western sheepmen,
particularly in Western South Dakota,
Southeastern Montana and Wyoming.
The shearing season is approaching
and where pens are maintained the
registration Is larger than in any for
mer years. G. G. Dennis, general
agent for the Northwestern for the
Black Hills district, says on the Casper
line of his road the registration runs
from $4,000 to 10000 head for each
pen, and the herds are not all regis
tered. The registration system is
adopted in order to accommodate all
the sheep of the regions. so that each
sheepman will know what time to
bring in his focks that he may not
have to hold them at the pens any
longer than is necessary.
The winter has been very favorable
to sheep in this region of the country,
and the losses will not be serious in
any instance. The sheepme mare feel
Ing much encouraged over the pre-
vailing high prices of wool and they
are expecting to receive Is cents for
their clips.
1t is generally talked about that the
sheepmen Of the country tributary to
the Black Hills have not received a Sc
rious setback in over ten years. In a
majority of instances they have been
making money more rapidly than the
cattlemen, and the sheep-raising In
dustry is to-day in better condition
than ever before.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
RAILROAD RENTS OF THE STATE.
Northwestern Leases $50 Acres Of
School Lands Of the State.


School Lands Of the State.
The Northwestern Railroad company
has leased from the state a section
and a half of school land in the vicin-
ity of Brennan, the cattle shipping
station a few miles easterly from Rap
id City, for a period of foul years.
Four hundred and eighty acres of the
land is located at the shipping pens,
and for this the company pays 42R
cents an acre per year. The other
three-quarters of a section Is situated
some distance from the shipping pens
and commands water holes that are of
value in watering beef herds. For
this land the company is to pay q
cents an acre. Capt. T. G. Carter,
right of way nan for the Northwest
ern, who negotiated the leases on the
land, says these are the highest prices
his company has had to pay for school
land in the state.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
Relieved of His Roll.

Milwaukee, March %. - Treasurer
Harry z. Nierdlinger of the Marguer-
tie Sylvia Opera company, presenting
The St~rollers" at the Davidson
theater this week, was robbed of cash
and notes amounting in all to about
So. 900 at an early hour yesterday, the
O having been taken from be-
meath his head while he slept. A
member of the company who slept
with Mr.. Nierdlinger and who is miss
ing, is suspected of the theft. The po-
lice department is exerting every eff
fort to capture the thief.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
PURSUED BY A MOB.
Mar Who Thought He Was Wronged
Shoots an Attorney.

Milwaukee, Wis, March 25.-Believ-
ing that he was the victim of injustice,
Thomas Cusack last night fired three
shots at Attorney Charles M. Seaman
as the latter emerged from a restau-
ran in the center of the business part
of the city. One of the shots struck
Seaman in the back, between the
shoulder blades, but his wound is not
considered serious. The street was
filed with people hurrying homeward
from the theater. Through the blind
ing snow and wind a frenzied mob
pursued the fugitive through a dark
alley. Officer Neher, who had been
attracted to the scene, caught the man
as he emerged from the alley.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
MUST PAY THEIR, TAXES.
supreme Court Reverses Lower Court
on Lead Tax Matters.

supreme Court ReverSeS Lower Court
on Lead Tax Matters.
me lower court has been reversed
py the supreme court in the s. re-
iatlng to the taxation. Of the property
IN Lead belonging to the Masonic and
odd Fellows lodges. The circuit court
neld that the properties were exempt
Arom taxation for the reason that the
proceeds from rentals were devoted -
charitable and benevolent purposes.
Inc supreme court decision declares
.nat the exemption does not apply. for
'ne reason that the lodge building is
rented for commercial purposes and
NOT used for benevolent and charitable
purposes exclusively. The board OF
equallzation Of Lawrence county struck
ene property from the tax rolls and is
now declared to be in error, with the
lower court.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
SOUTH DAKOTA LAWS.
Gov. Herried Allows Bills to Become
Laws by Limitation.

-0~o ~
Gov. Herried recently filed with the
secretary of state twenty bills which
have been allowed to become laws by
limitation. The list includes bills ap-
p%ropriating $4,000 for wolf bounty de-
fciency, providing an annual appropri-
alton of $4,000 for firemen's tourna-
ments, appropriating $21 900 to reim-
burse Gibbs for money expended in
promoting the worlds fair, creating a
state board of pharmacy, establishing
a department of horticulture, prOvid-
ing for vote on the liquor question on
petition of twenty-five freehold voters,
amending the fish law by adding Sep
TENDER to- the prohibited month on
trout, and providing penalties for the
illegal shipment of grain.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
VERY UGLY WHEN DRUNK.
Qualification Not Absolutely Essential
to a Minister.

to a Minister.
. A preacher in Topeka, Kan, tells
this story relative to another member
Of "the CLOTH" and ~inferentially the
tale must be true:
"A church at Anadarko was consid.
ering the merits of a pastor who had
applied for the pastorate. The deac-
ons had been told that a lawyer of the
town had known the pastor intimate
ly. They went to him and asked for
q statement Of the qualifications Of
the candidate. Yes, / know Bother
- very WELL said the lawyer. I
went to college with him, and l at
tended his church after he entered
the ministry. He is scholarly. able
and eloquent and | I'm sure you will
like him. The deacons thanked the
lawyer and were going away when he
called to them in consequence OF an
afterthought, L don't know as 1t
makes any difference said he apollo
getically, but perhaps should tell
you that he's as ugly as hi when
he's drunk"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
SPRING
South Dakota Stockmen Fix Dates for
Gathering the Herds.

Gathering the Herds.
The different stockmen's associa-
lions of the range country have fixed
the dates Of their annual spring meet
ings, at which arrangements will be
made for the spring %roundups. The
first association is to meet at Fort
Pierre, April 7, and arrange the round
I'D work between the Cheyenne and
White rivers. The next will be the
Northwestern association, which will
meet at Belle Fourche April 9, and will
arrange for the roundup work in the
northwestern part of the state. The
Southwestern association will meet at
Buffalo Gap April IA and arrange for
the work in the southwestern part OF
the state. All these organizations will
arrange their work to practically work
together.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
COMING.
Central Portion of the State Gets Its
Share of New Settlers.

Share of New Settlers.
Nearly every portion of the state is
reDorting the arrival of new settlers
who are buving out the old timers and
settling in South Dakota, n al lhe
same time the departure OF the oio-
timer who has sold out is announced,
and while this brings new blood 10
the state it does not mean any great
Gain TO that particular section OF the
c+ate Out in this section of the state
the new settlers are also arriving,
bringing with them their cars OF GOODS
and locating. But not on LANDS WHICH
have been bought by others VINO move
m hut on lands taken directly from
the government, and every Iamlly
which comes means a net gain in pop
ulatiOn.
Since the LIST of March hfteen lahil-
lies have arrived at Pierre with cars
of goods, all going out to lands taken
from the government either IN otah-
lev or Sully counties, while at inc
came time a number OF young mon
,ithoIt families have arrived n puf-
chased outfits for beginning Work on
their land after their arrival at MAJ
citv, The newcomers are from Ne
hraska. Iowa, Minnesota n Wlscoh-
CT, and they come to make permanent
homes in the Missouri valley. inns -
onIv the beginning of this movement
o,d there are hundreds OF claims
which were filed on last year WIZ,
will be occupied early enough 'hiS
wear to do spring WORK.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
Well Known Preacher Dead.

Kenosha, Wis, March 25.-Dr. G. H.
Ide died here last night from ~apoplexy.
He came here to rest and had not been
i'll nm ia the time he was stricken. He
was pastor of Grand Avenue Congrega-
tional church, Milwaukee, and was n
of the pest known pastors in the West.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
YaWninq Fit Ends Fatally.

oshkosh, Wis, March 25. After
yaWning Without interruption for three
uays despite every effort to relieve
her, Mrs. William Henry Jenner is
dead. Physicians decided that the
woman was suffering from obscure
lesson OF the brain, producing laryn.
gial spasms.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
WISCONSIN UNDER SNOW.
One of the Worst Storms of the Entire
Season.

Milwaukee, March 25.-Despite the
advanced condition of the a Wis
consin yesterday experienced one of
the worst snow storms of the entire
S and reports from several cities
in the interior are to the effect that
nearly a foot of snow had fallen up to
midnight. Railroad trains on most of
the lines are seriously belated and the
mails throughout the state are from
one to several hours late.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
CAUGHT With Black Bass.

Osceola, Wis, March 25.-The dep
uty game warden is hot after the vio-
lators of the game laws. The other
morning he caught n man with a
sack of pickerel and bass, and upon
questioning him he said that the fish
law was not familiar to him. Undoubt-
edly before he gets through with the
game warden he will be very familiar
with the game laws.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
SEVERED AN ARTERY.

Fred G%ustafson, Cut During a Drunken
Brawl, Almost Bled to Death.
Red Wing, Mimi, March 25.-ln a
drunken brawl in which -four men par
ticipated, John Nelson cut Fred Gus
tafson across the breast, severing an
artery. Gustafson came near bleeding
to death before a physician was Sc
cured. Nelson is under arrest await
ing developments.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
Roni,la's Forces Take a Town.

Panama. March 25.-Advices from
Honduras state that the forces under
Gen. Davila, which are supporting Gen.
Bonilla, president-elect Of Honduras,
have occupied the town OF San An
tonic. IS miles from the capital.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
Searching for Lost Boy.

Sioux City, Iowa, March 25.-George
Hallauer, residing neal Grover, S. D.,
has come here to get the police to
help him look for his son Carl, aged
seventeen. The boy has been away
from home since November. 3
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
Ereiuht Car Fell on Them.

Cleveland, Ohio, March Is. Con
ductor Frank Russell and Brakeman
l.. G. Grail, members of a switching
crew. were killed in the Newburgh
wards last night by a freight car top
pling over on them.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
Princess Attempts Suicide.

London, March pa correspondent
at Geneva learns on reliable authority
that the former crown princess OF Sax
ony is lying seriously i'll at Lindau
from the effects of an attempt to com
nit suicide by taking poison.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
Robbers Raid Club.

Denver, March %. - Two masked
robbers entered the open door of the
Denver club and robbed the safe of
$672 and a gold watch. The safe was
open. The porter was asleep and
awoke to find a revolver in his face.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
Store Is Robbed.

Stewartville, Mimi, March. 25.-The
hardware store of Demro & Ballard OF
this place was broken into and about
5000 worth of knives and razors were
taken. 1t is probably the work of local
talent.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
KILLED BY TRAIN.
Glencoe Man Probably Tried to Sleep
on the Track.

Glencoe, Mimi, March 25. - The
body of Martin Doublebelder, with his
skull crushed in and a broken neck,
right arm and leg vas found yesterday
morning alongside the railroad track
about three miles east of town. He
had evidently been lying on the track
and was hit by q train.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
Killed During Quarrel.

Lincoln, Neb., March 25. - Tim
hurley OF Shelton, Neb., killed Norman
!. Bliss in a quarrel over ~trespassing
Aogs. Both are farmers.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
STUDENTS.
They Assault a policeman Who Was

Urging Them to Go Home.
Madison, Wis, March %. TWO
university students, Harry w. Guipe
and Abraham C. Forester, who struck
and kicked Policeman Davenport while
he was urging them to go home about
2 o'clock Saturday morning, pleaded
guilty in the municipal court to dis
orderly conduct and paid fines of S25
and costs each. Expulsion will probab-
ly follow.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
So54, s22,G72 254, 800, 672

Net amount Of risks in force. $3.50, 496, 1875
COMPANY'S STATEMENT OF BUSI-
NESS TRANSACTED IN THE STATE
OF SOUTH DAKOTA DURING THE
YEAR.
Premiums on risks written. 81, 81
Amount of risks written. ..... 1876, 202 co
Losses incurred during the
year 60 90
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-27
Commissioner of Insurance
THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

Department of Insurance.
Company's Certificate of Authority.
Where's. The L. S. Branch Sun In
surance Office of London, England, a cor
poration organized under the laws OF
Great Britain, has filed in this office a
sworn statement. exhibiting its condition
and business for the year ending Deem
Der 81, 1907, conformable to the require
ments OF the laws OF this state regulating
the business of Insurance.; and
Whereas, The said Company has filed
in this office a duly certified copy of it's
charter, with certificate of organization,
in compliance with the requirements Of
the insurance law aforesaid;
Now, therefore, 1, H. c. Shober, Com
missioner of Insurance Of the State OF
South Dakota, pursuant to the provisions
of said laws, do hereby certify that the
above named Company is fully empow-
cred through its authorized agents to
transact it's appropriate business of Fire
Insurance in this State, according to
laws thereof, until the 31st day of De-
cember A. d. 1903.
In testimony whereof, i have hereunto
set my hand and seal at Pierre, this 14th
day of February, A. d. 1909.
(Seal.) II. G. SHOBER,
Commissioner of Insurance.