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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-17
KNOW WHEN CARS LEAK.
GrSh Dealers Discuss Various Bush
ness Problems.

~ interesting session of the Mitch.
ell franch OF the Southern Minnesota
and South Dakota Grain Dealers 1850
ciatbn was held in the rooms Of the
Mitchell club with more than forty
members in attendance. ]. J. Quinn
of Minneapolis, secretary of the asso-
ciadon, was present and took nart in
the discussions. The pr ncfoal csJect
of the association. is to better the con-
ditions of weights and inspection at
the terminal shipping points, and to
get better equipment for the railroads
in the way of cars and for better serv-
ice in transporting the grain to mar
ket
There are many things coming In
the grain business" remarked one OF
the dealers, that are of an sggravat-
ing character, which, taken individual
ly, the dealer would hardly get hear
ing, but with the strong membership
OF the association making a demand,
the companies show more readiness to
listen to the complaint and make an
adjustment.
Several of the dealers gave instances
Of the delays Encountered in getting the
grain to market, one remarking that
grain he shipped from his station was
delayed in transit five weeks before 1t
reached the terminal point, and as a
result the market had dropped IL
cents. which brought about quite q
deficit in his business.
A question that was taken up and
upon which resolution was adopted
was that of making request OF the
weighing departments at the terminal
points to rotify shippers when a car
was received that was in a leaky con-
dition. Cases are numerous, the deal
ers say. of cars being sent out for ham
ding grain where holes permitted the
grain to leak out, producing shortage
at the other end.
The inspection of grain in Minneapo-
lis was handled quite vigorously by
the dealers. Wheat which is graded
and bought for No. in South Dakota
is graded No. when it reaches the
Minneapolis market, and it appears to
them that 1t is unnecessary discrim-
ination against this territory, and for
this reason much Of the wheat Is d.
verified to the Chicago market, where
better grade is received.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-17
WHY WAITE LEVANTED.
He Had EIoped With Miss smesler and
Feared Prosecution.

He Had Eloped With Miss Smesler and
Feared Prosecution.
The mystery which surrounds the
sudden departure from Mitchell of DR..
X. 3 Waite and his alleged wife has
been solved by the Cleveland (Ohio)
Daily World, which tells the story OF
his escapade and elopement last May.
DR.. Waite and the woman came to
Mitchell the week of the corn palace
and decided to make their home here.
They made a good impression and the
doctor was employed in his profess
sional capacity. He had elegantly fur
nished Offices and was in fair way to
do fine business.
without any warning DR.. Waite
turned back the furniture he bad
bcrqht from a local firm the day be-
fore his departure, saying he had just
received a carload from Ohio. On the
day he and his alleged wife left town
he sold portion Of the same furniture
to an intimate friend. He also went
away owing several bills.
After the couple had departed 1t was
limited they were not married, and cor
respondence was opened with the
Cleveland papers, and copy of the
World shows the suspicion was well
founded. The doctor was connected
with the staff Of the Huron Street
hospital in Cleveland and had large
practice, which he disposed of and left
the city. At the same time Miss Sarah
Smesler. who was a graduate of the
hos pital, also left, and their where
abouts were unknown until they ap-
peared in Mitchell. 1t Is believed they
discovered they were being pursued
and suddenly departed to avoid prose-
cuticn. IT is learned that he located
somewhere in Ohio, and that he in
tends to return to his wife and chill
dren whom he deserted. Persons here
who were left in the lurch will push
their collections.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-17
EDITORS TO GATHER.
Dakota Press Members to Meet at
Madison.

Dakota Press Members TO Meet at
Madison.
The official call has just been issued
for the winter meeting of the South
Dakota Press association, which will
convene in Sioux Falls at IL o'clock on
Thursday morning, Jan. 81, the ses-
sions continuing through to Friday af-
ternOUn.
The local committee at Sioux Falls
has arranged for a theater party for
the editors on Thursday evening the
occasion being the presentation of
"Eben Holden" at the New theater.
On Friday evening the visitors will sit
down to a o'clock banquet with the
business men Of Sioux Falls, and the
usual feast If wisdom and flow Of soul
will follow.
Besides the regular program Of pa
pers on technical subjects the annual
election of officers will be he'd at this
time. The meeting promises to be
largely attended.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-17
FEATURES OF CASE AGAINST OIL TRUST
Judge daf.y Dis-.lisses Case Against the Agent of
the Standard Oil Company.

The action Of Judge Gaffy in dis
missing the case begun against L. B.
Albright, the local agent Of the
Standard Oil company at Pierre, puts
an end to the first move made on the
sart of the Standard Oil company to
test the gravity provisions Of the oil
taw Of last winter.
The fact that the state was moving
for dismissal of a criminal suit,
against the protest of the attorneys
tor the defense, is of itself one of the
peculiar features of the case, and tho
reason for such action is only to be &C
counted for by the peculiar position
INTO which matters had shaped them
selves after the beginning Of the suit.
The whole proceeding was COM
nenced by the shipment of a barrel Of
aDder test oil, which was sent to this
atty practically for the purposes of
suit. After giving the oil a thorough
test at the laboratory at the state ag-
cicultural college Attorney General
Hall entered into an agreement with
she attorneys of the oil company for
test case, and asked that States At
torney GOOdner, of this county make
the preliminary moves to that end,
for a test Of the gravity provision of
the law. AS soon as the case was
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-17
WAR ON PRAIRIE DOGS.

Articles of Incorporation have been
fled for the American Prairie Dog Ex-
terminator company at Pierre, with a
capital of $4,000. The incorporators
are J. J. Jackley, A. M. Jackley and
John Sutherland.
The purpose Of this company is to
push a process invented by J. j. Jack
ley for the determination of prairie
dogs, gopbers and other bu.rowing ami
mails which do i2jury to crops.
Tests which have been made are pro.
nounced to have shown excellent re-
suits. both with prairie dogs and
gophers, and when this is proven the
process will be in demand in sections
of the state where gopher bounties are
being paid, as we'll as for clearing
lands of prairie dogs where these pests
are located.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-17
NO DAMAGES POSSIBLE.
Judges Ruling Protects Mortgage
Holder Against Collection.

justice Pherson of Lyman county, a
few days ago, made a ruling in his
court which will be tested al once, and
is of vital interest to all homestead
ers west of the river that 1t be de-
cided at an early date.
Ben Stahl, a homesteader. seized
two COWS which had broken into his
field and destroyed corn, and parties
who held a mortgage against the cows
recovered them on replevin papers,
the justice holding that chattel mort.
gage is a prior claim over all other
liens Of any class whatever.
AS large majority of the stock run
ming on the range is under mortgage,
such a ruling would preclude collec-
ton for damages, no matter what the
loss might be.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-17

brought into court the attorneys for
the defense brought in, as a part OF 1t,
that the oil was shipped in an original
package, and thus at once raised the
interstate commerce provisions which
would affect such shipment AS soon
as this was done the attorney general,
claiming an agreement that the test
should be made on the gravity test
alone, at once refused to go farther
with the suit. This left the whole
matter on the shoulders Of States At
torney Goodner, and the expense Of
carrying on suit upon Hughes coun-
ty if it were pushed, and the states
attorney 1t once moved for dismissal
on the ground that in beginning the
suit he was only acting for the at
tOrney general, who had withdrav.-,
and that Hughes county could not be
expected to alone carry the expense
of a suit which was of vital interest
to the whole state.
The attorneys for the defense de-
sired to go ahead, and did not want a
dismissal.
Just what the next move Of the
Standard OIL magnates will be is yet a
question. as it would be hard to get a
square test on the gravity provision of
the law unless a tank shipment of I'M
der grade oil is sent in.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-17
RETURNS TO SOUTH DAKOTA.
Mrs. Whitney Would Regain Rights as
q Citizen.

Rather than fear being placed under
arrest whenever she appears in South
Dakota, Mrs. Mabel Whitney, who a
few weeks ago made her escape in a
sensational manner from the state hos
pital for the insane at Yankton. has
returned to Sioux Falls for the express
purpose Of having herself declared
sane and restored to her rights as a
citizen.
z. E. Wagner Of Alexandria, employ
ed by her as her attorney, made appli-
action to County Judge Bailey for re-
bearing in her case. The county judge
granted it and summoned A. b. Whec-
lock, S. A. Brown and e. A. Orr, we'll
known citizens of Sioux Falls, to act as
a special jury or commission to pass
upon her sanity.
One of Mrs. Whitney's first acts.
should she be declared sane by the
special commission, will be to secure
possession Of her boy, who is with his
aunt, Mrs. J. NJ. McDougall, at La
kota, n. d.
Mrs. Whitney's presence in the city
was Kept a profound secret for some
time, she having, it is learned, arrived
quietly with the crowds coming to at
tend the retail implement dealers
convention and the great meeting of
Shriners.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-17

who was resident Of Beadle county,
S. D., secured possession of property
and pension money belonging to his
mother and brother, both Of whom
are now dead. The suit was instituted
in behalf of other heirs who reside in
Minnesota. where the mother died.
Allison denied the charges. but
Judge Garland finds that the defend
ant is indebted to the estate of Mar
garet Allison in the sum Of SO .595 81,
with interest at per cent per annum
from Dec. l, 1900, to the date of the
decree.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-17
ON TWO BENCHES AT ONCE.
Legislature Assigns Judge an Impos-
sible Task.

Judge Gaffy in his work in the Sixth
circuit has just run up against one of
the vagaries of legislative action The
last legislative session, as does nearly
every session, considered 1t necessary
to change terms Of court In most of
the counties OF the state, and in the
Sixth circuit changes a term was fixed
for Faux county the first Monday In
December. and term for Edmunds
county on the second Tuesday in De.
cember. This arrangement works all
right except where December begins
with Tuesday. as II did this year. and
this made the Edmurds county term
follow the day after that set for the
Faulk county term. The term is being
held in Edmunds. that for Faux be-
ing adjourned over until next spring.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-17
RICH COAL VEIN STRUCK,
Prospectors Near Aberdeen Find larue
Coal Bed,

A vein OF coal has been struck on
the Niger farm. about twelve miles
southwest OF Aberdeen The vein was
struck at a depth Of 100 feet and the
drill showed ii to be sixteen feet thick.
The quality Is good. being q hard E.-
mite. much better than Is found In
North Dakota. The same vein was
struck one mile north of Mr. Myers,
but was in two layers. each about sew
en- feet thick, and separated by layer
Of earth.
The finding of such large body Of
coal in this part OF the state means
much for Aberdeen. and In fact the
whole valley. and in the vicinity Of
the vein has jumped In price and the
farmers are jubliant over their pros
poets.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-17
TWENTY PER CENT DIVIDEND.
Pierre Live Stock and Commission
Company Had a Good Year.


The Pierre Live Stock and Commits
sion company has practically closed
up fits affairs until spring, and the re
suit shows that it has done fair bus.
mess for the year. President New
banks says he will distribute 20 per
cent dividend on every dollar invested
by the stockholders, aid that il any
Of them desire to turn in their stock to
the company they will be paid the
amount invested in addition to tie
dividend.
Besides transacting profitable
business for the company, there has
been an Incidental benefit to this sec.
ton, in drawing attention to the class
of horses which are to be secured
here. and on this account many pri-
vate sales were made at good prices.
The business was started when horses
were hardly worth handling.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-17
Allison Must Pay Back to Estate.

Judge Garland OF the United States
court at Sioux Falls has decided an
important case in which residents of
Minnesota and South Dakota are in
serested-that of Cornelius Allison,
administrator of the estate Of Mar
garet Allison, deceased, vs.. Robert AL
dson.
The action was instituted for the
purpose OF compelling the defendant
to make an accounting between him
self and the estate. In the complaint
It was alleged that the defendant,
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-17

Judge Garland OF the United States
court at Sioux Falls, In the case insti.
tuted by the insurance companies to
test the validity OF what is known as
the antitrust compact law. enacted by
the last legislature. has refused the
application Of the companies to file .
supplementary bill In his court
This leaves the insurance companies
no alternative but to appeal from his
recent decision holding the anti-com-
pact law constitutional II Is under.
stood the companies will appeal d..
rectly to the United States supreme
court
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-17
BRIEFLY TOLD.

James Wrigley of Zumbrota, Mimi,
has purchased the lumber yards of the
Lamb Lumber company at EVarts and
Ilenham.
In a gold medal contest under the
auspices Of the w C. r. U. of Yves
sington Springs, the medal was award
sd to Miss Grace Whitney.
The young men of Washington
Springs have organized a Leisure
Hour club for strictly social purposes.
twenty-niue.
Rev. J. e. Norvell, president OF the
South Dakota Holiness association, an.
= nounces that the eleventh annual
campmeeting OF the association will
be held at Mitchell July 1 to 10 next.
The Salem Odd Fellows elected the
following officers: B. r. Chapman, n.
c.; A. WachhOlz, V. G.; n. NJ. Nelson,
secretary; DR.. w. E. Edgerton, treas
urer; L. Harold Forde, past grand, and
n. Krebs, trustee.
The elevators of Salem had handled
10000 bushels of small grain up to
Dec. l. Not Ill the grain is threshed
and much has not been marketed.
Much corn is still in the field to be
gathered.
At the first annual meeting of the
Teachers assoc alton of the Valley
Springs district the following officers
were elected: President, Z. D Burr;
vice president, A. Johnson; secretary.
Lurena Woods.
The people Of the Marion vicinity
are proud Of the pluck displayed by
Henrietta Dahlman, q young woman.
school teacher, who each morning and
evening drives seven and one-half
miles to her shcool in the country.
A vein of coal has been struck on
the Niger farm, twelve miles south
west OF Aberdeen. The vein was found
showed it to be sixteen feet deep. The
quality is good, being hard Ignite.
The we'll drillers who have the con.
tract for putting down the new gas
well for the city of Pierre have been
compelled to stop work for the third
time The trouble this time seems to
be an unknown obstruction about 900
feet below the surface. -
Jan. S and 6 have been determined
upon as the dates for a convention in
Sioux Falls OF the hotel men of the
Northwest The convention will be
held for the purpose Of organizing an
association, to be composed Of the ho-
tel men of Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska,
North Dakota, South Dakota ond other
states.
The G. A. r. Of Salem elected the
following officers: H. w. Carl, COM
mander; John Tauner, senior vice;
William Marsha, junior vice; ID. Hoy,
surgeon; I. w. Bishop. quartermaster;
G. w. Thompson, chaplain; F. d.
Moore. officer OF the day; H. w. Rus
sell officer of the guard: M. A. But-
terfeld. delegate; 7. w. Bishop. alter
nate. ...
The Farmers Mutual Tornado, Hur.
rfcane and Cyclone Insurance COM
pany of Union and Clay counties. held
its annual meeting at Elk Point The
association is eight years old and has
membership Of go, and insurance In
force of $4,000 Officers for the en-.
suing year are as follows: President.
Andrew Martin. Lamont; vice presi.
dent, T.. A. Larson, Vermillion: secre-
tary. s. A. 'Omdahl. Vermillion: treas.
urer. J. T. Norton, Elk Point: direc.
tors the above officers and T. O. Leik.
void. Centerville: Nils Axlund. Kom-
l. N Lewiston, Elk Point: T. s. Hesia.
Wakonda
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-17
FIRE At VALLEY CITY.
Mill and Elevator With 10000 Bushels
Of Wheat Are Destroyed.

Valley City. N. D., Dec. 15.-The mill
and elevator owned by the Russell
Miller Milling company was destroyed
by fire early yesterday morning. The
fire started in wheat scourer on the
second floor Of the mill aud spread
to a dust collector, which exploded.
The mill had just installed new ma
chinery throughout. including a new
engine of 1O0horse power, The mill
was of $50 barrels daily capacity AMI
was one of the largest in the state.
The loss on the mill and contents is
estimated at $4,000. The elevator
was of $4,000 bushels capacity and was
valued at $4,000. 1t contained about
10000 bushels of wheat, insured for
5000. There was $4,000 insurance
on. the mill. The mill will be rebuilt
as soon as possible.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-17
coRNsTALK DISEASE COMES

The ccrnstalk disease has been MAX
ing It's appearance among the cattle IN
the northwestern and southeastern
parts Of this county, and some fatali-
ties have already appeared among the
animals. A bunch of twenty-five head
was turned into a cornfield and all
partook literally Of the fodder, yet
there were only two that d. There
have not been within 80 pe- cent as
many deaths from the disease this
winter as in past years.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-17
GAME WARDEN is OUT.
John S. Craig viii Succeed James
BIackadder,

Superior, Wis, Dec. Is. James
Blackadder is out Of the game warden
service of the State of Wisconsin. It
is said that Senator Hudnali has
achieved his purpose and that John S.
Craig will have Blackadder's place
with full authority here. Blackadder
has sent in his resignation, but 1t IL
claimed that he was asked to send II
in to the head state game warden. It
ends for the time being a hot political
fight. ......sA.r-.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-17
WOMEN, DRINK AND BAD CASH
Captured Counterfeiter Finds These
Are His Ruin.

Cedar Ropids, Iowa, Dec. 15.-Tom
Clark, member Of the Belknap gang OF
counterfeiters, with headquarters in
Chicago, and wanted at Rock Island,
Galesburg, Rockford, Monmouth, Bur
lington and other places, has been ar
rested by federal authorities here.
Clark made detailed confession.
Clark at one time held a position OF
trust with the Santa Fe, hut women
and drink are said to be responsible
for his downfall. The money which
Clark has been passing, he says, is all
silver and easy to dispose of, especial.
ly in the saloons of larger cities.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-17
FOR HORSE RUSTLiNG.
Another Man Is Arrested In Stanley
County.


Sheriff Feeney, Of Stanley county has
brought in to. Pierre another man
charged with horse rustling, this one,
Sever Maxwell, having been captured
at De Smet. This arrest makes the
third horse rustling case which will
be before the circuit court when It
meets in Stanley county in January,
with promise Of several additions to
the list. The horse rustlers who work
Ell Lyman county for so long appear
to have been frightened out of that
county by number Of convictions last
fall, and Stanley county is now getting
them, but Sheriff Feeney and Deputy
Moore Of that county are going after
ell who can be located.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-17
THEIR FUN SPOILED.
Students Of Iowa University Must Not
Prartice "Water Cureu -

Practice "Water Cure"
Iowa City. Iowa, Dec. l5.-The facul-
ty of liberal arts of the state universi-
ty has declared against the water
cure" Representatives of the fresh
men and sophomore classes have been
told with emphasis that it must cease.
The practice Of immersing members
of the opposing class in the water
tank at the south end of the campus
has been common for some time. The
cure" was habitually preceded by a
hair-cutting. About thirty of each
class have received the water cure"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-17
ON TiLLMAN'S PLANTATION.
Officers Discover an Illicit Distillery
There,

mere.
Columbia, S. c., Dec 15.-Chief Cur
ton of the state dispensiary constabu-
larry. with force of his men and Of
ficer Flynn of the Greenwood City po-
lice force, yesterday made a raid on
an Illicit distillery on the "Piney
Woods" place, a plantation owned by
Senator b. r. Tillman. In addition to
the capture of the still a quantity Of
whisky and beer was seized. The beer
was poured out, and the furnace, bar
rels and sheds were completely de-
strCyed. The still was of the old cop
per kind and is said to have seen
much service. Many years ago II was
operated by Sebron Stahlnaker, a
welI-to-do farmer, but with govern
ment permission.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-17
OVER 500 CONVERSIONS.
Wonderful Interest Created at Water
town by Evangelist Baskerville.

WonderI ~ interest treated DIT wafer
town by Evangelist Baskerville.
Rev E. j. Baskerville of Madison,
Wis. left WatertOwn recently after
a most successful series of evangelis-
tic meetings. His leave-taking was
made the occasion of a great demon
stration. The Cornet band escorted
him to the station and a large crowd of
citizens also assembled. The last
meeting which he addressed will be
long remembered, as it was the largest
ever addressed by a minister in the
city. Two thousand people crowded
into the Methodist church. over 800
conversions have been made. The
Sunday collection for the benefit of the
evangelist amounted to $3.50.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-17
CITY WINS BOTH TRIALS.
Mrs. HedJlin Fails to Get Damages for
Alleged Injuries.

Alleged Injuries.
The fury has found for the defend
ant in the case of Mrs. Jane Hedglin
against the city Of Lead, In circuit
court, before Judge Rice. This is the
second trial Of the case. and the YER
diet has been for the city IN both
trials. IN this case Mrs. Hedglin was
suing for 5000 personal damages, al.
lesing serious injuries by reason OF the
negligence of the city authorities to
keep the sidewalks in proper repair.
The first trial resulted "a a verdict for
the defendant, and upon motion new
trial was granted. and 1t is probable
now that the case is closed. s
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-17
SAVES GIRL FROM DEATH.
Young Man Risks Own Life for Hers In

Helena, Mont, Dec. 15.--While he
roically trying to save, records and
mail of Chestnut, Miss Storrs, assis-
tant postmaster, was overcome by
smoke and flames in a. burning build
ing, and was herself saved from death
by Bert Stanley, a youne man who
risked his life to carry. her out The
girl had managed to save. most of the
mail, so that the loss by fire is only
about $500. She was badly burned.