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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-21
CLOSE UP CHICAGO.
BUILDING COMMISSIONER is De.
TERMlNED TO ENFORCE
THE LAW.
PRACTICALLY CLOSE UP THE CITY
SEVENTEEN HALLS AND SIX
MORE CHURCHES UNDER
THE BAN.
FIRE CHIEF MUSHMAN TESTIyiES
1T WAS NOT His BUSINESS 70
INSPECT THE tRooUoIs
THEATER.
FIRE CHIEF MUsHMAN TFsTIyiEs

Chicago Jan. 17.-Seventeen halls
and six more churches were closed
yesterday by order of City Building
Commissioner Williams. Non-compli-
ance with city ordinances was the rea-
son.
Il want it understood ALSO" said
Commissioner Williams, that the
building ordinance is to be enforced to
1.-THE last letter. SO far as this depart
ment Is able with its small force to
enforce 1t. believe that it will practi,
cally close up all Chicago to enforce
the law, but nevertheless we are 60
ing to do 1t. Factories, churches,
schools, hospitals and business estab-
lishments will all come under the ban
Of the building law if the ordinance
provisions are insisted upon. Mayor
Harrison has known that as well as l.,
and has
Told the Council So.
But the law Is now being enforced AS
fast as inspectors can discover viola
tions, and such will be the rule from
this time on"
In compliance with a request of the
jury in the Irouois inquest, Coroner
Traeger temporarily excused many
witnesses. The jury insists on getting
at the men most likely to be criminal
ly liable for the disaster, in order that
the prosecution may follow without
delay.
The first witness called yesterday
morning was Fire Chief William
H. Mushman. The witness said that
when he entered the building there
were no cries for help. Within fifteen
minutes the fire was extinguished.
After describing the scenes incident
to the fire, Mr.. Mushman was asked
whether he had inspected the theater
before the fire. He said he had nothing
to do with the Iroquois theater.
None Of His Business.
81 would have been encroaching on
the duties Of the building depart
ment," he said, "if had tried to en-
force the ordinances"
He admitted that it was the duty OF
the 1roquois fireman to notify him of
THE conditions, but that he had never
done So When asked why he had not
required the fireman to make this re-
port he replied that he was too busy.
He testified that the certificates bear
ing his signature and approving the
conditions in theaters were issued by
Inspector Fulkerson without knowl-
edge on his part.
He said he had tried to get the
theater managers to place firemen on
the stage, but the latter appealed to
the mayor and corporation counsel and
were sustained.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-21

collins drug store and robbed that
place the same evening?
This is the question that that Is pug.
ziing the Miller officers. No clue has
been secured in either case. but Hattie
Pllchner's story and the circumstances
surrounding both occurrences lead to
confirmation of the growing belief
that woman in male attire and with
the nerve of the coolest masculine
desperate committed both crimes.
Hattie Pilchner fully believes that
she was shot by woman. She was
not seriously wounded, but says she is
sure it was her assailant's intention to
more than simply wound her.
Hattie Pilchner, who is a pretty
teacher in the town school, was called
to the door OF her room at the Hen
shaw hotel, and when she opened the
door a revolver shot was fired so
quickly that she does not even know
whether 1t was man or a woman at
the door. She fell and instantly was
pushed inside the door and chloro.
formed. The wound was not danger.
GUS She was left unconscious and
the assailant got out of the house be-
fore his identity or purpose was dis.
covered.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-21

The party Of four buffalo hunters,
consisting of Gov Herreid, Z. E. Phil
lips of this city. "Scotty" Philips and
H. r. Kellogg have returned with one
trophy of their work.
At the subagency at Leslie, Agent e..
]. Warner, DR.. Tilden, Ed Jones and a
couple of Indians for guides, joined
the party which started for the Fox
Ridge country, about one hundred
miles northwest of this city, reaching
the location where they expected to
find their game on Tuesday night. No
game was sighted Wednesday, but
Thursday afternoon a band of four Of
the outlaw buffaloes were sighted, but
no shots were secured until the end
of chase lasting until 3 o'clock in
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-21

He Underestimate the Gold and Silver Production
of South Dakota, Making Farce of Report

Residents Of this state are very
much surprised to find that the re-
port Of the director of the mint in re-
lation to the production of gold and
silver in the United States for the
past year says: South Dakota pro-
duced $2,SS9,137 Of gold, and $179,9S5
of silver. The gold decrease In South
Dakota was $4,076,ooQ." The report Is
so far in error that there is no reason
In it. The state mine inspectors re-
port for the year shows the gold pro
duction of the state to have been over
$1,000, 900 and the production OF the
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-21
BROUGHT DOWN By HERR|EDS BULLET
Governor and His Buffalo Hunting Party Return
With But One Trophy Of the Chase.

the afternoon, when the herd was To-
Gated over a range Of hills, and the
party by crawling over the hill came
within about 200 yards of the game.
The particular buffalo wanted was
picked upon, and Gov. Herreid fired
the first shot, which was Immediately
followed by second shot by Phillips.
The whole herd dashed away, but af-
ter following them about two miles
the animal fired at was found lying
dead, and on being dressed it was
found that both balls had passed near
the heart, but were not enough to
bring him down at once.
AS the party was after specimen
and not intent on slaughter, they at
once made a start for home. bringing
along their trophy.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-21

time in 1902 the total number of bush
els handled was 6,15o00o, Of which H.
100000 was wheat, 1.066,oO0 was
barley, 100000 oats and 10000. 1t is
estimated that at least a third of the
wheat crop Is yet In the hands Of the
farmers, and fully 10 per cent Of tho
oats, barley and FAX is yet to be
marketed. The largest amount of
grain handled at any of the stations
was at Arlington, which handled over
100000 bushels of grain. The figures
presented will indicate something OF
the splendid grain crop secured IN
that portion of South Dakota last fall
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-21

Homestake mine alone almost double
what Is credited to the whole state.
Doane Robinson, secretary of the state
historical society, has called the at.
tention Of the director Of the mint to
the error which places one of the
most important industries of the state
SO far in error as to make a farce so
far as this state is concerned. The re-
duction of the gold output for the state
the past year was few thousand Of
dollars instead of millions, and was
only caused by shut downs Of mines
for short time.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-21
Denver Gets Next Meeting

Portland, Or. Jan. 1.-THE seventh
annual convention of the National
Live Stock association adjourned yes.
terday afternoon to meet In Denver
next year.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-21
Indian superintendent Promoted,

White Earth, Mimi, Jan. 10. H.
Iipps, who has served in the capacity
of superintendent of the boarding
school at the agency for the last two
and a half years has accepted transfer
and promotion to the position of as,
sistant superintendent of the Chilocca
Indian agricultural school. Chilocco.
Led. t., and where he and his family
will remove in few days.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-21
Livery Strike Is Ended.

Chicago, Jan. 17.-The strike Of the
livery drivers, which. since it's be-
ginning some weeks ago. has caused
much annoyance to mourners and in.
reference at funerals. was ended yes.
terday and the union men were CT.
dered back to work.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-21
Town Has Mad poo Scare.

Grand Rapids, Wis, Jan. 17.-There
is mad dog scare in the town OF
Stettin and all the dogs and cattle are
tied M in consequences A number Of
cattle have been bitten by mad dogs.
Gust Tank was also attacked.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-21
MAN BURNED, TOWN in PANIC.

Laborer Dies In Fire Which Threat
ems Great Ruin.
Grand Forks, N. D., Jan. 17.-Alfred
Offald, laborer asleep in a hay loft
Of barn located in the business dis
trict of Portal, was burned to death at
2 o'clock yesterday morning. Two
horses in the barn were also cremated
and fer time the entire town was In
danger Of destruction Prompt work
on the part of the citizens saved the
village. The origin of the ire is a
mystery.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-21
TLiAWs WITH A "RANG."

Three Men Seriously Injured in Pre-
pairing Dynamite.
Bismarck. N. D., Jan. II. Tom
Nelson, Elmer Larson and Miles and
Rein Freeland were mining coal at
their farms north of here, and. need
Ing some dynamite, attempted to thaw
out sticks that were frozen. In con-
sequence three of the men were
brought to the hospital, one with an
eye blown out. one with a broken leg
and the other with a broken arm, sus-
tanned when the dynamite thawed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-21
Picked LIN i've .WirA

Helena, Mont, Jan IL. - Raymond
Hall, fourteen years old, was electro
cuted yesterday 4 at the Hawthorn
school grounds. The electric light
wire broke and the boy picked up one
end Of It
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-21
SAFE BLOWER IS CAUGHT.
He Finally Surrendered When Con-
fronted by Five Armed Officers.

1ronted by Five Armed Officers.
Chicago, Jan. II. - With the revolt
vers Of five policemen pointed at his
head, William Hoolihan, alias Bid
sald &c be one of the most expert safe
robbers in America, has been COM
PEELED to submit to arrest in Chicago
saloon. The prisoner, who Is said to
have been q fugitive for the past
seven years. is wanted for having
broken out of Jail in Virginia. where
he was sent on charge of safe blow
Ing. The strong box Of the postof1ice
OF Roanoke, Va, was robbed by Hooli-
han and two others, who secured near
ly $4,000 in postage stamps and about
$3.50 in currency.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-21
ANTICIPATED HIS INSANITY.
Farmer Knew It Was Coming and
Tried to Take Precautions.

Tried to Take Precautions.
Muskegon, Mich, Jan. Nv. A.
Thomas, a well-to-do farmer of Holton
township, two months ago petitioned
the probate court to adjudge him In.
sane, saying his mind was leaving him
and he wanted a guardian appointed
TO whom he could trust himself and
his extensive property. A board OF
physicians examined him and found
him perfectly sane and his application
was denied. Two days ago he became
violently insane.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-21

Glenwood, Mimi, Jan. 1.-THE wife
of Conductor Ellis Of the 500 gave
birth yesterday morning to triplets, q
boy and two girls. The trio are well
formed and healthy.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-21
Handling the 1908 Grain Crop.

According to figures submitted by
". n. Smith OF Huron. travelling audi
tor for the Van Dusen Elevator COM
many. there was handled Of the 1903
grain crop between Aug. l and Dec.
al by 149 elevators at SO stations on
the Chicago & Northwestern railway
on its lines in South Dakota. except
ing those south of Iroquois, total OF
a. r38 600 bushels. Of this 4,S56,000
bushels was wheat, 100000 bushels
barley, 100000 bushels of oats. and
$4,000 bushels Of flax. In the same
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-21
CHILDREN SHUT IN BOX.
Are Nearly Suffocated While Playing
Hide-and-Go-Seek

ARE Nearly SuToCated WnIe Ptayln9
Hide-and-Go-Seek.
Sioux City, Iowa, Jan. IL. - While
playing hide-and-go-seek little Helen
and Frances Calvin. daughters of
Daniel F. Calvin, jumped into an old
train box in the attic of their fathers
home, the ponderous lid slammed
down. the lock caught with snap and
when they were discovered by their
mother and pulled out twenty minutes
later, they were unconscious and al
most dead from suffocation.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1904-01-21
HERMAN ESCAPES AGAIN.
Former Government officer nd Late,

Former Government Officer nd Later
Pirate, Breaks Out of Prison.
Manila, jan 17.-George Herman, at
one time chief inspector of constabu-
larry, who in company with c. ]. John
son, constable, robbed the government
and then started upon piratical
cruise on the vessel they stole, has
Just escaped from confinement at
Cebu and is still at large.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-05-18
The Proposed Episcopal School,

1t is settled az remarked In The AD-
VERTISER of last week, that the Pro-
testant Episcopal Church in South
CAROLINA will establish a college for
girls. While the South Carolina Epis-
copallans are no. q numerous body, it
is certain that their school will be
strongly supported. Most of the Epis-
copaliaus in this state live ia the large
towns and as a rule they are influential
people. In Charleston they are pro-
badly more numerous than all the
other protestant denominations COM
bined and many of them are wealthy.
They are a strong church in Green
vile, In Columbia, In Spartanburg. In
Georgetown, in Sumter and in Aiken as
we'll as in many smaller towns. They
have no girls school in the state aud
the only church school is q boys acad-
envy. This girls school will haze the
united and zealors support of the
church ia the sjat,. The success of the
st, Mary's school in Raleigh and the
great University OF the South at Sewa-
nee are visible proofs of the manner in
which the church schools are sus-
tanned.
THE ADVERTISER happens to know
that there are gent emen of infuencein
the Episcopal church who would look
favorably upon the proposal to establish
Tue ScnoOi mere. 1t is likely that the
school could be located here with the
expenditure by the town Of a little
more than ha f the money that WAS
subscribed in the effort to obtain the
Methodist College some time ago.
The necessary inducements cannot be
offered by The Episcopal church. It's
members would doubtless subscribe
every dollar that they could afford but
they are 4 very few and not especially
strong in resources. To secure the
school, a generous and earnest en-
deavor would be requisite on the part
of the people of all The denominations
and without regard to denominational
lines. The question and the only ques.
tion before the people is: Would it be
worth while as q business enterprise
and as an educational enterprise to
have the school located here II such a
result can be accomplished.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-05-18
What We Need.

One year ago a board of trade was
organized in Laurens. 1t held a siseIe
meeting.
The town of Re ok Hill, having about
such q population as this town, has a
commercial club. The club has pleas
ant rooms in which the members NAV
meet and ENJOY each others society.
The club has q secretary, an informed
aud alert man whose business IL Is to
look after the public interests. He an
swers letters from p:o pective settlers
1nquiring about the town and deyOtes
his time to keeping the Inducements
and advantages of Rock Hill before
the wCrld. When prominent gentle.
men visit Rock Hill, when conventions
are held there, the club enter'ains
them and secs that they 20 away with
q favorable impression. The club sec.
rotary is paid a salary of course. Rock
Hill Is growing.
The town of Laurens should have n
similar club. Possibly it would not he
necessary TO employ a paid 50 cretarv
but the commercial club, with its
rooms and its facilities for entertain.
ment is essential TO the prosperity of
an aspiring and ambitious communitv.
W. of LaureBs should cease to employ
the curb-stones as loafing places AID a
suitable and convenient place ought tn
be provided where the business men
may meet to spend their leisure houra.
In this way leisure time would he
turned TO profit. Even now there Ia
before Laurens the opportunity to oh
tain a girls college. There Is no organ.
1zatIon to direct any effort that might
be made to secure 1T.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-05-18
LAURENS. 3. c., May 1s, 1904.
BY Way of Contrast.

To talk to negroes through q news-
paper Is worth little of ones time but
q couple of incidents appeared in the
public prints recently which ought to
convey q lesson to those who pirate
about "Jim Grow" cars and other sup
posed hardships that they suffer in the
South. In the Southern states have
sprung up q number Of negro publica-
tions the chief aim of which seems to
be to make the negro race discontent-
ed with their condition. All Of the
negro papers are not of this class but
numbers OF them are doing serious
harm which in the end will lead to re-
grettable results.
one of the incidents occurred in
Pittsburg in the Yankee Republican
State of Pennsylvania. A negro and
a white man were condemned to be
hanged. They were hanged. The
white murderer requested the white
Republican Yankee sheriff TO permit
him to be hanged separately from the
negro. He said that 1t would disgrace
his family If he we're in company with
q negro. The Yankee Republican
sheriff in this most hide-bound Repub.i-
can city complied with the white mans
request and drew the color line be.
fore he drew the hempen line around
his neck. We doubt if any sheriff
III SOutn Carolina would have given
ear to a man non too good to be
hanged ia taking exceptions to being
suspended by a negroes side.
The other incident occurred near
Holly Hill in South Carolina on the
GLOWING day. A dog on the planta-
ton of Mr.. Lawton, a we'l.to-do gen
tleman, went mad and Bit two of Mr..
Lawton's children and a little negro
playmate. The three children were
at once placed in charge OF a doc
tor and sent t. the Pasteur Institute in
Baltimore for treatment,-where their
lives will probably be saved and cures
effected. II goes without saying that
the little negro vas sent at the white
mans expense,-anG considerable ex-
penss-for no negro Farmland is able
to provide expert hospital treatment in
a distant city. The South Carolina
planter did not "draw the color linen
and it wss right and generous that he
did not; but it is not an incident like
this that arouses the comment of those
Northern newspapers and negro papers
which bewail and decry the necessary
separation of tn, races GA the railW avs
in the South.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-05-18
A Wonderful Saving.

The largest Methodist Church in
hundred gallons of the usual kind OF
mixed paint in painting their church.
They used only 81 gallons of the
Longman g. Martinez Paint mixed
with 81 gallons Of linseed oil. Actual
cost Of paint made was less than $1.2C
per gallon.
Saved owe eighty ($So.OO dollars In
paint, and got a big donation besides,
EVERY CHURCH will be given q
liberal quantity whenever they paint
Macy houses are we'll painted with
four gallons of l.. 81 M. and three gal.
Ions of linseed oil mixed Herewith.
Wears and YER like gold.
Those celebrated paints ara sold by
w. l.. BOYD, Laurens.
CLINTON PHARMACY, Clinton,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-05-18
Some Good Advice.

General M g. Butler has written to
the Columbia State a strong practical
letter, urging the cotton farmers To
live within their incomes and own
their cotton after II il harvested. so
that they may be able to hold IL and
sell at their W wills rather than at
the behest of creditors. Last fall Gen.
eral Butler in an interview in the New
York Sun, at q time when cotton was
selling for eight or ten cents the
pound, expressed the opinion that IL
would bring 10 cents before the season
ended; Mr.. Wilson, the secretary OF
agricultnre at Washington, ridicnled
General Buffers interview and de-
clared that eight cents would be the
prevailing price. General Butler knew
what he was talking about, he is an OBJ.
serving Southern man and O cotton
grower. The secretary of agriculture
was in the darkest Ignorance of the
subject. Cotton is not the only topic
upon which the people of South Caro-
lima would be wise to Iistsn to the clear.
headed old warrior of E~igeHe,d.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-05-18
NOT A SICK DAY SINCE.

81 was taken severely sick with kid
ney trouble. / tried all sorts OF medi'
%cines, nose of which relieved me. Doe
dag saw an ad. of your Electric Bit.
tiers and determined to try that. After
taking o few doses / felt relieved, and
soon thereafter was entirely C ired, and
have not seen a sick day since. Neigh
bors of mine have been cured of Rheu.
matlsm, Neuralgia, Liver and Kidney
troubles and General Debility" This
is what B. b, Bass, of Fremont, N. @,
writes Only so cents at Laurens Drug
Co and Palmetto Drug Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-05-18

IHtS fSH u uUU DtUUhC0 UFUnCI mCCJlpU,
Is III"
horse, and soon we heard him ride
away into the darkness, singing
snatches OF the hymn and swearing
the most awful oaths.
The ~missionary's face was white
with horror. 1t was all new and hor-
rlble to him.
"Will he get safely homc2" he asked
of the Duke.
Don't you worry, youngster," said
he Duke in his Hottest manner. "uelI
get along"
The luminous, dreamy eyes grew
hard and bright as they looked the
Duke in the face.
Eyes. 1 shall worry, but you ought
to worry more"
"Ah," said the Duke, raising his
brows and smiling gently upon the
bright stern young face lifted up to
his. II didn't notice that 1 had asked
your opinion"
III anything should happen to him."
replied the missionary quickly, 81
should consider you largely RESPONSE
BILE"
THAT would be kind said the
Duke, still smiling with his lips. But
after n moments steady look into the
missionary's eyes he nodded his head
twice or thrice and without further
word turned away.
The missionary turned eagerly to me:
They beat me this afternoon" he
cried, but, thank God, 1 know now
they are wrong and 1 am right! I
don't understand! 1 can't see my way
through! But / am right! It's true!
/ feel it's true! Men can't live with
out him and be men!"
And long after 1 went to my shack
that night i saw before me tho eager
face with the luminous eyes and heard
h triumphant cry: II feel It's truei
Men can't live without him and be
men," And I knew that though his
hrst Sunday ended I'm defeat there was
victory yet awaiting him.
mo BE CoNTIUED.)
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-05-18
IAN Unlimited Number of Free Trips to the
Ut. Louis Exposition. with Mono,, ca. r...aa.A.a.

iHE l is offering a free trip to the St Io,is Fxnos;t;o, 10
Ty oo VINO VIII send it a number OF new paid in-advance Subscribers
rs 'rSto her is a hrstclass ticket to St. Louis and return wifi 60 ~
N"' 10 10 new annual paid-in-advance subscriptions. Two sx ,or,bs
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~ Ii 20 new annual paid ancc subscript;or,
G. m. "' "e 'oomd trip ticket and SEQ in cash are given, and if thirty
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mu ~ III cash are given. The offer is to every one, and every mo
co"'pying with the conditions will be given a free trim ITO G. o5 ,1
me cash according to the offer. 90"
10 those who try, but fail 70 oete no,nh .h..
trip, but get as many IS o new ,nrr, naid ~ a p' :" WIN o' nc
a cash prize of $40 will be given. N'P"o
Besides these free trips THE STATE o9erot 60 .o.a
C,rola, =. m no ana I'M TWO most popular school teachers in Somh
ron ito the exposition, giving caEh of them q retcI.n .",, .a
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