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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-13
Sketch of EIrod.

samuel II. Elrod. the candidate for
governor, is a native Of Indiana, and
was graduated from Depauw university
at G~reencastle in 1882 in a class two
years ahead of the n in which Sena-
tor Beverage of hat state was gradu-
ated. He came to South Dakota the
same year and went to Clark on a con-
struction train to make his home when
there was not a dwelling on the town
site. He also studied law while at De-
)auw, and was admitted to practice in
South Dakota by Judge Kidder, n or
he pioneer ~jurists of the state, at Wa
tertown in 1882. He has been states
attorney of Clark county for ten ear
in all. and is now holding that office.
In 1898 he was a candidate before the
Republican state convention at Mitch
ell for a nomination to congress, but
was defeated by Mr.. Burke. the pres
ent incumbent. He has held no office
save the one at home. He has always
been the first citizen of his town, and
has been prominent in making 1t one
Of the most substantial and comeiy Of
the county seat towns of the state. His
political and personal relations with
the late GOV. Mellette were of the clos
est character, and his debut in politics
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-13
AFTER HOMES.
Hundreds of Immigrants Goinq to Lv.
man County,

Ihere has not been in twenty wears
such a westward immigration as this
spring has shown. There are on an
average OF ten outfits a day pulling
through Pukwana, and they are all
headed for Lyman county. It seems
peculiar that Lyman county should lie
idle and open to homestead entry for
so many years and all at once when
things are opening up in Rosebud and
Northern Minnesota that the public
should become aware of the advant-
age of Lyman county. One thing that
has retarded settlement is the strenu-
u opposition offered by the Cow
men, OF course settlement means the
loss of the free range and abandon
ment OF the cattle business. One of
the ranchers in talking to your CORE
%SpOndent admitted that they had pur-
pOsely sent Out exaggerated and mis-
leading stories concerning the lack of
water and ~unfertile soil, etc. A col
ony of Russians have lived for years
about forty miles west of Chamber
lain and all have good farms and they
raise as good crops as any one in any
part Of the state.
A special train bearing officials of
the Milwaukee road passed through
Pukwana recently from an inspection
of the river at Chamberlain, looking
to the building of a bridge at that
point. 1t is pretty well understood that
the Milwaukee is seriously considering
the ACCESSIBILITY Of bridging the Mis-
sour either at this point or at Brule
City for the extension to the Hills.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-13
BON HOMME BLOTTED OUT.
Last Business House of Pioneer Town
Is Sold.

The last business house at the old
town of Bon Homme. situated on the
Missouri river in Bon Homme county,
eight miles below the town of Spring
field, has been sold, thus wholly oblit-
Grating one of the earliest landmarks
and towns Of Dakota territory. The
old town had been in existence for
nearly fifty years. and at one time was
one of the leading trading points of the
entire Territory of Dakota. now com.
prising the states of North and South
Dakota. At one time the ambitious
residents of Bon Homme even believed
their town was destined to become the
capital of Dakota. When railroads
were constructed into that part of the
state the old town was passed by. New
and rival towns sprung up, absorbed
its trade, and have now completed the
work of annihilating it.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-13
Bronze Grass to Be Tested,

Practical experiments in the raising
of Russian bronze grass will be made
this season on the ranch of Holbrook e.
Smith, near Orient. Mr.. Holbrook, who
is now looking after aairs on the ranch,
is an experienced Wisconsin farmer.
and wishes to introduce bronze grass
in the neighborhood of the ranch in
which he is interested. He will de-
vote fifty acres to bronze grass. If
bronze grass proves to be all that is
claimed for it, it means that cultivated
land can be seeded down and will
grow a ton or more Of good hay per
acre, while the WORKOUT pastures can
be broken up for crops.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-13
OUR DEFENDERS.
Adjutant General Completes Encamp-
ment Plans.

RoJutdht 1cneFdI SOmpieteS GHCdNp-
ment Plans.
Adjt. Gen. Conklin has returned
from the encampment ground at Wa
tertown, and reports work practically
completed on the headquarters build
ing, and just commenced on the mess
house, both Of which are TO be sub
stantially constructed buildings.
The adjutant general has issued an
order mastering out Company j. Third
regiment, at Miller, and a second order
for the organization Of a new company
with that letter at SiSsetOn.
Capt. l.. B. Nichols of Centerville has
pany c, Third regiment, at Centerville
on account of his removal from the
state. and First Lieut.. Alden has been
promoted to the c~aptaincy of that com
pany.
E. G. Yemmons of WATERFOWL has
been commissioned as brigade dental
urgeon. with the rank of captain.
J. c. SOuthwick of WATERFOWL will
be commissioned as adjutant of the
First squadron of cavalry, and J. F,
Armstrong of F%aulkton, who has been
adjutant, will be commissioned as quar-.
termaster of that squadron.
Company A of the Second regiment
will be divided, one platoon to be To-
Gated at Eureka and the other platoon
at Ipswich.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-13
CATTLE LOSS is 10 PER CENT.
Estimate Of Last Winters Cold Blasts
Give FIGURE.

The leading cattlemen Of the Belle
Fourche district estimate the loss Of
the cattle on the Black Hills range to
be between s and 10 per cent. The
feed on the range is getting to be ex-
cellent and stock is picking up rapidly.
4 heavy rain has fallen throughout the
range district, which will bring the
grass to the front rapidly.
The granting of the return pass over
the railroads from the receiving sta
tons in the East causes general re-
joicing mong the cattlemen of this dis
trict.
The shipping of cattle from this part
of the Hills means the travelling of a
great many men back and forth and
to pay the transportation charge would
have meant several thousand dollars a
year extra to the cattlemen.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-13
ST.. ELROD IS NAMED FOR GOVERNOR
South Dakota Republicans Nominate Candidates for
State Of~fices-Delegates to National Conven-
ton Instructed for Roosevelt.

Governors. H. Elrod, Clark coun-
ty.
Lieutenant GOVERNOR. e. McDou-
gal, Marshall.
Secretary of Stated. d. Wipf, Hut
Crimson.
Treasurer-C. 3. Collins. Brown.
AUDITOR. F. Halliday, kingsbury.
Superintendent of Public instruction
George w. Nash, Lincoln.
State Commissioner of School anC
Public Lands-C. J. Bach. Turner.
Attorney General-Philo Hall, Brood
ings.
Railroad Commissioner from Blac.
Hills District-Dr. w. G.. Smith. Mead.
Republicans Of South Dakota, in
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-13
READY TO BUILD ROAD,
Black Hills Connection Looks Prom.
isinq.

&C. d. Crouch, who is the head of the
of the railroad line to connect the two
railroad systems in the Black Hills by
the line from Mystic to Rapid City. has
been in Pierre for several days on le-
gal matters connected with the project.
He says the cash is ready to push the
line through, and that the preliminary
work is being pushed right along
While it is the intention as soon as
possible to push the line on to the
Missouri river, it is not likely that any
such action will be taken this year
But he says the connecting link to
Rapid City is assured, and will be in
operation this summer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-13

Preparations are being made for a
payment by the government to the
Flaudreau Indians. The payment will
be about $500 per capita, and will be
made from funds belonging to the IN.
dians which have been in the United
States treasury for a number Of
years.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-13
Cooks Carrying Capacity.

Cooks Carrying Capacity.
"You are having trouble with your
cooks?"
Eyes. The first one carried on So"
"And how about the last?"
"She carried off so. l lost two vests
and a kat.'-Philadelphia Record.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-13
FIGURES.
Two Per Cent Of Premiums to Towns
With Fire Departments.

The state insurance department will
within a few days SEND out to the va
rious fire companies over the state the
each town which contains an organized
fire company. The amounts which go
TO the variou stownS are:
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-13
Complimentary.

There you are. sir!' exclaimed the
barber. as he yanked the towel from
the victsn's neck after removing his
whiskers. Feel better now, SIR!
Sure" answered the whiskerless
Marty. "A man naturally feels good
after getting out of a bad scrape.'-
Chicago News.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-13

at indianapolis in October: From the
districts, D. A. Rudgers, l.. P. Griffith,
M. R. Baskerville, Roland Mckay, H.
c. Jewett, M. l.. Lightner, o. l.. Coop
er, James Mckinney, N. p. Bromley;
at large, John halman, Dick Woods.
John Longstaff, w. j. Thornby, G. G..
Sherwood.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-13
Nothing Else to Hold Up.

Atlas was holding up the earth.
you see," he explained, with that
city hall gang doing business, this is.
the only thing left to hold up"
Deciding to have an earthquake. he
danced q jig.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-13
Speakjnu Confidentially.

Gladys-Do you think the duke looks
careworn?
Mae-Er-no; sort OF shopworn. -
Judge.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-13

Several towns with fire companies
have failed to file the necessary re-
ports with the insurance department
and are not contained in this list.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-13

Adjt. Gen. Conklin has Just appoint
ed Mark w. Sheafe, Jr.. of WATERFOWL.
q captain OF the South Dakota National
guard. Capt. Sheafe is a son Of Gen.
M. w. Sheafe of WATERFOWL, who com
manded a brigade of volunteers in the
Spanish-American war. He has ,1ssf
passed his twenty-first birthday. but II
one OF the most efficient military raea
in the state. His education VA 8
tanned a the Shattuck military aceA-
envy at Faribault Mimi.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-27
WILMINGTON DIsPENsARY.
Warm Time in the City by the Sea

HI tIlG Wy 10y WV 1N~''
The Wilmington Messenger of yes
terday says:
Ihe day for the dispensary election
is drawing near. Only one more day
VIII the result be in doubt. 1t would
be hard to forecast the result and
those who are not taking any interest
on either side. when asked which Will
WIN say that the election will be very
close. The advocates of the dispen-
safy are confident of victory and the
nti-dispensary forces are even more
confident, if such a thing is possible.
Several bets as to the result of the
election were learned of yesterday.
One man bet to l that the saloons
would win and another of to L
that the diSDenSary would win.
ON every street corner, on the cars,
in the stores, everywhere the talk is
the coming election. People Ordin-
arily of = quiet manner and who sell
dom take an interest in public affairs
have ali at once entered actively in
the campaign. All of the travelling
men coming this way have learned of
the approaching election and one of
the first things they do after entering
store is to begin discussing dispen-
Sary. For more than one hundred
years Wilmington has moved along
without Ln election on the WhiSkey
question and the matter is a new one
to the people of this city
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-27
SHOT IN THE BACK
Tar Heel Kills Two in
kentucky. SkuIker
Kills Him.
Especial to News and Observer. }

Especial to News and Observer.)
Asheville, N. c., July 26.-D. G.
Clark, q contractor of this city, has re-
ceived q letter from c. B. Normandy.
of Cairo, KY, in which information
concerning the death of j. L. Aber-
nethy, lately of this city, is given
According to the letter of Mr.. Nor
mandy Mr.. Abernethy was insulted N
store on the outskirts of Frankfort,
Ky, by two men on July s23rd. The
North Carolinian invited the two men
outside. They went and all three drove
off in a wagon. After going short
distance a quarrel arose and in 81
pistol duel that resulted Abernethy
killed both men. He in turn, however,
was shot in the arm. Abernethy then
drove on down the road toward his
home. He was followed by brother
of one of the dead men. who shot him
in the back with a Winchester rifle
and killed him. The man who lost
his life in Kentucky is we'll knoNn IN
this city. He was a small man With
Il crippled hand.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-27
COTTON SMILING
Corn is Also Making Fine
Progress.
A Very Light improvement is Noted in
Tobacco for the week. Hail, Rain
and Wind Do DAM
age.

For the week ending Monday, July
20, 1904, the weather during the first
half of the week was warm and dry
with temperatures ranging above nor
NAL; the latter part was showery and
decidedly cooler. General rains set
in during the afternoon on the list
and continued at intervals in most
section of the State on the End and
23rd. The heaviest doWnpours oc-
Cured again in the south central Sec
ton, although there were heavy, dam
aging rains in Davidson and Gran
vile counties; while the lightest show
ers occurred in the eastern district,
with practically no rain IN the extreme
eastern counties. Elsewhere the rain
fall was sufficient and came at the
proper time to benefit all growing
crops In the extreme eastern part of
the State there is general complaint
of drought, which has been unbroken
for a number of weeks; and the crops
in that section are beginning to show
its effects Corn and cotton continue
to improve satisfactorily; blooms on
cotton are now general. Threshing
wheat is still in progress in the CEN
tral and western parts of the State,
excepting the extreme west, where
harvesting is in the state of compile
ton. Tobacco, on an average, made
very light Improvement during the
week. There We're a number of fields
badly damaged by hail and wind
storms, which occurred in several
eastern and central counties on the
2ist. Curing is becoming general in
the principal tobacco growing districts.
Peas are growing nicely. Melons are
ripening and are being placed on the
market; the quality, however, is gem
orally not satisfactory. Apples con.
ttnue to drop; prospects for other
fruit are fair.
Rains lin inches) for the week end
ing a. m. today Raleigh, 1.13;
Goldsboro, 2.22; Greensboro, 1856;
Weldon, 1885, Lumberton, 1872; New
Bern, 2.22; Wilmington, 100; Char
lotte, 800; AsheYille. 90.
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DEATH OF MRS. NANCY PERKINS.
Arrest of Negroes for Stealing From
Old Colored Woman.
Especial to News and observer)

Goldsboro, N c., July 26.-The
death of Mrs. Nancy Perkins, wife OF
the late Mr.. Ezekiel Perkins, occurred
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ed
rev. on north Boundary street yes
terday evening. Mrs. Perkins had
been in bad health for several months
She grew worse Sunday night, but was
not thought. to be dangerously i'll, and
sent her daughter, Mrs. Henry Grady
word that she was feeling better a
short time before her death FROM
that time she gradually sank and dled
almost suddenly.
Mrs. Perkins was n good woman,
kind and affectionate mother, ana her
death will cause widespread regret In
the community.
Mrs. Perkins was about sixty yea.s
of age. She leaves one son, Mr.. DaVld
Perkins, an employee of the Southern
Railway at Selma, n. c., and two
daughters, Mrs. Maggie Tew and Mrs.
Claude Grady, both of this city.
The funeral was held from the home
this afternoon at o'clock, conducted
BY Rev. Mr.. Bradshaw, pastor of st.
Paul A. M. e. church, and the inter-
ment was made beside her late hus
band in beautiful Willow Dale GEM
etery.
The negro who robbed an old color
ed woman of some $1,000 in money
and watch at the depot here a few
days ago, was arrested in LAGRANGE
yesterday and brougt to this city and
locked up. He admitted his guilt.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-27
SPENCER TAX CASE CONTINUED
Preparing for Fircmen's Tournament
A Residence NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Day Celebration.
Especial to News and Observer.)

Especial to News and Observer.)
Salisbury, n. c.; July 26.-At a
meeting of the attorneys appearing
in the Spencer tax case. in which a
permanent injunction is sought re-
straining the town from the collection
of its taxes, the case was continued
until August 9th. L is expected that
the final hearing will be before JudgG
G.. NJ. Cook on that date. In The
mean time the horse belonging to ID.
G. Eagle, merchant of Spencer
which was seized for the non-payment
of taxes remains in the custody of
the chief of police and is advertised
for sale on August Sth unless the taxes
are paid.
Salisbury is all astir making prepa
rations for the State F'iremen's Tour
nament which meets in this city one
week from To-Day. Extensive arrange
ments have been made for the enter
tainment of the one thousand or more
firemen who will attend the tourna
ment besides the thousands of visf-
tors who VIII also be in the city at
that time.
Salisbury and Spencer viii have a
big labor day celebration this year,
the date of which will be September
Sth. Committees have already been
appointed and are actively at work.
Cash prizes, payable in gold, will be
for the best display of union men:
the best float representing bust
ness house, and for the best ladies'
equipage.
At an early hour yesterday morning
the residence of Mr.. S. w. Henry, in
this city, was entered and burglariZed
by unknown parties. A purse con-
tanning $135 was taken from Mr..
Hcnry'S room.
r.. l.. Jones. of Rowan county, was
arrested here Sunday night on the
charge of cruelty to animals. H9
had hired horse from a local livery
man and returned it in almost dying
condition.
A young son of Mr.. p. M. Phillips,
a prominent farmer of Rowan. was
seriously injured yesterday afternoon
by the team which he was driving
running away as did also two other
teams which were in the same road at
the time. A number of bones were
broken and the lad is in a dangerous
condition.
Virgil Foard colored. who is reputed
to have been over one hundred years
old, died at his home here Saturday.
There is an abundance of evidence TO
show that he was really q centenarlan.
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that capacity should he be reelected
Ills work as chairman speaks for
!lself, he took up the Craftsmanship
IN 1898 when the county was hope
ieSSly Republican, there being a ma
Joflty Of over LOO against us. He
carried that election for Democracy
alld increased the majority in every
succeeding election.
we think, his services have been too
variable to the party to discontinue
MN as chairman at this time, and
we nope the executive committee will
re-eiect him without opposition.
tSlgned.) ALE -. THOMPSON.
Raleigh, n. c., July 18th, 1904.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-27
ANOTHER CONTEMPT CASE.
A Fayetteville Lawyer is Ordered To
Jail by Magistrate.

The Fayetteville Observer of the
25th has the following:
"A sensational case developed in
this city at noon today when Mag
istrate ID. n. Mclean sentenced Attor-
ney j. w. Bolton, of the Fayetteville
bar, to ten days in jail for alleged
contempt of his courts
THE contempt case grew out of a
case of the State VS.. M. II. Powell,
charged with an assault with a dead
y weapon on q woman named Addie
Black, which was being tried before
Magistrate Mclean at noon, with Mo.
Bolton Representing" the defendant.
Last week Powell was tried before
the mayor, charged with a simple as
sault on the Black woman, and was
fined IS and the costs, which he paid.
The attorneys for the State claimed
that the mayor did not have iurisdic-
ton in the case and had another war
rant sworn out, and signed by Mag
istrate Mclean, charging Powell with
an assault this time with a deadly
weapon. The warrant was served on
Powell and he was taken before Mag
istrate Mclean at noon.
THE magistrate required him to
give a justified bond for $25 for his
appearance at trial Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock, and this a friend of
the prisoner offered to do, but the
magistrate said that he wished it UNI
derstood that, in consideration of the
small bond he required of the prison.
er, he would hold bondsmen responi-
BILE, not only for the appearance of
Powell at trial but for his good be-
havior in the meantime. The would
be bondsman then refused to go on
the bond. Mr. Bolton, as Powell S
attorney, objected to the latter re-
quirement, and said he did not think
the court was treating his client fair
ly. The court asked him if he meant
that, and upon his replying in the
affirmative, sentenced him to Jail for
ten days for contempt. The court af-
forwards told Mr.. Bolton, who was
then in custody of the sheriff's Off
Ger. that if he would retract what he
said he would withdraw the commit
ment. Mr.. Bolton said he would not
do this, and he was ordered to jail.
"Just as we go to press we hear
that the matter has been settled but
how we have not had time 10 learn
and that Mr. Bolton was discharged
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National Bureau Report.
(By the Associated Press. )

Washington, July 26.-The weekly
crop report Of the Weather Bureau
issued today says:
Cotton has suffered to some extent
from lack of cultivation and too rapid
growth in portions of the centr;st
districts, and while shedding and rust
are reported in places elsewhere the
crop generally has done we'll. Bolls
are opening in the more southerly
portion and picking has been begun
in Texas, where ample rains have
relieved the droughty conditions pre-
vailing at the close of the previous
week. Poll weevills have appeared
in two border parishes of Louisiana
adjacent to the area affected in
Texas, bat as yet, are causing no
material injury.
F. Tobacco continues to do we'll in
nearly all tobacco States, the least
favorable report being received from
North Carolina and kentucky, the
crop having sustained some damage
from local storms in North Carolina
and in Kentucky, though doing fairly
well, is rather uneven. Topping OF
carly planted tobacco is in general
progress in the Ohio valley and mid
die Atlantic States.