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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-22
A New Tack

DO you intend to swear off this year? pr
No. I'm going to try new scheme.
I'm going to see if by attending little
more strictly to business | cant earn
enough to afford the things I've been try
Ing. to swear off on in the past Chi
cago Record Herald.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-22
Getting Ready.

1T seems to me- remarked the frank
friend. that you are hitting pace that
is little too swift
Not at all, not at all, !" replied the
youth. I am merely arranging for 1
suitable case of remorse to strengthen
me in my usual New Years resolution, :
Chicago Post.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-22


HE
MORNING
COMING GRAND IMMORTAL SONG
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-22

Jaggs returning home)-Wish
wash Shanta Claus, an could get IN
down the chimney Brooklyn Life.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-22

and useful only as the good done has
made better and stronger the character.
and evil done has made one less fitted tG
meet the duties and possibilities OF
the hour.
The New Year suggests the beginning
Of things. 1t is time of good remorse
or sorrow for the past, and of good reso-
lutions for the future, The trouble Is
that too many good resolutions are made
in this first day of the year and too many
of them are broken. 1t may be well tG
purpose to do; but it is far better to dc
and to hold fast. Broken promises, wheth.
er made to self or to others, tend to
lower character and render one more
fertile in pledges to do. because of the
very ease of breaking them.
The New Year is time with bust
ness men for casting up accounts. They
figure out losses and gains for the yeaI
that is past, and .upon the result lay
plans for the year just begun. Here is
serious work in which there can be NO
self-deception, no false hopes and nu
false pledges. Business is made up Of
fact, of work, of energy, of will. It will
stand no false estimates and will MI
deludeitself with idle fanc;es.-
'The king is dead; live the king.
The year is dead; live the year. The
old year is gone; the new year is on
And so 60 on our lives, made up OF
years, or many or few, is the case may
be, each one bringing us nearer to the
shores of that sea which is shoreless and
that country in which time is not reck-
oned
With the saddening and subduing re.
Elections come those of cheer and good
feeling, and We greet our friends with-a
Happy New Year"--happy, it may
prove, il past errors and follies are cor
rected and each one lives, with brave
heart, in the light that is given him.
WILLIAM ROSSER COBRE.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-22
Sure OF Call.

Newitt-It seems the old custom OF
making New Years calls has died out
altogether.
Borroughs-Not altogether Our
friend Markley will surely make one on
me this year. A three months note
gave him will fall due on that day
Philadelphia Press.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-22
a New Year,s prospectus.

Wen make good resolutions
just as in seasons past,
With the usual understandings
mot guaranteed to .ast.,'
washington Star.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-22
One New Years Day
BY Elisa Armstrong Beneouph.

6V GOD morning, Mrs. Smithson.
a " Did you have a pleasant New
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-12-22
A New Years Call
BY Msnds l.. Croker.

are seldom, if ever, just
what they seem," modified
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-29
IRRIGATION ON BOOM.

Farmers and Ranchers Sign Agree
ment and Work Will Commence
There was a large meeting of farm
ers and ranchers at Vale, a small set
Element near Belle Fourche, to consid-
err the question Of accepting the prop
osition of the government to build the
irrigating bitches. This part OF the
district is considered the most valu-
able and the success Of the entire en-
terprise rested largely on the decision
Of the farmers gathered together at
this time. Congressman Martin was
present from D%eadwood.
With practically no opposition the
farmers signed the agreement. Ray
mond F. Walker, who has the work in
charge, stated that work could be com
menced On this part Of the works
within ninety days. The dam is to be
over a mile long, 500 feet wide at the
bottom and twenty feet thick at the
top, and is to be constructed entirely
of stone. 1t can be completed in
eighteen months.
Now that the irrigating scheme
seems to be an assured thing, there
seems to be a much greater demand
for lands throughout Butte and Meade
counties. Meade county has seventy
Ave homestead tracts entered during
the past year, valued at about SIS, 600.
and Butte county had almost as many
entered. These titles passed from the
government to the owners. T. H.
Ayeres, former secretary to ex-Gov.
Lee, is working up interest among
Eastern settlers in these lands. He
estimates hat within the next five
years 100000 people will settle on
lands west Of the Missouri river.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-29
Struck 4 Flow.

The contractors who have been
drilling an artesian we'll at a point
about five miles south of Lyman, Ly-
mar county, have utrucka dow Of wa
ter at a depth Q; \ little more than
LOO feet. 1t has always been q dis
puted question whether or not the ar
tesian basin extended to this part of
the state, and the striking of this well
settles the question for all time. 9th
er farmers and rAnchlnen will now
sink wells, which will settle the mat
ter OF water supplies for domestic and
stock purposes.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-29

The state board Of agriculture will
meet at Yankton on July 20, at which
time it will contract for the music at
the state fair. 1t is believed that a
number of bands in the state will put
in bids.
1t Is reported that Lester Sanders Of
Grindstone has met death under very
peculiar circumstances, the truth OF
which will probably never be known.
He vas found dead in a water hole
with his working clothes on. There
were no marks Of violence upon him,
no signs of a struggle, and the water
was not deep.
The Philip buffalo herd will be fed
on alfalfa the coming winter, "Scotty"
having purchased the crop from the
Breeder farm. This has just been
cut for the first time for this ear and
yielded over two tons per acre.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-29
TO RAISE SUGAR BEETS.
Belle Fourche, S. D., District Pro-
ounce Rich in ADVANTAGES.

OCiIC IN ~ Ov Se'i =
nounced Rich in Advantages.
J. N. Bundlick of the American Beet
Sugar company has been in the vicin-
ity of Belle Fourche for some time in
vestigating the merits of the soil
along the proposed %irrigating bitches
for the raising of sugar beets. His
headquarters are at Norfolk, Neb.
After careful examination, he finds the
soil here superior to that in his own
vicinity. He finds cal Belle Fourche
an abundance of lime rock, coal and
water, which are needed in the manu-,
facture Of sugar. He has set going
preliminary business for the raising Of
beets providing the farmers along the
big bitches will give him guarantees.
The state experiments conducted two
years ago gave the highest extraction
of sugar Of any Of the counties in the
state from the beets raised in Butte
county. The farmers have taken up
the idea of sugar beet raising, and in
all probability this will be II of the
principal crops on irrigated ground.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-29
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! South Dakota
r.z., State News
- Photographed.

The Touring mill at Frankfort,
which was recently sold by E. A. Else
& Son to Weis Bros, has been turned
over to the new owners
Charles M. Bell, for nearly twenty
years agent for the American Express
company at Huron, has resigned and
the vacancy will be filed by e. w.
S%anderson of Pierre.
Prof. Emil Anderson OF Ansgar col
lege, Minnesota, has been appointed
musical instructor at Huron college.
He is a graduate of the conservatory
of music at Stockholm, Sweden.
There is a movement on foot to con-
solidate the Northwestern Cattle asso-
citation with the Missouri Stock Grow
ers' association. These are two of the
strongest cattle associations in the
West.
Two full-blood Indians have been
brought to Deadwood from Rosebud
agency. Jot lott was bound over with
$500 bond for horse stealing, and Bear
Doctor is held for selling liquor on
the reservation.
Amended articles Of Incorporation
Of the college at Huron have been
filed with the secretary of state, chang
ing the official name Of that institu-
ton from the Synod of South Dako-
ia" to that of Huron college.
The Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
road company has a new agent at Het-
land in the person OF G. H. Goodfel-
low. He succeeds G.. r. Carlow, who
will probably go to Cakes, N. D.,
where he has been offered a position.
Extensive public improvements in
the way of cement sidewalks are be-
ing made at Faulkton this summer.
such walks in the city, but now many
blocks of plank walks have been re-
placed by cement.
Albert Slags OF Wisconsin fell under
the wheels of a moving train at An
dover, on the Milwaukee road, and
both his legs were SO badly crushed
that amputation was necessary. He
is said to have been in an intoxicated
condition at the time of the accident.
Arrangements are being made for
the sinking by the town authorities of
two artesian wells at st. Lawrence in
the near future. Water from the
wells will be used largely for watering
shade trees and for keeping lawns in
good condition. 1t is the intention
after the wells are sunk to set out
hundreds of additional shade trees.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-29

The state educational department
has received notification from the edu.
cational department Of California to
the effect that state certificates from
this state have been placed on the &C
credited list Of that state and will be
honored from this time on. This is a
part of the work Of State Supt. Nash
in securing the honoring of South Da-
kota certificates in all the states of the
Union.
M. A. Culver Of Ortonville has ar
piled for requisition papers for the
taking back to Minnesota of two men
arrested at Aberdeen for picking pock-
cts recently while the Ringing circus
was here. The men gave the names OF
Blackner and Hart, and were identi-
fed as the men who robbed a farmer
Of 1910. The police allege that Hart
and Blackner have their photographs
in most of the rogues' galleries in the
country.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-29
The Platform.
The platform follows:

Inc plalIOTm IOllOWS.
We, the Democrats Of the State Of
South Dakota, in convention assem-
bled, reaffirm Jul allegiance to the
fundamental principles of Democracy,
which guarantees a government for
the equal benefit and protection of all
the people, with special privileges to
none.
We heartily endorse the principles
enunciated in the platform of our
party adopted by it's national conven-
ton at st. Louis, and believe that all
advocates of true Democratic princl-
pies can stand Upon that platform and
work tremendously for its triumph.
We also indorse the action Of that con
ventiOn in its wise selection OF Hon.
Alton B. Parker and Hon. Henry G..
Davis as standard bearers by that
party. and pledge them our united and
hearty support.
AS a national platform, we strongly
favor and advocate the government
ownership of railroads and all other
public institutions. We also favor the
| election of United States senators by
a direct VOte OF the people.
On state issues, we favor the enact.
ment of a primary election law. We
| advocate the separate election OF the
judicial officers, thus removing from
the influence of party politics.
We favor the repeal of the present
law under which county commission.
ers are elected by the county at large,
and we demand the restoration Of the
old law under which they were elected
by districts, as being more conservl.
ent with the principles of Democratic
government.
Realizing the manifold deficiencies
of the present revenue laws, we rec
Ommend the creation Of a evenue
commission to reduce all present laws
upon assessment and taxation, to the
| end that all classes of property shall
bear a just share of the public bur.
dens.
We denOunce the present manage
ment of the soldiers home and its gov.
| erning board, which in direct violation
Of the United States law has appro-
priated a part of the old soldiers pen
sion each quarter; which discharges
decrepit, diseased, penniless old vet
Grams for mere trivial causes; which
permits dependent veterans .guar&n-
teed a home by our constitution to be-
! come papuer charges in Fall River
county; which, contrary to the enact
ment of the general government.
which plainly says no old soldier shall
ever be a pauper, permits discharged
old soldiers to be buried in the pot
ter's field.
We pledge the nominee Of this con
vention to amend these abuses after
he is inaugurated by the summary re-
moval of the members of the soldiers
home board who are solely RESPONSE
BILE for the wrongs done the inmates
of the home.
We denounce the unprecedented ex-
~travagance of the Republican party in
this state, and we invite the voters to
compare Herewith the honest. eco
nomical and businesslike administra-
ton of Hon. Andrew E. Lee.
We heartily renew our allegiance to
that popular leader OF true Democracy
and that matchless exponent of the in
terests of the common people. William
Jennings BRYAN.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-29
PUT PRICES ON STATE LAND.
South Dakota Officials Complete Prep.
arations for Sale.


arations for Sale.
State Land Commissioner Bach has
returned from Gregory county where
he put in most of last week in COM
pany with State Auditor Halliday and
the superintendent of schools of Greg
DRY county in placing minimum sell
ing prices on lands which 1t is pro-
posed to offer for sale on Aug. &c. The
minimum prices fixed for the different
locations are: Section 2S-96-71, $40
per acre. This section adjoins the one
on which the new town of st. Elmo Is
located. Section 25-96-71, $35 per
acre. Section 1912, $50 per acre.
Section 36-98-73, $25 to $28 per acre.
Section 16-97-73, $25 per acre. While
these lands will be offered as are all
other state lands, the general under.
standing is that they will be taken, il
sold, by townsite spectators, and new
towns located on them.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-29

The armored cruiser South Dakota
was successfully launched from her
cradle at the Union Iron works at San
Francisco at GAO o'clock Thursday
afternoon. The ceremony attending
the launching vas simple. Bishop w.
N. Nichols of the Episcopal diocese Of
California offered a short prayer and
then Miss Grace Herreid, daughter Of
the governor of South Dakota, pressed
a button that released the hull Of the
youngest American cruiser. AS the
vessel began to move Miss Herreid
swung a bottle of champaign against
the boat and bestowed the designated
name on the cruiser. Gov. Herreid of
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-29

Secretary Wilson in regard to the cat
tie dipping order. The cattlemen
throughout the state took such strong
exceptions to the recent order COM
polling all cattle to be dipped before
shipping that Mr.. Martin took the mat.
ter up with the department. The mes
sage reads: Department regulations
do not require dipping unless cattle
are diseased or exposed. l Am max.
ing an order modifying these regula.
tons to exposed cattle. but not dis
eased animals, to be shipped away for
slaughter without dipping or placard.
ing"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-29

South Dakota and party and a number
of naval officers and distinguished cit
liens witnessed the launching.
The armored cruiser South Dakota
is a sister ship of the California, which
was launched three months ago at the
yards of the Union Iron works. The
two ships are almost identical and
are the largest var vessels ever
launched in a Pacific ocean port. Each
represents the latest type Of efficiency,
speed and power. The engines, which
are expected to develop % ,000-horse
power, win give high speed and great
facility in maneuvering at sea. The
coal capacity of the bunkers admits
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-29
SOUTH DAKOTA DEMOCRATS MEET
State Ticket Is Named, Headed by Senator
Louis Grill for Governor-Convention
Is Largely Attended.
The Ticket.

~ NV
Governor-Louis N. Grill of Union.
Lieutenant Governor-Fred S. Rowe
Of Stanley.
Secretary of State-John Wade Of
Brown.
Treasurer-P. +. Mcclure OF
Hughes.
Attorney General-O.af Elain of
Brookings.
Auditor-M. M. Bennett of Yankton.
COngress-William A. Lynch of
Beadle and Wesley A. Stuart of
Meade.
Supreme Court Judges-Chauncey
Wood of Pennington, U. S. G. Cherry
of Minnehaha, and Frank G. Boliri of
Clark.
Commissioner of School Lands
Thomas H. Peever of Roberts.
superintendent Of Schools-Miss
Emily Meade of Charles Mix.
Railway Commissioner-Frank Ait
of Lawrence.
Presidential Electors-Scotty Philip
of Stanley, G. G.. Sieger of Fail River,
John S. Bean of Douglas and d. d.
Burch of Sphinx.
The Democratic convention held at
Aberdeen Wednesday was one of the
most largely attended ever held in
South Dakota.
Senator Louis Grill. the Elk Point
banker, was nominated for governor
by reclamation. Gen. Shief nominal.
ed and Fred S. Rowe moved that the
nomination be made by reclamation.
The nominee lives at Elk Point and
fs a successful miller and elevator
a He was born In Jackson. Iowa,
In 1867, and was brought to South Da-
kota the following year and has lived
here ever since. He was educated in
the common schools. and was a state
senator in 1893 and 1897. when Popu.
lism was rampant. He has a wife
and daughter.
The electors named were James
(Scotty) Philips, F. V. Pierce, Capt. d.
G. Siger of Hot Springs, j. S. Bean of
Armour and DR.. H. C. Birch of Red
field.
W.. A. Lynch of Huron and W.. A.
Stewart were nominated for congress.
Chauncey l.. Wood of Rapid City, U.
S. G. Cherry of Sioux Falls and Frank
S. Behri of Clark were nominated for
judges of the supreme bench.
Following are the remaining nom
nations:
Secretary of State. John Wade of
Brown; treasurer, P. F. Mcclure of
Pierre; auditor, M. M. Bennett of
Yankton; superintendent of public in
struction, Miss Emile Meade of Ged-
des; commissioner of school and pub
lie land, Thomas H. Peever of Sisse-
ton; attorney general, Gen. Olaf Ell
dem of Brookings; railroad commits
%sioner, Frank Abt of Lead.
t M. Simmons of Huron and A.
Snockley of Belle Fourche were made
chairman and secretary.
The resolutions provided for the
government ownerships Of railroads,
equal assessment Of railroad and 9TH
er corporate property, and contained
many radical Populistic planks.
The minority report providing for
the fellow servant bill. railroad neg
tigence on fires and the killing of stock
was adopted by an overwhelming ma
jOrity.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-29

lieved he had confederates on the out
side who helped him dig a hole
through h solid brick wall over a
foot thick. No trace Of Burns has
been found, although a reward Of 500
has been offered by the sheriff. 1t is
believed he has made for the famous
Hole-in-the-Wall country, where it is
said ne a c~Onfederates. Burns is
about thirty a old, weighs $50
pounds, Is five feet five inches high,
has dark complexion and black hair.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-29

were somewhat damaged. However,
the designs, lettering and figures can
easily be deciphered, and the money
is in good enough condition to be cir
culated. Krell refuses to disclose the
exact amount of his find" but 1t Is
understood to be upwards of $500.
How the money came to be hidden in
the icehouse is a mystery.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-29

have drifted in all directions, and the
great amount Of rain has not only
made water holes numerous and
widely scattered, but has caused all
creeks to rise. Stock was never in
better condition than at present. Ev.
erything is lieek and fat, not a rough
animal to be seen anywhere.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-29

The state treasury has received
from the general government one
draft for $25, 900 and another for &c..
$50, the first or the Morrill, fund and
the second on the Hatch fund, to ap-
ply to the support of the state agri-
cultural college.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-29
CAGE Kills Miner.

Boone, Iowa, July 26. - James
Grove, senior member Of the firm o.
Grove & Heaps, prominent mine
workers. was killed by being STRUCK
by a descending cage. His body wa,
crushed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-29
CATTLE SLEEK AND FAT.
Feed Was Never Better Than Now or
Dakota Ranges.

S. G. Sheffield came to Sturgis re-
Gently from the cattle ranges. He
says that feed was never better since
cattle were put on the range. A Pc
culiar feature of the business this year
is that cattle have drifted up as far as
Montana, due to the southeast winds
that occurred last winter and this
spring. In fact, the roundup this year
has been exceedingly hard, as cattle
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-29
BURIED MONEY FOUND.

Gold and Roll OF Bits FOUND Near Old
Mill in White Lake, s. o.
Robbers or miser's treasure appears
to have been hidden at the town of
White Lake, this state. On one occa-
sion John Goeres. a White Lake boy,
found five $40 gold pieces while at
play near an old mill. and now Jacob
Krell, in working around an icehouse,
uncovered a roll of bank notes. The
bills had evidently been secreted in
the icehouse for some time. for they
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-29
BURNS SkIPS JAIL.
Alleoed Horse Rustler Makes Third
Break for Liberty.

Robert Burns, who was being held at
Deadwood under 81 900 bail to answer
before the federal court for horse
stealing, has broken out of the Law
renee county Jail. He was captured in
Gregory county by Sheriff Brown sew
eral weeks ago, and in his possession
were thirty-eight head of horses al.
legged to have been stolen. He escaped
twice but was recaptured. It is be.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-29

The Lawrence county Democratic
convention Endorsed the platform as
adopted by the st. Louis convention
and pledged support to Parker and
Davis.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-29
(By permission of st. Paul Dispatch.)

of a radius of operations considerably
greater than hat of any war vessel
now in the navy.
Is One Of Six Ordered.
The South Dakota is q type OF six
authorized by congress at the same
time. Besides the California there
are now being constructed in Eastern
ship yards the Colorado. West Virgin.
ia, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
The South Dakota will be fitted up
as a flagship and will require a com.
plement of officers and men number.
ing 829 in all. The cost of the vessel
will be approximately $4,000. 900. in
GLIDING her armament.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-29

Congressman e. w. Martin of Dead.
wood has received a message from
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-07-29

Daughter of Gov. and Mrs. Herreid Of South Dakota. Miss Herred is nine
teen years old. She "a the first girl born in Ieoa. Mcpherson county. s.
D. She is a graduate of All Saints College (EpiscopaD al Sioux Falls. She
was accompanied 70 "a Francisco by her father and a party of friends.
among whom are Mss Johnson Of Winona and Mr.. and Mrs. {. W. Nash OF
Pierre.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-11-17

this city, he urged the establishment
OF societies Of this kind. mentioning
especially the Catholic knights. To
give the members Of his congregation
an opportunity. in this direction,
Father O'Keefe announces that a
branch of the Catholic knights will be
organized in St. Paul's parish
Mr.. and Mrs. p. l.. Roger and
family have returned from Chicago to
Mineral Point. Many friends well
come them back.
Mrs. II. II. Virgin Of Platteyille and
Miss Anise Thomas of Lacrosse were
recent visitors TO Mineral Point; the
guests of Mrs. j. II. Vivian. Miss
Thomas is daughter of the late MIR.
Stephen Thomas who was in early
days postmaster at Mineral Point.