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The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15
MESSENGER BOY HURT
IN STREET COLLISION
Is Knocked From His Bicycle bv
Automobile and Fails Under
Passing Horse.
Aug. T.

OAKLAND, Aug. 1.-THE careless
handling Of a spirited horse by an un-
known driver on the Haywards road
thls afternoon resulted in a collision
between an automobile and two nj
cycle riders, which nearly cost Arthur
Bassett, a Western Union Telegranh
messenger, his life. The driver wa.
Oh the wrong side Of the road and
was driving at a rapid gait. Younr
Bassett and another messenger bow,
Roy Ray, passed him on their hi
cycles and IN attempting to avoid the
horse, which was restive, they were
forced in front Of a rapidly moving
automobile.
Both the boys were struck by the
automobile and thrown from their
wheels under the feet Of the pranc-
ing horse and the wheels of the ma
chine. Ray escaped uninjured, but
Bassett suffered a fracture OF the right
wrist and was badly bruised. The in
9ureo boy resides with his parents at
zso college avenue in this city.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15
THIEF STEALS OLD WHEEL
AND TRADES FOR NEW ONE
Ancient Bicycle Taken in Alameda Is
Exchanged for Better Machine
in Oakland.

ALAMEDA, Aug. 14.-Special Po-
nceman F. V. Smith of East Oakland
is mourning the loss of a new bicycle,
and has not even the satisfaction of
owning the one that was left in trade
for his at the corner of Twenty-third
avenue and East Fourteenth street
yesterday evening. The trade was ne
gotiated without Smiths consent or
knowledge, the wheel that was left in
place of his being one ridden to this
city from Warm Springs by Niels
Johnson, a delegate TO the Christian
Endeavor Convention. Johnson left
the wheel at the Presbyterian Church
entrance, but found, on his return,
that it had been stolen. The matter
was reported to the police. who sue
ceeded in locating the missing wheel
in Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15
wines Agreed Mith I,aurer-

Several weeks ago." said Judge
Monroe, Il saw a witness take down a
lawyer in great fashion. The witness
was a farmer and he was in court
complaining that a certain fellow had
stolen some of his ducks.
Do you know that these are your
ducks?' asked the lawyer.
oh, yes, 1 should know them any
where. and then the farmer went into
detail in describing the ducks and tell
ing just why he would know them.
But these ducks are no different
from any other ducks said the law
yer I have a good many in my ward
at home just like them
That's not unlikely said the
farmer. These are not the only
DUCKS l have had stolen In the last
Few weeks. "-LouisviI Herald.
AT so man has forOo&tov, .t.,.s -
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15

Representative Wiley of New Jer-
sey, said to be the only civil engineer
in Congress, is proud Of a lineage ex-
tending back to the first Postmaster
General OF the United States-SamueI
osgood' who was citizen of Massa-
chusetts.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15
Ok NEWS OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA
BRANCH OFFICES
OF THE CALI IN
ALAMEDA COUNTY

OAKLAND.
1915 Broadway.
Telephone Main 1888.
BERKELEY.
214S Center Street
Telephone North az.
ALAMEDA.
I435 Park Street.
Telephone Alameda $50.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15

Don't forget that your neighbors can
smell 1rled onions farther than roast
turkey.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15
Weather Report.

Q20th Meridian-Paciflc Tfme)
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 14-5 p. m.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15

The sense of smell is keener in fresh
air than in stale or polluted air.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15
Late Shipping Intelligence.
ARRIVED.

Sunday August a.
Strnr Maggie Corning, 4 hours from Half.
moon Bay.
Stmr Despatch, Levinson 62 hours from
Portland; bound south; put in for fuel
Stmr Gipsy. Leland. % hours from Monterey
and way ports.
DOMESTIC PORTS
MISUNDERSTANDING Aug 14-schr solano.
from Honolulu; schr Lettita. from Goloin Bay.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15

A woman's maiden aim is to change
her maiden name.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15

AT 90 man has forgotten about haIe
the things he knew at 20.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-15

COAST RECORD.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22
In and About the State.
CROPS AND
seeding Interrupted by the Storm OF
Last Week.,

Seeding Interrupted by the Storm Of
Last Week.
The following is the weekly crop and
weather report OF the South Dakota
section or the weather bureau:
The ses7on is backward and farming
operations were retarded by unfavor-
able conditions for early spring work.
Because of cold nights, frosty ground
and considerable high wind, there was
comparatively little seeding or prepar-
atory field work done in March, ex-
cept in the extreme southeastern coun.
ties.
From the 1st to the 9Th of April the
seeding Of wheat made very favorable
progress, and considerable oats and
some speltz were sown in the south
eastern counties, wheat seeding being
we'll advanced toward completion in
the extreme southeastern and fairly
general in the northern counties. On
the 7th and Sth, however, all but the
extreme west portion of the state was
visited by a storm of rain, turning to
snow, with high n%ortherly winds, which
stopped field operations.
The moisture from the rain and
snow will, however, be very beneficial
to the soil, as e large areas the
ground was none too moist before. and
with s~easonable warmth the outlook
for prompt termination of the seed
sown is very favorable.
The now storm with temperature
below freezing was severe on live
stock on the open ranges. and some
local loss of stock is reported.
Grass is beginning to start. but is
backward and needs warmer weather.
Winter rye and also the very limited
amount of winter wheat sown are gen
orally reported in favorable condition,
except in a few localities.
There is no report of injury to fruit
buds by cold weather.
In the extreme southeastern coun-
ties some potatoes have been planted
and a little gardening has been done.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22
TO MAKE PURE o
Wisconsin University Professors Make
important Discovery.

Madison. Wis. April ia method
for making absolutely pure iron at a
comparatively low cost has been dis
covered by c. F. Burgess, assistant
professor of electrical engineering at
the university, and Carl Hambueschin,
instructor in the department. The
discovery was the result of almost
three years research in the electro
chemistry laboratory. Under the
method discovered by DR.. Burgess
and Mr.. Hambueschin pure iron can
be made for a fraction of a cen a
pound. About half a ton has already
e produced at the electrochemical
laboratory. The process is similar TO
tina used in refining copper, an cleo
trio current taking the impure iron
from a plate, and depositing it in a
pure state upon another plate. The
pure iron has valuable properties not
possessed by ordinary iron or steel,
and such as to make it useful for vari-
Gus purposes. 1t will be a great help
to scientific research regarding the
properties of iron and steel. On &C
count of it's electrical properties it is
Valuable material for the construction
OF electrical apparatus, and it fur
nlshes the means for making special
steel alloys having great strength and
hardness.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22
ACTIVE FISH

NJ. B. Ocumpaugh has been reap
pointed fish and game warden for
Lawrence county, the appointment be-
ing made by the county commission
ers at the instance of the Lawrence
County Fish and Game Protective as
ISOLATION. The salary is SIS a month,
and he has the authority to appoint
deputy wardens as they may be re-
quired. Mr.. Ocumpaugh served as
warden in Lawrence county last year
and waged an active campaign against
persons violating the fish and game
laws of the state. There were a num-
Der OF prosecutions, and although the
only convictions obtained We're in
minor cases, the work resulted in al
most a total suppression of the Of
lenses.
The greatest offense against the fish
and game laws has been the use Of
dynamite for killing fish in the
streams. This has threatened the to-
tai determination of the game fish.
and although no convictions have been
obtained owing to the difficulty of get
ting positive information, Mr.. Ocum-
paugh's work seems to have driven
the dynamiters from the field and no
new evidences have been reported.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22
LAW ON COUPLING TESTED.
Railroad Pays 500 Fine to the United
States Court.

In the United States court at Sioux
Falls the Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
ciic Railroad company, through its at
torneys, confessed judgment and paid
a penalty of 500 and costs for viola
tion of the safety appliance law.
The case was brought by United
States Attorney Elliott at the insti-
cation Of the interstate commerce
commission, as provided for in the
act of March 2, 1903. The violation
for which the railroad company was
being prosecuted occurred on Nov. 2,
last, the nature Of the complaint being
that the railroad company had in use
On its line a car with defective safety
appliances, and that the coupler could
not be operated without the necessity
Of employees going between cars.
The safety appliance law was enact
ed by congress for the protection OF
railway employees and the travelling
public. This is the first fine imposed
on a railroad company and the result
is a victory for the interstate com
merce commission.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22
FARMERS TO OWN RAILROAD.
Fifty-Miie Line From Webster to Veo
len in South Dakota.


The farmers in the northwestern
part of the state evidently intend
going after railroad facilities of their
W If the main lines now operating
an that section of the state will not
give them the railroad facilities which
they desire. Not long ago a company
was Incorporated among the farmers
of Day and Codington counties tC
build a line from Watertown to Web
ster, and articles were filed for the
construction of a line fifty miles long
connecting Webster in Day county
and Veblen in Marshall county. The
articles provide for such a line to be
known as the Webster & Veblen rail,
road, with headquarters at Grenville
Day county, and a capital of $500, 900.
The road Is to be fifty miles long and
10 be built at an estimated cost OF
$3.50, 900. The directors of the road
are Robert O'Connor, Frank A. Dab
ney, John Briske, Gust Block, Gren-
vile, S. D.; Henry f. Hendricksen
Peter .~Shoenberg, Peter Floe, Christ
Christensen, Wist, S. d.: Lars Berg
land, Frank, S.. d.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22
TAX TITLE CASE.
supreme Court Settles important
Point of Practice.

Supreme Court Settles important
Point Of Practice.
All persons concerned in tax titles
VIII be interested in a decision just
handed down by the state supreme
court in a case carried up from Beadle
county.
More than three years ago Elsie j..
Schnepper. in%tervenor, brought suit to
set aside a tax title on real estate IN
this city against Allie E.. Ferguson.
The action was tried before Judge
Campbell who decided in favor of the
intervenor and vacated the tax
The defendant, Ferguson, appealed
from the judgment of Judge Campbell
to the supreme court. That court
first affirmed Judge CampbelPs de-
cision, but subsequently the case was
opened for re-argument by the SUI
preme court on a petition for rehear-
ing, filed by the defendant. On this
%re-hearing the supreme cour dis
affirmed it's former decision ard re-
versed the decision of Judge Camp
bell and remanded the case to the
circuit court for further proceedings.
When the record was returned to
the circuit court the defendant moved
Tor Judgment on the findings made by
Judge Campbell on the former trial.
Judge Whiting held that he a no
discretion in the matter; that the
mandate of the supreme court was alb
solute and under it he was compelled
to make a decision in favor of the de
PENDANT, thus cutting off the right of
the intervenur for a new trial in the
action before the circuit court.
The intervenor then made an appli-
cation to the supreme court for a writ
Of mandamus to. compel Judge Whit
ing to vacate the judgment in favor OF
the defendant and to retry the ase
The supreme court says that unless IL
specifically points out the action to
be taken by the circuit court in cases
remanded, the effect of it's action is a
new trial in the lower court. Under
this decision Judge Whiting will va
cate the judgment which he entered
in favor of the defendant and the case
will be retired before this court, the
same as if it had never been tried.
This decision settles a point of prac-
tice which has never been before the
court for decision.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22
PLANNING FOR CARNIVAL.
BIG Fireworks Attraction Has Been
Secured by Yankton Management.

The Yankton street carnival nan
agement have announced hat the
deal between them and the London
Fireworks company by which the
management will secure the biggest
fireworks attraction ever put on here
is closed and the eruption Of Mount
Pelee will be n of the big features
OF the carnival and will constitute the
strongest evening entertainment ever
seen in the state. The dates for the
carnival have been definitely fixed as
was thought probable they would be
for June 81 to rs inclusive. Weather
is all that Yankton asks for the great
est kind of a success. The carnival
is warranted to be strictly first-class
and contains no immoral shows and
no revolving snake eaters. The nan
agement have a contract whereby no
money need be paid to the company If
the former of the two evils is present
during the carnival.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22
STOCK EXHIBIT FOR DAKOTA.
Worlds Fair Commissioner Decides II
Will Be Possible.

Contrary to expectations, it is now
certain that the stock raising industry
Of South Dakota, which annually brings
into the state in the neighbrohOOd OF
$4,000, 900, will be represented at the
ST. Louis exposition by a suitable ex-
hibit.
F. w. Peterson, chairman of the
legislative committee of the South Da-
kota Stock Breeders association, says
he has been officially advised by the
South Dakota commission that 1t has
been decided to make a small appro-
priation for a live stock exhibit from
this state at the exposition. Members
of the association will contribute lib
orally and thus increase the appropri-
alton to be made for the purpose, in
surfing a creditable exhibit of South
Dakota stock at the exposition.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22
EaSv Justice,

Much Indignation has been evinced
by the people Of Deadwood during
the last few weeks owing to the re-
lease of John Smith, charged with as
sault upon Lieut.. Hattie Bond of the
Salvation Army, in one of the saloons
Of the town. Smith has finally been
~re-arrested and subjected to a fine of
$50 and costs. Upon his first arrest
he was let off with the payment of
$3.50. He assaulted the Salvation
Army while she was trying to
sell her papers in a saloon. The
mayor interested himself in the case
had been discharged by the police
justice.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22
~ ATIONAL FARMERS EXCHANGE
A Farmers Trust" Incorporated at
Pierre.


Articles of incorporation have been
MED with the secretary of state for
che National Farmers Exchange, with
South Dakota headquarters at Pierre,
and oftice in Chicago, and a capital
OF $4,000, 900. This corporation has
Tor its purpose cooperation in the
handling of all products of the farm,
Inch and plantation, or in other
words a farmers trust" The ar
rlcies give as it's purpose to deal in
grain, livestock. and all classes Of
farm and plantation products ana
farm supplies. To own, build, equip
and operate elevators, cold storage
plants, stock yards, packing houses,
coatton gins, and any other plants for
the handling and disposal of farm
products. The incorporators are H.
F.. Chimes, Topeka, Kan; II. Fl.
Hawkes., Nebraska City, Neb.; w. H.
Hueckel, Caseyville. H.; J. w. Payne,
Hamlin, Iowa; j. S. Strendsburg, Wa
kita, Okla; A. G. NanPatten. Van
Patten, Ill; l.. l.. Stephens, F. A,
stephens, B. j. Binford, Pierre, S. D.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22

st. Paul, April 19-Maddened by the
refusal of his wife to return to his
home and children, James Cline
called on her at 5 o'clock last night at
60 Sherbalrne avenue, drank almost
the entire contents of a half-pint OF
carbolic acid. There was a reception
in progress at the time and he died in
the presence of the guests before med
ical aid could be summoned.
Eau Claire, Wis, April 10. - The
negro who, 1t is charged, shot into a
night lunch wagon and was pursued
and wounded by Police Sergeant ELI
oft, Is dead.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22
To Enter National.

Delegates to the Northwestern
Stock Growers convention at Belle
fourche unanimously voted for the
a~filiation of the Northwestern with
the National Live Stock association.
The former organization has coo
members. Oficers were reelected as
follows: President, Russell Uhler
Aladdin, Wyo.; vice president, T. l.
Alderman, Bellfourche: secretary
George A. Ross, Bellefourche; treas
urer. D. r. Evans. Bellefourche.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22
NOTE FOR 5000 MISSING.
instrument Turned Over to State by
Ex-Treasurer TAYLOR.

CH-I treasurer idyiOI.
At the time of the turning over OF
certain property by defaulting State
Treasurer Taylor certain securities
and other properties were turned in.
which are found to be missing
from the records, and Gov. Herreid,
with the assistance of Public EXami-
ner Hemingway and other state
officers, is attempting to locate the
missing documents. While the search
has not proceeded far enough to show
any definite results as yet, it has re-
vealed the fact that a note for SO, 1000,
which was given by A. c. Mellette to
Taylor and was turned over to the
state, has also disappeared. 1t was
only by accident that a trace of this
note was recently discovered. The
papers in the Taylor cas- have passed
through the hands of a number OF
officers since they were turned over
to the state, and through some of
them the papers are lost, and will
now be traced.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22
LEASES.
Requirements in Leasing Land on
Reservations.

Requirements in Leasing Land on
Reservations.
In leasing pastures on Indian reser-
vations the party making the lease
las to consider the allotments inside
the pasture which have been taken by
the Indians as their severalty tracts
and also consider that each indian is
allowed to Craze a specified number
If cattle inside the pasture. On Chey-
anne river reservation a number of
the Indians holding severalty tracts
are fencing their individual holdings
but will continue to Craze their cattle
in the general pasture. This cuts
down the grazing area and is not to
he liking of the holders of the leases,
but as it is within the rights of the
indians under the lease, they will
probably go ahead. The REDS have
ordered $4,000 pounds of wire for
fences in one pasture alone.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22
OUTGROW OLD CHURCH.
Contract Let For Building Of New
House of Worshin at Yankton.

House Of Worship at Yankton.
The contract for the new C~ongrega-
tional church at Yankton has been let
to August Goetz Of Yankton for the
sum of s19,337.50. The contract calls
for the completion Of the building
without the heating, plumbing, lighting
and art windows. The time set in the
contract for the completion of the
building is the first day Of November
Of this year. The old church is in
cluded in the bid and is now the prop
erty of MI. Goetz. Work will be be-
gun at once on the wrecking of the
structure as the new building will be
constructed on the site of the old
church.
The last service in the old building
was held Sunday evening. An appro-
pirate address was made by the pas
tor, a statement of facts connected
with the building was made by Mr..
E. Miner, a charter member. and re-
marks by Mrs. Carney. The building
was completed Jan. Z, 1870, when DR..
Joseph Ward was pastor, and when
the church had eleven members. Until
the members received Sunday
morning. 1,105 have Joined the church
since its beginning. The Yankton
church was the first Congregational
church in the two Dakotas. Next Sun
day the service will be held in Ward
hall at the college. AS the first church
was a monument to DR.. Ward. this
new building has been made possible
by President Warren. who raised the
funds.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22
RAILWAY NOT LIABLE.
Woman Alleging Spouse Was Killed by
Agent Cannot Recover.

After Introduction of testimony had
commenced, Judge Garland of the
United States court at Siuox Falls
granted a motion asking for the dis
missal of the case of Katie E. Bowen
VS.. The Illinois Central Railway COM
pany, on the ground that the railroad
company was not liable because a nan
acting as its agent shot and killed an.
other person.
Mrs. Bowen sought to recover dam
ages in the sum Of $4,000, alleging
that her husband, Frank Bowen, was
shot and killed in February last year
by Henry A. Steagald, then agent OF
the railroad company at Ben Glare. 1t
Is said hat an appeal will be taken
from the action in dismissing the
case.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22
Sl2s,572.73
24,S52.53
The State Of South Dakota.

4" nv vi
Company's Certificate of Authority.
Whereas. The Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York. a corporation or
ganized under the laws OF New York, has
fled in this office a sworn statement ex-
it's condition and business for
the year e g December 81, 1903, con-
formable to he requirements OF the laws
of this State, regulating the business OF
insurance; and,
Whereas, The said Company has filed in
this office a duly certified copy of its
charter, with certificate Of organization.
in compliance with the requirements Of
the Insurance law aforesaid:
Now. therefore, /, John c. Perkins,
Commissioner of Insurance of the State
of South Dakota. pursuant to the provis-
ions of said laws. do hereby certify that
the above named Company is fully em-
powered. through it's authorized agents.
to transact Its appropriate business OF
Life Insurance in this State. according to
la VS. thereof, until the 31st day OF Deem
Der, A. d. 1904.
In testimony whereof, I have ~hereunto
set my hand and seal at Pierre, March
%. 1904.
(Seal.) JOHN {. PERKINS,
Commissioner OF Insurance..
BY Emanuel Hendriksen. Chief Clerk.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22
DREW BAGS PRIZE PACKAGE.
Scalps and Pelts of Coyotes and
Wolves Brinu $685..

Belle Fourche, S. d., April 19.-The
trapping of wolves has proven highly
profitable the last few weeks to A. w,
Drew Of Bixby, who has just reported
at Belle Fourche with the hides of 24i
wolves and coyotes. His bounty
amounted to $500 and his peitries
were purchased by dealers for $275.
Mr.. Drew has been engaged in the ex-
termination of wolves in the vicinity
of Slim Buttes for several weeks.
The animals have become numerous
in that region and were causing much
loss to the Owner of cattle and
horses. Several other trappers have
been in the field and have captured
large numbers of the beasts.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-22
POSTMASTER NOT GUILTY.
L. c. Bode of Brule, S. D., Is Acquit
ted of Stamp Trading Charge.

In the case of Louis c. Bode. post
master at Brule postofice, Brule cOun
tv. indicted on the charge of bartering
hostage stamps belonging to the gov
eminent t o a Chamberlain merchant
in exchange for merchandise. Judge
Garland, of the federal court directed
the jury to return a verdict for the
defendant. and the case against him
accordingly was dismissed.
A verdict of not guilty was returned
in the case of William c. Wilka, for
merly Of Rock Rapids, Iowa, indicted
on a charge of perjury, alleged to
have been committed in a bankruptcy
case.