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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-08-12
Card Of Thanks,

We desire TO express our thanks to the
friends and neighbors. and especially 10
tho @. A. r. for their kindness and help
to US in our recent bereayems! I. -idrs.
Elliott, Henry and Mary Grover.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11

Reduced range is not the only fac
tor which will cut down the large cat
tie herds of the Northwest, II the
Fort Pierre Stock Journal, which is
the recognized advocate OF stock in
terests in this part Of the state, reads
the signs Alright. That paper not only
in an original article On the subject,
but also quoting cattle growers from
all over the Northwest on the same
line, says the demand for a different
class of peel cattle will Of itself re-
duce herds, and force the owners to
raise corn and fodder to fatten their
steers rapidly for the market before
sending them in, and that the demand
calls for tw~o-yearOld beef instead of
the older animals. The demand for
the heavier older steers has fallen off,
and that for the younger rapidly fat
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11
SHIP THE FAIR ExhIBIr.
Black Hills Minerals and Grains 81
State Features Of Collection.

The agricultural exhibit Of South
Dakota has been shipped to st. Louis
for the worlds fair. 1t required two
cars to transport all the vast amount
Of material that will be displayed both
in state building and in the agricll-
tural building. The mineral exhibit
was shipped from the Black Hills.
and it required three cars TO trans
port the product Of the Hills country.
In the shipment are thirty-siX paneH
that are beautifully decorated. which
will represent the counties and towns
in the state that desired to be advei-
tised. These panels will be placed
in the state building in places that
have been provided for them. and will
be attractive features of the interior
There were 322 sacks and AZ boxes
Of corn taken along, which will be
used to decorate around these panels
it being the intention to Ihake this a
work of art. Eleven crates of glass.
ware were also shipped, which will
be used to exhibit the small grains in
the agricultural exhibit, and there
we're also shipped fifty-six boxes of
grain to comprise the exhibit. These
grains were selected from all parts OF
the state and when put together in
the agricultural building it will make
a magnificent display for the state.
The AGRICULTURAL products were re.
ceived here and put in shape by H. C.
Warner Of Forestburg, who was ap.
pointed by the commission to look
after this feature.
Mir. Warner said that particular care
had been taken to have everything OF
the best, and he feels that South Da-
kota will not be one whit behind its
neighbors or any of the Eastern states
when it comes to agriculture. Mr..
Warner will leave for ST. Louis at
once to receive the products and ar
range them in place in the agricul-
tural building. All of the installation
work in the way of stands for the pa
vilion was made in this city on ac-
count of labor being SO high in st.
Louis that the commission thought
money could be saved by having it
constructed here.
The location of the building is an
advantageous one, standing as it does
at practically the entrance to tnat
part Of the grounds where it is stu
ated.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11
ON A RANCH.
Woman Found the Food That Fitted
Her.

Woman Found the Food That Fitted
A newspaper woman went out to a
Colorado ranch to rest and r~ecuperate
and her experience with the food
probably is worth ~recounting.
THE woman at the ranch was pre-
eminently the worst ~housekeeper I
have ever known-poor soul, and poor
me-
Il simply had to have food good
and plenty OF 1t, for l had broker
down from overwork and was SO weak
| could not sit UP over n hour at a
time. | knew | could not get well
unless ! secured food could easily d.
gest and that would supply the great
est amount of nourishment.
Zone day | obtained permission to
20 through the pantry and see what
| could find. Among other things l
came across a package OF Grape-Nuts
which | had heard Of but never tried.
I read the description on the package
and became deeply interested, SO then
and there | got q saucer n some
CIGam anu u iva CsAC lio AooAs
ut tasted delicious to me and
seemed to freshen and strengthen me
greatly, SO | stipulated that Grape
Nuts and cream be provided each day
instead Of other food, and ! literally
lived on GrapeNuts and cream for
two or three months.
"Tf you could have e how fast
| got well 1t would have pleased and
surprised you. | am now perfectly
we'll and strong again and know En-
actly how l got we'll and that was d
Grape-Nuts that furnished me q pow
erful food | could digest and make use
OF.
ut seems to me no brain worker
can afford to overlook Grape-Nuts
after my experience" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Get the miniature book, "The RcaA
to Wellville." in each pkg.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11
ELECTRIC POWER.
Project to Harness the Black Hills
Streams,

Henry Schnitzel of Lead has been
appointed general manager of the Hid
den Fortune Gold Mining company, to
succeed A.. II Danforth. resigned. w.
A. Kelly continues with the Hidden
Fortune as mill superintendent.
A scheme is Matching to harness ma
lures power resources in Crook coun-
ty, Wyo., and to convert them to mo-
tive energy to be transmitted by cleo
tricity throughout the Black Hills. A
has been formed for the pur-
pose of installing a power generating
plant at the Sundance coal fields, from
which lines will be established into
the Hills and the power leased to
various mining and manufacturing
companies.
Ore has been found by the Golden
Crest Mining company in a drift from
the main shaft. This material assays
SIS a ton gold on the average.
The new hosting plant OF the Queen
of the Hills Gold Mining company is
going up rapidly. Its property is in
Whistler eulch, n mile and a half
south of Deadwood.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11
BAD MEN SHOOT UP A DANCE.
South Dakota Merrymakers Almost
Hit by Big Bullets.

Developments at a dance held a few
nights ago at Castalia, a town situated
Cn the Missouri river slope in Charles
Mix county. were a reminder of from
tier times. About fifty young people
were present to enjoy the dance, but
their enjoyment was of short dura-
tfOn. Some would-be 'ba-ad" men or
youths from the Missouri river gulch-
es put in an appearance. They were
loaded down with~poor whisky and
good s~ix-shooters, and to prove their
courage" fred shot after shot
through the windows of the building
where the dance was being held,
using the lights on the inside as tar.
gets.
Some Of the bullets passed danger
ously near the occupants of the room.
Women tainted, and some Of the more
timid men sought safety in fight. One
Of the male dancers produced a knife
with which TO defend himself. but in
the excitement plunged the blade into
his leg. This led him to believe that
he had been shot, and his shouts to
this effect added to the general panic.
1t was f~nually announced that the
dance was Indefinitely postponed, and
those still in the building heaved a
sigh of relief. thankful that their
lives had been spared.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11
DEMAND FOR CORNFED YOUNG CATTLE
Problem for Cattle Growers to Consider-Demand
for the Heavy Older Steers Has Fallen Off.

tened steers has increased to such an
extent that the cattle raiser must
consider it in his future business.
This means that the herds must be
reduced to meet both the require
ments of a restricted range, and TO
be brought to a size where the owner
can look after them and raise the nee
essary grain and forage to fatten
them for market. This means further
that the growing of corn and fodder
in the cattle country will be encour-
aged in the future instead of dis
couraged as it always has been by
cattle owners, and every cattle ranch
will in the future have as a part of it's
equipment its corn fields and fodder
fields in which alfalfa, bronze grass or
some other crop which can be cut
several times in a S will be
grown.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11
WOMAN SETS SALOON AFiRE.
At Least Her Actions Lead to the
Suspicion She Did 1t.

The town of Blunt has IN incen-
diary in the person of a woman. VINO.
notw outstanding the efforts Of the au-
thorities. has thus far succeeded In
Keeping her identity a secret.
Ever since the recent fire at that
place, Enthusiastically of incendiary or.
igin, the authorities have beer per-
sistent in striving to discover the
identity Of the woman, but without
success. Her sole object appears to
be to rid the town OF saloons, ana
from this it is figured that she is a
temperance fanatic or some n who
has been rendered desperate by a
drunken husband or other relative
who procrres liquor at the local sa-
looms.
When the inhabitants Of the town
were aroused by the cry Of fire 1t
was speedily discovered that the
flames were at the front of a billiard
hall and saloon building. Clyde big.
gle was the first to reach the scene.
and when crossing the street met a
woman who dropped her head. with
the evident intention Of concealtnS
her identity.
As soon as Riggle had secured help
to fight the fire he started in pursuit
of the woman, but she had disap-
peared.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11
OPENING Of ROSEBUD RESERVATION
Roosevelt Interested in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Martin Talks With Him on the Subject.

President Roosevelt Is taking a
lively interest in the plans that are
being made for opening parts OF the
Rosebud reservation in South
and the Red Lake reservation IN Mir
nesOta. The Red Lake Dill mas ai-
ready become a law and the Roseeno
bill has passed the house and is before
the senate.
The president has given his views
as to how the land should be disposed
of, and told Representative Martin
that he did not favor the plan OF the
Rosebud bill to dispose OF the land
at a fixed price. He prefers a public
auction. thinking this will give larger
returns to the Indians. The South
Dakota delegation favors the fixed
maximum price, and has thus far re-
fused to amend the bill now pending.
Representative Burke, who is pushing
the bill, although aware of the presi-
dents views, has relied on changing
them by argument before the bill goes
to the White House.
From what the president told Mr..
Martin there is no chance of doing
this. and unless the bin provides for
a public auction it will be vetoed.
Rather than run this chance, Of
course the bill will be fixed up to suit
the presidents views. This PROPOSE
ton affects the Red Lake lands in
Minnesota, but Representative Steen-
erson will be satisfied with the pub
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11
SELF-DEFENSE PLEA WINS.
Detective George Northam Acquitted
of Murder CHARGE.

George Northam has been acquit-
ted in the circuit court at Lead upon
trial for the murder Of George Tall
man. which was committed at Lead.
The trial lasted six days and was n
of the most closely contested and
widely observed cases heard in the
circuit court here for many years.
Self-defense was pleaded by the at
torneys for Northam, who alleged that
Tallman had been a dangerous char
acter and had repeatedly threatened
Northam with serious punishment.
Northam has for many years been a
detective in the employ of the Home
stake Mining company, and had re-
ported Tallman several times as being
intoxicated and engaged in. gambling.
This had caused Tallman to be laid
off by the company and had engen-
dered great bitterness.
Tallman was killed Jan. 10, 1909.
He was in the Oak saloon at Lead
when Northam entered. He %accosted
Northam and began abusing him.
Northam e~ndeavored to pacify him,
but Tallman. who was partially intox-
icated at the time, struck Northam a
violent blow in the face. At this
Northam drew his revolver and fired
instantly, the ball striking Tallman in
the abdomen. Tallman's death result
ed a few hours later.
Much testimony was introduced by
the defense to show that Tallman was
disposed to be quarrelsOme when in
toxicated, and that he was a cruel,
vicious adversary in an encounter;
that he was superior physically to
Northam, and that the latter had rea-
son to believe that he was in danger
of great bodily harm. if not death, at
Tallman's hands. The widow of Tall
man and his three children were pres
ent throughout the trial. The testi-
mony Of Mrs. Tallman, and the intro
auction by the state of the bloody
garments Tallman had worn at the
thine of the shooting, containing large
rents and blood stains, were graphic
incidents during the proceedings of
the trial.
The court room was packed
throughout the six days of the trial
and much interest was manifested
owing to Northam's position and
prominence. He had for several years
been chief of police at Lead and was
a deputy sheriff at the time Tallman
was killed. He was defended by
Chambers Keller, one of the ATTORNEYS
of the Homestake Mining
and J. B. Moore. formerly Judge of the
Eighth judicial circuit
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11
A Clever Retcrt,

Dean Farrar, soon after he went to
st. Margaret's, Westminster was din
ing at Prof. Jowett's, and toward des.
sert took up the parable against Dives.
His voice rose higher and higher, he
spread silence about him and was
card laundering out: What ! COM
plain of as a clergyman is that ! have
to do what no layman has TO do. l
have to beg and beg in vain. Fash
iOnable ladies come to my church.
g~littering with precious gems, and yet
they will not sacrifice one l--4c
from their grand tiaras in order to
save some erring sister from destruc-
When he finished, the silence
grew sultry. All the hearers looked
gloomily at their plates. Then Jow-
EFT, who had been looking as though
he meant mischief, squeaked out:
What l object to as a clergyman Is
l have to exaggerate so."-St.
James Gazette.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11
WESTERN cANApA's REsoURceA
Farming Very Successful

BY Western or Northwest Canada II
usually meant the great agricultural
country west of Ontario, and north OF
Minnesota, North Dakota, and Mon.
tana. Part of it is agricultural prairie,
treeless in places. park like in others.
part is genuine plains, well adapted to
cattle ranches, part requires irrlga-
ton for successful tillage, most Of It
does not. The political divisions Of
MS region are the Province Of Mani
toba and the territorial district OF As
s%lnlboia, Saskatchewan, Alberta and
Athabaska. At present, however, the
latter Is too remote for immediate
practical purposes.
The general character of the soil Of
Western Canada is a rich. black, clay
loan with a clay subsoil. Such a soil
Is particularly rich in food for the
wheat plant. The subsoil is q clay,
which retains the winter frost until 1t
IS thawed out by the warm rays Of
the sun and drawn upward to stimu-
late the growth of the Young wheat. SO
that even in dry seasons wheat is q
O crop. The clay soil also retains
the heat of the sun later in the sum-
mer and assists in the early ripening
OF the grain. 1t is claimed hat cul-
tlyatlon has the effect Of increasing
the temperature Of the soil several
degrees, as well as the air above 1t.
western Canada climate is good
cold in winter, hot in summer, but
with cool nights. Violent storms of
any XII are rare. The rainfall is not
heavy. 1t varies with places, but ave
ages about II inches. 1t falls usually
at the time the growing crops need 1t.
The Department of the Interior. Of
lava, Canada, has agents established
at different points throughout the
United States who will be pleased to
forward an Atlas of Western Canada
and give sucn other information as to
railway rate, etc, as may be required.
hat agriculture in Western Canada
pays is shown by the number OF testi-
monlals given by farmers. The fol.
lowing is an extract made from a let.
ter from a farmer neal Moose Jaw:
AT the present time l own sixteen
hundred acres Of land, fifty horses and
a large pasture fenced containing q
thousand acres. These horses run out
all winter AID come in In the spring
quite fat. A man with money Judi
ciously expended will make a compe-
tence very shortly. l consider In the
last six years the increase in the
value Of my land has Melted me forty
thousand dollars"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11
STORMS DRIFT STOCK.
Bio Ranch-nen's Loss Increased by
Billiards and Heavy Snow.

Billiards and HeaVy onoW.
The loss to the owners of the larger
cattle outfits who are wintering their
cattle on the ranges has already been
large. and thai their misfortunes Will
be further increased there seems no
doubt.
The cattle drifted with the late
storms from their ranges into the set
Elements, where they tarried for days
without feed and water. The owners
are doing their utmost to drive them
back to where they can get grass
enough to keep them alive, but many
are SO weak that it is doubtful IL they
can be brought back to their feeding
grounds.
The snow Of last week, which fell to
a depth of nearly a foot and a half,
has added much to the gravity of the
situation, and stockmen agree that
it will be the cause Of adding greatly
to the mortality. The smaller Il
fits. who have their cattle confined
within winter pasturage, are not losing
any.
1t is thought the losses will have a
tendency to break up the open range
system. The limits are narrowed by
fences and the conditions are bad,
and yearly growing worse, for those
who depend upon the open range for
winter provender for their herds.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11
SENT TO JAIL.
Arkansas Man and His Niece Create
a Sensation.

A sensation was caused at Yankton
recently by the arrest of a supposed
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel NJ. Hall, who
| took apartments at Yankton a month
ago in a private boarding house, and
who from their actions were popu-
larly supposed to be a newly married
couple. The girls father arrived re-
Gently, and. quickly securing the nee
essary papers and the assistance OF
Sheriff R~athgeber, surprised the cou-
| Pile, who had retired in their room at
the home of Mrs. George A. Smith.
Developments followed fast OF a
startling nature. The man is a dry
goods merchant of B~atesville, Ark,
| while the girl. whom he had en-
ployed as his bookkeeper, was his own
niece, own daughter to Halls sister.
Mr.. Hancock. the girls father, had his
suspicious aroused By the prolonged
tour of uncle and niece and decided
to follow them up, with the result re-
lated. Hall was arrested on a charge
of adultery.
He pleaded guilty to the charge OF
adultery, and Judge Smith fined him
$500. Hall promptly paid and was re-
leased on the one charge, but rear
| rested on. a similar charge and re-
leased on his " recognaisance. This
was done to induce him to leave the
city.
The parties are all highly connected
and prominent families of B~atesvllle,
where Hall has a wife and family OF
four children. Miss hancock is a tai'
ented graduate of a leading Arkansas
college.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11

tic auction plan. In fact, he says ne
will agree to any plan which the Sec
rotary of the interior and the presi-
dent may suggest.
The presidents policy Of public auc-
ton for Indian lands will work a rev.
olution in that particular industry,
for, while this plan has been trled
experimentally several times, the
policy of fixing by act OF congress a
maximum price for the land has been
in operation for many years. Back
ing the president are the lndlan
Rights association, the secretary OF
the interior and all his chief as
s~istants.
Representative Martin called at the
wal department and secured a tact
promise from officials that $l2O,oOo
would be expected from the general
fund at Fort Meade, S. d. The de-
partment will expend this sum as fol-
lows:
Two sets Of field officers quarters,
$4,000; four sets OF line offlcers
quarters, s39, 1000; two non-commis-
stoned staff officers quarters, $4,000;
one double barracks, $4,000. The
working plans for these new build
ings at Fort Meade will be COM
menced very soon, and it is hoped to
spring and secure satisfactory bids
SO that the actual work may be com
menced during the summer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11
Orator for Contest.

The Sixteenth annual oratorical con.
test of South Dakota university was
held in the Methodist church at
Mitchell. There were five contestants
with their subjects as follows: James
Crowther, The U~ncrowned King
Roscoe Satterlee. THE Fate Of an
Ambition" Eben W. Noyes, THE Man
Without a Country" Lorne Mcdonald,
The Veteran Saint" Harry II. Weak,
Edgar Allen Poe" The judges
awarded first place to James Crow
Their and second place to Roscoe Sat
terlee. 1t was the best contest that
has been held in the last five years.
Mr.. Crowther will represent Dakota
university at the state OratOrical con.
test to be held at Huron in May. The
university twice has won the prize
that is being contested for, n If 1t
wins this year it will become the per
manent property OF the institution
which already has n cup by reason
of the prowess of her orators.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11
The difference in conditions in tn

The difference in conditions in the
extreme northwestern part of the
state is shown by the demand for a
rural telephone line which is being
constructed from Belle Fourche north
down the valley of the Little Missouri.
connecting the small towns in that
valley and numerous farms with Belle
Fourche, the nearest railroad town. A
large amount OF irrigation work is be.
ing done in that section for the rails
ing of alfalfa and other fodder crops
and the growing population in that
section wants better communication
with their railroad market town.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11
TO KEEP SATAN BEHIND HIM.
pious Man Runs Naked Through the
Snow From hurch.

Snow From Church.
Frank Anderson, living four miles
from Hutton, Brown county, has been
taken TO Aberdeen for examination as
to his sanity. For some tine there
has been Swedish revival meetings at
Hutton, and Anderson had been an
assidious attendant. The meetings
were held in the afternoon, and the
other day Anderson left the church
church he took of all his clothing,
and then ran naked all the way home
in, the snow, which had fallen fresh TO
the depth of four or five inches. His
feet and parts of his body were badly
frozen. On reaching home he de-
clared that the Lord had ordered him
t o take of his clothing in the open
air. and just as he got them off the
devil got after him and chased him
the whole distance home.
Ernest Pony, an Indian from the
Rosebud reservation, has been held
TO the federal grand jury at Deadwood
on. the charge of larceny. He was
brought % Deadwood by Deputy Mar
sha! Bedding and examined hefore
Commissioner c. II. Nelson.
John Burns, q pioneer of the Bald
mountain mining region, died at a hos
pital in Deadwood. aged sixty five
years. He came to the Black Hills in
1877, and has since been engaged in
prospecting and mining. holding CON-
siderable property interests.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11
lNTERSCHOL-ASTIC MEET.
Athletic Program Preparing for Spear
f;.h Nov 81 Selected as Date.

Athletic Program Preparing for Spear
fish-May 81 Selected as Date.
Delegates from the athletic organi'
cations of the various Hills schools
held a meeting at Spearfish at which
ARRANGEMENTS we're made for the an,
nual spring meet of the Black Hills
In~terscholastic Athletic association.
1t was decided to hold the meeting at
Spearfsh Nay q, and a program OF
athletic events is being prepared
The president Of the association Is
LYLE Hair, of the state normal school
at Spearish. Ray Moberly Of the nor
nal is secretary, James Fowler Of the
Deadwood high school treasurer, and
Fay Loop OF the Sturgis high school
vice president. All the officers were
present.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-11
For New Business Block.

Duluth, March 9.-DuncaA7 Brewer
& Co, have awarded a contract to
Pearson & Fawcett to construct a
modern business block on the site of
the old Colson house, Second avenue
west and First street.