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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
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GUN FIGHT WITH ROBBERS.
Burglar Captured After Long Chase
and Much Shooting.

Gowrie, Iowa, Sept. Is. - A sensa-
tional capture of burglars was made
here The robbers had broken into
the Rock Island station and rifled
all the boxes and packages in the
freight department, and then turned
their attention to the office. Just how
much they secured there is not known,
but they obtained a quantity of goods
in the freight house. Early in the day
the burglars were located In the
stock yards, and when the marshal
attempted to make In arrest n of
them drew a u and fired at the Off
Ger. The shot missed and then the
marshal retired and formed a posse.
The robbers made their escape to a
n%eighboring haystack, and here a
fusilade of shots between the burglars
and the posse took place. The rob-
bers made a dash for a cornfield and
then a chase ensued which extended
for three miles and during which
many shots were fired. No n was
wounded. The burglars were finally
captured. They had thrown away all
their booty and refused to give their
names.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
COUNTY SEAT FIGHT.
Geddes Objects to Interpretation Put
on Court Decision.

on COurt DECISION.
The report SEN out from Pierre in
regard to the effect of the two supreme
court decisions on the county seat
fight in Charles Mix county is mislcad-
ing.
The case of the state ex rel, j. w.
Lindsay against the board of county
commissioners, was a case brought to
set aside the action of this county
board in granting the Platte petition
on Jan. q, 1904. Judge Smiths de-
cision reversed the action Of the
board and set aside the order granting
the supreme court. The supreme court
dismissed the appeal on a technically,
the effect of which sustains the de-
cision Of Judge Smith, and Platte will
not be on tie ticket as a candidate
for county seat honors at the coming
election.
Jan. 5 Platte presented to the coun-
ty board a petition containing 1928
names. On Jan. 6 the board ~canvassed
the petition and found that 1906 were
legal voters of the county. Platte
supporters say the board also found
that the SOC was a majority of the
voters of the county, but the boards
records did not show this fact, and F.
f. Andrews of Platte brought man
damus proceedings against the county
board to correct the record in accord
ance with their version. Geddes de-
INJURED to the alternative writ of man
damus, and Judge Smith o%verruled the
demurrer. Geddes elected to stand on
the demurrer and refused to answer.
Judgment was given so correcting the
commissioners report, and Geddes ap-
pealed to the supreme court. The
supreme court afirms this decision.
1t is practically of no benefit to Platte,
as the board at the april meeting
counted all Withdrawals from the
Platte petition, and that left only 954
voters on that petition, and it was re-
jected by the board, and at the same
time counted 1S5 legal voters IN the
Geddes petition, with no withdrawals,
and granted the Geddes petition. Ged-
des has been virtually on the ticket
since April 5. and the only question on
the county seat fight that will be sub
mitted to the voters at the November
election will be, shall the county seat
be removed from Wheeler to Geddes?'
The Platte people have made a
hard and gallant fight, but have lost,
and it is the general belief that they
will accept the inevitable and let the
county seat be settled this fall for all
time.
G.. B. Hardin of Platte was the at
torney for Platte and made the best
fight possible for Platte, but the odds
were so strong against him that he
could not bring victory to his town.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
BEMIDJI QUITE CHICAGO-LIkE.
Sixteen Prisoners In BeItrami County
Jail Await Trial.

Bemidji, Mimi, Sept. 20.-There are
sixteen prisoners in the county Jail,
four of them accused Of murder or at
tempted murder, to be tried at the
term Of court commencing tomorrow.
Four murders or attempted murders
have occurred in Beltrami county
since April 1 this year. The murder
oof N. O. Dahl and his daughter has
attracted widespread attention. The
authorities assert that they have suf-
ficient evidence to hold Paul Fourier
to the grand jury. Early in April F. A.
Artz killed. John Weilander at Battle
River in a quarrel over a homestead.
Artz pleads self-defense. B. o. Roen
will be tried for the murder of Ole
Bakken near Solway June q. Roen,
while intoxicated, shot Bakken when
the two men were returning from Sol.
way. At Turtle River early in June
Frank Wagner and Frank Brady en-
gagged in a fight in which Brady was
stabbed several times. He has now
fully recovered, but Wagner is held
on the charge Of attempted murder.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
CEMENT AND BRICK.
Banks Of the Missouri viii Furnish
New industries for Fort Pierre.

Banks Of the Missouri Will Furnish
New industries for Fort Pierre.
For several months the mayor OF
Fort Pierre, DR.. c. j. Lavery, has
been having tests made of the raw
materials in the bluffs near that town
for the manufacture of cement. The
reports sent back by the persons who
are making the tests are gratifying
and the town expects at an early date
to secure the men with the necessary
money to develop the cement possibil-
tiles which they have In abundance in
the natural state.
A short time ago Omaha men inter
ested in the manufacture Of pressed
brick we're here and took home SAM
pies of the sand from this side of the
river, and shale from the west side,
and with the cement process manufac-
tured several brick from the material
and reported it to be of the best for
brick work. As OOn al the cement
can be secured cheaply here the brick
industry will also flourish.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
LAID TO FLOUR CITY MAN.
Wasem's Body Found in the Missouri
River.


The Sioux Falls authorities have a
murder mystery on hand growing out
Of the finding in the Missouri river of
a body which has since been identified
as that of e. S. Wasem, a former we'll
known resident of Sioux Falls. Two
brothers live at Woonsocket, S. D.,
and he was prominently connected in
iowa, where his parents reside.
The body was devoid Of clothing
when found, but was identified by old
scars. A ~post-mortem examination
revealed a fracture of the skull below
the right ear, leaving no doubt that
he had been murdered.
On the evening of July %, the last
day of the registration for claims in
the ceded portion of the Rosebud In
dian reservation, Wasem, who had
been employed at a Yankton business
house, entered what was known as the
old Lark saloon in that city, in COM
pany with a man named Young and
another acquaintance named August
knocked down by a Minneapolis gam
bier.
Nobody remembered seeing him
after he was removed to a rear room
to "scber up" and the police think
that he was found dead and that his
body was thrown into the river. Ar
rests will be made soon.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
DANGER FROM FOREST FIRES.
Buildings in Montana Are Threatened
With Destruction.

Anaconda, Mont, Sept. 81. - The
forest fires west OF the city have
progressed SO far hat there is now
danger that the buildings at Mountain
View Park may be destroyed. The ad-
vance of the flames is being watched
closely by a force of men employed by
the railroad company. Should the
danger be great a general alarm will
be sounded and a brigade organized.
In the mountains along Warm Springs
canyon fully a dozen p~rospectors'
cabins have been burned. In some in
stances the cabins contained giant
powder, which was exploded.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
ii Tn and Hbcut the State. =
TO DISCUSS GAME LAWS.
Gov. Herreid to Call Together Depu-
ties and Sportsmen.

ties and Sportsmen.
While the game laws of the state
probably have been better enforced for
the last two years than for a long
time, this has been accomplished
largely through the efforts of Gov.
Herreid, who has insisted on the
county wardens looking after the en-
wardens who were reported to be lax
in their duties.
While the law as 1t stands at pres
ent prcsumes that the enforcement of
the game laws are in the hands Of the
county wardens. it in effect makes the
governor a state warden, putting upon
him the duty Of selecting the county
officers. In view of this fact Gov.
Herreid has decided to call the differ
ent game wardens of the state, with
representatives of the different gun
clubs, together the first week in Janu-
airy for the purpose of discussing the
game laws of the state and to pre-
pare and present to the legislature q
law covering the defects in the present
statutes, which will probably provide
for a state game warden, as in ad-
joining states, who will have the ap-
pointment of deputies, and who will
be the responsible head of the protec.
ton of game and fish in the state.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23

SOUTH FAIR.
Exhibition Exceeds Anything Previous
iy Attempted.

" attempted.
The state fair at Yankton last week
was a great success. Fair weather
prevailed during the week and the at
tendance was far above expectations.
The exhibits were better and more
numerous than at any previous fair.
The entertainment was better thar
that of any year in the history Of the
fair, and the buildings offered exhibits
that would an entire day to
see. Secretary Dean stated that the
exhibits exceeded by nearly 1000 en-
tries the entries of any previous year
Of the fair. The increase was most
noticeable in the stock and poultry de-
partments, where additional sheds and
tents have been put up to accommO.
date the surplus.
In the agricultural department the
display of counties was exceptionally
fine. The exhibit from Hughes county
was exceptionally magnificent. 1t was
the most elaborate and extensive of
the exhibits and will be hard to beat
for first place. h exhibit contains
splendid specimens OF corn, small
grain and immense sQuasheS and
pumpkins. The background is taken
up by a set piece done in Hughes
county grain representing two cornu-
copiae ont Of which are falling the
plenty of the land. The exhibit of
Faulk county is a great credit to the
northern part of the state. Although
the King Corn is missing to the eyes
Of the resident of the southern coun-
ties, yet the exhibit contains grains
and grasses that would be hard to du
plicate anywhere.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
JAMES STANFORD NABBED.
st. Paul Cops Said to Have interest in
Prisoner.

Winona. Mimi, Sept. 81. - James
Stanford, who has been wanted at
Muncie. Ind, for the alleged larceny
of several thousand dollars worth of
jewelry, and whom the police of Chi
cagO, Milwaukee, st. Paul, MinneapO-
lis and other cities are interested in,
has been arrested here. He had come
in from Owatonna and said that he
was an itinerant photographer. He
answered the description sent out
from Muncie and was held. Chief
Cashmere of Muncie has arrived in
Winona, identified the prisoner as the
mar wanted and started back with
him yesterday. Stanford was en-
ployed in the Hummel jewelry store
in Muncie, and 1t was while thus en-
ployed that he is charged with having
made away with jewelry.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
DIPPING INSPECTOR HURT.
Boiler Blows Up and Scalds Four
Men at Work.

Miller, S. D., Sept. 1S.-While S. J.
Walkley, government inspector OF
cattle dipping, was starting operations
on the futile ranch north of here, the
boiler exploded and pieces flew fifty
feet in the air. The steam scalded
Walkley and his three assistants, and
Goals from the engine started a
prairie fire that required heroic efforts
of the injured persons and others to
subdue. The escape from death by
scalding, from injury by pieces of the
boiler and from the prairie fire is con-
sidered miraculous.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
WINS BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT.
Miss Ham Gets Verdict Of $4,000
AGAINST GEORGE A., Potter.

Duluth, Mimi, Sept. 21.-Miss Sarah
E. Ham Of Dubuque. Iowa. vas yester-
day awarded a verdict of $20,00O'in
her suit for breach of promise against
George A. Potter, a wealthy lumber
man of Duluth and Eau Claire. The
case has been on trial in the district
court for the past week and has
proved to be one of the most nsa
tional in the history Of the local tri-
bunal. Miss Ham alleged that thirty
years & Potter enticed her to a
restaurant. where she was drugged
and ruined: that a cuurtship extend
ing over all these years has existed,
and that he promised On oc-
casiOns to make her his wife, but
finally refused to enter into any such
contract. The breach of promise snit
was the result.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
cAsTLEwooD's SEAT lMPER,LED.
Merger Of HamIin and Codington
Reaches the Courts,

The matter of the consolidation of
Hamlin and Codington counties is in
the courts. and it depends upon the
decision Of Judge Marquis whether or
not the proposition will be placed
upon the ballots at the general cleo
ton this fall.
The workers in favor of consolida-
ton succeeded in getting a sufficient
number of signers to a petition to the
board of county commissioners Of
Hamlin county praying that the mat
ter be submitted to the voters. When
Cast1ewOOd learned of this 1t circn-
lated q counter petition and induced
q large number of voters to withdraw
their names from the first petition.
The consolidation forces have now ap-
piled to the court for an order com
polling the county auditor Of Hamlin
county to place the proposition on the
ballots on the ground that the signer,
once having placed his signature to a
petition, cannot withdraw it.
The agitation of the question has
forced C~astlewOod to take active steps
toward the erection of a new court
house. Twenty-six years ago Hamlin
county was organized, and since that
time the county offices have been in a
wooden building without fire protec-
ton. Citizens of Castlewood have
signed a common agreement whereby
they pledge themselves to use all hon
orable means to induce the city to
bond for $4,000 to build a new court
house, and in case of failure to do So,
to pay personally the sum of 100000
This proposition contains the provision
that the county must raise 100000
more for the new buildings.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
REOPEN RED LAKE SALE.
Surplus Lands Amounting to 100000
Acres to Be Offered.

Washington, Sept. 21.-The commits
sioner of the general land Office yes
terday announced that beginning Oct.
3, at Crookston, Mimi, a public sale
will be conducted of 100, 900 acres Of
surplus lands of the Red Lake Indian
reservation. Originally there were
256. 900 acres Of such lands, the re-
mainder having been disposed of at a
sale last June. The tract will be sold
to the highest bidder in quarter Sec
ton lots, the minimum price being 81
per acre, with the requirement that
purchase.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
WANTS GAME LAWS ENFORCED.
Hunters Are Said to Sell Prairie
Chickens to Trainmen.

Superior, Wis, Sept. 21.-The Doug
las County Game Protective associa-
ton has had called to it's attention the
alleged selling OF game almost in the
market in direct violation of the game
laws of the state. 1t is claimed that
at one junction point hunters sell
prairie chickens at 25 cents each. The
association as yet has as yet been able
to get practically no assistance from
the state authorities in the matter,
and in taking action to try to have
the laws enforced has offered a re-
ward of SIS for evidence that will lead
to the conviction of any person viola
ting the laws.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
TO GO AFTER DRUGGISTS.
Pure Foxd Commission Finds Wines
Sold Are Mere Dope.

Fargo, n. D., Sept 20. = It IS prob
able hat Pure Food Commissioner
Ladd will go after the druggists after
he gets through with the violators of
the pure food law among the meat
market men. He has been analyzing
port and blackberry wires, put up on
prescriptions by physicians for per-
sons recovering from typhoid and
other fevers. In some of the samples
there was not a trace of blackberry
wine, and the port wine was of such
low grade that it is criminal to deal it
out to a convalescing patient.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
WOMAN KILLED ON STACKER.
Tug Breaks and Flying Singletree
Strikes Her.

Huron, S. D., Sept. 1S.-While driv-
ing a team attached to a hay stacker
Mrs. William Duestler, aged tifty-fve
years, was killed Wednesday after
noon. A tug broke and n OF the
%singletrees flew back, striking her in
the breast, knocking her insensible.
Life became extinct in a few mo-
ments. Mrs. Duestler was the wife OF
William Duestler, and was one OF the
early settlers of Beadle county. A
husband and several children survive
her.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
MONTANA DEMOCRATS ADJOURN.
State Convention Name Full Ticket
Headed by Toole.

Helena, Mont, Sept. 18.-The Dem
ocratic state convention adjourned at
l o'clock yesterday morning after
nominating a complete ticket as fol-
lows:
Congressman, A. c.. Crowley; gov
ernor, j. X. Toole; chief justice, d. E.
Smith; lieutenant governor, Edwin
Norris; clerk of the supreme court,
Finley McRae; secretary of state,
Miles Romney; auditor, Phil G. Good
win; treasurer, David G. Browne; at
torney general, Charles H. Hall; super
%intendent of public instruction, j. M.
Kay; presidential electors, Pat Car
ney, Paul A. Fusz and Edward Card
well.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
Wind Cuts His Scalp.

Sturgis, S. D., Sept. 20. - George
F. Farley of this city, when working
at Belle Fourche on an elevator he is
building there, was struck on the head
by a 2x6 ~scantling blown down by the
wind. Earley's head was gashed four
or five inches. Four stitches were re-
CURED to sew up the wound. The
skull.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
BOYS MISHAP FATAL.
South Dakota Lad Killed by 22-Caliber
Rifle,

Sturgis, S. D., Sept. 20. - Donald
S~andusky, fourteen years old, son OF
Thomas ~Sandusky, shot and killed
Reva while hunting. The ball entered
near the right eye, passed through the
skull and lodged at the base of the
brain. The boy lived twenty-four
hours.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
FOREST FIRES SPREAD.
Likely to Burn for Long Time Near
Anaconda.

Anaconda, Mont, Sept. 20. - From
all indications the forest hires west OF
here will continue to burn for a long
time to come. The main fire is near
the summit of the mountains, but n
branch of the blaze appears to be
working it's way eastward along the
mountain side. No reports of further
destruction of buildings have been re-
ceived.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
DOCK FOR WABASH COAL.
Superior to Have New Structure as
LARGE as the Biggest.

Superior, Wis, Sept. 1S.-The Jones
e Adams Coal company has secured
an option on twenty-one acres of land,
and that it will put in a
new coal dock here. 1t will be as large
of the dock is to handle coal shipped
here by the Wabash road, which re-
Gently has entered the Pennsylvania
coal fields. The company will con-
tinue to operate it's other dock. Work
is expected to commence in the
spring.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
SHOT THROUGH BOTH LUNGS.

Elmer Bjormass May Die as Result Of
Hunting Mishap.
Fergus Falls, Mimi, Sept. 90
A young man named Elmer Bjormass,
living In the town of Sverdrup, was
accidentally shot through both lungs
by a companion named Nygaard while
hunting partridges. He is still alive
but his recovery is doubtful.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
Steamer Ramapo Released.

Milwaukee, Sept. 20. - The Union
line steamer Ramapo, which went
aground off this port early Sunday
morning, was released yesterday by
tugs after lightering 160 tons of mel.
chandise.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
HORSE FALLS ON SOLDIER.
Three Pibs Are Broken and Internal
niuries Suffered.

Sturgis, S. D., Sept. 20. - Because
his horse fell on him a soldier Of
Troop d, Fort Meade, who went out
with the first squadron on practice
march to Pine Ridge, was brought
back to the post, where it was found
that several ribs had been broken
and internal injuries sustained.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
ENGINE BREAKS HIS NECK.
Head Of Wisconsin Thresher Work
man Is Crushed.

Hudson, Wis, Sept. 20. - Herbert
Murphy, seventeen years OF age, a
member of Chris Fabel's ~threshing
crew in the Kinnickinnick district,
was killed last night while attempting
to hook the traction engine to the sep
arator to haul the latter from the
field. His head was crushed and his
neck broken. He survived about five
hours.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
TEACHERS TO MEET.
Southeastern Minnesota Pedagoaues to
Gather at Rochester.

WinOna, Mimi, Sept. 81. - The ex-
ecutive committee Of the Southeastern
Minnesota Educational association has
decided that the text meeting shall be
held in Rochester on Nov. 4 and s.
President Nortnrop of the state uni
versity has accepted the invitation to
deliver the principal address. Supt.
George Howard Of Olmsted county re-
ported that practically all of the
teachers of the county will attend and
will join the association.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
O TOO
Bride Gets Special Permit to Prevent
Another DELAY.

Manitowoc, Wis, Sept. 20. The
marriage of Miss Anna Schlegelmilch
and John Douglas took place yester-
day. The bride applied for and Sc
cured the dispensation permitting the
ceremony at once, stating to the court
that the groom had delayed the we'd
ding on several previous occasions
when all preparations had been made
because of his bashfulneSS.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
TO CONSECRATE BISHOP.
ireland to Preach at Great Falls
Services.

Dubuque, Iowa, Sept. Is. All ar
rangements have been perfected for
the conservation of Rev. Father
Matthias Lenihan of Marshalltown as
first bishop Of Great Falls, Mont, in
the cathedral in this city next Wednes-
day morning. Prelates from various
parts of the country will be mere.
Archbishop Keanse, who will return
from a trip abroad Sunday, VIII be
~consecrator. The sermon will be de-
livered by Archbishop Ireland.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
FOREST FIRES UNCHECKED.
Rains Necessary to Save Valuable
Timber Not Probable.

Anaconda, Mont, Sept. Is. The
forest fires that have been burning for
the last four days On the mountains
west of this city are still raging.
Nothing but heavy rains can save
the valuable timber and piles OF cord
wood in the path of the flames. and
there appears 10 be no likelihood OF
a shower.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-23
CROP HEAVY.
Yields as High as % Bushels an Acre
on One Farm.

w g ~ 49,
on One Farm.
Threshing machines on the farms of
Judge Carroll and Peter Olson near
Mitchell tell a story favorable to
macaroni wheat that mean much to
the Northwest. 1t yielded on the Car.
roll place 16 bushels per acre, and a
part of the acreage went % bushels;
the lighter yield was sown late, on
poor ground. All macaroni was plump
and weighed out 63 pounds t o the
bushel. Common wheat on this farm.
alongside the macaroni, put in early l n
the best ground, went 10 bushels, was
shrunken and average 81 pounds to
the bushel. On the Olson farm the
macaroni yield was IA bushels, while
the common wheat turned out 4. The
price paid here for macaroni wheat is
IS cents: that for other wheat an ay.
erage Of 80 cents.
Pierre Plant Free Of Debt.
Five years 6 the city OF Pierre
purchased from the water and gas
company, which was operating in that
city, it's plants, going into debt for the
same, and giving mortgages for thu
payment. Recently there was filed in
the Office of the register Of deeds re-
leases of all these mortgages, leaving
the city in possession of both plants
free Of any debt. Since the purchase
the gas plant has been changed from
for manufactured gas to one for the
natural product. and the gas now is
used for pumping water for the city
supply.