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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12
Beasts Not Yet CAUGHT.
New oYrk SUM-

"oh, there are good many ami
mails that are still to be caught and
exhibited in the menagerics." said
the old animal man, reaching into the
cage and scratching the head or a
jaguar. Il can run on cutie A list
without stopping to think.
All the ZOOS are eager llw fsr an
akapi. That's the strange prehistoric
beast that Sir Henry Johnston found
alive in Eastern Africa.
IT'S a cross between a z.raFs l-E
a horse, apparently. and a u.-l-y big
animal. Theren be big u.--v t7-
the circus that gets the FIRST sre-t
men, and there are some plucsy ana
smart men in Uganda az this very
moment looking for the brute.
Nobody mas been lucky enough or
smart enough TO catch a Kadias bear
alive and carry him 10 civilization
There's something like a beast
for you-big as a calf. so that he'd
make a roaring Rocky mountain eriz.
ely look like a little brown bear
alongside Of him.
Down in South America. some.
where behind the northeastern side of
the Andes little north OF the eoua.
tor, is a beast that is the biggest ro
dent In the world Travellers have
seen pieces Of its hide and its bones
and a few gllmpsed at il as IL sped
through the dark primeyal forest
10 is true rodent like the rat but
Il Is as big as a Newfoundland dos !
mat would be a good catch for a zoo. !
logical garden.
Another fine prize is down there |
n south America Il is new specias
II jaguar, quite different from anv
nat has ever been exhibited in ba |
'hoWs in any part OF the world t,s
mig black fellow, ana tremendously
ieree Nobody has ever taken one
live. 0"'
Then in the forests OF the Amazon
re TWO birds that would make their /
aptors a famous man among zoolo
lists They are the belIbird which
as voice exactly Ike a clear.rin,
~ bell and the lost soul" which
as a cry thar makes the sbivars
'eep along a mans backbone when
e hears II in those dark. mysterious
lent toroidding woods. II
In BurmSh somewhere thera T. .
that has black hide and /
Z tat'ed ears. The hide has been
Vh oy white men lots OF time. but h
ey haynt ever seen a living AMI. N
al AM
up IN the Himalayas a man has
en- looking for years for-wbat 40
y suppose' A unicorn. He NAV
crazy-he may be night ;
tie SAYS that he has heard so mapv 4,
les from the native hunters nm
'Fe OF the existence cf one-horped
'e'opehorse. I don't think there h
!, Sueh 'hing. myself but then
mt take much stock in the discov'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12

Tor any crooked work on the part ol
Ihe Journal publishers, OF the jeweler
furnishing the diamond nor on the
part OF any subscriber The receints
Tor This guessing contest will be mum.
hered In duplicate. but the stub will
be only for the purpose OF identify.
ing the subscriber who is the success
Ial suesaer-each subscriber writing
the guess number on the back OF his
receipt-each one making his or her
own guess at the unknown number
AS soon as the receipts are An soia
the guessing contest will be uver ana
the nearest number awarded the ala.
mORd.
no" the Gusssss Are Made.
On securing a receipt for one dol
lar or more, the person wishing 10
guess will write his guess he
tween the above numbe, On
the hack OF the receipt IN ink or a.
aeiole pencil, writing only one Guess
on each receipt and dcposltine m.
same In the soldered tin box provided
Al The Journal ONCE for that purnosa |
Subscribers out OF town Will he
lowed to make their guess In the same I
manner Receipts viii be mailet |
'hem, and they can re,urn the sam,
with their guess written on the hacl
~ d sealed envelope plainly mark IA
Journal Diamond Guessing Contest
and they will be deposited in the nov
me soldored tin box will not ha c,,
'pen until all the receipts in N.
'aessins contest are sold-s7s ~
'eipts in all
Receipts Now Ready.
subscribers can nov get thai, p. |,
~p'a and begin making guOse. ~
e0ure the $50 diamond subscr,,.So
y mai and At Journal special deliver, q,
'a'i0ns In the suburbs Of Grea,sr 81.
an viii all be gvea the same oooo-. ;
lniv to guess. =
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12
Corvallis { EaSteTnRR,
TIME GARD NO. "a.

No. for Yaqulna:
Leaves Albany ......19.A6r -
Leaves Corvallis 9.oo -
Arrives YaQuina - 6.oon -
No. Returning:
Leaves Iaquina ~ e.As
Leaves Corvallis .11.ao
Arrives Albany ...1215
No. for Deroit: = -
Leaves Albany I'm.
Arrives Detroi. ,o.oo "
No. From Detroit:
Leaves Detroit Inn
Arrives Albany E.ss ~
IrAin No arrives in Albany in
ume to connect with the S. p eorth
pound train as well as giving two ~
'nFee hours in Albany before dsn.r
'ure OF s P. northbound train.
Train No. 2 connecn with -. 9
= trains at Corvallis and Albspv .,S
ing direct service to Newport and "a
laeent beaches. NJ
Tram No 3 for Detroit, Breitsnbu.A
ana other mountain resorts Issva-
Albany At TOO a m. reaeb,nS n
'f0'' about noon, giving annie IT,.
70 reach the Springs same dsv
f0' f0FthsF Information apply 70
EDWIN STONE
p Oocvn Manager.
UOcAhEL AEoat. Albany
H. H. CRoNIsE. AEeut Co-..,,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-12
Quick
Time
East

so, IRON Taeoma, Seattle. the Puga
sound country and spokane 10 Ms
tbe per Ilver points and the Southeast
Th. burlington offers quick BerVioo
Ci.,' Ciousn trains Seattle to Kansas
So S epuipped with big, free chair cars
bnt buaId @ Pullman sleepers. and last
coD, Sue no. least, tourist sleepers, clean,
comfortable and cheap.
VII WY not take the Southeast special
can, sS ,D'lnngs and the Buriingtonf YoB
Uo. ~ 10 betteh and you might DO
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14
"TREsPAss COLLECTIONS"
Amount Divided Among Institutions
by Land Department.

TIL state land department has been
busy the last few months in looking
after trespassers on state lands and
delinquent interest funds. A distribu-
ton Of trespass collections to the diff
ferent institutions has just been made.
giving the state university S156.S0;
agricultural college, sl70.4l; reform
school, $16S.10; deaf and dumb school.
1920; Madison normal, 1880; Spear.
fish normal, 1890; school of mines,
$685. 40; Springfield normal, $3.50;
northern hospital. $500; blind asylum,
s6.40.
The department has just issued
twenty-five patents to final purchasers
of state lands. seven going 10 Cooling.
ton county. three to Kingsbury. two
each to Grant, Lake, Roberts, Lincoln
and Minnehaha, and n each to
Hutchinson and Davidson.
Gov. Herreid has received a letter
from the auditor of the interior depart
ment announcing that the amount now
due the state from the 5 per cent OF
money received from the sale OF gov
errment lands in South Dakota is
s9.2S3. A draft for the amount will at
once be forwarded to the state.
The filings at the Pierre land office
last month were somewhat less than
usual, for the reason that most Of the
homesteaders who came in went upon
the newly opened lands of the Lower
Brule reservations and the filings
went to record in the Chamberlain
office. Over $50 such filings were
made through the county officers OF
Stanley county. and went to Chamber
lain for record, the total which were
eighty-six.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14
WHOLESALE THIEF.
Would Adorn the Councils OF Any
Trust,

John Reiddle is the name of a man
who deserves the title Of the most pic
turesque thief in the state. He is
serving a term In the Tyndall Jail for
one of the boldest crimes ever commit
ted in Bon Homme county. and when
his term is completed he will be ar.
rested on a more serious charge. which
may land him in the Sioux Falls peni.
Tertiary.
The other day he conceived the idea
that he could make some easy money
by stealing hogs. He had no way to
get them to market, but this did not
daunt him. He set forth and at one
place stole a set of harness, at another
a team of horses. and at still another
place appropriated a wagon. With his
stolen outfit he proceeded to the home
of John Brown. a prominent farmer
living eleven miles southwest Of Tyn-
dali, where. under cover OF darkness,
he stole, a wagon load of hogs. While
he was on this expedition the harness.
team and wagon were missed by their
owners, and when, early In the morn
ing. Reiddle drove calmly into Tyndall
with the stolen property In order to
market the hogs and convert the pro-
ceeds to his own use. he was caught
red-handed and placed under arrest.
Several years ago while working on
a farm near Tyndall, Reiddle stole
several loads of wheat and hogs be-
longing to his employer. but when de-
tected was able to compromise the
matter with his employer. After he
Is arrested he will be compelled to re-
main in the Bon Homme county jail
until next May. as a term OF state cir
cult court will not be held until that
time.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14
Fioht for the County Seat.

The county seat fight of Charles Mix
county Is now on in full blast: the
town Of Platte has had a large corps
of men In the field circulating a peti.
ton asking the county commissioners
to submit the question OF moving the
county seat from Wheeler. where 1t
now is, to Platte. This puts them a few
days ahead of Geddes, which has been
an avowed candidate ever since she
failed to carry the election three years
ago. This means a long, merry cam
paign for the voters and an expensive
one for the two candidates. The Platte
people hope to get their petition COM
pleted and presented to the board ut
the January meeting and to have the
oorder made calling the election.
Agents of Platte have been in
Wagner and vicinity securing names,
and claim to be meeting with good sue
cess. There seems to be some doubt,
under the law, as to whether more
than one town can be a candidate. as
II provides that there shall be a ma
1ority of the qualified voters OF the
county upon the petition asking for the
change, also that said petition shall
state the place where it is desired to
move the same. This probably &c
counts for the activity Of the interest
ed parties at this time, as the first
town to file it's petition would be the
regular candidate. The movement Will
be watched with interest by the cit
liens of Wagner. They are all inter
ested in having the county seat moved
I'D out of the Missouri river hills to the
railroad. The only question on which
they are divided Is where ii shall go.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14
LOSE THEIR HoMEsTEApS.
Department Notifies Claimants That
Patents Are Held Up.

Not all who made homestead entries
Of lands on the Sioux reservation U
1t an easy matter to get patents. A
large number of final proofs have been
made and the applicants for patents
have in many cases been notified by
the interior department that the issu-
ance of patents has been withheld un-
til the applicants show to the satisfac-
ton of the department that entry was
made in good faith. The chief trouble
lies in the fact that the parties held
up" entered the lands for grazing pur-
poses, and not only failed to comply
with the requirements of the law as to
continuous residence, but also failed to
show that they had cattle OF other
stock grazing upon the land In Ques-
ton.
In not a few Eases the applicants
owned no stock, and they only resided
upon the lands at intervals, but each
believed he was complying with the
law governing his entry, Is explained
to them by officers and others. In the
list of those whose patents have been
denied are several women, young lady
school teachers in a majority of cases.
The disappointed applicants are scat
tered all over the state, and the notice
from the washington government is a
sore disappointment to them and
means the loss of no small amount of
money and time. 1t is believed that
In about all of the cases referred to
the defects cited by the interior de-
partment can be remedied, In which
events patents will issue.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14

A disastrous fire devastated the city
Of Plankinton the other morning and
most of the buildings on one side OF
the main street are either destroyed or
are badly injured. while many mer-
chants find themselves without stocks
or places of business and several fami-
lies have lost their all. 1t is the 0
terrible calamity which has ever over
taken this city and there Is much dis
tress among the sufferers.
About 8 o'clock In the morning
fames were seen bursting from the
restaurant OF J. N. Williams. The
alarm was at once given and the fire.
men and many citizens were o o on
The ground. Every effort was made to
subdue the flames and to confne their
rayages but SO fierce was the blaze
chat little could be done. The fire
quickly made its way along the row OF
two-story wooden buildings on that
side OF the street. burning In both d.
rection from the restaurant. Before
A could be subdued 1t had attacked
and completely destroyed eight large
frame buildings. besides %scorching and
severely damaging several others.
The buildings were all occupied by
stores below and by residences In the
.ssooud story. The eight families were
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14
GIVE GIRL FOR LABOR.
Young Farm Hands Arrest on Horse
Stealing Charge Reveals Strange

Young Farm Hands Arrest on Horse
Stealing Charge Reveals Strange
Contract.
The arrest Of a young nan named
Edward Everhart, who for some time
had been in the employ of a farmer
living near Sioux Falls, discloses an
Interesting story.
Last summer Everhart entered the
employ Of the farmer, with whom he
alleges he made a contract that for
six months service he was to be given
his employers daughter, who was q
little over sixteen years of age.
The six months recently expired,
when Everhart learned that another
young man had a stronger claim than
himself upon the affections of the girl.
This apparently did not worry him
much, for in resigIing the girl, It is
charged, he appropriated one of his
employers ponies, thinking this would
be satisfactory to the farmer and
would compensate himself for his six
months work.
After he had sold the pony the farm.
er had him arrested for horse stealing.
when the terms Of the unique contract
entered into between them were re.
ve3led.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14
S A MINT o
South Dakota Claims Figures on Pro.
duction Are In Error.

South Dakota Claims Figures on Pro-
duction Are In Error.
Residents of this state are much sur
prised to find that the report of the
director of the mint in relation to the
production of gold and silver in the
past year says: South Dakota pro-
duced s2,SS9.137 Of gold and s179,965
of silver. The gold decrease in South
Dakota was $4,076, 900"
The report is so far in error that
there Is no reason in 1t. The report
of the state mine inspector for the
same time shows the gold production
of the state to have been over $1,000
600, and the production of the Home
stake mine alone is almost double that
credited to the whole state.
Doane Robinson, secretary Of the
state historical society, has called the
attention Of the director OF the mint
to the error, and places the total gold
output of the state for the year at ST.
342,2S7, and asks that an error which
so badly indicates what the state is
doing in n Of its most important In.
dustries be corrected.
There was a slight reduction in the
gold output over last year, but was
only in thousands OF dollars instead of
millions. and was caused by shutdowns
OF a short time in several mines.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14

II. Converse Of Philadelphia. offering
TO give 81, 1000 for the endowment fund.
The Presbyterian board Of aid for col
leges, when Informed of these gifts
pledged the last $ 5000 of the $100. 900
to be secured by the end Of the year..
With the $4,000 TO get and eight days
In which to get II, q strenuous cam
paign was begun. Letters we're sent to
all the presbyterian ministers and to
many other friends in the state. Let
ters and kilograms were sen to GER
tain friends in the East. Only those
who have gone through such a cam
paign know how the mails are watched
and how every dollar counts with the
weight OF ten. The evening Of Dec. 81
came. Many gifts and pledges had
been received, some given at q cost
which only God and the giver knew.
Some friends who could not give wrote
letters which were Of greater value
than many gifts. Ninety-eight thousand
five hundred dollars was found to be
the total with many letters and many
tentative promises yet to be heard
tiOm' ~ thc bdiahCc VI @l,oVV a pei
sonal guarantee was given upon which
amounts yet TO be received for this
purpose are to be applied.
Successful completion of this effort
marks the beginning of a new era in
the history OF the college. 1t does not
mean that there is now plenty of
money. or that the work is done, Dr.
that any one who has not yet given or
pledged anything toward the endow-
ment is now excused from further obli.
cation to do SO. The pledges are yet
to be collected; a part of them can
not be collected until another 500, 900
is secured. The ladies have yet to col
lect 81 800 which they have pledged
for the Presbyterian women of the
state, and $500 to make good their
pledge for the women of Huron.
This present success does mean,
however, that the future of the college
is assured. 1t means that Eastern
givers can more readily be interested,
ana hat there is a far better reason to
expect large gifts in the future than
there has been thus far to expect what
has been secured. 1t means that with
the amt degree of loyalty on the part
of the friends Of the college that they
have shown in the past, even more
rapid and solid growth than that of the
past five years may be expected.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14
HAD VERY LIVELY EXPERIENCE
Catholic Priest Has a Narrow Escap
From Drowningi in the Missouri River.

the water by tightly ~clasping the edge
of the ice with his hands. Being heav-
lily encountered with a fur coat he
IA unable to do much toward extri-
eating himself from his dangerous po-
sition and shouted for help In the hope
that some Indian or passing traveller
might hear his cries.
But no one heard his shouts for as
sistance. and he was forced to remain
in his perilous position for what
seemed hours. Realizing that his stu
alton was desperate and that heroic
measures were necessary if he were
not to find a grave in the murky wa
tiers Of the river, he made one last efs
fort to drag himself to the surface OF
the ice.
His effort, which must have been Of
a superhumau nature. was successful,
and he succeeded in drawing himself
up on the Ice, the edge of which broke,
but by retaining his presence of mind
and rolling over and over he finally
reached a spot where the Ice was
sound.
Although benumbed and nearly ex-
hausted, he managed to drag himself
to his team and drove to the home of
q ranchman IN the vicinity, where he
was cared for.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14
The seoretary,s Business.

The report of business OF the office
of the secretary OF state for the month
of December shows that charters were
granted to Ave religious and educa-
tioual institutions; to seventy-fve do
nestle corporations for profit with a
combined capital of $70.455,00o; to one
bank with a capital Of $4,000. The
average charter fee wa 5000. Com
missions we're grented TO 80 notaries.
The total receipts Of the Office for the
month were $2.097. and for the CORE
spending month last year. ~s1,e97,75.
Oswego, Kan, Jan. 10.-Daniel r.
Campbell. former representative in the
legislature from Bourbon county. was
arrested here yesterday on the charge
of bribery while q members OF the last
legislature.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14
IS DEVASTATED BY FIRE
Early Morning Blaze Burns Out Eight Stores and
Drives Many Families Out Into the Cold.

asleep at the time Of the outbreak, but
were quickly aroused. They were COM
PEELED to leave so hastily, however,
that they lost most of their household
furniture, clothes and other belong
ings. Some of the things were gotten
out. but were badly damaged. The
total loss cannot yet be ascertained,
but will amount to considerably moro
than 2 5000. Most of the merchants
had partial Insurance, but the loss will
be heavy. The following is q list of
the stores burned:
Thomas c. DeJean. hardware.
Jones & Chevallier, drugs.
A. M. Sewell. barber.
Mrs. Howard. millinery.
s. g. Kinyon, agstract once.
f. l.. Schneider. drugs
0. P. Auld. abstract office.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14

Father O'Flaherty. one OF the best
known priests In South Dakota. had a
thrilling experience and "A remarkably
narrow escape from death by drown
ing In the Missouri river while en-
route to hold services at Iona, a little
town In the southern portion of Lyman
county, which is included In his par.
ish.
After driving about thirty miles he
struck the Missouri river at what IL
known as the Phelps island crossing.
To reach his destination, which is OF
The west side Of the river, he had to
cross the treacherous stream on the
Ice.
AS the ice on the river was In All
unsafe condition, he left his ear on
the east bank and started on foot to
locate the regularly travelled track.
After following this for a time, or un-
I'll satisfying himself that 1t afforded
q safe crossing. he started back for
his team.
Instead Of keeping in the road across
the ice he unfortunately took a short
cut and had not proceeded very far
when he walked into an air hole. In
an instant he had dropped through the
spening into the ice-cold water.
He managed to keep his head above
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14
Decidedly UnIucky.

did you ever sit down at a table
where there were just thirteen?" asked
a man Of his companion In a railway
carriage.
"Once," replied the latter.
well you never observed that any
bad luck followed II. did your"
why yes. Bad luck for most OF the
thirteen"
ANY Of them die?"
mot that ! know Of. Never heard Of
any OF them dying"
mot enough victuals to go aroundf"
Queried the other.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-14

your water frequently night and day
smartins or irritation in passing. brick.
dust or sediment in the urine. headache.
backachc. lame back. dizziness, sleepless
ness. nervousness. heart disturbance due
to bad kidney trouble, skin eruptions from
bad blood, neuralgia, rheumatism. diabetes,
b%loating. irritability. WORKOUT feeling, lach
of ambition. loss of flesh. sallow COM
plexion, or Bright's disease.
III your water. when allowed to remain
undisturbed in a glass or bottle fos
twenty-four hours. forms a sediment OF
settling or has a cloudy appearance. IL 10
evidence that your kidneys and bladder
need immediate attention.
Swamp-Root is the great discovery Of
DIR. Kilmer. the eminent kidney and blad.
der specialist. Hospitals use it with won
derful success in both slight and severe
cases. Doctors recommend it to their
patients and use it in their own families,
because they recognize in Swamp-Rooa
the greatest and most successful remedy.
Swamp-Root is pleasant &c take and b
for sale at drug stores the world over in
bottles of two sizes and two prices-6fty
cents and one dollar. Remember the
name, .SsOamb- Root, Er. KI2mey's
SsOamb-Root, and the address, BiaR.
hamton, ~. T., on eveyy bottle.