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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15

In his. annual report Secretary
Hitchcock recommends tho abolition
of the Office of receiver at land Offices.
That will send thrill of Indignation
through the patriots holding the Jobs.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15

Somebody stole Governor Johnson g
shoes out of q Pullman sleeper the
other night. Nov if John A. had
been sleeping in an ordinary coach
with his head on the back of q seat
and his feet two or three seats
farther down, W. that wouldn't have
happened.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15

John Black barn, hurt In the < woods.
WAS discharged from the hospital and
.eturned to his home at TT. Ripley
Saturday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15
Madonna's Colors.

In nearly all old paintings of tho
Holy Family the Madonna wears red
and blue, red being the hue of love,
and blue symbolical Of Heaven
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15
Glib Hollenbeck is employed at Al.
fred Germans barber shop.

Mrs. Harry Taylor severely sprained
her wrist by assfall on an icy sidewalk
Saturday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15
Mrs. 3. .. MeNairy H.. has joined
her husband &C Fouldas. :, : = .~:-.s

y. Mr.. and Mre. J.. N. True will soon
leave for California TO spend the
winter. =, ~z;:::. -: -. ~ =. :
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15

The big q. S. steel corporation has
q soul, after all. 1t fred President
Corey because he wanted to get rid of
his wife, who had stuck by him from
the days. when he was a coal miner.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15

Henry Ottow will return from Mil.
waukee Monday. He was operated on
and a 1ecrosed bone removed from
his leg.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15

Harold Hanna of Como visited
friends here.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15

Congressman Buckman has intro
duced bill for q public building at
Brainerd. .,Brafnerd has had that
bullding-on psper-for some time.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15

G. W. VanCleve OF Alto, IT,, is
looking after his farm in Green
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15

:. Rich cut glass at one half price at
Tomelty's.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15
Uneuualed.

Unequaled.
Now Santa Claus once more comes round
He just exactly suits,
And while he fills our stockings up,
There's none can iii his boots.
-RrookLyn Life.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15

Mrs. A. Breidect returned Monday
to st. Paul, after visiting Mrs. Geo.
Schroeder.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15
DEC. IS

The country will breathe with re-.
lief Alice Roosevelt is really going to
be married.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15

A NEW YEAR RESOLUTION.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-12-15

kTwenty pieces Fancy Ribbon,
for Fancy Work and Neckwear,
width from 40 to 80, and worth
25c, SOC, 35c, 4Oc and soc. This
week at just exactly
ONE HALF PRICE,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-03
OLD, STURDY SOUTH
DAKOTA SETTLERS
The Tooth Birthday Party OF
Mrs. Hubbell Was a
Success
HER GUESTS AGED FOLKS
David Walton, Aged 81, Was Unable to
Attend Because His Crops Needed
Attentien-severai Past 20
Present.

Miller. July :9.-Tho Tooth birth
aay party OF Mrs. Hubbei was quite
argely attended and the lady received
many presents and kindly wishes.
Mayor Thomson whose grandmother
lived To be ioiD sent her n big bouquet
and n congratuiatory letter. Owing TO
threatening weather Mrs. Reeves. aged
50. Mrs. sweetland. &c. and Mrs. Mc-
Carthy. ~. did no, attend he party.
but they hope Ia mex year.
IL was not from weakness that Da-
vId Walton. aged ~. did not attend. but
because his nfty-acfc feld OF wheat.
that looks like twenty-five bushels 10
the acre. needed his attention. He put
I'm his crop with the help OF a boy. u
will do "A good share OF the harvesting
himself. His left hand IN OF az the
wrist. Recently hts driving horse re-
fused Go be carghi IA the pasture. but
the old man grabbed the animal by the
tail and held him until the startled
beast was glad to he battered. Ia his
younger days. when he had both hands.
ON a wager he lifted n barrel 90 cider
and drank from tn. bunE. He does not
US. Intoxicating beverages n never
used tobacco. lie. too. bids fair To live
To- more than the 100 mark.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-03
SOLDIERS ON GUARD.
Mississippi State Troops Patrol Border
20 Prevent Yellow Fever Suspects
from CROSSING.

New Orleans. Aug. New cases
reported up to 8 y. m. yesterday. 20.
Total cases tn date. 2S3: deaths to-
day. 3: deaths TO date. %. New foci.
4. total foci. ~.
Though IL was Sunday the work
OF sanitation. fumigation. oiling and
screening went ON just the same and
will continue daily until the city has
been thoroughly screened and made
mosquito proof. The record FOR yester-
day shows little change from hat OF
Saturday, except In the reduction OF
the number 81 deaths. The decreased
number az new foci IL also again "A
source OF encouragement.
= A new complication was disclosed
yesterday when Superintendent Cur
ran, of the New Orleans and North
eastern railroad. announced that two
passenger who had remained the re-
quired length Of tine In the Slidell de-
tcntion camp and sought admission
into Mississippi had been turned back
II the Mississippi health authorities
now refuse admission to holders OF
certificates Of detention issued by the
marine hospital service II will result
In the government abandoning the
camps and then travellers with have
either Ca stay here or go to points In
the north and east and spend ten days
before they can return TO Mississippi.
The location OF the Louisville and
Nashville camp has not yet been made.
but DIR. Guiteras hopes To get I'm COM
munication with Adjutant General
Fridge. of Mississippi. who has charge
OF the state quarantine on the gulf
coast. and finally arrange the matter.
The Mississippi troops are now doing
guard duty or the coast.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-03
REpIsTRicT THE COUNTY.
Lawrence Now Has Five Commissions
Districts.

Deadwood. s. D., Aug. 1.-The
~ commissioners of Lawrence county
have just completed the work Of re-
districting the county, M there are
now Ave commissioner districts In
Lawrence county instead OF three AS
heretofore. The old board Of commits
s%ioncrs. with the county auditor n
county Judge. made the necessary
changes and appointed two additional
commissioners, Charles HARDWOOD. OF
Lead. mt X. q. Robinson. OF Memo.
Until this time the three districts have
been known as Deadwood. Lead and
Spearfish. There has been for some
time a movement on foot tn have the
county divided into V districts. as
this would give a fairer representation
TO the large number OF people living
outside OF Deadwood. About W. weeks
x "a petition was presented TO the
county board. sigFsed by over 1000 peo.
pie. In accordance with the Law which
requires the board TO make this change
on the presentation OF a petition signeo
by sufficient people. the necessary stepi
were taken.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-03

Over 245 sishtssers Rounded Up by
Aberdeen pSiice.

Aberdeen. =. D.. July 3i.-A squad OF
police officers rounded M the hoboes
In the different railroad yards In Aber-
deem Tuesday nisht. arrcsting sixty
four travellers. No less than seventy
i've men were found In an empty fur
nlture car on n freight train that had
Just pulled into the Milwaukee yards.
The men were packed In the a like
sardincs. Thirty-two mel were lodged
ia jail until morning n h other
thirty-two were taken To the junction OF
the roads near the city and ordered To
move on. They scattered In all direc-
lions and promised faithfully to never
step foot In the city again. Later the
remainder were taken tn the city limits
and given the same Injunction.
All who PROGRESSED n willingness TO
work were allowed to remain I'm town
and the police exerted themselves to
Ind something for the men To do. Most
OF the hoboes. however. refused all Of
fers to work, some Of them haughtily.
while others smiled i~ndulgentiy At the
question and declined. Nom OF the
men carried firearms and made no re-
slstance To the officers. Since July i
the records show that 2t5 hobocs have
been arrested by the Aberdeen police.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-03
LAWS ARE A BLOT.

New York. Aug. cardinal clio
hons. who IL spending his vacation NJ
Southampton. l.. L.. has issued "A state
ment concerning commercial corruption
which IN likely Ia attract much atten-
ton. but IL is interesting To know he
places the divorce evil on a lower
ground.
You thyk the evil OF divorce. then.
r. a greater evil than the evil OF cor
porate corruption" he was asked.
II do. because corporate corruption.
as | have already explained. rights
itself by It's own wrong"
Would a uniform divorce law
throughout the country help mat
ters?"
Internationally. South Dakota, In
its divorce laws. ~ nov "A bot upon the
union. II all the states could nav
stringent divorce laws. undoubtedly the
evil would be minimlzed. OF course. I
do not believe In divorce at all. and I
do not believe I'm divorce laws. But ]
believe In anything that will lessen a
great evil. The church sanctions sep
~aration from bed and board. but ~ does
not sanction divorce ~ Il Is generally
KNOWN"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-03
TO PROTECT RIVER BANK.

Elk Point. =. D.. July 3i.-Govcrn-
ment engineers are here making prep
aratinn to begin the work on the re-
vetmcnt along the Missouri and Sioux
rivers for the protection 81 the banks.
The appropriation made for the work
nj this place was $4,000. and IL II be-
lieved this amount Will be far from
enough To finish the work properly,
Some repair work will have tn be made
on the old riprap tn prevent any FUR
ther damage from the river. Some
fifteen 81 these spur bikes viii be built
out into the river about 100 feet and
25O To 500 feet apart. The first thing
To be- done ~ to sink "A willow mat up
on the river bed. 10 prevent the water
undermining the bikes. The material
will largely he shipped 90 Sioux city
and RATED up the river from there.
IL g. expected that the work will be
well under way by the middle OF Au-
gust. unless the stage OF water In the
river intcrferes. The cutting due To
the late phenomenal rise uncovered n
log imbcddcd fourteen feet below the
surface ear the Elk Point bank and
which II believed by good judges TO
be $50 years bid.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-03
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
SOUTH DAKOTA NOTES.

A careful inspection Of the wheat fields
OF Faux county failed TO reveal black
rust In the slightest degree. Faux county
VIII have a bumper wheat crop this sea
son.
About q month ago the Milwaukee sec
tlon men at Bowdlc struck for higher
wages. The company has now Imported
Italian laborcrs from Chicago who are
doing the rougher sort OF work.
The little town Of Ashton In Sphinx coun-
~ n arranging 20 celebrate labor day by
two days OF sports ON September 4 and b.
The celebration viii consist Of horse races.
ball games and other amuscmcnts.
Business men OF Ashton and nearby
vator company M Will engage IN the
grain business at that place. The COM
pany has purchased the old Latimcr eie-
yator.
]. A. schiue,cr OF Aberdeen has received
notice OF his appointment as steward OF
the South Dakota insan asylum ut fank
ton TO succeed Frank wyman. resigned.
The appointment. takes effect October l.
Mr., Schluetcr II the present auditor OF the
Dakota Central Telephone company and a
cading citizen and republican.
The Milwaukee road will put on n daily
passenger and mail service between Abel.
deem and Linton. ". II. This move II "a
response TO a protest against the present
service ON the part OF the business men
OF the two ~ s. Al present the company
runs "A train only every other day between
NaNAtaA wv NsthNOh aAA9 wv ~ ~ NsNA
ton II carried TO Cakes. ~. d., and thence
across the country by stage TO Linton.
John W. Davis Of Crcston. Ill, has pur-
chased s0 acres OF land ~ Aurora county
for 1000. an average OF Si.2 per acre.
Within the past month four land deals
have been recorded IN South Dakota In
which the aggregate price paid has ex-
ceded S2co.cn Ia most Instances the pur-
chRscrs intend dividing the land bought
Into medlum sized farms and sell " TO coli
Dnics from the older states from which the
purchasers come.
The circuit court NJ Aberdeen has de-
MED the application OF the Dakota Cen.
trail Telephone company for a permanent
Injunction preventing the Grand County
Mutual Telephone company from running
is wires across che right OF way OF the
asked for was denied representatives OF
the Dakota Central state that they gained
all that MAS desired aa their action was
brought TO compel the Grant county
company To run its lines above the Ds-
Mere made. instead OF beneath M II had
started TO do. and this the Grant county
company has agreed 10 do.
San r. Handy. OF Paris. Ill. II In Abcr-
deem interviewing the sportsmen relative
20 securing the coursinK meet for the
hung up at this meet. which Will be held
In October. aggregate A.onp. and a number
OF western towns are trying 10 secure the
event. The Aberdeen coursing club and
tho Commercial club have taken the mat
ter In hand and hope TO secure the meet.
For many years Aberdeen was the cours-
ing center OF the northwest. hut the de-
pletion or the jack rabbits made the ope
meets impossible and interest In the sport
died out 10 some extent. This year. how
ever. the Jack rabbits are plentiful. and
Interest In coursing { received a new
impetus.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-03
USED FAKE NickELs.
Smart Young Men from North Dakota
Used Sluas.

Aberdeen. :. d.. Aug. -Four young
fellows. whose ages range from ls To
20 years, and claiming La Moure. ~. D.,
az their homes. n who gave their
names az Frank Reeves. Joe Tolle. Joe
Moore and Glen Wilson, were arrested
AT Cakes. ~. H., for passing what was
NJ FIRST supposed to be counterfeit
money. but which later proved Ia be
hut sluEs east from babbit metal. Near
Is every slot machine IN Oakes was
filed with the slugs before the vendors
discovered the matter. The young fell
lows were arrested and lodged In jail,
but au obliging friend pricd them out
and they escaped from the town.
II IN alleged In cakes "a the real
home OF the boys II Groton. =. II. The
states attorney at Glendale decided
that the boys could not be prosecuted
for counierfciting, as the slugs We're
not made To initiate money, and no
fort was made Ia capture the young
men after they made their escape.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-03
COLON|STS
TO COME WEST
Hibernian Order Will Buy Large
Tracts OF South Dakota
Land.
HAS MANY
Many Members Of Order in the United
States Will ee Helped Who Are
Too Poor 20 Help Them.
selves.

Nanktou. (. D.. Aug. 2.-rhe initial
steps are expected To he taken this week
which VII eventually bring n great
number 81 people into South Dakota IN
whai viii be ~ of the most unique
schemes ut colonization that the west
has ever seen. The National order Of
uibcrnians oT America two years ago
decided To build n home in the n for
the support of It's more unfortunate
members. The plan Was vigorously OPP
posed. the leadership OF the opposition
resting largely with stephen J.. Hurley
of Flandreau. his tate. whu urged
Ia at best the home could only care
for 100 people.
The HibcTuians " n rich order. With n
surplus nf 5000. O0o and with the indie
pendeucc born az the consciousness OF
this wealth. the scheme matured into n
more ambitious plan. 10 less than the
appropriation cf the sum OF COCO for
the purchase or western land. upon
which To- settle the poorer hui d"xcrv-
ing members az The order. who had u
taste for fnrmin.
South Dakota was decided upon. and
this week the committee a. charge "
expected TO visit the state with the
view 81 asrertaining what land ran be
occurred. Tracts OF LAM viii be- bought
picccmcdl and mo EFFORT will he made az
society farming.
Among the state supporters OF the
movement and enthusiasts in the
scheme may be mentioned Father
Demady or Abcr/sen. Father Martyr
of F%laudrrau. and Monsignur Flynn OF
Madison.
Harry Hunter. ;nmls ,ation agent OF
the Milwaukee road. has greed to give
the ~coioniSis free transportation.
The east II expected To furnish al
most entirely the members who WIN
avail themselves of the orders offer.
the colonists coming mostly from the
larger cities OF the east. Many Irish
men. not long In this country. and who
were raised ON farms I'm Ireland. would
jump quickly at "A western farm III Civ
cu the chance. and rs things are now
shaping themselves they VIII speedily
HAY. Tho u~pnDrfuuity OF doing so
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-03
O NEWS RECEIVED.
Greatest harvest Of Grains ia Twenty
Five Years"

Miller. =. H.. July 3g.-Centrai south
Dakota has begun upon the greatest
harvest of grains ever recorded In her
twcnty-four years % history. The ma
chimes are humming Ia the barley nclds.
which II "a fine large crop. In a day
or two the Immense oats crop VIII be
cut into. Then VIII follow rapidly the
spcitz. macaroni. and blue stem wheat.
All these grains stand four 10 five feet
high, and their N~arl-Coiored ttntS are
beautiful In behold.
The crop of today in Hand county IL
more diversified than ever before. Upon
the eve OF harvest all crops OF grain
and vegetables seem well nigh perfect.
with the exception 90 ON slight dam
age TO the bluc stem wheat By rust and
smut. Farmers estimate this hmage
at 10 to rs per cent. only. because the
wheat was So nearly filed before rust
appeared. Allowing "A damage Of 10
per ccat., the CROP OF land county
wheat viii yet be the largest ard best
ever raised.
Corn has made n wonderful growth IN
the past two weeks. and has arrived M
about the usual stage at this tine OF
year,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-03
COLLEGE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Yankton School Faculty Vacancies
Have Been Filled.

Yankton. :. ID. July 2s.-Coilege q G
ulty announcements are as follows as
Co vacancies filled: r. W. Burckholter
OF the International Y. NJ. e. A. Physi-
cal Training school. To be director Of
physical training OF the young men and
instructor In the academy. Miss Anna
WEIGH. a graduate of Northwestern
university. has been appointed TO a sim
Jar position for the young women and
viii also teach history In the academy.
ON August 1 next. and continuing for
two weeks. n summer theological insti-
tutc VIII be held under plans that orig
mated under the founder OF the college.
DIR. Ward. eighteen years ago. Among
thoSe who have agreed To give adj
dresses are DIR. Frizxeli. pastor OF the
Sioux city Congregational church: Dr.
=. q. Smith OF the Peoples church. 81.
Paul, and others.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-03
SOUTH DAKOTA
Profrr,or wnliam Reniamln srnIth.

Professor william BENJAMIN Smith.
author OF The Color Line" In making
his argument for thc proof OF the In
feriorlly OF the negro TO the white race,
backs his statements by the latest sta
tistics from anthropology. ethnology,
sociology and h Kindred sciences. In
order that his arguments shall be as
conclusive as possible. he goes into h
question with the greatest m~inutencss.
Among other interesting facts that he
proves by exhaustive tables OF compar-
alive figures are. that the average stat
ure of the negro In less than that OF the
white. hat the black ~ d~ecidedv weak
or Ia lung capacity I'm chess expan-
sion than the white. that the negro's
respiration is considerably more ire
Quent Than that OF the white. indicating
q tendency towards disease. that h
mean lining strength OF h negro "
lower than hat Of n white, and that
The power OF vision OF h negro is In
ferior To that OF the white. ~ n INA
y To these facts concerning the
negro's physical inferloriiy To d
white. he shows by statistics that y
death rate OF h negro at times exceeds
that of the white by 50 per cent.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-03
SOME RELIABLE REPORTS.
South Dakota Fields Have Net suf-
tered from Rust.

NNNNS 'NNNh 49,
Sioux Falls, :. H., July 29.-E. J.
Mannlx. editor of the Commercial
News, OF this city. several days x
sent To bankers. merchants and other
reliable business men at about go dif-
ferent points In South Dakota "A re-
quest that they furnish him with "A
brief report as to the condition OF crops
In their localities, with special bearing
on whether or not black rust had y
pearcd In the wheat fields.
Nearly all OF the men TO whom the
request was sent have now made re-
ports. and IL ~ q somewhat remarkable
fact that I'm every instance the writer's
declare that there IL not the slightest
indication of rust. As most OF the re-
ports were made after n personal IN
spection OF wheat fields In the vicinity
OF where the writer's reside. ~ indl-
Gates that there - not the slightest
danger Of a rust visitation 10 the state
this ear.
The reports with scarcely an excep-
ton spenk OF the excellent condition
of all kinds III crops In the localities
from which the reports come. In the
Vicinity of Britton crops In general
are stated To be better Than during
any season since the summer 81 1881.
which was famous for Its big crops
and which started the. big immigration
TO what ~ now the state OF South Da-
kota.
Every part OF the agricultural por-
ton OF the state east OF n Missouri
river Is covered by these reports. In
the vicinity OF Eureka IL Is stated that
wheat will yield all the way from
twenty-five to forty bushels 10 the
acre: oats from eighty 20 100 bushels
per acre. and other crops In proper
ton. Oats I'm the vicinity OF Baltic
will yield from forty TO nifty bushels
per acre: wheat from thirteen TO TWEEN
ty: fax from twelve To eighteen.' and
corn from forty TO nifty.
Reports OF n similar encouraging na-
ture are made from practically every
part OF the state. which makes II rea-
sonably certain that South Dakota VIII
this eason have n Of the greatest
crops In It's history.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-03
DISCOVER HUMAN HAND
Werkmen Investigate and Find Four
Live Men Buried in the Sand.

New York. Aug. -Four men. bu-
ried by the caving I'm OF n trench st
Long Island city, were saved yester-
day by laborers who saw. directly In
level ground. n mans hand and part
OF the forearm. Frightened and speech
less. they saw The fingers OF the hand
o The laborers dug into the loose
soil rs rapidly as possible. and took
out the owner OF the hand unconscious
The diggers came across the leg OF
another workman. Later they uncov-
cred two more men after several hours
work. Physicians restored the four
men 10 consclousne. ..
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-08-03
SYMPTOMS OF HYoRoPHoeIA.

LesteryIlle. =. II. Aux. lowing to
the appearance Of hydrophobia anon.
some OF the dogs OF this place and Vi.
cinity the town board recently directed
the town marshal To issue an order re.
quiring all dogs to- be muzzlcd II per.
United to run at large. Since that
time the marshal has been giving the
matter n considerable part OF his atten.
tior. While dog n I'm general have
complied with the order. others have
failed to do 80. and as a result a large
number or dogs found upon the streets
without the necessary muzzle Rave been
sent 10 dog heaven.