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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-03
KOCH SCORES ON TWO POINTS.
AIibi Strengthened and States Wit
ness Falls Down,

Mankato, Mimi, July 30.-The most
important witness called in the Koch
trial yesterday was Mrs. Theresa
Thomas, a neat appearing young mill
liner of New Ulm, who has never been
identified with the case before. She
said that she had left her place OF
business about o'clock on the even
ing of the homicide. When at the
Lind corner. near the Herman monu-
ment, she had seen DR.. Koch walking
| leisurely homeward, whistling as he
went. She then walked Immediately
to her home, two blocks away, and as
she reached the door the church clock
struck $50. When she got inside she
wound her watch and it was 1882. She
said the reason that she had not told
the story before was that, for business
reasons, she did not want to get in
volved in the case, knowing the divis.
ion of sentiment in New Ulm.
Are DR.. Kochs hankerchiefs cotton
or linen? This question is important
in the trial now drawing to a close,
and it is still mooted one. Thursday
the defense called three local dry
goods people, who testified that fifteen
of the handkerchiefs in evidence are
cotton and very unlike the blood
stained one found near DR.. Gebhardts
body, which was linen one. To-day
the state put on two witnesses VINO
testified that fifteen of the sixteen are
linen.
The states witnesses were Edward
j. Jones of ST. Paul, for the last TWEEN
ty years buyer of linen and white
goods for Field, Schliclk & Co. and
julius Hortvet of Minneapolis, chemist
of the state dairy and food depart
ment On cross-examination Mr.. Jones
became confused and pronounced the
handkerchief linen that first he had
called cotton, but on third examina-
ton called it cotton. He said that
there was not a handkerchief among
DR.. Koch's sixteen that was from the
same lot as the blood stained one.
The defense rested and the state
called several witnesses in rebuttal.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-03
CROP SITUATION IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Early Predictions Of Large Crop Borne by neporsRlack
Rust in Isolated Fields

Reports to the Sioux Falls Argus
Leader from all parts of the agricul-
tural portion of the sta.a in regard to
crop conditions for the most part are
favorable and bear out early pfedic-
tons that South Dakota will this year
raise one of the largest crops in its
history
While there is great deal of talk
Of rust on the part OF grain experts
residing outside the stale, the ap-
pearance of black rust in the wheat
fields of South Dakota is by no means
general. Only isolated fields appear
as yet to be affected, and even in
many of these it is claimed the grain
is not seriously affected.
However, the rust talk has caused
general alarm among the farmers of
the state, who have hopes that the
rust visitation will not again become
general and cause the damage it did
last year, when the estimated yield
of 100000 bushels Of wheat in the
state was reduced to an actual yield
of only about 23,000,000 bushels be-
fields a few days before the grain
was ready to be cut.
1t is expected that developments
during the present week will definite
ly determine whether or not black
rust will once more become general
in the wheat fields of the state. Day
is one OF the counties in which rust
hoe y; l,
far only a few fields are affected. Even
in the affected fields the rust has de-
veloped only on an occasional stem of
the grain.
The farmers of Day and the few
other counties where the rust has ap-
peared, figure that with favorable
weather conditions until next week
the grain will be out of danger and
will yield better than for several
years.
In the vicinity of Volga wheat is
not as badly affected by rust as was
at first supposed While no one in
that locality is claiming big crop of
wheat, it now seems to be the general
opinion of those who have examined
the wheat fields that there will be a
fair crop after all
A careful inspection of the wheat
fields in Brown county reveals the
fact that there absolutely is no foun-
dation for the report recently circu-
lated that black rust is prevalent in
that section of South Dakota. Condi-
tons there, as in many other parts OF
the state, indicate a bumper wheat
crop unless there is a decided change
soon.
While there is no indication of rust
in the wheat fields adjacent to Doland
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-03

farms. $50 are operated by the own
ers; "A by hired managers; 1852 by
cash renters; 233 by share renters :;
and 264 not classified. The plowed
land is 165.527 acres; hay land 3d.
213; pasture, 53,184. Last year the
county produced 3,466,9SS bushels of
corn, 635,900 of wheat; 1,152,61O of
oats; 1O1,1 barley; 1883 rye; 1875
buckwhest; 1890 speltz; AZ durum
wheat; 1927 flax seed; 16 clover seed;
6l5 timothy seed; 5S1 other grass
seeds; S5,4S5 Irish potatoes; 423 sweet
potatoes; 1867 sweet corn; 1925 on
ions; 6,112 tomatoes; 1O,5O5 other
vegetables.
In fruit they raised 1928 bushels
of apples; 4,340 plums; 1,1O1 cherries;
1853 berries; 1872 grapes; and 1868
melons. The county made 1908 tons
clover hay; 6,516 timothy; 2,7O6 mil
let; 1,219 alfalfa; 1864 wild hay; L.
253 other forage crops. IN live stock
they had 25,914 head of cattle; 1852
horses and mules; 1,741 sheep; ASA
swine. 1t had 1926 chickens, and
5,26S other fowls, and produced l.
031 ,004 dozen eggs The milk pro-
ductien was 2S,S73,53S pounds, and
butter 56S,679; cream, 4S,9SS, and 49,.
All pounds of honey arc returned.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-03
pITcHlne in SOUTH DAKOTA.
Joint Meeting Of Clay and Yankton
County Boards.

County Boards.
The boards of county commissioners
of Clay and Yankton counties held at
Vermillion most important joint SEES
sion last week The new ditch law
governed the proceedings. The meet.
ing was on a joint ditch ,petitioned for
forces which secured the passage OF
, the law last winter are the same as
those interested in the proposed ditch,
and in fact it was principally for the
purpose of draining this particular 10.
cality that the movement was set on
foot.
The petitioners ask for three bitches
all heading in Yankton county and
| running in southeasterly direction
into Clay county. They will be known
as the Clay creek, the Meckling and
| the Gayville bitches. The first is the
longest and largest of the three, being
fourteen miles in length and having
a width of forty to sixty feet and a
, depth of from six to ten feet. This
ditch will be supplemented by laterals
which will be constructed later. The
other two bitches will not be so long
nor SO large, but even the smallest of
them will be gigantic undertaking,
, and the whole will probably represent
an outlay of half million dollars.
While the expense in construction
| is enormous, yet the benefits to be de-
rived therefrom will much more than
cover the cost. Millions of acres of
fine farm lands which suffer yearly
or periodically from the floods arising
f""rn the waters Of Clay creek, which
in Turner county and is twenty
S long, will be given ample pro-
lection from inundation. Crops will
be certainty Land which has been
used for hay alone for years will be
cultivated. Values will more than
double and the counties and the state
| at large will be benefited.
The next step in the proceedings
will be the viewing of the proposed
bitches by the two boards Of county
commissioners. The boards will then
| meet at Vermillion on Aug. / to de-
eide whether or not they will employ
| surveyor to make the necessary plays.
1t is thought that there will be no
hitch in the proceedings to that end.
w. M. Vincent of Union county has
been retained by the board to do all
! the engineering and the survey work.
| The proposed route is the one recon-
mended by the government expert,
who made detailed Typographical sur
vey of the entire Missouri river bottom
| from the James to the Vermillion river
and from bluff tc the waters edge.
The future proceedings in this under
| taking will be closely watched by all
, in the southeastern part OF the state.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-03
OLD BUT STURDY S. D. SETTLERS.
The Tooth Birthday Party of Mrs. Hub
bel Was a Success,

The Tooth birthday party of Mrs.
Hubbel of Miller was quite largely at
tended and the lady received many
presents and kindly wishes. Mayor
Thomson (whose grandmother lived to
be 10D sent her big bouquet and
q congratulatory letter. Owing to the
threatening weather Mrs. Reeves, age
90, Mrs. Sweetland, So, and Mrs. Nc
Carthy, SO, did not attend the party,
but they hope to next year.
1t was not from weakness that Da-
vid Walton, aged 81, did not attend,
but because his fifty-acre field Of
wheat, that looks like twenty-five
bushels to the acre, needed his atten-
ton. He put in his crop with the
help of a boy, and will do good share
of the harvesting himself. His left
hand is off at the wrist. Recently his
driving horse refused to be caught in
the pasture, but the old man grabbed
the animal by the tail and held on
until the startled beast was glad to be
battered In his younger days, when
he had both hands, on a wager he
lifted a barrel of cider and drank from
the bung. He does not use intoxicat-
ing beverages and never used tobacco.
He, too, bids fair to live to more than
the 100 mark.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-03
RETURNS SLOW IN COMING IN.
School Census Figures Not Vet Re-
ported From Several Counties.

School Census Figures Not Vet Re-
ported From Several Counties.
Under chapter Cd of the laws of the
last session, which was passed as an
emergency measure, there is some diff
ficulty in securing the school census
which is required to be furnished to
the state land commissioner, on which
he makes his apportionment of the in
come from the state school fund. This
law requires the school clerks to make
an affidavit that they have made an
house to house canvass of their school
districts and the census which they
have returned is correct. They report
to the county superintendent, who is
also obliged to make an affidavit that
all returns were made to him accord
ing to law.
The superintendent of all the coun-
ties of the state except seven have
complied with this provision, in each
of the excepted counties portion of
the school clerks failing to provide
the sworn returns, although as rule
majority of them have complied
The counties which are yet out have
been notified that they will be given
reasonable time in which to make
the required return, and that if it is
not furnished the apportionment OF
the school fund for that county will be
based on the number of pupils con.
tanned in the proper return along, and
the others not considered. This would
cut down the amount apportioned Ito
all such counties.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-03
Peril Of the handshake.

DR.. Valentine Nalpasse, a French
doctor living in Constantinople, has
started a crusade with the object of
abolishing the handshake, and sub
stituting in its place the "Temenah."
which is the Oriental form of saluta-
ton. According to DR.. Nalpasse. the
hand contains over $4,000 microbes to
the square inch, and in shaking hands
these microbes are conveyed from one
person to another He suggests in
place of the ordinary form of greeting
that the "Temenah' be universally
employed which consists in placing
the right hand on the heart, on the
lips, and on the forehead, signifying,
Thou has place in my heart. on my
lips, and thou art always IN my
thoughts. -London Chronicle
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-03
SHOWS AN INCREASE IN VALUATIONS
Fifteen Counties Show Great Gains in Weah-Day County
Growin.-webster Makes Largest Gins

Returns from fifteen counties of the
state to the state auditor for assess
ment purposes show a total valuation
Of $50,928,728. The same counties last
year returned valuation of $4S,986,-
766. or gain of approximately two
million dollars for this year.
The state board increased these re-
turns last year to $50,691, 1874, making
the net gain on the counties reporting
about a quarter Of million dollars
At the same rate for the other coun-
ties of the state the gain for the year
on county returns will be about seven
million dollars, but the net gain over
the figures as left by the state board
last year will be about million dol
lars increase for the whole state,
which will not give any great amount
of relief SO far as coming to the state
general funds are concerned.
The Day county official figures give
that county a population of 1874, an
increase of 1880 in five years. OF
these 7,449 are mades, and $685. fe-
males; 1888 are foreign born. OF
the towns Andover has 307; Bristol,
4S8; Lilly, 157; Pierpont, SOS; Waubay,
$40: Webster, 1918; Webster has
gained 412. since 1900. The growth
in population has been four-fifths in
the towns.
The superintendent of the census
returned to the county auditor the en-
tire census of the city of Pierre, for
the reason that the residence of the
individuals enumerated is not speci-
fed. The rule is that the residence
of every individual shall be SO spe-
officially set forth that the work of the
enumerator may easily be checked and
verified. If person is reported liv-
ing at a certain street number it is
easy to discover if the report be true.
In the case of Pierre the city enumer-
ator will be called upon to make good.
The census bureau has compiled the
agricultural returns from Union coun-
ty showing that the county has 1,55S
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-03
Voice From Arkansas.

ft y .
Cleveland, Ark, July 31st.-(Spe-
ciaD--Nearly every newspaper tells OF
some wonderful cure Of some form
of Kidney Disease by the Great Amer
lean Remedy, Dodd's Kidney Pills,
and this part of Arkansas is not with
out it's share of evidence that no case
is too deeply rooted for Dodd's Kidney
Pills to cure.
Mr.. A. E. Garlic, well known and
highly respected here, tells of his cure
after nearly a quarter of century's
suffering. Mr.. Garlic says:
Il want TO let the public know what
think of Dodd's Kidney Pills. /
think they are the best remedy for
sick kidneys ever made.
81 had kidney trouble for 90 years
and never found anything that did me
SO much good as Dodd's Kidney Pills.
recommend them to all sufferers
There is no uncertain sound about
Mr.. Carlile's statement He knows
that Dodd's Kidney Pills rescued him
from life of suffering and he wants
the public to know 1t. Dodd's Kidney
Pills cure all Kidney ills from Back
ache to Bright's Disease.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-03
MOSQUITO PLAGUE,
Making Life Misery for Both Man
and Beast.

and Beast.
The story sent out from Pierre re-
garding the plague of mosquitoes in
Hand county is correct, but last week
has shown new developments, in that
the sTarms have Increased and to live
is almost impossible. All through the
day, unless there is a breeze which
makes the pests settle in the grass,
the air is full of them and they light
on persons by the hundreds.
The little five-year.old daughter of
Henry Blddle, living near Miller, was
so badly bitten that her parents were
forced to take her to physician
for treatment. Two farm hands from
the western part of the county were
taken to the hospital in Pierre, so bad
ly were they bitten by the mosquitoes.
! Farming operations are, on some
days, forced to be suspended because
of the swarms of mosquitoes which
light on the horses, causing the ami
mails to become unmanageable.
James Croll and wife, of Miller,
We're driving to their farm ten miles
north when they were surrounded by
a great horde of the pests. The hors-
es backed off grade and nearly broke
away. They were forced to return to
town.
Many cases of very bad blood pois-
oning are reported among children
where they have unwittingly scratched
the stings made by the mosquitoes.
Farmers are going about their barns
wearing wells or nets. Cattle race
about the fields all day in vain at
tempts to get rid of the biting foes
The heavy rains Of the spring, which
filled all the low places with water,
are the cause of the swarms of mos
quitoes. The stagnant water is the
breeding place of the pests and not
until the pools dry up will there be any
relief from the yoracious creatures.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-03
RICHES FOR THE YANKToN SIOUX
Another Payment to Be Made t
Wealthy Tribe,

Another Payment to Be Made to
Wealthy Tribe.
The members of the Yankton Sioux
tribe of Indians, who are among the
wealthiest in the state, due to the sale
to the government some years ago of
the surplus lands of their reservation,
are during the coming week to receive
another payment from the government,
which will greatly increase their
wealth. The tribe, during the last two
days, has been passing through Sioux
Falls en- route to the Flandreau Indian
agency, where the payment will be
made. Each Indian will receive about
$3.50 in cash. and as some Of the fam
lies are quite large, many families will
receive hundreds of dollars
While the Yankton Sioux tribe is one
of the wealthiest in the country, the
younger Indians are devoting their at
tention to farming and stock raising.
o. J. Taylor sub-agent in charge OF
the Indians, has been encouraging the
Indians to reside upon their farms,
and most of them have now followed
his advice. Substantial cottages have
been erected for them and they are as
comfortably situated as many of the
white farmers surrounding them. 1t
will not be long before all of them re-
side upon their own farms.
When the Indian farmer desires to
purchase a horse or other stock, or
erect dwelling house, the sub-agent
aids him as much as possible, and
upon his recommendation the purchase
money is advanced from the Indian
funds.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-03
NO MORE HEADACHE
GENERAL WEAKNESS AND FEVER
DISAPPEAR TOO.
How Woman Was Freed from Troubles
That Had Made Life wretched for
Many Years.

The immediate causes of headaches
vary, but most of them come from poor
| or poisoned blood. In anamia the blood
is scanty or thin; the nerves are imper-
fectly nourished and pain is the way in
which they express their weakness. tn
colds the blood absorbs poison from the
mucous surfaces, and the poison initiates
the nerves and produces pain. In rheu-
matism, malaria and the grip, the poison
i'll the blood produces like discomfort. In
indigestion the gases from the impure
matter kept i'll the system affect the
blood in the same way
The ordinary manufacturers at best
give only temporary relief. They deaden
tho pain but do not drive the poison out
of the blood. DR.. Williams Pink Pills
OH the contrary thoroughly renew the
blood and the pain disappears per1na-
nently. Women III particular have found
these pills an unfailing relief in head
aches caused by anamia.
Miss Stella Blocker recently said: CDR.
Williams Pink Pills did me a great deal
of good. had headache nearly all the
time. After / had taken three boxes of
oAASoC pas bSSbAuo SIlbtIcLy WILL.
"How long had you suffered ?" she
was asked.
For several years. I can't tell the
exact date when my illness began for it
came on by slow degrees. I had been
going down hill for many years"
Did you have any other ailments?''
Twas very weak aud sometimes | had
fever. My liver and kidneys were af-
fected as well as my head"
How did You come to take the rem
edy that cured you?"
81 saw i'll a southern newspaper a
statement of some person who was cured
of like trouble by DR.. William, Pink
Pills. My physician hadn't done me any
good, so l bought q box of these pills.
After had taken one box felt SO much
better that 1 kept OH until I became en-
tirely well. -
Miss Blocker's home is at Leander,
Louisiana. Dr.Williams' Pink Pills are
sold by all druggists. Besides headache
they cure neuralgia, sciatica, nervous
prostration, partial paralysis aud rheu-
Elatism.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-03

The closing chapter in one Of the
most sensational murder cases in the
history of South Dakota is the grant
Ing by Gov. Elrod of a pardon to Lam
bert B. Jones, a life prisoner in the
Sioux Falls penitentiary. His mother
has for several months resided in
Sioux Falls, and the meeting between
her and her liberated son was an af-
fecting one.
The conviction Of Jones was based
purely upon clrcumstantial evidence
He was found guilty of the murder
In June, 1897, of a celebrated Mis-
souri, river character named Henry
Van Rpden, who was known as Dutch
Henry" The old man was a veteran
of the Civil war. Later evidence in.
dicates that Van Roden was killed by
cattle "rustlers," who, to cover their
own tracts, through friends and &C.
completes had the crime fastened upon
Jones.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-03
PROMISES EARLY REPORTS.
Hays Answers Protests of Minneapo.
lis Chanohar of Conon,erce

lis Cnafnber OF commerce.
Washington, July 30.-Prof. Willet
M. Hays, assistant secretary of the de-
partment of agriculture, yesterday re-
piled to the protest of the Minneapolis
chamber Of commerce against the pub
LEGATION of the monthly crop report at
a late hour on the 10th of each month.
The communication from the Mime
sofa body, signed by Secretary Rog.
ers, was received yesterday morning,
and Secretary Hays authorized re-
ply later in the day, stating that steps
already had been taken to remedy the
condition of affairs complained of, and
that if it is possible the complete
monthly report, covering all specula-
tive crops other than cotton, will be
made public at the same hour.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-03
The Latest Trust.

Murky Mike Why does dey call dat
hobo De Snow King?
Idle Ike-Never heard of his lay?
He's de smooth guy what organized US
into snow shovelers' union, 'corpo-
rated it in Jersey, melted de snow to
water de stock, and retired in two
weeks as rich promoter to star a
s'loon and enter ward pol tics
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-03

as it was estimated to be not forty
five feet above the bed of the stream.
But since the flood the first of the
month it is certain that the material
was left by some former flood as the
water in Bad River reached within five
feet of this drift This would indicate
that at some time in the past Bad
river has been at even higher stage
than when it did its damage July 4.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-03
FIRE AT DYNAMITE PLANT.
Dope House Where Explosive Is Mixed
Is DESTROYED

Washburn, Wis, July 3O.---The dope
house at the Atlantic Manufacturing
company's plant, which is located
about four miles from this city, was
destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon.
and was used for the mixing of dyna-
mite for the entire plant. One of the
workmen had narrow escape, being
on the third floor of the building when
the fire started. He made his way out
by breaking open door. The fire
started from spontaneous combustion.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-03
Beginning EARLY.

"My husband is one of those never
give-up men," asserted Mrs. June
Bridey, proudly.
"Already?'
Already what?"
Refusing to give up. We were mar
ried year before my husband began
to get tingy."--Houston Post.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-03
BADGERS DINE w. J. BRYAN.
Democrats and Republicans Banquet
at Madison,


at Madison.
Madison, July 80. Five hundred
Wisconsin Democrats last night gave
a banquet to w. ]. Bryan. Several
leading Republicans were also pres
ent.
Congressman c. H. Weisse spoke for
the Wisconsin delegation in congress;
Assemblyman Joseph M. Crowley of
Milwaukee, for Democrats in the state
legislature; T. E. Ryan of Waukesha,
Tor the Democratic national commit
tee, and Martin l.. Lueck Of Mayville,
for the Democratic state central com
mittee.
Mr.. Bryan talked for an hour Col
George w. Bird of Madison was toast
master.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-08-03
One Hundred Persons Fall in Lake.

Madison, Wis, July 30.--At Monona
Lake, where w. J. Bryan spoke yes
terday at the Chautauqua, crowded
boat landing broke down, precipitating
100 persons into the lake, but all were
rescued without serious injury.