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The Washington times., 1905-09-04
FOR SALE-HOUSES.

HOW Is THIS FOR BARGAIN? Siy-
only $500. Apply OWNER. ASS c St. NV
aIter pm. seI-St
FOR SALE-By owner. house 27Oo 18Th 81
Columbia Heights; ten rooms and bath: no
gain. 1. f. VAIL. Room l55. Treasury De
partment se4-3t
$50 CASH. CASH $50.
BALANCE MONTHLY
coy Groom frame house on Georgia
ave. near navy yard; 20IlO0. Less than
$40 monthly covers all costs. Buy this and
exchange for larger one when paid for
Immediate possession.
The Oval Sign 1910 C NV.
The HARRISON-BRowNING CO.,
so7 STREET n. W.
Marion court. two houses. rent for
SO Price for both. 81. 900
o st, Georgetown: brick; rent. sl2.... 1850
n ST Sc, new six-room and bath, con-
crete cellar; large yards. 9, 200
Sd st. sw.. two bricks: rent. sos
frlce Tor both. ....-.-.-.--.--------.-- 2. $50
st. Georgetown; rooms and bath;
side and rear alIey...................2 500
Near Lincoln Park-Two new. 6 rooms
ana bath. Terms to suit...-........... 9, 500
THE HARRISON-BR BROWNING CO.,
so7 C STREET N. W. se2-3t
1905 b. ST. S. E.-7 rooms; tiled bath:
conSreted cellar, asbestos-Iined furnace;
coai ana gas ranges and every other useful
modern Improvement. WinGows on three
sides; front lawn and rear yard; rear snd
sloe alley This house has been occupied
Dy owner ever since erection and Is a home
substantially built comfortably heated: ex-
cellent condition To .'homeseeker'' it is a
rare opportunity. Small cash payments
JOHN n WALTER. 203 Colorado building
18th and c. sts NV se2-at
FOX SALE-By owner. a beautiful COZ ner
mouse; six rooms; bath; large reception halls;
south front owner leaving the city. 20 d
ST. SET at
FOR SALE-Cheap. IL sold at once: brick
mouse; three stories and basement: eighteen
rect front: ten rooms; on Pennsylvania ave,
near corner OF 25th st. GEO. II. CALVERT.
Jr., Attorney, ASP ID st. NV. se2-3t
The Washington times., 1905-09-04
WAREHOUSES;.

WANTED-To buy house. 5000 or less:
VIII pay Sl30 cash and s25 monthly: no
interest. Address BOX 2l3. Times office
se4-3t
WANTED-Houses for sale. from 81 900 TO
5000 In The Northwest or any other sec
st. NV. se2-7t
WANTED-To buy 5-room house in South
west. Address and price must be given
Address BON I76, this office. se2-3t
The Washington times., 1905-09-04
FOR RENT-APARTMENTS.

FOR RENT
Apartments thoroughly modern: one own
ershIp and management. maintained in
perfect order by own force OF paint
ers carpenters. and decorators: agent
visits properties daily.
THE KINGMAN 423 Mass. ave NV 5r
and tiled bath: heat and hot water S25 On
THE LIE GisANDE. COZ ith ST. NV 5r
and tiled bath. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 30 %
THE PENHURSi. As ii St ne. Or and
THE ASTORIA. corner Sd and c. SIS
NV. rooms. single and en- suite - $40 ana nm
THE RAYMOND. 6l4 22d ST. NV Or
buffet kitchen; tiled bath. .......... cog M
NEW modern apartments. corner 6th
and X SITS. ne. 5r and bath: heat and
See tanitor each property, or w z cOWES
Bliss building. 80 B 81. NV. Tel. East es5
aul5-tf
FOR RENT-Wiiiard St NV, near IS-b- 49,
I'm fo-dafe fats. and 6 rnnnns -, 49,,
The Washington times., 1905-09-04

635 St " W. se2-3t
Buy THIS elegant nine-room house in
Berwyn. Nd, monthly payments. same as
rent This new house is finished in hard
oil; cabinet anfels and iatrobes all ready
10 move in. large grounds. all fenced: good
garden Prize. 500. JOHN j. KLEINER
* Co. 6I7 r ST. NV. se2-6t
FOR SALE-A desirable suburban home. IL
acres. with new 7-room frame house. near
Connecticut ave. cars; Potomac water and
electric light facilities: oak trees for shade
LOUIS p SHOEMAKER. 6I2 18th st se2-3t
FOR SALE-s20 monthly; 10 cash: beauti-
ful S-room house. located on high elevation.
Mt. Rainier, Md: two blocks from electric
cars: porch 80 feet long: furnace: spring
water. Apply on premises. corner Ash St,
opposite park. w. r. WILSON. au2-3t
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-01-12

day. the first being the bill of f.awsoM to
provide for the tak:rg of the censu. OF
the state and the collection of vital sta
tistics, making the secretary of the State
Historical society the head of the work.
Other bills We're by Wagner. 10 reduce
the contract rate of interest from II TO
10 per cent, and a number of bills by
Stoddard to regulate procedure in the
state land department..
The house transacted no business other
than the appointment OF its COMMITTEES on
elections and privileges.
A. meeting of the committee was held
last night TO consider the contest from
Douglas county. where X. G.. Foster. re-
publican, is contesting the seat Of A. ID.
Mather. democrat. This committee is
this session. as ii will have the consider
atioi! of the state primary Jaw, which is
being pushed by the initiative petition.
The committees of both houses are be-
ing shaped up and will be practically COM
pleted this morning. The c~hairmanships
of the principal senate committees select
ed are:
judiciary. lawson; elections and priv!-
leges, Toy; education, PAYNE: state affairs,
Abel: ways and means, Dimonko: appro-
priations. Branson: railroads, Marsh: fed
eral relations, Wagner; public buildings,
Stephenson: charitable and penal insti-
buttons, Williams: cities and municipal
corporations. Roberts; insurance and
banking. Northrup; public lands, Stod'
darl; military affairs. Neil.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-01-12
DECISION LOOKED FOR.
Whether or No City Waterworks Sys.
tenn Is Lawful.

Sioux Falls. S. D., Jan. 11.-City At
torney III. II. Keith and other attor-
neys have returned to Sioux Falls from
st. Louis, where they made the argu-
ments in the now celebrated case in
Volving the right of the city of Sioux
Falls to complete and operate a munich
pal system of waterworks. The case
was argued before the United States
circuit court of appeals, to which it
was carried by the city, Which failed to
win out in the lower court. The South
Dakota Water company, a private cor
poration which furnishes the people of
Sioux Falls with water, is seeking to
prevent the city operating a municipal
system, which was nearly completed
before the work of construction was
stopped by the federal court. In addi-
ton to the right of the city to operate
its w waterWorks system, property to
the value, of considerably over half a
million dollars is involved in the suit.
A decision from the federal circuit
court Of appeals is looked for within a
reasonable time.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-01-12
BACK TO THE OLD FARM.
Cost Farmer $500 to Cease Ownership
Two Years.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. 1~1.-Required
to pay the sum of So, 200 as al bonus for
the privilege of getting his old home
stead back into his possession after
having sold it for the purpose of MAX
ing a home elsewhere than in South
Dakota, was the unique and costly ex-
p%erience of M. ~. Ransom, a pioneer
settler of this portion of South Dakota.
A total of $40, 900 in cash was involved
in the transfer of the land. Ransom,
about two years ago, was offered what
he regarded as Il good price for the
farm and accepted the offer. The farm
is situated a few miles from Sioux Falls
and consists of 800 acres. Since selling
his farm Ransom has been looking for
a desirable location elsewhere, but, not
finding a region which suited him bet
ter than South Dakota, recently decided
there wa. no place like the old farm
The man who purchased the land from
him was not anxious to sell it to it's for
mer owner n Ransom vas obliged to
pay an advance of $40 an acre over the
price he sold it for two years ago.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-01-12
Az AN EAR BURNED OFF
Elk Point Woman Nearly Fatally
Burned by Upsettine a Kerosene
Lamp,

Elk Point. S. d.. Jan. 1o.--Nrs. l,y-
man futile OF this place was nearly
fatally burned last night apout "
o'clock by an explosion of a iaiap.
Tuttle came homo at a ate hour IN a
state of in~tcxication, and finding mat
his wife was not at the door to meet
him, picked up L lighted lamp ana
started upstairs to find her. MRS.
futile. knowing that she would be
abused if he was allowed to come up
attempted to push him back down.
She lost her balance and at the same
time upset 10th futile and the lamp
ana rolled to the foot of the stairs
aflame.
Mrs. futile was seriously burned, her
hair being scorched and an ear entire
ly burned off. A little son, Richard,
succeeded in putting out the fire before
the house was ablaze.
The Turtles are poor the wife Going
washing to support the family.
futile is IN Jail, but insists that the
burning was accidental. though gener-
ally people believe Mrs. Tuttle was in
iured in defending herself. She is he
ing attended by Drs. Rouse, Phillips
and Ellis, with little chance of recov-
cry. The Turtles have been married
thirty years. Mrs. futile is 40.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-01-12
FARMERS TO BUILD
AN ELECTRIC LINE
They Would Connect LeoIa, il
Mcpherson County, With
Aberdeen.
USE THE asoo" GRADE
This Piece of Abandoned Raiiroadina
Is the Remains of a Former Pro.
ject--Encourased by
Capitalists.
USE THE Q GRADE

Aberdeen, s. D., Jan. l0.-Rarmers
living in the vicinity of Leola, in Me-
Pherson county, have taken up the
project of building an electric line be.
tween that town and Aberdeen, along
the same lines as that proceeded un-
der<by the promoters OF the lannon's
farmers road in Ramsey county. N
d. Leola is the county seat of No.
Pherson county, and is q railroadiessz
town. although its people have f f1rE55
years placed their hopes on The fact
that the 500" has a grade running
through the town from North Dakota
to Aberdeen, and every year those
hopes have been buoyed Up by reports
that the 500" intended forthwith IA
iron the grade. Now the farmers have
become tired of waiting and propose
to hay a railroad il they have to build
it themselves. 1t is probable Aberdeen
capitalists will be induced to help
finance the project. The country
through which the line would pass il
a rich ard prosperous section of the
state.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-01-12
WHEN TAX DEED is GOOD.
important Decision of Case Twice Ee-
fore Supreme Court.

Huron. S. D.. Jan. 10.-Judge Whiting
has just rendered u decision in Il case
of much interest to holders of tax deeds
in South Dakota. The case is thai OF
Cornelius VS.. Ferguson. and is known
to attorneys quite generally in South
Dakota, it having been in the supreme
court of this state twice for hearing. In
the last decision Judge Whiting of the
Ninth judicial circuit CONSTITUTES the linn
itation clause in section 2214 of the po-
litical code and holds that when Il deed
is valid on it's face, and the property
has been in the possession OF he tax
deed holde for three years before suit
is brought, and the tax Iced recorded
three years prior to the bringing of
suit, such deed cannot be attacked for
any Irregularities in the a proceed
ings, where the property is in the tax
ing district, is subject to taxation. the
taxes not paid, and there is nc redernp-
tion from the tax sale. This decision
appears to be at variance With the coll
struction placed on a like statute by
the supreme court of North Dakota
and will attract much attention among
the legal profession.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-01-12
ON FREIGHT 7
President Holds Another Conference at
the White House.

Washington, Jan. II. - President
Roosevelt had another conference yes.
terday regarding pending legislation.
As~coiisuited Representative Esch, of
Wisconsin, and Townsend, of Michigan.
both members of the house committee
on interstate and foreign commerce,
regarding legislation respecting freight
rates. Both representatives are in IA
vor of affirmative action on the subject
at the present session. They told the
president the people they represented
wanted something definite done and
wanted it done Any legislation.
enacted. they urged, must be effective
in curing the evils complained of, and
not merely of a nominal character.
Suggested reductions In the expendi-
lures OF the navy department formed
the principal topic of a talk between
the president and Representative Day
ton, OF West Virginia. the ranking re-
publican member of the naval affairs
committee of the house. Mr.. Dayton
- vigorously the proposed re-
duction, maintaining that any reduc-
ton would cripple the naval service.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-01-12
UNFORTUNATE WOMAN,
Her Life Was Full of Devotion. But
with Tragic Features.

P%lankinton. S. D., Jan. 1.-THE IKE
cution of legal papers by which John
Cross. a prominent Aurora county
farmer, adopts Gertrude, the 4-year-
old daughter of Mrs. Charles Hankel,
who died recently at the residence of
Mr.. Grow, forms n of the chapters
in a romance which. outside of the I'M
selfish devotion and f~aithfulness of n
friend, was filled with tragic features,
such as cruelty and persecution.
The mother of the child, then Mrs.
Johnson. came to South Dakota from
Sioux Rapids, Ia, about three years
ago, and after residing in the state
the necessary period TO establish Il
legal residence. instituted ar action for
divorce against her husband. The suit
was based upon the grounds of drunk
enness and cruelty. AS the result OF
the hearing in the case Mrs. johnson
was granted a divorce.
She decided to remain in South Da-
kota and secured employment as house,
keeper for Mr.. Grow. She remained in
his employ until sabout a year ago,
when she fell in love with and married
Frank Hankel. a steel range peddler,
who at the time was making a business
tour through Aurora county.
With his bride he took up his resi-,
dence at Raymond, Mo. Her second
choice of a husband proved more I'M
fortunate even thar the first and sew
eral weeks ago MI. Crow received a
pitiful letter from her telling of cruel
ty on the part of her husband and
i'll health.
Mr.. Crow investigated through the
sheriff of the Missouri county and dis
covered thai the reports of cruelty
were true and that Mrs. Hankel was
so i'll with consumption that her re-
coVery was not expected unless she
was removed to a more c%ongenial eli
mate.
The South Dakota farmer Immediate
ly left for Missouri, and, after much
expense, and in defiance Of the threats
of Hankel and his friends to shoot him,
returned with the mother and child to
South Dakota. Since her return she
received the best of medical attend-
ance, but her case was hopeless and
recently she was laid to rest in a quiet
little cemetery in his county.
In adopting her daughter Mr.. Crow
carried out the last request made bv
the dying oma
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-01-12
~
FIND NATURAL GAS.
Deadwood and Other Black Hills
Towns TO BE Suontied

Towns to Be Supplied.
Deadwood, S. D., Jan. 1O.--Eugene
Book and Smith Willy, two weH known
prospectors Of the Black Hills residing
ut Rockford, have discovered a re-
markedly strong bed of sand oil rock
Just across the line in the state OF
Wyoming. They have brought sam
pies to this city and have shown them
to j. ID. Brooder, an old Oil man OF
kane, Pa, VINO has recently purchased
the gas plant that furnishes gas for
Lead and DeadWood. After examining
carefully the samples of the rock. he
pronounced them identically the same
as thai found $500 feet below the sur
face at Kane, Pa. The ledge of rock in
the Wyoming find is at least seventy
five feet in thickness and Il vel! 900
feet will encounter it. Quantities of oil
have been taken from the surface ana
Mr.. Dronounces it to be equal
to the best Kane, Pa, oil. The dis
coverers, Book and Willy, nave organ
lied n company for the purpose of de-
veloping 300 acres Of ground that they
V acquired. 1t is in a new district
entirely, quite near the railroads and
there are several miles of ground that
jill all probability will bear Oil and gas.
The manufactured gas in Lead and thiS
city is being sold for $1.50 to 50 per l 900
feet. AT Kane, Pa, the natural gas is
oelhS So!u lof II Genus per i;VUu rect.
Mr.. Brooder will thoroughly examine
the new strike, and it is expected that
{. drilling outfit will be brought in
from Pennsylvania a hole put
down. 1t will mean the making of very
cheap power in the Black Hills, since
gasoline is already being used in some
Of the plants, although costing % cents
1 gallon. President Brooder of the
Lead-Deadwood Gas Light n Fuel
company states that the oil can he
brought into all parts of the Hills
cheaply II that it Will be used tor
power and lights.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-01-12
Haye gat Ono Policeman.

A~ssssaeeo, y. u. Jan. u.-Aberdeen
ass 4 tssigae record among northwest
~ tegfss- Although boasting of a
population OF 5000 and the commercial
f~fsssropoiis of the northern half of South
Dakota. Il has but one policeman on
tns: force during the day time, Chief
Tribes acting as sole guardian oil the
PAGE during the daylight hours At
night there are four policemen on duty
For the past two months there has been
but one case In police court, a man ar
rested for being drunk. There are
twelve
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-01-12
IN \ SERIOUS CONDITION..
Mrs. futile Was Badly Burned in a
FIGHT with Her Drunken Husband.

Elk Point, S. D.. Jan. 1l.-Mrs. futile,
who was severely burned by the ex-
plosion of a lamp Saturday during a
fight with her drunken husband, is in
Il serious condition. 1t is now thought
She may lose an arm, and as she
breathed flames her lungs are very
weak. There is much excitement here
over The affair and also talk of making
the way pretty rough for futile.
Miss Theresa Sweezy, teacher here in
the public schools, who has been visit
ing friends and relatives at her home
in Vermillion, returned Saturday TO re-
sumo her work.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-01-12
E TO BIG ESTATE.
Convict in a Penitentiary Knows o
Valuable Records.

Convict in a Penitentiary Knows of
Valuable Records.
Sioux Falls, S. D., jan. 10.-Mrs. +. H.
Perry of this city it now has been clear
~ established by competent. authorities,
is one of thirty-siX heirs to an estate
consisting Of 1,100 acres of anthracite coal
lands in Pennsylvania, which are estimat-
ed to be worth fully 1913, 600, 600.
This yaluable estate has been tied up
during the last n%inety-nine years by a
lease which recently terminated. The or
isin2l lease was made out in the name
of the Dyes, TO whom the land then be-
longed. The location of the LAND and all
papers pertaining thereto have been hand
ed down in the family for generations. or
until the death of Mrs. Perry's great
grandmother. who died without making
a will. BY her death all records appar-
entity were lost.
1t is said there is one man living who
knows of the records and the location
of the land, but he is in an eastern peni-
tertiary for crooked transactions involv-
ing the vast estate. and it is supposed he
was e~ndeavoring to sell the property on
the principle Of being the rightful own
er.
Naturally the heirs are leaving no stone
%unturned to recover possession of the
property, and some of the best legal
talent in the country is engaged on the
case. One hundred acres of the tract al
ready nav been definitely located. 1t is
supposed the remaining 600 acres is in
the same vicinity, and a large force OF
experts, in the employ of three dozen
heirs, now is engaged in the work OF
going through all the official records COW
ering the region where the land belong
ing to the estate is supposed to he.
1t Is believed to be a matter of only
a short time Until all the land has beer
- -..- H. ~ ~ H. -" l,;~ 49, -. 49, a
necessary legal proceedings to secure pos
session of the tract.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-01-12
Farmers Institute at Havana.

Britton, s. D., Jan. ia-Preparatfoa .
have been completed for the holding OF d
farmers institute at Havana, near here
on tuesday and Wednesday Of this week.
The institute viii be iIeld under the aug
pieces Of The Farness' institute board, and
rs expected 10 ~ tenGe BY several hun
ired farmers. One of sae ssadtnK addrese..s
VIII be delivered ny Afrss ". X. wilcox.
who 81I speak On She topics III the
Farmers gsrsaealg ard taa Farmers
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-01-12
VAIL FOR NEW TOWNS.
First Class Facilities to Be Provided
for Rosebud Peonle.

Bonesteel, S. D., Jan. 11.-An the new
towns on the coded portion of the
Rosebud Indian reservation are to be
provided with first class mail facili-
ties in the near future. Bids will soon
be opened for carrying the mail from
Bonesteel to Gregory, via IHerrick,
Burke st. Elmo. 1t is the inten-
ton of the %postofice department to
establish a regular route to the new
towns, giving the residents the best
kind of mail service considering that
they are not situated on a railroad line.
The mails to the new towns, under
II contracts which will be awarded
in accordance with the bids which will
soon be opened, Will provide for Il mail
every day in the week except Sunday.
AS the rural mai delivery will be a
feature of the new mail route, the
farmers living along the proposed
route will also receive their mail each
day, except Sunday.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-01-12

The elephant is great as q traction
power. Experiments have shown that
II horse pulls about one-sixth of its pwn
weight, whereas an elephant can pull
its entire weight. This might be en-
phasized by the act that an elephant
is six times as big as 4 horse. In In
dia, for centuries, it has been the Gus
ton TO utilize elephants to push instead
of pull wagons. BE- nov it has been
shown that they q q lneqUaled as pull
ers. Two OF them, il. carefully arranged
contests, raised $500 pounds. One
raised a safe Weighing more than :
ton.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-01-12
FRIDAYS

Pierre, S.. D., IAN. G-Committees of both
houses We're announced today, and the
preliminary work of organization is now
completed.
The first house bill to be introduced was
by M,chaels, and was for the location Of a
hospital for the insane at Watertown. An
other of his bills was hr the regulation Of
autos travelling on public highways.
Among other house bills of Importance
were:
BY Sutherland, providing for the crea-
ton of a capitol commission and making
an appropriation for a state building on
the grounds in this city.
BY Wilson, providing for public cattle
dipping by counties and the employ
mentment of public dippers.
Two by Clark, one to define a settle
ment, it's extent being TO prevent inmates
of the national soldiers home being treat
ed at Hot Springs becoming accedited to
Fall River county; the other regulating
the management OF the state soldiers
home, among other matters allowing an
increase to $1,51 as the salary of the com
tmandant.
On request of both parties concerned the
report of the house elections
on the Douglas county seat contest was
taken up and adopted. and Foster was de.
clared TO be entitled to the seat.
In the senate DIR. II. r.. Carson of Scot.
land offered the invocation on motion Of
Lawson.
enator Cooper of Lawrence was presi
dent protein Of the senate.
A joint resolution to complete the worl
Of the boundary commission on the boun
Diary between South Dakota and Nebraska
was pushed through and SEN to the house
where the same action was taken to al
low the matter to be presented at tn,
present session. -
Bills Of minor Importance We're intro
duced by Cooper. Cassell and Wagner.
Among the committee clerks %appointes
were George Il. Burt of Codington: c. j
Vaughan of Clay; w. A. Anderson 0
Aurora; M. N. Hanson of Turner: w. ]
asibberson of Minnehaha and j. D. Howass
of Turner.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-01-12

y recent number of the Emu con-
tains reproductions of w very inter
esting photographs, The first showing
h run or playhouse" of the great
bower bird tChlamydera ~nuchalis}, and
h second q flight of bara-eyed cock
atoos tCacatua gynanopis). estimated st
between 60.oeo and 7a,eaa in number.
Considerable Interest attaches 10 = note
on bird sanetuaries III New Zealand,
where, it appears. ali the surviving
fiightiess species are now protected by
the government