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KILLS HIMSELF i'm JOY.
Indian Attempts to Demonstrate the
Safety Of His Actions.

F, Sioux Falls, S. d., Oct. 19.-Particu-
lars have been received here of trag-
iedy with unusual features, which oc-
CURED on the ranch of John Dillon, a
Lyman county cattleman.
| The Indians and whites of that local.
ity gathered at Dillon's for the purpose
of having a celebration, which consisted
largely of horse racing. Among those
who We're present was Sioux Indian
named Frank King. One of kings
horses won one of the races, and this
made him feel so good that he drew his
siX-shooter and Wildly waved it about.
He was cautioned TO be more careful
with the gun lest some one be injured
by the premature discharge. but replied
that the weapon was not loaded.
; To prove this he stated that he would
point the weapon at himself and pull
the trigger. Before those near him,
could Interfere he cooked the siN-slloot-i
er. placed the nuzzle nearly against
his forehead and pulled the trigger.
4 There was Il heavy report, and a bull
let plowed its way through the Indians
BRAIN The bah entered between the
eyes and tore a big hole in the fore.
head. Notwithstanding that the braini
was pierced, King fingered until the
following morning, when death ended
his suffering.
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RUSHING THE WORK
ON new EXTENSION
Milwaukee Road Wasting no
Time to Get to the Black
Hills.
TRACK LAYERS AT WORK
Grade for New Line of Railroad Ha,
Been Completed Seventy Miles
West of Chamberlain and
Some Rails Laid.
TRACK LAYERS AT WORK

Deadwood, S. D., Oct. 17.-The MIL
waukee road is wasting no time in get
ting to the Hills as rapidly as possible.
"a. -. Beaumont, we'll known news
paper man of Sioux Falls, who has just
made the trip across the country from
Sioux Falls ON his bicycle, reports that
things are moving rapidly. Grading has
been completed on the Milwaukee ex-
tension for seventy miles west of
Chamberlain and the rails have been
laid for a distnce of twenty miles.
A crew of surveyors are now To-
Gated at Johnson's sheep ranch, where
the two trails meet, one from the north
and one from the south Of the Bad
Land wall. Another crew of surveyors
is ON the southern trail and speculation
is rife as to whether the railroad will
take the northern or southern route in
it's western journey. If 1T goes north
it must either follow the Northwestern
road into Rapid City, which it is not
likely to do. or it must cross this road
and make for the Belle Fourche coun-
try, leaving Rapid City entirely out of
its line of march, AS this is not prob
able, the chances are in favor of the
southern route being taken. This will
run through the valley of the White
river and take in a very picturesque
country
Lyman county is booming because of
the railroad question.
New settlers are coming in daily. 1t
will not be long until the entire coun-
try, which is very rich, will be thickly
settled
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ORDER WAS MODIFIED.
Cattle Dipping Law Found to Work I,
Hardship,


Huron. S. D., Oct. 17.-The order re-
quiring all cattle whether affected with
disease known as "scabbies" or not,
to be dipped, has been modified by Sec
retary Wilson, of the department of
agriculture. When the secretary was
here early in September, it was shown
to him by number of farmers and
stocllmen that the order was harmful
to their interests, and asked for it's
modification. "A partial promise to do
SO was made by Mr.. Wilson and on his
return to to Washington the matter
was given attention by him. A letter
to Ben Peterson, n farmer and stock
man of Virgil, in reply to an inquiry,
brings the information that the order
has been modified as desired.
Under existing instructions cattle not
visibly infected with scabbies may be
shipped from points in the quarantined
localities to Omaha, Chicago, Kansas
City, or other live stock centers, with
out first being inspected. In making
such shipment the cars containing them
must be placarded showing that they
contain uninspected cattle. On arriv-
ing at their destination they shall be
inspected and if found to be infected,
then they will not be allowed to be
shipped to another point until treated
as infected or diseased cattle. This
applies also to exposure While in tram
sit. After inspection it may be deter
mined how they shall be handled
Chief Inspector Ramsey, SO far as
known, has not made public the rul-
ing of the department in the matter,
but the letter to Mr.. Peterson settles
the question beyond further dispute.
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EUJLIAR CHARGE.
Man Sentenced Because of an Alleged
Exortion.

Sioux Falls, S. d., Oct. 1G-Sheriff
Garner. Of Bon Homme county, has ar
rived here With a man named Casey
Edmundson. whom he placed in the
Sioux Falls penitentiary, where he
will serve a term of seven months.
Edmundson was convicted in the state
circuit court of Bon Homme county on
the charge of eNtortion.
Edmundson was arrested in connec-
ton With the death of Frank Ritter, a
prominent Bon Homme county farmer,
who committed suicide some months
ago as the result of the alleged eXtor-
ton on the part of Edmundson. Ed
mundson represented a feed cooker con-
Germ, and While travelling through that
part of the state stopped at Ritter's
home, and, it is alleged, made discov-
cries which would subject Ritter to ar
rest on a statutory charge.
Edmundson filed a complaint With a
justice of the peace, but upon pay
ment to him by Ritter of the sum of
$3.50 he is alleged to have been induced
to withdraw the complaint. Ritter then
ended his life by swallowing quantity
of poison. Before doing this he scrawled
off a note to his wife, who was away
visiting, in which he stated in sub
stance that strangers had come to his
house and compelled him to drink the
poison.
Until the true facts were learned, it
was believed that he had been MUIR
dered.
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MAKE MILITARY WRAPS.
Soldiers of Sixth Cavalry at Work in
Black Hills.

Lead, s. D.. Oct. IA number Of,
soldiers from The Sixth cavalry, under
the command of Lieutenant Carter,
have been in this city for few days.
They have been employed in making
maps Of the Black Hills country for
the use of the war department. On
the 18th of August the party left Fort
Meade for The purpose of making a
thorough study of the Black Hills
country. In their efforts they have
Travelled a distance of 1000 miles and
have succeeded in making a very fine
set of maps, showing not only the ply
sical characteristics of the country but
also roads suitable for horses and
wagons. These maps will be very vail
liable in case it becomes necessary to
move a body of men and their impedi-
ments in haste. The party came in
from Little Spearfish, where they spent
several days mapping out the streams,
roads and trails. The work is nearly
completed, and after going through
Big Strawberry gulch the party will re-
turn to Fort Meade. Lieutenant Car
ter, who is in command. is the son Of
the late Captain Carter, who is prom
inent in the Indian fight at the battle
of Wounded Knee
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sTABs HIS OWN WIFE.
Drunken Act of VermiIIion Drayman
MAY Prove Fatal.


Vermillion, S. D., Oct. 16.-A stab
A. r. Martin in this city at 2 o'clock
death Of Mrs. Elmer Washburn, the
victim of a husbands wrath.
Washburn went home last night in
an intoxicated state and started to
abuse his wife. She resented the abuse
and started to leave home, going to
A. R. Martins residence, just north
of Main street. Washburn drew
knife and began stabbing the unfor-
tunate woman. Six ugly wounds We're
inflicted, one directly over the heart,
which may prove fatal. In his infuri
ated state Washburn would certainly
have killed his wife but for the prompt
appearance of Chief of Police Sulli-
van, who looks after the night work in
the city. He heard the wife's screams
and hastened to Martins home WASH
the officer and would have done him
bodily harm had not the latter been
too quick for him. Sullivan was
obliged to fell Washburn with rap
over the head with billy, cutting a
bad wound ON his head. About this
sides block away. also appeared on
the scene and the officers had no trou-
BILE in landing Kim in Jail.
DR.. Cruickshank was called to at
tend to Mrs. WaShburn'S wounds and
HI. found her in serious condition.
-Four bad gashes were inflicted on the
arm near the shoulder, one on the
wrist, and the most dangerous one OF
the six lies directly over the heart.
This morning Mrs. Washburn COM
plains Of her heart, though she is rest
ing easy as could be expected.
WashDurn used a knife whose blade
is between three and fca- inches long.
The wonder is that he did not reach a
vital spot. Only the valiant struggle
made by the wife for her life kept the
drunken husband from literally slash
ing her to pieces
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COURT HOUSE AT YANkToN.
Magnificent New Building to Be Ded
Gated Soon.

Yankton. S. D., Oct. 1.-THE new Yank-
ton county court house is practically COM
pete and will be formally dedicated to the
use of the county Wednesday, November l..
The construction of the new building,
while it is credit to the county and the
county board OF commissioners under
whose supervision the work was done, en-
tailed the probable suicide of one man,
damaged the reputation OF two others, re-
f1ected on the ability of the board of com
missioners to protect the taxpayers, and
attracted attention to two men in correct
ing the mistakes and faults Of others.
j. E. Englebreth. the original contractor,
died suddenly while visiting his family i'll
Beresford AT the time it was rumored
that he had committed suicide, but his
death was officially credited to heart dis
ease, without and inquest.
Shortly after his death serious defects
were found to exist in the parts of the
building already completed. Large cracks
We're apparent in the hard brick veneering
of the walls and it was also discovered that
certain beams which, according to the
plans and specifications, should have sup
ported the second and third f1oors were
missing. The floors, which were of sement
and other heavy material, had sagged con-
siderably, and to many, including the
commissioners, it looked as though the
structure was in danger of falling.
The commissioners faced the emergency
without tiinching. Ed. Palmer, superin-
tendent of construction, and James Par
sons architect. were Immediately relieved
from duty on behalf of the county.
Webster Tomlinson, Chicago architect,
and ]. p. Hogan, a construction foreman
of the same city. were induced to take
charge Of the work of construction, with
instructions to correct the defects allowed
to creep in by their predecessors. Under
their magic touch the cracks in the ve-
neerng have disappeared, the sagging
floors have been remedied and other de-
fects corrected until the building is a fit
rival tor the new federal building recent
ly constructed in this city al an expense
of $4,000 to the government. The court
house will cost 100000. and besides being a
we'll constructed building is large enough
to accommodate the business of Yankton
county for many years to come.
AT a recent meeting of the board of COM
missioners it was decided to open the new
building with elaborate and appropriate
ceremony.
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IMPORTANT POINT WON.
Settlers Win Out in Land Contest


Rapid City, S. d., Oct. 16.-I'he set
tiers on the forest reserve have scored
another point in their own favor. Two
decisions that We're of great interest in,
this connection were made this week
at the United States land office in this
city. Both cases We're contested by
the government and both cases We're
won by the settlers. In one case. the
homestead entry of William Ostle, at
the old Addie camp near Fill City, the
contest was made on ths grounds that
the land was more valuable for min
eral and timber than for other pur-
poses and also because the property
included buildings and Improvements
belonging to other parties. 1t was a
fiercely fought case, but it was won
by Mr.. Ostle. In the other case. which
Simpson of Hill City, it was attacked
because it was claimed the land was
more valuable for timber than for ag-
riculture, and it was claimed further
that the entry was made for the pur-
pose of procuring scrip. This case has
been on for long time, but a de-
cision in favor of Simpson has Just
been made.
Rapid City is booming so hard that
men have been getting UP at nights
to sell lots to purchasers who cannot
wait until morning. AT least that was
the experience Of one of the local
agents the other day. who sold over
$4,000 worth of said lots with only
lantern to guide the way and show up
the various attractions of the property.
The purchasers arrived on late train
and wished to close the deal that even
ing, and as the ground desired was not
on any thoroughfare that was lighted
by electricity, the good, old fashioned
'antern came into good use.
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ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR ERROR.
Holly Contested Libel Suit Finally Set
tied Out of Court.

Armour, S. D., Oct 16.-The libel suit
of K. G. Foster VS.. Johnson Bros,
of this city, and which was instituted
last spring and arose out Of the fall
elections Of 1904, has been called off,
the johnson Bros. making a public
acknowledgment of their error. The
election was hotly contested and much
bad blood was stirred up. Everything
possible was done to defeat the aspir-
ing candidates. The cause of the suit
was the fact that the defendants
caused to be published circular all
leging that Mr.. Foster misappropriatedf
money on a former business transac-
ton arising out of the demise of the
Douglas County bank, which went to
the wall in the early '90s. Aside from
that, the circular stated by insinua-i
ton and inuendo that the money was
spent on cattle enterprise that was
being encouraged and developed near
Pierre, S. D., by former resident Of
this city, who was at one time engaged
in the banking business in this city.
Now the defendants openly and pub
licly acknowledge that they were in
error and the suit has been dismissed.
Thus ends one of the many fights that
have attended political contests in this
county since 1882. /
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PROGRAM ISSUED
FOR CONFERENCE
Watertown Is Preparing to
Entertain South Dakota
Methodists.
THE BIG ANNUAL MEETING
Entertainment Committee Is Notifieo
That $50 Delegates Will Attend
Convention Opens Next
Tuesday.
THE BIG ANNUAL MEETING

Watertown, S. D., Oct. 16.-The
twenty-frst annual session of the Da-.
kota conference Of the Methodist Epis-y
copal church will convene in Water
town on Tuesday, October II. Mem
bers OF the local church have complet-i
ed preparations for the largest attend
lance in the history Of the conference.
over $50 delegates having advised the
committee on entertainment of their
intention to be present.
The completed conference program
was issued today. On Monday after
noon and Tuesday morning the con-
ference examinations will be held. On
Tuesday evening the Anniversary Con-
ference Historical society will meet,
Rev. c. e. Hager of Mitchell presid-
ing. The first sessions of the confer
ence proper will open Wednesday. The
feature of the day will be an address
lin the evening by DR.. e. M. Randall.
secretary of the Epworth league. Bus
mess sessions and devotional services
will be held the following day, and in
the evening Bishop H. w. Warren, pre-
siding officer of the conference. and
Rev. DR.. Nicholson, president of Da-
kota university, will deliver addresses.
Friday will be temperance day. In
the evening the address will be by Rev.
M. G. B. Mason, D. d., the famous coll
ored minister. He is the national sec
retary of the Freedmen's Aid society.
Saturday. H. G. Tilton Governor Ell
rod and James Gray, of Minneapolis
will address the association in the
evening.
The conference love feast will be,
held Sunday morning. 1t will be led by
Rev. D. Rifenbark of Huron, and Bish-i
op Warren will preach the Sunday
morning sermon The ordination Of
deacons will be held Sunday morning,
and the ordination Of elders and the
consecration Of deaconesses will take
place in the afternoon. Rev. F. n.
Sheets, national secretary of the mis-
sionary society, will preach in the
evening. The conference will conclude
Monday forenoon with the announce
ment of appointments.
During the first thre days there will
be held daily an evangelistic institute,
conducted by Rev. j. p. Brushingham,
of Chicago. The Sunday school normal
institute will be daily feature OF the
conference, and will be in charge Of
Rev. A. P. George, of Chicago. The an
nual banquet will be held on Friday
evening at the Arcade hotel.
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RICH FAMILY DISAGREES
Mrs. Mackay's Husband and Mother
in-Law HELPS Catholics.

New York, Oct. 19.--Almost before
the excitement caused by Mrs. Clarence
Mackay's letter on parochial schools
has subsided came the announcement
that her husband and his mother, Mrs
William H. MaclSay, have given SUBJ
stantial gifts to the Roman Catholic
churches of this burough to aid their
schools Clarence Mackay has given
$40 to women of ST. Matthew'S Roman
Catholic church at Utica avenue and
DeGraw street, and Mrs. William H.
Mackay has given $1,000 to the Roman
Catholic church of ST. John the Evan
gelist, Twenty-first street and Fifth
avenue 1t was to the Rev. Thomas S.
Duhigg, of st. Joints church, that Mrs.
Clarence Mackay wrote her letter re-
fusing contribution.
Remembering Mrs. Clarence Mackay's
letter, in which she characterized
parochial schools as un-American and
menace to the country, Mrs. William
H. Dausey, one of the women of st.
Matthew's church, wrote to Clarence
Mackay asking for a contribution to q
fair being given by the women of the
church. The action was taken to ascer.
tain if Mr.. Macllay approved the state.
.uents made by his wife.
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AN AID TO SCIENCE.
Small Boy Solves One Question for
Forestry Bureau


Deadwood, S. d., Oct 16.--TIdwin Nc
Vey, though only 10 years of age, is
proving to be something of a scientist
and has already made discovery
which will be of interest to the United
States government and especially to
all concerned in the forestry ques-
ton. There has been some discus
sion as to whether the red squirrel was
really foe to the birds, but on the sup
position that this was true, an edict is
going forth against the squirrel and
every boy who brings in thirty tails to
Captain Seth Bullock will receive a box
of cartridges as his reward, and yet,
though they have pronounced against
the squirrels, there has been some doubt
in the minds of the department as to
what they really did do. 1T is neces-
sary to protect the birds at any rate,
as they are the greatest foe to the bark
beetle, which is running SO many acres
of Black Hills timber. Now young Nc
Ney has come to the front and, after
some observation, has written a letter
to Captain Bullock in which he said
that he once saw q woodpecker come
out of it's nest, having been frightened
by a squirrel. The squirrel then went
into the woodpecker's hole and came
out with an egg in his mouth. The 10
year-old boy has signed the death war;
rant for the little red squirrel.
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DAKOTA PRISON
HAS A HANGING,
John Rooney Is Executed for
Murder of Harold Sweet
Three Years Ago.
CRIME WAS AT FARGO
Case Has Been Hard Fought and Was
Carried to the United States Sa
preme Court-No Hitch in
the Execution.

Bismarck, N. d.. Oct. 19.-John Roo
ney, convicted of the murder of Harold
Sweet at Fargo three years ago, and
whose case was carried to the supreme
court of the United States, was hanged
at the state penitentiary at :05 o'clock
this morning. His neck was broken
by the fall and he was pronounced
dead in ten minutes. His execution
was the first held at the state peniten-
tiary under the law passed three years
ago.
! Rooney showed remarkable coolness
on the scaffold. making a ten-minute
address, in which he denied firing the
fatal shot, but admitted being an ac-
,cessory to the holdup which resulted
in the crime. AS he stepped on the
trap he sang a song, There Is No
Death, and his entire demeanor was
devoid of bravado and recllleSsness,
and manifested sincere regret at the
career that brought him to an untimely
end
No persons We're present at the ex-
ecution but those specified in the law,
and it was conducted quietly, solemnly
and without any element of sensation
.alism. Rooney was accompanied to
the scaffold by priest, and a moment
before the trap was sprung he prayed
for forgiveness. AS the cap was drawn
over his head he muttered: My God.
1.-THE light shut out forever"
The scaffold on which he was exc
cuted was erected in the big twine
warehouse i'm the prison yard
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BACHELORS LEAD.
Men outnumber Single Women i
South Dakota.

Pierre. S. D., Oct 14.-Among the sta
tistical figures worked up by the state
census bureau it is shown that there
are in South Dakota $3.50 unmarried
men and 24,s31 unmarried women over
the age of IS years. The married men
number 1921, exceeding the married
women by nearly 5000, that class num-
bering 1898. There are 5,304 widowers
and 1880 widows. The divorced men in
the state number 694, and the women
672. Besides these classified, 1889 men
and 2.064 women We're returned by the
enumerators as unknown to their mat
rimonial status.
The blind people of the state number
1885, of whom 1856 are males and 80
females. The deaf and dumb are 517 in
number, 299 males and 21S females.
These two classes include the pupils at
the blind school at Gray and the deaf
and dumb school at Sioux Falls.
Outside of the Institutions provided
for their care there are $50 idiotic, lis
male and 102 females. The insane num-
oering $780, &C males and Ga females.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-10-20
NEW TACK ON PACKERS
Prosecution Decides to Issue subrcenas
for Former Officials of the
COMPANY

Chicago Oct 16.-Importana su',roenas
for former officials of the packing COM
panies said to have been consolidated into
the National Packing company and for
former officials of the later company,
were issued today by federal officers.
An attempt is being made to show in the,
trial of the packers that the men subpoe-
naed signed contracts or know Of such
papers, binding owners of the consolidated
companies to an agreement that the sign
ers would not engage Ii the same line of
business hereafter.
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SIMPSON NEARs DEATH
Famous Ex- Congressman from kansa.
Unable to Take Food and Wife
Abandons Hope.

Wichita, Kan, Oct. 19.-Ex-Congress.
man Jerry Simpson is at deaths door,
according to statement issued early
today by physicians. At best physi.
clans consider it is hardly probably the
patient will survive another twenty.
four hours.
Simpson last night experienced sew.
eral light henorrhages. which left him
in a greatly weakened condition. He
has been unable to take nourishment
since yesterday. Mrs. Simpson has
given up hope of her husbands recov.
cry, and early today telegraphed theil
only son at Roswell, N. M, to come
immediately.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-10-20
MANY NATIVES BORN.
Interesting Reports of the Census Bur-
eau for South Dakota.

Pierre, S. D., Oct 16.-The state cen
sus shows that the population of South
Dakota is becoming more and more
Americanized with each recurring
enumeration. In 1870 the foreign born
population of the territory was 31.7 per
cent. of the whole. In 1880 it was "a
per cent, and this percentage has
shown a steady decline ever since that
date, being 27.6 per cent. in 1890, 26 per
cent. in 1895, % per cent. in 1900. and
1877 per cent, as shown by the census
of this year. While the state has
gained 10 per cent. in population in the
past five years. but / per cent of this
gain was from foreign born popula-
ton.