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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-18
NEW 2oo-TON STAMP MILL.
Work on Victoria Property Progress
ina Well.


Work on the new 200-ton stamp mill
on the Victoria property at Deadwood
is progressing very satisfactorily. The
railroad spur has been completed.
grading for the mill is now completed
and the actual work of erection is
under way. About fifty mon are en-
ployed, and it is stated on good au-
thority that the mill will be running be.
fore cold weather sets in. In the mean
time a large force OF men is at work
at the mine opening up the ore bodies
and doing great amount of develop
ment work so that when the mill is
completed there will be no lack of ore
and so that 1t may be handled in the
cheapest manner possible. Thee ore
is in the fat formation under the lime,
and for LOO feet the ore body has
been uncovered. 1t has a thickness
Of something like twenty-five feet. 1t
is not only Of good grade, but there
is said to be an inexhaustible supply,
which will insure the Victoria becom-
ing one of the reliable dividend pay
ers of the Hills.
Work on the Eleventh Hour property
lying across the gulch from that OF
the Victoria. is also progressing we'll
This company is at present grading for
mill OF the same capacity and style
as that OF the Victoria.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-18
RAMER WAS DARK HORSE.
New Superintendent Of Public lnstruc'
tion Was Not Active Candidate.

NSw superintendent OI TOOtIV uoNO~'
tion Was Not Active Candidate.
Prof M. M. Ramer, until recently
principal af the city schools at Mitch
ell, received his appointment as sup
erintendent Of public instruction, to
fill the Vacancy caused by the resig.
nation of Hon. George W. Nash, who
was appointed to the position of pres
ident of the Aberdeen state normal
school,
Prof Nash's resignation takes eff
feet Sept. /.
Prof Ramer's appointment was
made by Gov. Eirod after a due con-
sideration of the candidates for ap-
pointment and he was selected strict
ly on his merits as an educator and a
man equal to the position which he
will fill. In the names that have been
suggested as candidates for the ap-
pointment Prof. Ramer's name has
never been mentioned. Prof. Ramers
appointment is charged up to Grant
county, where he taught for several
years.
Prof. M. NJ Ramer was born at
Lewiston, Mimi, Feb. II, 1869, and
accompanied his parents to Tower
City, N. D., in 1880. He began his
studies in the common schools and
later took course in the normal
school at Moorhead Mimi, attending
Baptist college later in North Da-
kota. He began his teaching career
in the country schools of Cass county,
North Dakota, in 1873, where he re-
mained for five years. He was then
called to the schools Of Big Stone
City, S. D., in 1893, and after serving
there a period of time he was elected
superintendent of schools of Grant
county, which he held for four years,
the limit under the law. From 1902
to 1904 he was the principal Of the
schools at Milbank, where he made an
unqualified success Of his work.
Last year he was secured by the
board Of education of this city to ac-
cept the principalship of the Mitchell
schools, and the year he has been here
has demonstrated his great worth as
an educator, and he was re-engaged
for the ensuing year. In January he
was elected to the position of presi-
dent of the South Dakota Educational
association.
Prof. Ramer is what might be term.
ed self-educated man. His schooling
days were necessarily limited and his
attainments have been wrought out
by steady application to his books
during the long hours of the night,
devoting himself assiduously in better
fitting himself for his work. For all
the sacrifices he made in his younger
days he said he found it paid in the
long run to be faithful to task. Prof.
Ramer stands high among the educat.
ors of the state for his thoroughness
in all his work and for his splendid
capabilities. His appointment to the
position is satisfactory in educational
circles
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-18
WHEAT YIELD SURE TO run HIGH
Estimates High Twenty Bushels Are MadeA New
Enemy to Wheat Makes Its Appearance.

Small grain, particularly wheat, has
oeen greatly benefited by the recent
favorable weather. The temperature
has ranged from 80 to 92, with light
oreeZe most of the time, and nights
aot cool enough to retard the ripen-
Gng of grain. Much of the oats and
barley is in shock, as is also large
acreage of rye and spelts. Some wheat,
mostly on high ground, has been cut.
Wheat harvest will be in progress
generally over this part of the state
n the present week. In Beadle coun-
ty the crop is from eight to twelve
lays backward, but the grain generally
s In good condition, and with ten days
favorable weather the crop will be
about all harvested. There is lack
of "pre-threshing estimates" although
some farmers put the yield for wheat
IN this county at from fourteen to
eighteen bushels an acre, while others
say twenty to twenty-three bushels is
the right figure. Certainly the indi-
cations are that the crop is very heavy
and the quality better in grade than
Tor several years.
Smut is apparent in a majority of
fields, particularly on low lands, but is
nOt as serious factor as was at first
reported. Corn is making splendid
progress, and bids fair to give liberal
yield, while the hay crop is one of the
best and heaviest ever harvested.
Crop experts and farmers are puz-
zled to account for the condition of
wheat in some of the fields of Kings
bury county, and it may develop that
agriculturalists have a new enemy to
dght.
The wheat in the fields affected pre-
sents sick appearance, different
from grain affected by rust, smut or
other known unfavorable conditions
The heads have the appearance Of
stack-burned grain, and the straw is
dead just below the head, and green
from about three inches below the
head nearly to the roots. The affected
grain was entering the dough state
when the unknown blight struck it.
The heads are practically worthless,
as the kernels are nothing but bran.
Even the macaroni wheat, which is
generally acknowledged to be of a
harder variety than the ordinary
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-18
TWELVE KILLED IN COLLISION.
Fast Passenger Train and Freight
Crash Touether in Ohio.

Cleveland, Aug. Is. - A fast east
bound passenger train on the Nickel
Plate road collided with west-bound
freight train early yesterday at Kish-
man, Ohio, resulting in the death OF
twelve persons, while at least twenty
five others were injured, eight Of
whom will probably will die. The
wreck, according to the officials Of the
company, was caused by a misunder-
standing of orders, or neglect to obey
them on the part of the crew of the
freight train
Aside from the engineer, the men
killed on the passenger train were all
riding in the smoking car at the head
Of the train, and were mostly foreign
laborers in the employ of the Stand
ard Oil company, on their way from
Fort Jeneca, Ohio, to Brookfield, Ohio,
in charge of foreman. Engineer G.
G. Poole of the passenger train was
Killed at His Post,
while trying to reach for the air brake
after seeing the headlight of the
freight train. His fireman saved him.
self by jumping.
The high speed OF the passenger
train threw it's locomotive and first
three coaches over on the engine Of
the freight train, telescoping the
smoker and the car following. The
forward cars of the freight train were
splintered to fragments.
OF the passengers in the smoker,
none escaped injury. Fortunately
there was no fire, but the heavy tim
bers of the wrecked cars pinned down
many and prevented them from get
ting out until assistance arrived.
AS soon as possible after the wreck
occurred doctors were sent on a spe
cial train to the scene from Lorain.
President Caniff of the Nickel Plate
stated that from the information in
the hands Of the officials, the freight
train crew had orders to go on the
siding at Kishman and there await
the passage of the passenger train.
Why this was not done in time to per-
NIT the passenger train to go by, or a
flagman sent out, has not yet been
learned. A rigid investigation Is,
however, being made by the railway
officials.
1t is said that the watch of the engi-
neer of the freight train was slow and
that the engineer believed he had
eight minutes to get his train on the
siding before the passenger train was
due. The freight train had slack
ened speed and was about to back in
CT <ha ooiv FRO ooly
when the passenger train came tear
ing along at the rate of forty five
miles an hour and dashed into it.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-18

these 1882 are foreign born. 'rhe city
of Huron has population OF 1878, a
gain of $50 in five years. This popu-
lation is 2,O28 male, with 46O foreign
born. The city has 1908 school chill
dren. The population of the other
towns Of the county is: Hitchcock,
1876; Cavour. 1926: Wolsey, 152.
The final figures for Brookings coun-
ty show population of 14,012, a gain
of /, ,451 since 1900. The male popula-
ton Of the county is 7,434, and the
foreign born population numbers 2,SO3.
The city of Brookings has a population
of 1926, gain of 919, and 467 Of the
city population is foreign born. Vol
ga has 552; Elkton 532; White 479 and
Aurora 213.
Aurora county shows population OF
4,562, of which 2,453 is male and 2,1O9
female, with foreign born population
of I'll. This is a gain of 551 for the
county for five years. The population
of Plankinton is COG. while it was 465
five years ago, and 366 in 1890. This
gives Plankinton a gain of two in fif.
teen years; and places White Lake at
the same point it was at that time.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-18

wheat, is somewhat affected by the
mysterious disease.
Farmers who this season expert.
mented with the raising of winter
wheat are generally we'll satisfied with
the results. Some grain that has al
ready been threshed has run from
twenty-five to thirty-five bushels to the
acre. The quality is said to be much
better than the quality of spring wheat
in many localities.
If reports from a large district are
correct, there will be much loss of
grain by reason of lack of machinery
and hands to gather 1t quickly. The
weather coming on dry and hot, has
fastened the ripening process so that
fields intended for the sickle next week
are ready to be cut now. Few harvest
hands come west of Huron. and this
emergency is hard to meet.
That the crop is mammoth is shown
by the fact that it required seventy
pounds of twine to bind Henry Scott's
eighteen acres of barley, some of which
he did not get because it was down.
His oats stood one and on-half feet
high, but are down now.
William Gardner of Rec Heights has
been viewing the wheat. He had look
ed upon the wheat valleys of the Pa
cific coast when the grain was golden,
but never when it was more man.
moth than the crop now southwest Of
his town, which is little better than
the grain along the line west of Huron
wherever you go.
The harvest of Meade county's boun-
tiful crop is on. Barley cutting has
been in progress, and the dropping of
wheat will begin this week. Some
farmers are estimating their wheat at
thirty-ive bushels per acre. 1t Is re-
ported that a great amount Of smut
exists in various localities of the coun-
ty.
The Brookings college people did
much good last winter in holding meet
ings and advising treatment of wheat
for smut. Now the farmers want corn
treated for worms. Sweet corn is also
ruined by the pests, while early field
corn is being attacked. The worms
eat unseen at the tender kernels under
the husks until the grain becomes
hard.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-18
PLOT TO BLOW UP PRESIDENT.
Report Of Plot to Wreck His Train
Near Riduewood, NJ. j.

New York, Aug. 15.--The Erie rail-
road officials were alarmed for the
safety of President Roosevelt on his
way from Chautauqua to Jersey City,
Is shown by the fact made known yes
terday that the presidents car did not
come over the main line. Instead the
Chautauqua special was broken in two
at Suffern, Rockland county, and the
presidents party was brought in by
roundabout way. over two small
branch roads.
Ordered by Underwood.
President Roosevelt is said to have
objected to the unusual precautions
taken, but acQuiesced when positive
orders from President Underwood of
the Erie were shown him. These or
ders were issued as a result Of a let
ter received by the Paterson police
saying there was plot to blow up the
presidents train near Ridgeway, N. j.
The ChautauQua special was
stopped at Suffern early Saturday
morning. There was a conversation
over the telephone following scurry-
ing around Of railroad men of that
town. The plan decided upon was to
send the president to Sparkhill, a
small town on the Hudson three miles
below Nyack, by an old single-track
road, known as the Piermont branch,
and thens into Jersey City on the
Northern railroad, branch having its
| terminus in Nyack.
President Objects.
President Roosevelt was awakened
| and told of the change in the schedule,
as the officials did not like to take the
responsibility without his consent.
The president after some discussion,
said that he was Gin the hands OF the
Erie" and while he had no fear OF
his train being wrecked on the main
line, he would do what the railroad
men thought best
Along the Piermont branch and the
| Northern railroad extra men guarded
every part of both roads.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-18
cuNBoAT INQUIRY IS CLOSED.
Result OF Investigation Will Be Known
This Week.

Washington, Aug. Is. - Rear Ad-
miral Goodrich, commander-in-chief Of
the Pacific station, in dispatch to
the navy department from San Diego
officially announced that the court Of
inouiry on the Bennington disaster
was concluded Friday, the proceedings
of which he will forward to Washing
ton to-day. The navy department has
decided to place the Concord on the
active list and this vessel will take
tbe place of the Bennington on the
Pacific station.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-18
NEW RURAL ROUTES
More Rural Routes for South Dakota
and Carriers Appointed.

'N va 'S'S UPP0'HSCOs
The following additional rural
routes have been established in South
Dakota:
Sisseton, Roberts county, routes
/ and 2, length Of routes, 26 IA, q
miles; areo covered, SO square miles:
population served, 117O: number OF
houses on routes, 234.
Wilmot, Roberts county, route No
/, length of route, % miles; area Gov
cred, AZ square miles; population
served, $50; number OF houses on
route, 106.
Rural carriers have been appointed
as follows:
Colten Holden Brown, carrier;
Adolph Brown, substitutes; route 2.
Dell Rapids, Nels L. Thompson. car.
rier; Andrew Henderson, substitute;
route 5.
Dell Rapids, Louis M. Gather car
rier; Earl j. Standemaus. substitute;
route No. G.
Finley. Byron A.. Keith, carrier; L.
l. Benton, substitute, route /.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-18

A hobo giving the name Of Joe
Brady broke into the rooms of Mrs
Brunier and Mrs. Renne of Doland
and attempted to sleep on the dining
room table. Mrs. Brunier screamed
for help and the man was taken to the
village jail by the neighboring men.
The next day he was tried before a
Doland justice and given 30 days in the
Sphinx county jail
Elaborte preparations are being
made for the annual picnic of the Old
Settlers association of Bon Homme
county, which will be held at Tyndall
on Aug. %.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-18
FATHERS TERRIBLE CRIME.

A warrant was sworn out and placed
in the hands of the sheriff of Aurora
county, charging Fred S. Meyers with
the crime of incest, the complaining
witness being his sixteen-year-old
daughter. Meyers has been working
Aurora county. where he also secured
employment for the girl as cook for a
small grading outfit. Some of the men
working on the same grade became
suspicious that all was not right be.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-18

spects, has been more typical of early
days than was even Deadwood in the
last decade
Hot Springs, too, will notice a few
changes, but they will be of different
character. Hot Springs is more of a
the typical mining towns. The number
of summer tourists at the Springs at.
fects the character of the camp there
considerably, but it will not be behind
in the movement. Rapid City will see
the least change of any, but neverthe-
less will enforce the laws. All these
endorsements will go into effect within
few days, and Lead and Deadwood
will continue to keep the lid on. o.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-18

tween father and daughter, and after
watching for a time caught them in
criminal relations. The young men in
the camp were only prevented from
dealing out summary justice by the
GOODNESS of their boss, who interceded
for Meyers and allowed him to go,
with instructions to get out of the
country. The girl was then prevailed
upon to swear out the complaint, but
up to the present time the sheriff has
been unable to find his man.
Meyers came from Douglas county
six months ago. He has a wife.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-18
Why He Didn't Care.

Mark my words" declared Mrs
Dorcas, laying down the law to hel
long-suffering helpmate, "by the end
of the century woman will have the
rights she is fighting for"
Il don't care II she does,' replied
DorcaS.
'Do you mean it, cried his wife
Have | at last brought you around
to my way Of thinking? Won't you
really care?'
Not a bit, my DEAR" returned mel
husband, resignedly. "Pll be deal
then."-Puck.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-18
Ian . LOANS.
The School Fund Apportioned Among
the Counties.

The state land department has In
the first six months of the present year
placed $354S61 of the permanent
school fund, the greater part of it.,
$31S,111 being on farm loans, and the
balance on school and municipal
bonds. School districts of the state
took $25,75O; and municipal corpora
tions $1,000. The county auditors ov-
er the state who are looked to by
the department to keep the apportion-
ments of their counties bearing inter.
est, are keeping the uninvested per.
manent fund down to bed rock under
present laws. Loans have been made
in all the counties of the state for the
first six months in the year with the
exception of Custer, Hughes, McCook,
and Stanley. The farm loans which
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-18
EARL kiSER LOSES A LEG.
Physician Says He viii Recover VA
less Complications Set In.

Cleveland Ohio, Aug. 15.-Earl Kis-
or. the automobile racer who lost his
left leg as the result of an accident to
his machine at the Glenville race
track here Saturday is resting COM
fortably at the hospital. His attending
physician pronounces himself well
satisfied with the progress which
Kiser is making, and states that he
will recover unless unforeseen compli.
cations set in.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-18

The mystery surrounding the dis.
appearance from Sioux Falls of Mrs.
Bertha Bakken, the young wife of a
farmer living near Baltic. twelve miles
north Of Sioux Falls, has been solved
by the finding Of the woman and her
baby at the home OF a farmer near
Coleman. where she sought work.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-18
The man who can be patient with
his corns has a good chance of glory.

Mrs. Axtel Peterson, wife of farm
er living in the northern part of
Charles Mix county, had a narrow es-
cape from instant death by being run
over by team of horses and binder.
and received injuries which are serl.
Gus. For time it was thought she
could not recover. but the physicians
in attendance now say that the chanc-
es for her recovery are fair.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-08-18

HC NOudtfCo W WHINI tOOn IHuHICIPdI
loans were: Day, $4,000; Gregory, 49,.
600; Moody, $4,000.
Those winch took school bond loans
were: Brookings, $1,000; Butte, $4..
TOO; Campbell, $400; Charles Mix,
$500; Day, $3.50; Deuel.. $3.50; Hamlin,
900; Marshall, $500; Miner, $3.50;
Minnehaha, $4,000, and Roberts, $4,000.
The Springfield herald., 1905-07-14
MuTlNEERs SURRENDER.
Crew of the kniaz Potemkine Deliver
Ship to Roumanian. Officers.

Kustenji, Roumania, July Sine
flag of ST. Andrew once again floats
over the battleship Potemkine and the
torpedo boat. which have proved such
terrors to the Black sea communities
for a couple OF weeks past.
The formal surrender of the mutin-
Gus crews actually occurred at o clock
Yesterday afternoon after series of
discussions and negotiations between
the Roumanicn authorities and The
leaders of the mutineers.
The Roumanian officers who boarded
the battleship on her arrival here called
upon the crew to surrender, in which
case they would be treated as foreign
deserters. Or else leave the port forth
with.
1t speedily became apparent that the
Russian vessels returned to this port
with the intention of giving themselves
up to foreign government and the
crews soon announced their acceptance
of the Roumanian terms.
The mutineers wanted to take off the
treasure which was on board the kniaZ
Potemkine, but the authorities de-
clined to acquiesce.
The Russians gradually will be con-
veyed to any frontier they may select
and will be liberated, the local officials
having given an understanding to this
effect
The Roumanian flag has been hoisted
over the Russian war vessels as well
as the Russian so as to prevent any at
tack on them in Roumanian waters by
the vessels of the Russian squadron,
which are reported to be in pursuit of
the mutineers.
The Springfield herald., 1905-07-14
Admiral Kruger in Possession.

Kustenji, Roumania. July 9.-Ad-
miral Kruger this afternoon boarded
and took possession of the Russian bat
tleship Knaiz Potemkine, King Charles
of Roumania having sent instructions
to the commander of the Roumanian
squadron that the vessel be delivered
to the Russian authorities without
raising difficulties. The torpedo boat
which accompanied the kniaz Potem-
kline, however, left for Odessa without
surrendering, declaring that she had
not mutinied, but that the kniaz Potem-
kline had forced her to follow.
Admiral Kruger arrived with his
squadron this morning and after ex-
changing the customary salutes inti-
mated that he had come to arrange for
the transfer of the Kniaz Potemkine.
Admiral Kolinsky, commander OF the
Roumanian squadron, boarded the Rus
sian battleship Tichesme and informed
Admiral Kruger that King Charles had
ordered him to turn the vessel over to
the Russian admiral. The formalities
of the transfer were completed this al
ternoon, and Admiral Kruger boarded
the Kniaz Potemkine.
The Springfield herald., 1905-07-14
CANNOT BUILD REFINERY.
Kansas Supreme Court Declares Law
Unconstitutional.

Topeka, Kans.. July S.-The law
passed by the Legislature last winter
appropriating $4,000 to build an In
dependent oil refinery at Peru was yes
terday declared unconstitutional by the
State Supreme Court in an opinion by
Associate Justice Greene
The oil refinery law was considered
one of the most direct blows struck at
the Standard Oil Company by the last
Legislature, which adopted several
measures tending to restrict that con-
cern in the handling of the Kansas
product.
The oil refinery law provided for the
erection at Peru, also of a branch OF
the State Penitentiary to house sutfi'
cient prisoners, who, 1t was intended,
were to work the oil plant.
The court holds that the construction
of the refinery and the branch peniten-
tiary in connection with 1t is in viola
tion of the state constitution, which de-
clares
"The state shall never be party in
carrying on any works Of internal i'm
provement.'
The construction and operation OF
such a refinery. it is held. would be
work of internal Improvement.
Governor Hoch was greatly disap-
pointed at the decision and said:
Now that we have started it. l
wanted to go on and run our refinery.
We would have secured more than its
costs in the price of oil in few
months. If l had been the Supreme
Court would have strained point to
have declared the law constitutional.