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The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-06-09
GIRL PUTS up
A BRAVE DEFENSE
Helen Russell Has Unique Ex-
perience While Alone in
Rosebud Cabin.
THE FIRST INDIAN FIGHT
THE FIRST INDIAN FIGHT
She Was Armed Fully and Her Homo
Was Barricaded, but the Attack
ers Withdrew Leaving De-
fender Disappointed.

Burke, S. d, June 3.-MiSs Helen
Russell, who has Il claim in Sully flats.
enjoys the distinction of having had
the first encounter with Indians that
has yet come to light on the Rosebud.
While sitting alone in her shanty mus
ing over bygones and futures she was
reused from her revery by what was
apparently the wal whoop of a Sioux
Indian. Peering cautiously out from
behind the curtain she sighted what
appeared to be The form of a noted
desperate indian on horseback riding
swiftly toward the house. She looked
again; yes, it was surely the noted
halfbreed and he was heading straight
for the hou"e. Not until now did She
remember that she had lost the key
to her door and there WAS nothing to
prevent his walking right in. Being a
young lady Of considerable western
nerve, she was not long in deciding
what to Go. Hastily dragging her trunk
against the unsecured door, having
first taken her fire arms and a box of
cartridges from their resting place, she
stood in readiness awaiting Develop
ments. Tramp! tramp. the horses
hoofs came nearer: and presently 4
gentle rap was heard at the door. very
gentle she thought fer an intoxicated
Indian brave. inside the Goor stood
the young woman With finger on the
trigger, waiting, for the first time in
her life. to defend her American in
alienable rights Of home and property.
Another tap as light as the first. and
the stranger was gone, leaving the
house and its sole occupant to their
lonely lot in the midst of the prairie.
After waiting an hour or so for his re-
turn Miss Russell Ventured out. but no
Indian was in sight. Night was fast
coming on and he would surely return
chen. Something must be one. Car
ryiilg her trusty defender. she FASTENED
across the country to her friend. Miss
Lind. to impart She news of attack and
solicit her aid in defense. Together
they returned to the hesieged fortress
and after b~arr:cading the door and en-
tinguishing the light they waited in
true pioneer style for the attack of the
Indian. After spending several hours
in fr,li:less watching they both fell
asleep. to be awakened by the morning
sun falling aslant tbrourh :heir win
dow. The Indian had failed to return.
The next day brought news of the at
lacking party: hut much to Miss Rus
sells disappointment and the destrov-
ing Ct the romantic part nf it. he was
not an Indian, only an adjoining claim
holder. come to invite her to a dance
at his shanty the following evening.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-06-09
ADOPTS IOWA T II
South Dakota Will Hereafter Use New.
Census Plan,

Des Moines, Ia, May 3l.-South Da-
kota has adopted the Iowa plan of talk.
ing a state ensuS The Iowa statute
was copied almost in every detail. ex-
cept as to date on which to have the
work lone.
A special agent of that state. Fred G..
Goodfellow, was in Des Moines calling
on Secretary Dawson of the Iowa ex-
ecutive council for the purpose of pro-
curing information as to how to pro-
ceed with the work and the system of
Classification of the census after it is
taken, which Iowa will adopt.
Secretary Dawson is the director of
the census and is pushing the work of
tabulating the census now He has de-
Nised the most convenient system of
blanks, and South Dakota without Il,
doubt will adopt his system. 1t is not
copyrighted.
Mr.. Goodfellow is the curator of the
Historical society OF South Dakota. 1t
has charge of the census in that state,
While here the executive council in
Iowa has charge. There, as here, the,
assessors are the enumerators. but if
the authorities of this state had 1t to
do over again it is probable that tho
provision to make the assessors do the
work woul be eliminated. 1t has
worked unsatisfactory in two ways;
the counties have hesitated about pay.
ing the assessors additional compensa-.
ton for the difficult work of taking the.
census, and the people have hesitated!
about giving information as to the,
value of their property and kindred
matters to the assessors. !,
Mr.. GoodfellOw said that he expected;
a substantial increase in the population
If South Dakota.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-06-09
A WAYWARD Wife
MADE HIM MURDERER
Such Is the Defense OF E. ?.
F%arnhan1, Rich Mine Owner
OF the Black Hills.
gE PLEADS SELF DEFENSE
His Zinc Foreman Received Two Let.
ters from Mrs. Farnham Which
the Defendant Intercepted
and Read.

Dcadwood, S. d., June a.-E. p. Farm
ham, who has been on trial in this city
in the circuit court for the murder of
Richard Calvin, has made n great deal
of money in the mining business here
in the Hills. He came to Central City
several years ago as Il barbe and was
soon af;erward appointed postmaster OF
that place. He opened n small grocery
store in connection with the postofice
and his wife spent a large part of her
time in the Office as clerk. over a year
ago, Farnham organized the Queen of
the Hills Mining company and en-
ployed Il young MAJ named Richard
Calvin as mine foreman. A number of
times suspicious We're aroused on the
part Of Farnham over the intimacy of
his wife and Calvin, but no direct proof
was secured until Farnham, after re-
turning from an eastern trip, called for
Galvin's mail. which he intended to
lake out to the mining camp. Farm
ham found two letters from his wife
addressed t O Calvin. which he opened.
The contents showed him the condition
of affairs existing between his wife and
Calvin. Fa:nham showed the letters
10 his Wife, who seized n and tore
the other partly in two. enough of the
letter was retained 10 pIpNe lHe AZ
timacy between the two parties. That
same night that Farnham found the
letters fire destroyed the dwelling house
Of the Farnham's and also the postof-
flee building. The following day Farm
ham was arrested for arson. Securing
bail he continued his work with the
mining company and made another trip
east. After returning he met Calvin at
the hoist of the mining company and
ordered him to leave the ground. Gal
win proceeded. Farnhar~ testified in
court to show hat he would leave tn:
ground when he pleased, and at
t. opted, Farnham stated. to L his
gun. Farnham shot Calvin through
the breast with a shotgun, which re-
suited. a few days later, in the death of
Calvin. The plea of self-defense was
carried throughout in the trial. Farm
ham is we'll known in the Hills as a
mining promoter, he having a number
of other companies we'll advanced
toward organization. In The arson trial
that is to follow the defense will show
that Farnham's wife knows how the
fire originated. They have a girl about
~ years old who is living with the
mother. 1t has been some time since n
trial of this kind has been before the
people of the Black Hills and intense
interest is being shown, especially at
Central CITY
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-06-09
FLOWING ON LARGE SCALE.
Thousands of Virgin Acres Being Sow.
to Flax Near Waoner.

Wagner, S. d.. June 3.-The Indian
heirship Ian which was sold last year
in the vicinity of Wagner is all being
broken up this spring and sown to flax.
Over 20, 600 acres will be broker in the
eastern part of Charles Min county this
summer. A large amount of it is be-
ing broke by steam plows. The prairie
is dotted with large traction engines
drawing from six to eight plows each.
One of these outfits will break about
twenty-five acres per day. The break
ing up n settling up of this territory
means much for Wagner. Wagner has
surrounding it, in extent n richness
of territory, the best territory of n
town or the Milwaukee railroad west
of Yankton. Land values and town
property have about doubled here dur
ing the past two years.. c.. A. Padley,
general townsite agent of the Milwau-
kee company was at Wagner a few
days 6 and in conversation with
our correspondent stated:
This is my first trip to Wagner for
over a year. l am surprised at the de-
velopment of your own and the sur
rounding territory. You have got as
fine a territory tributary to you as n
town in the state inc in a very few
years you are bound to be the best town
on our line west of Yankton. ] wish
that our company instead of securing
100 acres for a town site had secured a
half section, as we could have sold all
of it for town lots"
Farmers a W finished corn planting
and small grain is looking fine with
every prospect of a good crop.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-06-09
FLAG DAY PROCLAMATION.
Governor Eirod Asks That Old c:or,
Ee Hc:sted on Jure &.

Pierre, S. ID. June 3~.-Coyernnc I;irol
has issued the following flag day proc
lamation fixing Wednesday. June II. as
flag day, and asking for 6 general Oh.
Of that cate.
The American flag is uaiversally
recognized as the emblem CT liberty anG
justice. Beneath il brave ANA loyal
hearts bear with pride and devotion. To
the oppressed 1t affords the Inspiration
OF hope. TO each of our citizens 1t guar
antees individual liberty and protection
to personal and property rights. The
fire of protection never burned more
brightly than today. 1t is therefore
e!1jnen;ly proper that we unitedly show
our regard for the sta's and stripes ana
our love for our common ountry.
Flag day has n special place in the
hearts of the old soldiers who have fol-
lowed it in times of war and in times Of
peace. 1t is especially pleasing to note
that the older the flag becomes. the
more it is honored and loved by the
American people; therefore,
II, Samuel H. Elrod. governor of the
state of South Dakota, do hereby des-
ignate Wednesday. June ID, A. d. 1905.
as flag day. and heartily recommend
a display Of Old Glory throughout the
day. Let it appear in evidence every
where, over church and school house:
factory and dwelling; public and phi
Nate buildings. illustrating. our faith IN
all it represents.
in testimony whereof. I have here
unto set my hand and caused the great
seal OF the state to be affixed, at the
capitol. this 23d day of May. 1865.
Samuel II. Elrod. Governor"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-06-09
BOYS PLAY FRANKS.
Flash Fireworks and Brighten Com
mencement Audience at Mitchell.

Mitchell, S. D., June 5.-rAe com
mencement exercises Of the mitchell
high school We're held in the auditor
ium of the city hall here last night.
Fully 1900 people We're in the hall
when some t~houghtless young manr
flashed some sort OF, fireworks in front
of one of the second story windows.
AT once the cry of fire was sounded,
and ii was by the united effort of sew
eral cool headed men that Il panic was
averted. 1t required several minutes of
time to get the audience again seated
and quiet restored.
The program was a fine one and the
graduating class closed the term with
honors. The salutatory delivered by
Miss Ruth Z. Wilson was Enthusiastic
ally received by the large audience.
Hon. o. l.. Branson delivered a fine
address that was appropriate for the
occasion. Miss BESSIE B. Erion gave
the valedictory address, II it was a
superb effort that every n appreciate
ed by a resounding encore.
Hon. r. H. Winsor, president of the
board of education, presented the
twenty-five diplomas in a scholarly
and able address that was the gem of
the evening.
The citizens of Mitchell feel they
have as fine a class of public and coll
.lege schools as can be found in the
northwest, and to Superintendent +.
II. Hoff n Principal M. NJ. Kramer
much credit is due for the splendid
line of graduating students that are
'eaVinE the high school YEARLY.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-06-09
e FIND OF GOLD.
Valuable Pieces Picked from Macada
mixed Road,

EGgemont, S. D., June 5.-The little
mining camp of RoubaiX. in the Black
Hills. is literally paved With gold.
Samuel Mulholland of that place is
exhibiting some free god specimens
that are really freaks of their kind.
They were secured by Mulholland at
the dump Of the Glover Lea mine, and
in h main street of RoubaiX, where
they had been broken up into a crude
kind of macadamizing. One fragment
was Is or 1G inches long and between 2
and 3 inches square,, looking almost as
if it had been hew with a jackplane,
and particles of gold were sticking out
of it on all sides.
The specimen must have contained
several dollars worth of gold. Mulhol-
land had his pockets filled with small
pieces that he had taken out of the
street of the town. some of them We're
exceedingly valuable on account of
the great amount of gold in them, as
well as for their popularity.
1t is probable an effort will be made
to form q company for the purpose of
extracting the gold from the specimens
of g~old-bearing rock which now thickly
cover the greater part OF the main
street of the little mining camp. 1t is
believed the broken rock contains gold
to the value of man thousands of dol
airs.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-06-09
WAS NEARLY
Thrilling Adventure of Ca!Iic Yeaser i
Bio Sioux.

Sioux Falls, s. D.. June 3.-While at
tempting to cross the Zig Sioux river.
which is greatly swollen from recen;
heavy rains, Miss Callie Yeager, daugh-
ter of a well known resident of Sioux
Falls, had a thrilling adventure and 81
narrow escape !rcm death by drown
ing.
Miss Yeaeer is a teacher in the public
schools at West Sioux Fails and is &C
c.stomed to drive back and forth tie
tween her ho1ee in this city and her
school. Accompanied Icy & little boy
she was Ell route to har school in :
buggy whea she had The experience
Which nearly ended her lie.
While crossing the river on Il drive
"a near: a dam the horse, wis!!il g TO
get to the water, became uamanage-
able and plunged over a bank which
at low water is about ten feet above
the river bed. Miss Yeage. and the
boy, as the horse y buggy topp.eG
over into the stream. by the most des-
perate sort of efforts succeeded in get
ting clear of the vehicle just a M
before il would have been too late.
AS it was they a!ighted partly in ths
water, but re able to scramble VI
the bank TO Dry land. Both We're com
ple:ely exhausted by their efforts. III.
horse was drowned before ii could /.
'escued from the river.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-06-09
AFFECTED WITH scAelEs.
live Stock Commission Orders Com
puIsory Dipping.

pulsory Dipping.
Pierre, s.. D., June THE state live
stock commission has declared most of
the Missouri river counties east of the
river and the section between the Mis-
souri, and Jim rivers to be scabies in
fected territory and has ordered COM
pulsory dipping of cattle in all that ter
ritory at least twice at periods of not
more than fourteen nor less than eight
days apart, with dipping in all other
counties of the state wherever the
county inspector shall order it. The
order is compulsory, and no clear bill
OF inspection will be given in the coun-
ties named unless the dipping regula-
ton has been complied with. The coun-
ties declared to be infected are Aurora,
Beadle, Brule. Buffalo, Charles Mix,
Campbell, Douglas, Edmunds. Faux,
Hand, Hyde, Hughes, Jerauld, Nc
Pherson, Potter, Sphinx, Sully and Wall
worth.
The county inspectors in these coun-
ties are attempting to secure dipping
at about the same time for all cattle,
and will do all in their power to wipe
out the itch this year. They are
doing all possible to enforce the orders
! of the state beard and are trying to
prevent the action CT some cattle own
ers who last year cut out part of their
herds and dipped the rest, declaring
they brought in all they owned. This
action left enough infected cattle in the
country to spread the disease again
after the dipping.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-06-09
SOUTH DAKOTA
LANDS SHRINK
State Auditors Report Shows
2,725 New Tracts for
Taxation.
is IN GREAT DEMAND
S IN GREAT DEMAND.
Counties East of the Missouri River
Are Fast oisposine of the Original
Tracts and Few Of Them
Have Nc State Lands.

Pierre, S. D., May 31.-The final re-
ports in guard to new lands which will
ON under taxation for the first time
this e a through final proof show the
total numbe of such tracts to be 2.125-
These are divided among the different
land districts as follows:
Chamberlain, 645; Watertown. 1872;
Aberdeen, 452; Huron, 1888: Rapid CITY,
33S; Mitchell. 1902; Pierre, 40. OF the
total l,051 were west of the river. and
of these Lyman county reported 508-
While some of the ountie in the east
ern part of the state reported very few
final proofs, the only ones which
showed no new land for the year We're
Grant, Hanson, Lincoln, McCook. Min
nehaha, Moody. Turner and Yankton.
: While 1t is likely that there is yet
land in those counties in which the.
government title has not yet passed,
II is very scarce. and the whole of the
eastern part OF the state will soon be in
private hands.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-06-09
PETIT JURY DRAWN.
Term of United Statcs Court to Be
Held at Pierre.

s:o"s Fails. S. t.. June "A petit
jury for Il regular term of United
States court. to be held at Pierre, has
been drawn by Jury Commissioner ~.
S. Glidden and Oliver S. Pendar. clerk
OF the United States court in this city.
The petit jurors will be required to re-
port at 10 Il. IN. on Tuesday, June IL.
The jury is made up of the following
persons:
L. Il. Dawson. Vermilion: j. Il.
Clark. G~ettvsbure; Frank Phinmey.
Dean: John A. B!att. Lead; r.. II. Cook,
kimball: J. O.. Conrick, Chamberlain;
John Bertrand, A~leNandriu; Dan Dona-
hoe. Jr., Sioux Falls; Il. A. Bruce.
Yankton: Henry /. Stearns, Brookings:
j. N. Cooley, Sioux Falls; H. c. Silken-
son, Alsen; Hugh Smith. Howard: w.
r. E%urkholder Irene; j. r. Nichols,
Wheeler; Nj. T. Hogaboom, Sioux Falls;
liver Bagstad, Violin; Octave Lassier.
Lead; M. w. Sheafe. jr., Watertown:
George Carr. Flandreau; M. c. Connors.
Spearfish; A. Hall, Aberdeen: Richard
F. Cyrons. Carthage; Harry Clark. Hot
Springs; j. l.. Robbins, Sioux Falls: c.
A. Sells. Sioux Falls: b. E. Taylor.
Woonsocket; Nick Marx, Kranzberg: ].
!Rathgeber, Yankton; Percy Russell,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-06-09
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Annual Meeting Will Be Held at Dead,
wood This Season,

Sioux Falls, S. D., June 5.-The men,
bers of the state board of railroad COM
m%issioners, whose headquarters are in
this city, have received information to
the effect that the various committees
have taken up the work of preparing
for the annual convention OF the Ma
tional Association of Railroad commits
sioners. which will convene at Dead
wood on August 16 next. This will be
the first time in the history of the assoc
citation that its annual convention will
be held in South Dakota.
Z This years convention will be of the
utmost Importance, owing to h public
discussion of and interest in the all
road rate question. Men prominently
connected with h railroads will at
tend the Deadwood convention for the
purpose of presenting the views of the
railroads in regard to the proposed gov
eminent contro! Of railroad passenger
and freight rates. Those who favor such
control will also be represented by
prominent speakers.
The addresses made at the convention
are certain to attract national atten-
ton, as they will contain new and in
teresting views upon the important
question of government control of rail-
road rates, and will do much toward
educating the people of the United
States on this matter.
Elaborate preparations will be made
for the convention and the people of
Deadwood and other Black Hills towns
will spare neither pains nor expense to
make the convention the most success
full n enjoyable ever held by the ma
tional association.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-06-09
MEMORIAL DAY..
Towns in South Dakota FittineIy Oh.
served Occasion.

Aberdeen, S. D., June 2.-The dedica-
ton of the monument in honor Of the
soldier dead, presented to the G. 4. r..
by embers of Robert Anderson post,
w. r. c., No. -. was the principal
event of Decoration day In Aberdeen.
cemetery. The is twenty
one feet high and is a very beautiful
specimen of the stonecutter's art. The
base consists of a mamuoth slab of
granite eleven feet square and four feet
high. This is surmounted by Il smaller
stone six feet square N two feet high
upon which stands the figure OF a SOL
der.
Huron, S. D., June 2.-Never in the
history OF Huron was Memorial day
more generally observed thar today.
The exercises throughout were intense
ily interesting and impressive. The
procession to the cemetery was preced-
e. A. r., he w. r.. c., Battery A of
the South Dakota National guard, and
many hundred citizens in carriages.
The exercises We're under the direction
of the Grand Army, assisted by the
w. r. G. AT the cemetery the usual
rituallstic ceremonies were observed,
and the graves of the forty-three un-
ion soldiers and two confederate SOL
diers were %profusely decorated with
flowers Each OF the graves has a
marble headstone, furnished by the
government, n at ZACH has been
placed by the Grand Army an iron
marker with flag holder, from which
Efloated "Old Glory"
B~ridgewater. S. D., June 2.-Me-
mortal day was appropriately OBJ
served by the citizens of this city. Fol-
lowing the parade, made up of old SOL
diers and the pupils of the public
schools. a program was rendered at the
y0nQrH house which uyoc nF n y,ocf to
teresting character, after which a line
of march was formed visiting the Diff
ferent cemeteries, where the graves Of
>he departed We're strewn with lowers
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-06-09
MANY TELEPHONE LINES.

Pierre, S. D., June 3.-The report
coming into the Office of the state audi
tor for assessment purposes show that
over fifty new telephone companies will
be placed on the tax list this year.
These lines are mostly small mutual.
or farmers lines which are being rapid
ly threaded all over the state, putting
the different farming communities in
connection With the towns at Which
they do their mark citing. The tele-
phone is becoming not only Il necessity
to the whites. but TO the Indians as
well. -.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-06-09
SWEDISH eAPrisTs MEET.
Mill City CIereymen Will Address,
Sioux Falls Conference.

Sioux Falls, S. D., May 3l.-A number
of Sioux Falls people and hundreds
from other points in the state are ar.
ranging to attend the annual Sc;lndi-
inavian Baptist conference, which will.
convene at Viborg, south of Sioux Falls,
Wednesday of this week for a SEES
sion lasting until June 4. The minis
terial union will convene at $3.50
"Wednesday forenoon. Among the;
prominent clergymen who will address
the conference are DR.. O. A. Williams;
DIR. ran Peterson of Minneapolis
Some of the addresses will be IN Eng
fish, while the remainder will be in
Swedish or Norwegian.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-06-09
NEW TELEPHONE LINE.
Work Being Rushed on Dakota Cen
trail at Ethan.

Ethan. S. d., June "A gang of men
began work on the Dakota Central
Telephone company's line running west
from this place and connecting many
or the farmers with this place and
Mitchell, which is the other end of this
rural phone. A carload of poles has
been received and it is expected that
the line will be in running order in a
short time. A carload of poles has also
been received by the Dawson County
Telephone company (the farmers COM
pany), and work has also commenced
upon its thirty-five miles of line. Be
tween the two companies every farmer
Will soon be supplied with a phone.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-06-09

Rossbrin Castle once a stronghold of
the O'Mahony clan. on the coast of
West Cork, near Schulz. having with
stood many a storm, was almost COM
pletely demolished in a recent gale. A
breach made in the walls during q
siege by Sir George Carew in Queen
Elizabeth's time proved the weak point
during the late gale.