The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-27
ABERDEEN FOLKS
ARE INDIGNANT
DO NOT RELISH NoToRIETY AS A
FAKE CENTER.
Have Not, as Yet, Started Factory
for the Manufacture of Animal Life
to Understanding of Cattle on the
Ranges Also Denied s@
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Aberdeen. S. D., Jan. 21.-Aberdeen people
who CHANGED to buy copy of the Chicago Ameri-
can Of Sunday. Jan. ~, were no little surprised
to find opening its pages quarter-page ac-
count of alleged discovery by DR. George A.
Couhtrynan, "a prominent physicians of Aeer-
deem s. D., of the power to create animal lite
by means Of chemistry" The article was EN-
bellished by picture claimed to be photo
graph of Dr. Countryman and the Grotesqoe AMI
NAL be had created 1t also gave fuli oescrip-
ton of the alleged animal and the processes by
which 1t had been created, and contained the
following statement signed by DIR. George A.
Countryman": The time will come when ana
mails can be manufactured TO order. II an snti
NAL Is wanted to perform a certain kind or work
it can be manufactured with an organism espe-
cialy adapted for that work, and In addition 10
it's adaptability, viii possess instinct thus hold
ing an Immense advantage over machinery. At
the foot of the article also appeared the state
ment in brackets that the article was com
piled from copious notes and numerous interviews
given by Dr., Countryman,c 1t Is thoroiy reliable
and Is now published with direct knowledge ana
consent of DIR, Countryman, who stands ready to
prove every assertion"
DR.. Countryman Interviewed.
DIR. George. E. ,Countryman. who is the only
physician of the name who lives here or has
lived here at any time, was surprised and indg-
nant at the use made of his name by the Chi
cago publication and pronounced the whole artf-
Gle fake Of the most gross description. He
u
resentative of the yellow journal; had never au-
thorized the publication of the article; has never
made experiments along the line mentioned in
the story; had never seen, much less signed. the
statement to which his signature was published,
and in fact knew absolutely nothing of the
whole affair until he was shown the article by a
local newspaper man after the paper containing
it had reached Aberdeen,
Dr. Countryman Is a prominent citizen and ply
sician of Aberdeen. The article has aroused in
tense indignation, among the people of Aberdeen
who have seen 1t, they consider 1t an insult
to one OF the towns most prominent and respect
ed citizens.
Stock in Good Shape.
some parts of the state concerning the suffer
ing Of cattle on the ranges this winter from lack
Of water or from cold and short rations. - On
| the contrary. 1t Is asserted that there has been
sufficient snow to supply abundant moisture for
the cattle without preventing them from getting
at the grass on the ranges. while the winter up
to this week has been exceptionally mild and
warm. Last summer and fall were exceptionally
good seasons for the cattle Industry, and the
stock entered the winter in splendid shape.
William Matatall, prominent farmer of Nc
Pherson county. has met with great success in
hog raising in South Dakota. Two years ago
he paid 81 for a small pig, and from 1t has mar
keted S4cS worth of hogs and still has two good
hogs with which to continue operations.
''Smith" Heard from Again.
''walter A. Smith, the alleged deaf, and. dumb
man who vctimiZed citizens of Yankton and
other towns by collecting money for subscriptions
to magazines, also worked in Aberdeen. but his
victims in this city kept quiet until they read
reports Of his operations, when they commenced
to give publicity to their grievances Smith con-
Quoted his operations in a, businesslike man
ner, having printed receipts. etc, and several
business men were so sympathetic over his mis-
| fortune that they voluntarily gave him sums of
money in addition TO their subscriptions Let
tiers TO magazine publishers brought replies that
Smith was not an authorized agent for their
publication, and had sent In subscriptions.