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SOME RELIABLE REPORTS.
South Dakota Fields Have Not SUI
fered from Rust.

Sioux Falls, S. D., July 29.-E. j.
ManniX, editor of the Commercial
News, of his city, several days ago
sent to bankers, merchants n other
reliable business men at about $50 Diff
ferent points in South Dakota a re-
quest that they furnish him with a
brief report as to the condition of crops
in their localities, with special bearing
on whether or not black rust had APP
peared in the wheat fields.
Nearly all of the men to whom the
request was sent have now made re-
ports, and it is a somewhat remarkable
fact that in every instance the writer's
declare that there is not the slightest
indication of rust. AS most of h re-
ports were made after a personal in
spection of wheat fields in the vicinity
OF where the writer's reside, it indi-
Gates that there is not the slightest
danger of u rust visitation to the state
this year.
The reports with scarcely an excep-
ton speak of the excellent condition
of all kinds of crops in the localities
from which the reports come. In the
Vicinity of Britton crops in general
are stated to be better than during
any season since the summer of 1881,
which was famous for it's big crops
and which started the big immigration
to what is now the state of South Da-
kota.
livery part Oh tle dSIlCuItuIhl pot-
ton of the state east of the Missouri
river is covered by these reports. IN
the vicinity of Eureka it is stated that
wheat will yield all the way from
twenty-five to forty bushels to the
acre; oats from eighty to 100 bushels
per acre, and other crops in proper
ton. Oats in the vicinity of Baltic
will yield from forty to fifty bushels
per acre: wheat from thirteen to twen-
ty; flax from twelve to eighteen, and
corn from forty to fifty.
Reports of a similar encouraging ma
ture are made from practically every
part of the state. which makes it rea-
sonably certain that South Dakota will
this season have II of the greatest
crops in it's history.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-08-04
BUTTER WAS SEIZED.
Product of Crooks Merchant WOULD
Not Test to the Standard.

Sioux Falls, s. D., July 29.-The case
of Wilkinson & Johnson. merchants of
the little town OF Crooks. north of
Sioux Falls. against w. A. Simpson,
deputy internal event collector for
South Dakota. which has been pending
in the state circuit ccurt of this coun-
ty for several weeks has just been
transferred to the United States court
In this city. and will be decided by
Judge Garland.
The outcome of the case will be of
Interest to all merchants who pur-
chase butter from customers and ship
1t, and will also determine whether or
not Deputy Collector Simpson exceeded
his authority in taking arbitrary meas
uros to enforce the collection of a spe-
cial tax levied against Wilkinson &
Johnson.
Some weeks ago the plaintiffs. who
purchase buttcr-from their farmer Gus
toners. made Il shipment of butter to
an eastern point. The butter had been
worked over by them prior to being
shipped. but it is claimed was in no wise
adulterated. Inspectors of the govern
ment at Chicago confiscated the ship
ment on the ground that the butter
contained more than sixteen per cent
water, which brought it under the pro-
vision of an act of congress.
AS this required the payment of n
special tax. Deputy Internal Revenue
collector Simpson Was instructed 10
collect the tax from Wilkinson IL john
son. The special tax amounted to $500.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-08-04

Over 245 sish.seers Rounded Up ny
Aberdeen Police.

Aberdeen, :. u, July Sl.-A squad of
poiiGe officers rounded up The hohoes
in the different railroad yards in Aber-
deem Tuesday night. arrestiug sixty
four travellers. No less than seventy
five men We're found in an empty fur
niture car on a freight train that had
Just pulled into the Milwaukee yards.
The me We're packed in The car like
sarGines. rhirty-two me- We're lodged
in Jail unit! morning and the other
thirty-two We're taken 10 the junction OF
the roads near the city and ordered to
move On. They scattered in all direc-
lions and promised faithfully TO never
step foot in the city again. Later the
remainder We're taken to the city limits
and given the same injunction.
All who professed a willingness to
work We're allowed to remain i'll own
and the police eXerted themselves to
find something for the men to do. Most
of the hoboes, however, refused all Of
fers to work, some of them haughtily,
while others smiled ~indulgently at the
question and declined. None of the
men carried firearms and made no re-
sistance to the officers. Since July l
the records show that 245 hoboes have
been arrested by the Aberdeen police.
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JONES WALKS FROM JAIL.
elimination of a Most Sensational
Murder Case in South Dakota.

muToeT Ease IN south OakOta.
Sioux Fails. s. d.. July 27.-The clos
ing chapter in one OF h most sensa-
tiollal murder cases in the history of
South Dakota is the granting by Gov
Enod of a pardon to Lambert Il.
Jones, Il life prisoner III the Sioux Falls
~penitcntiary.
Jones today, in accordance With the
terms of the pardon. stepped from the
penitentiary a free man.
The conviction of Jones was based
purely upon circumstantial evidence.
He was found guilty of The murder in
June, 1897, OF u celebrated Missouri
river character. named Henry Van
Roden. who was known as Dutch
Henry" Later evidence indicates that
Van Roden IA killed by cattle rustlers.
n to cover their W tracks. through
friends n accompiices, had the crime
fastened pon Jones. Van Itoden and
young Jones lived together on the east
bank of h Missouri river. in the ex-
treme northern part of Charles Mix
county.
Van Roden was quite aged. Al the
time of the murder the two men We're
engaged in gathering driftwood from
the Missouri river. IL was to be sold
and the profits divided between them.
In Iune. 1897. Van Roden disappeared
and no trace Of him could be found.
Nine months after the disappearance
of Van ltoden, or on March u. 1898.
the body of the old man WAS discovered
in a gulch not far from his former
home. The body had been buried, but
the heavy spring rains and melting
SHOWS had washed Il part of The cover
ing off. although the body was badly
decomposed the remains We're identified
as those OF Van Roden by the clothing
and a ~silverine watch case. One side
of the skull had been crushed in, in
dicating that q murder had been COM
lnitted.
The following day Lambert Jones was
arrested on the charge of having muir
dered Van Roden. When arrested he
was in the dugout which himself and
Van Roden had occupied together. The
trial commenced at Wheeler. the coun-
~ seat of Charles Mix county. in June.
1898, and lasted for about three weeks,
it being nearly the middle of July be-
fore the case went to the jury and Il
verdict was returned. The dramatic
feature of the case was the presence OF
j. w. c. Jones. Il lawyer and the father
of the defendant. who assisted in max
ing II gallant fight for the freedom of
his son.
The jury brought in q verdict of
guilty n Jones was sentenced to the
Sioux Falls %penitentiary for life.
In explanation of the murder mystery
it is clalmed that a few days before
Van Rodents disappearance he (Van
Rodem caught Il ma killing n steer
across the river on an Indian reserva-
ton ana threatened to go before a
United States commissioner and make
a complaint. 1t is likely the old man
was murdered by the man whom he
detected in the act OF killing the steer
so the witness to the crime-l serious
IL on the great cattle range-could not
make the Offender trouble by causing
his arrest and "mpriSOrlnen
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-08-04

Professor William Benjamin Smith,
author of The Color Line" in making
his argument for tho proof of the in
tesiority of the negro to the white race,
backs his statements by the latest sta
tistics from a~nthropology, ethnology,
sociology and the kindred sciences. In
order that his arguments shall be as
conclusive as possible. he goes into the
question with the greatest minuteness.
Among other interesting facts that he
proves by exhaustive tables of compar-
alive figures are, that The average stat
ure of the negro is less than that of the
white. that the black is decideev weak
err in lung capacity and in chess eXpan-
sion than the white. that the negroes
respiration is considerably more fire.
Quent than that of the white. indicating
a tendency towards disease; that the
mean lifting strength of the negro is
lower than that of the white. and that
the power of vision of the negro is in
ferior to that of the white. AS a final
support to these facts concerning the
negro's physical inferiority to the
white, he shows by statistics that the
death rate of the negro at times exceeds
that of the white by 80 per cent.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-08-04
REPORTS OF ASSESSORS
Interesting Figures of Lawrence. Buff
falo and Turner Counties.

rierre. s. ~, July 29.-ccnplete re-
.urns from Lawrence county give II u
population of 20.96i. "a gain of 3,oS5 in
five years. OF this gain LIS is in the
cities nj Lead and pcadwooa. Th.
population is l2,5l3 male and S,Syl ft-
male. G.ll5 being foreign born. The
population of Lead is S.052. Il gain of
1.S42, and of this population i,S2f is
male and 3,@2a female. 2.Sa1 being for
eign born. The population OF Dead
wood is 4,i3I, II gain of $50. OF these
1850 are males and l,i54 females. I42
being foreign born. While all the re-
turns have shown n preponderance of
male population. none has shown the
percentage OF DeadWood. which is more
than two to one. The other towns of
the county are Central. with 6S4:
Robau. 457: Spearfish, LIES: Terra
Vile. $50; Terry, 424, and Whitewood.
$50.
The Buffalo county figures show a
population OF 63S, of which 349 is male
and $50 female, with 1873 foreign born.
Gam Valley the county seat. and only
town, has a population of sc.
The agricultural figures of Tuner
,ounty for last year show 2.S09s64l
wheat. 1896 53 bushels of oats. 354.-
$50 bushels of barley, 1G6 bushels OF
buckwheat. 6.1O3 bushels of speitZ, 3S5
bushels of durum wheat. 1891 bushels
of faXseed. 346 bushels of clover seed.
The county shows a large production
If vegetables. With GLASS bushels of
potatoes, l,l50 bushels of onions. 2,295
bushels of tomatoes. and S.122 bushels
of other vegetables. The apple pro-
duction was 26.266 bushels: plums.
1881 bushels: cherries. 367 bushels.
They produced 9.O2l.l45 pounds of milk,
643.235 pounds of butter. 11.200 pounds
of cream, and 1851 pounds of cheese.
The county had Boats head of cattle.
1889 head of horses mo mules, 1867
head of sheep. 5:.52S head of swine.
n 172.1S3 chickens. The & produce
tion for the year was 1929 dozen.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-08-04
GOOD NEWS RECEIVED.
Harvest of Grains in Twenty.
Five Years"

Miller, S. D., July z9.-Central South
Dakota has begun upon the greatest
harvest of grains ever recorded III her
t~wenty-four years of history. The ma
chimes are humming in The barley fields,
which is Il fine large crop. In a day
or two the immense oats crop will be
cut into. Then will follow rapidly the
speltz. macaroni, and blue stem wheat.
All these grains stand four to five feet
high, and their vari-colored tints are
beautiful to behold.
The crop of today in Hand county is
more diversified than eve before. Upon
the eve of harvest all crops of grain
and vegetables seem we'll nigh perfect,
with the exception OF ON slight dam
age to the blue stem wheat by rust and
smut. Farmers estimate this damage
at 10 to Is per cent. only, because the
wheat was so nearly filed before rust
appeared. Allowing a damage OF Is
per cent, the crop of Hand county
wheat will yet be the largest and best
Yer raised.
Corn has made a wonderful growth IN
the past two weeks. and has arrived at
about the usual stage at this time OF
year.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-08-04
COLLEGE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Yankton School Faculty Vacancies
Have Been Filled.

Yankton, S. u, July 29.-College fac
ulty announcements are as follows as
TO vacancies filled: I. w. Burckllolter
of the International y. NJ. c. A. Physi-
cal Training school. to be director of
physical training of the young men and
in the academy. Miss Anna
WEIGH, a graduate Of Northwestern
university. has been appointed to Il sim
ilar position for the young women and
will also teach history in the academy.
on August | next. and continuing for
two weeks, Il summer theological inSti-
tute will be held under plans that orig
mated under the founder of the college.
DR.. Ward. eighteen years ago. Among
those who have agreed to give add
dresses are DR.. Frizzell, pastor of the
Sioux City congregational church: DIR.
:. o.. Smith of the Peoples church, st.
Paul. and others.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-08-04
TO PROTECT RlvER BANK.

Elk Point. S. D., July 31.-Govern-
nient engineers are here making prep
aration to begin the work on the re-
etmen along the Missouri and Sioux
rivers for the protection of the banks.
The appropriation made for the work
at this place was $4,000, and it is be-
iieNed this amount will be far from
enough TO finish the work properly.
some repair work will have to be made
on the old riprap to prevent any fur
ther damage from the river. Some
fifteen of these spur bikes will be built
cut into the river bou $50 feet ana
$50 to 300 feet apart. The first thing
Ia be done is u sink a willow mat up-
on the river bed. to prevent the water
undermining the bikes. The material
will largely be shipped to Sioux City
and ra1ted up the river from there.
II is expected that the work will be
well under Nay by the middle of IL
gust. unless the stage of water i'm the
river interferes. The cutting due to
the late phenomenal rise over a
log in:bedded fourteen feet below the
surface near the Elk Point bank and
which is believed by good judges TO
be $50 wears old.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-08-04
VERY MUCH IN EARNEST
New York Legislative Committee Viii
Organize Next Monday.

Rochester, n. Y, July 29.-State Sen
ator William w. Armstrong has sent
out announcements TO his senatorial
and assembly associates who are to
serve on the joint legislative committee
which is to Investigate the life insur-
ance business in this state that the
committee will meet at Albany for or
ganization g Tuesday.
Senator Armstrong has written let
ters TO Governor Higgins. State Super
.intendent of Insurance Hendricks, At
torney General Mayer and District At
torney Jerome asking that they meet
with the committee at an early date.
Speaking of the investigation. the
senator said:
"All our proceedings will be public.
and the investigation will be pursued
without any other consultation than the
discovery of Such facts as are necessary
TO the framing of new laws or amends
mentS to the existing ones"
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-08-04
SUICIDE AFTER ROBBERY
Burlington Man euncocd Out of $1,000
Ends His Life.

Racine. Wis, July 29.-The body of
Henry Miller was found in Lake Mich
igan yesterday. A %coroner's jury
brought in a verdict of drowning. There
was nothing to indicate foul play.
1t is learned that Mr.. Miller brrowed
$4,000 from the Meihardt bank, at Bur
lington. on his personal note. 1t is
said that Miller paid the money TO a
stranger who visited him last week
and who represented himself as G..
y. Frat. cashier OF the First National
bank. of Racine.
In return therefor the man gave him
Il tin box %purporting to contain be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 in mortgages
on Burlington property. The deal was
to be completed at Racine Friday, but
when MIR. Miller reached this city the
stranger had disappeared. Mr.. Miller's
mine had been d%eranged at times. and
1t is believed that the loss of the money
affected him.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-08-04
REFUSE A DIVORCE.
Court Cannot See Why John and Julia
Reyham Should Part.

Aberdeen. S. d.. July 27.-Thc sensa-
tional divorce suits of Iohn and Julia
Beyham. which have occupied the at
tention OF the circuit court for nearly
Il week, were ended on Monday by the
judgment of Judge Mccoy in which he
refused to grant a divorce to either
party to the suits. The costs in the
cases We're assessed to the husband.
who vas also compelled to pay $275 suit
money at the beginning of the contest.
The suits were sensational in the eX-
IRENE. both BeTham and his wife maxi
Ing charges against each other which
We're not proven. Beyham is said to
be worth from $1,000 to $4,000. The
couple was married thirty years ago.
when he was Il farm hand and his
bride a domestic, and they built up
their larGe fortune together.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-08-04
PREPARE TO KILL HOGS.

Sioux Falls, S. d, July 29.-President
Purdy, of the company which was or
ganiZed some weeks e for the pur-
pose of establishing an independent
packing plant in this city.
that the contracts have been awarded
for practically all the machinery neces-
sary for the operation of the plant. All
the machinery will be received within
the next six weeks. and unless some
thing unforeseen interferes the plant, as
originally planned, will be placed in
operation about october 1 next. The
engine room and boiler room Of the
new plant will be entirely nav.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-08-04
A COSTLY IMPROVEMENT.
Drainage Ditch Near Vermil!ion Will
Cost $500

Nermillion, S. d., July 31.-It is now
estimated that it will require about
10000 to dig q drainage ditch ON the
Missouri bottom west from this
city to GuNville and on to
the Missouri river. The county
boards from Clay and Nankton
counties are putting in a good deal of
time this month going over the pro-
posed route. Three petitions have been
presented to the two boards, known as
the Clay Greek, Meckling and Gayville
ditch petitions. II the project is under
taken land ownerS on the bottom will
have TO bear the expense of construc-
lion
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-08-04
WOULD HANG PRES. FISH
Governor LaFoi'ette, in Address at
GaIesbura, ILL.,, Scores Head eff
Illinois Central Railway.

C~;alesburg. H.. July Ell would like
to nave a hand in hanging S~tuyvesant
Fish. president of the Illinois Central
road" said Governor L.aFolette OF
Wisconsin in his address before the
ChautauQua here today.
He explained his sanguinary desire
by telling of the frightful conditions he
had observed ON the Illinois Central
train on his journey to G~alcsburg. He
said the filthy cars We're crowded and
women and babies were compelled to
stand in the smoker, where the air was
thick with smoke and vile language
and where bottles We're being passed.
He advocated laws to compel all rail-
roads to furnish patrons with Il COM
Portable seat and protection from an
noyance by men smoking and drinking.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-08-04
FIVE HORSES BURN
Large Barn Belonging to Government
Indian Insane Asylum at
Canton Is Burned.
Is Burned.

Canton. S. D., July 2G.-The large
barn belonging to the government In
dian insane asylum in this city was
destroyed by fire with all it's contents
early this morning. Among the on
tents We're five head of horses, u large
amount of grain, tools and machinery.
besides several vehicles. The horses
We're cremated ANA the property almost
entirely destroyed before the fire was
discovered. The origin is supposed TO
have been spontaneous combustion,
caused from new hay, with which the
building had been filled u a few days
ago. The loss is estimated at 81. GOO.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-08-04
GRAIN ELEVATOR pl NJ

Henry. S. D.. July 27.-A new grain
elevator has just been completed 90
this place. 1t was erected by the Atlas
company and takes the place of an old
building. which was recently torn down.
The new elevator is modern in every
respect. 1t is equipped with the latest
machinery, and will enable the COM
pany to handle the large quantities of
grain which will be marketed at this
place his fall. Henry is now we'll pro-
rided witt elevators. and as the crop in
this vicinity will be a large one all for
mer records rs to the amount of grain
marketed here promise to he broken
this fall.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-08-04

1t is generally known that Garibaldi
left directions in his will for the Gre
nation of his body. and that through
the Intermediary of the Italian gov
eminent his wishes We're. o~verruled.
Few, however. are probably aware of
the minutiae of detail into which Carl
baldi entered unon the subject, or of
the extent of self consciousness which
is evident at every line of the direc-
ton. Facing the sea, you shall erect
a pyre two meters high, built of acacia
wood. myrtle and other aromatic trees
and plants, growing at Caprera. on
this lay a sheet of iron-on which shall
be placed my body. dressed in the red
shirt. a handful of the ashes place
near the collins of my daughters Rosa
and Anita" The rest We're to be
blown away by the wind as seeds Of
liberty for other parts of the world.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-08-04
HE is Jack THE PEEPER."
Sneak Frightens Women and Children
at Eureka.

women and children of Eureka are pe-
ing greatly annoyed by the antics OF
a number of Jacks the ieepers.' Who
nightly make a practice of prowling
around houses When the mar of the
house Is known to be absent. frighten-
ing women and children. SO annoying
has the matter become that a number
of ZONE have provided themselves
with firearms and liberal supplies of
ammunition for the purpose of giving
the night providers Il hot reception when
they arc again detected hanging around
dwelling houses late ut night.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-08-04
FIRE AT HURON.
JeweIry Store Damaged to Small Elk
&ap$ bv PI,-e

Huron, S. D.. July 29.-Clin V. Bates
jewelry establishment was damaged
$500 by fire early Thursday morning.
The building, which is owned by j. II.
Miller, was damaged to the amount of
$500. Stock and building fully insured.
a large crowd of landseekers arrived
here Wednesday evening. They came
from Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana.
Many remained here and inspected the
country Thursday. others going north
and west. Indications point to large
delegations Of homeseekers and invest
ors the coming fall, and eve at this
early date real estate dealers are a
busy class of people.
Miss Ada Fuller of his city and Prof.
Rolin b.. Holden. singer with Rev. c. c.
Smith. evangelist. will be married at
the home of the brides mother IN Aus
gust 3. in this CITY,
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TO RUN FOR
Congressman Martin Viii Be a Cane
date This Year.

Deadwood. S. n. July 26.-Congress-
man L. w Martin announced this aft
ernoon to his Black Hills newspaper
friends that he will be IL candidate for
the position of United States senator of
South Dakota TO succeed Senator Gam
BILE. whose term will expire March 3.
1907.
The decision was brought about by
the insistent demand of the people of
the Black Hills. the western part of the
state. who feel tina 1.-THE record made by
Mr.. Martin as congressman during the
past fou years has shown him to he
the best possible timber for the higher
position.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-08-04

An example of japanese th%oroughness
Is to be found in the fact that complete
records of the war are being edited as
the conflict proceeds. 1t is reported
that these are to be published in Eng
fish and French as we'll as in Japanese
as soon as the war is over.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1905-08-04

In giving evidence at Newport. Eng
land, recently. George Barris. an iron
works puddler, belonging to South
Wales, mentioned that he had walked
over 1000 miles in the last winter look
Ing for work.