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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14
DANCE HALLS CLOSE.
Lead Mayor Makes LID Suppress
Another Vice Long Without Check.

Lead Mayor Makes lid" Suppress
Another Vice Long Without Check.
Mayor John Gilroy of Lead has fol-
lowed in the steps of the county ottic-
ials Since the gambling has been
closed Mr.. Gilroy has decided that the
time is ripe for the closing of the
dance halls. Both dance halls with
bars attached were closed by the
mayor and chief OF police, and will re-
main closed permanently.
The bars in connection with these
halls will not be permitted to sell in
toxicating drinks of any kind.
The first of this month noted an
other change in the saloon business
in the Hills. several of the dealers
failing to take out licenses. The
Mansion and the Totem, two of the
largest and most luxuriously fur
nished places in DeadwOod, are closed
and three prominent saloonkeepers OF
Lead did not renew their licenses.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14
EIGHT MEN ARE BLOWN TO BITS.
BY the Premature Explosion Of Big
Blast Of Rock Powder.

Harrisburg, Pa. July 11-Eight men
were blown to pieces and two others
were injured by the premature explo-
sion of a big blast of rock powder on
the Pennsylvania railway improve
ments near New Cumberland at 1880
o'clock yesterday morning.
All the victims were employees of p.
S. kerbaugh & Co., contractors, who
are building the double tracks for the
Pennsylvania railroad to connect with
the Enola yards. The bodies of the
men were terribly mutilated, and
particles of flesh and bone were scat
tered for distance Of 200 yards from
the scene of the explosion.
Not a trace of two colored men who
were killed can be found, and it is
supposed their bodies were blown into
the river, which is being dragged.
Contractors Not Blamed.
An inquest was held yesterday after
noon by Squire Coble of Lemoyne.
The jury returned a verdict of prema-
ture explosion from an unknown Cause
and no blame attaches to the con-
tractors.
All the killed and injured We're la
borers aside from Dynamite Boss
Wiseman, whose body was terribly
mangled What could be found of it
was identified by the fact that he
dyed his hair. His scalp and portion
of his head was found on hill 200
yards from the blast. The explosion
shook the country for miles around
and broke many windows in Harris
burg and towns across the river.
Twelve hundred and fifty pounds of
rock powder had been unloaded just
before the explosion but it was not dis
turbed
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14
ovLosT IN WHEAT FIELD.

George McCarthy's little boy became
lost in 13O-acre field of macaroni
wheat near Miller and it was with
difficulty that he was located and re-
turned to the house. The wheat is
five feet tall, in blossom, and will be
ready for the sickle in three weeks
The estimated yield is thirty-five bush
els per acre. Judge Carrolls $50 acres
in a body is estimated at the same. J.
G. McVay had smaller field of this
wheat equally early for which claim
of forty bushels is made. Lodging fs
feared IL the heavy rains continue.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14
WOMEN FIGHT TO DEATH,
Neighbors Fight Over Possession Of
Potato Patch and One Is Dead.

Crookston, Minn July 9. - Because
Mrs. Bertha Woods and her daughter,
Mrs. Lien of Polk street, went out 20
their lot just south of the pump house
In the Fifth ward to hoe the crop of
potatoes which had been planted upon
the lot by Mrs. John Stafford, wife of
a Great Northern washer at the round.
house, neighborhood scrap resulted,
in which hairpulling, slugging and
general all-around fistic encounter
figured, and Mrs. Woods, the owner IF
the disputed lot, is dead as result of
the scrimmage. Mrs. Stafford, who
claims to own the tax titles to the lot
because Of her residence of some six
teen years upon the property, is seri-
ously i'll at her home as a result of the
wounds inflicted upon her by Mrs.
Woods and her daughter, Mrs. Lien.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14
CLOSE TO LAST YEARS AMOUNT.
Wolf Bounty Claims Make Total Of a
Little Over $4,000.

The wolf bounty claims this year
are keeping very close to the same
amounts as for last year. On the first
of last July the claims filed had
reached a little over $4,000, and this
year at the same date they are little
under that amount, the difference be-
ing less than $50 Under the rulings,
no distribution of the fund will bemade
until the first of August, month be-
ing allowed to get claims to the state
auditor which were filed prior to the
first of July Last year the claimants
received 81 cents on the dollar, with
the chances good for their receiving
about the same amount this year.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14
BOY PRISONERS SLUG GUARD.
Only One Lad at Training School Es-
capes Through Plot.

Red Wing, Mimi. July 9. - Seven
boys, leaders in mutiny at the train
ing school, have been sent to the re-
formatory at st. Cloud. In the mutiny
at the school eight boys attempted to
make their escape. At midnight one Of
the night watchmen made his rounds
in the main building. There is a dor
mitory in this building, occupied by the
older boys. He was surprised by be-
ing struck over the head with hose
nozzle. Although considerably dazed,
he managed to blow his whistle, which
brought assistance and the boys were
overpowered. One boy managed to
escape by jumping through window.
He has not been caught.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14
CRATER SENT TO PRISON..

Michael Dunn Of Milwaukee Gets Year
and Half for Taking Bribe.
Milwaukee, Wis. July 9. - Michael
Dunn, ex-city building inspector and
former sheriff of Milwaukee county,
Yesterday was sentenced by Judge
Vinje of Superior to one year and six
months in the house of corrections.
Dunn was convicted about year ago
of accepting bribe of $1,000 while
building inspector from the Pabst
Brewing company for special build
ing privilege permit. The case was
appealed to the supreme court for a
new trial, but was denied.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14
DAMP AND GAS KILL TWO.
Woman and Girl Are Found Dead in a
Cellar on Farm.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, July 11.-Mrs. Ell
ner Burtness, thirty years old, and
Della Burtness, her sister-in-law.
aged twelve, were found dead in the
cellar of the Burtness home at Orford-
vile, Wis. near here, when Mr. Burt
ness returned home from work. Death
is supposed to have resulted from gas
escape and cellar damp. The coro-
ner's jury returned verdict of accl-
dental death, but considerable mys-
terry attaches to the affair and fur
ther investigation will be made.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14
MAY RECOUNT IN Ia CROSSE.
Census Figures Held Up in Two
Doubtful Wards.

La Crosse, Wis, July 1l.-After the
full wards will be recanvassed at the
expense of the city, and if it is found
to be listed incorrectly in the state re-
ports, the entire city will be recounted.
This decision was reached at a meet
ing of the presidents of the three COM
mercial bodies after careful study Of
the census ~muddle. Continued falling
Off is noted as additional reports are
received.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14
BOAT CRASHES INTO PIER.
Panic Among Passengers on Diamond
10 Line Steamer.

La Crosse, Wis, July II. - An ex-
ceedingly swift current, caused by the
high water, caused the Diamond 10
line packet Sydney to crash into the
pier of the steel bridge over the Mis-
sissippi with such force as to cause
wild excitement among the passen-
gers. The strong current made the
big engines almost powerless, and the
stiff gale threw her against the rocks
and projections with considerable
force The boat was badly Jared, but
was not materially damaged.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14
- I'm Qn0 About the State sH
Now Up to City and Town Councils
to Enforce the Ordinance.


City and town councils of South Da-
kota, if they wish to enforce the pro-
visions Of the state law regulating
automobiles, which went into effect
July l. will have to adopt ordinances
law.
The law requires that the owners
of automobiles must file in the office
of the secretary of state at Pierre
their names and addresses, with
brief description of their machines.
When a change in ownership is made,
the secretary Of state must be noti-
fed. The secretary of state will give
each machine a number, and this, to-
gether with the certificates of registra-
eion. must be conspicuously displayed
on the machine. The number of the
machine must be displayed in figures
not less than three inches in height.
Autos cannot be operated in the
thickly populated parts of cities or
towns at a greater rate OF speed than
one mile in six minutes, or elsewhere
in a city or town at a greater rate
of speed than one mile in four min
utes Outside of cities an>\t towns the
machines cannot be run at greater
speed than twenty miles an hour. Up
on meeting the driver of a horse, the
operator Of a machine must stop If
horse shows signs of fright or the
driver indicates, by a wave of his
hand, that he shall do SO.
Every machine must be provided
with brakes, with a bell, horn or other
signal. and during the period from one
hour before sunrise and one hour af-
ter sunset one or more lights must be
displayed on machines. In the front
must be white light and in the rear
a red light whose rays must illuminate
the number of the machine.
Those who violate the provisions OF
the new law are subject for the first
offense to a fine not exceeding S25.
For subsequent offenses, they will be
subject TO a fine of not more than
$50. or Imprisonment for period not
exceeding thirty days in the county
Jail.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14
MADMAN'S AWFUL DEED.
Cuts Cousins Throat With Razor and
Then Kills Himself

Wilkesbarre, Pa. July Thames J.
Farrell of Plymouth, accompanied by
his two children, went over the noun
tain yesterday to visit a cousin. An
other cousin. John Lee, who had been
an inmate of an insane asylum, but re-
Gently discharged as cured. without
warning rushed at the children with a
razor but they succeeded in getting
away. Lee discovered Farrell lying on
the grass in the shade some distance
away. He sprang upon him and cut
his throat. He then cut his own
throat. Both men died instantly.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14
BRAKEMAN FOUND DYING.
Great Northern EmpIoye Is Killed
While at Work.

Williston. n. d., July II. - Harry
Smith. a Great Northern brakeman,
was killed in the railroad yards about
thirty miles east of Williston. 1t is
thought he met death while making a
coupling or while passing between the
cars. No one saw the accident. The
body was caught between the draw
bars and mangled. The body was
found about five minutes after the &C
cident and while Smith was breathing
MS last.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14
BELIEVE WOMEN HAVE DROWNED
Party Bound From Fort Pierre Has
Not Been Found

Pierre, S. d., July 1.-THE waters
OF Bad river have receded and the
people Of Fort Pierre are beginning to
take stock. They find that seventeen
houses went down the Missouri, and
that forty-three are more or less
wrecked, while all which withstood the
food are damaged. Reports from the
valley show wrecked homes, and there
is scarcely ranch building standing
on the river valley between Fort
Pierre and Midland. The party OF
women from Fort Pierre has not yet
reported. and it is not known if they
reached the ranch they started for.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14

The foundation for the new De
6met depot building OF the Chicago
and Northwestern railroad company is
completed and work is now in prog
ress on the superstructure The new
depot will be 22x10O feet in size and
will be one OF the finest structures Of
the kind on the line of the Northwest
ern in the state. The building will be
Z combined passenger and freight de-
pot and will replace a depot building
(which was destroyed by fire some
Eweeks ago. The interior of the build
&lng. except the freight rooms, will be
FINISHED in hardwood.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14
THREE MORE DIE IN FLOOD.
Fourth Man Chops Way Through Roof
Of House.

Pierre, S. d. July 11.-Three more
fatalities have resulted from the Bad
river food. Perry Rifenberg, Ed Cook
and Fred Trumbo, with Albert Rifen-
berg. were in the Rifenberg ranch, at
the junction of the Bad river and
Squaw creek, near Newlin. when the
rush OF water carried away the house
before the occupants were aware of
the danger. Albert Rifenberg saved
his life by breaking his way through
The roof.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14
TO ERECT FLAX PLANT.
Harvester Company Likely to Build
Factory at Winona.

Winona, Mimi, July II. - Negotia-
tiOns are now under way by the Inter-
national Harvester company to estab-
lish at this place a fax fiber factory.
1t has been demonstrated that suitable
fax can be grown with success in this
section of the state and factory will
be erected. At present Winona is the
most likely to secure this plant.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14
Gas overcomes Drummer.

Aberdeen, S. D., July 9.-Charles A.
Gould of Minneapolis, representing a
seed Arm, was overcome by gas in his
room at a hotel here yesterday, and it
was only by great exertion on the part
of physician that his life was saved.
Gould says that he read until late and
was drowsy when he retired and prob
ably only partially turned OF the gas
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14
HEAD OF CLOSED BANK HELD.
Davenport, Wash, Man Accused Of Mis-
appropriatng $25,OOO.

Boston, July 8. Charles d. May
formerly president OF the Big Bend Ma
tional bank of Davenport, Wash. was
arrested yesterday as fugitive from
justice. May is under indictment in
the State of Washington on the charge
of misappropriating funds of the Big
Bend bank May was arraigned before
United States Commissioners Hale and
held in 5000 bail for further hear
ing The charge against May is that
of misappropriating $28,5OO from the
bank, which went into the hands of a
receiver about year ago.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14
POisONs, SHOOTS, BROWNS.

Mans Corpse and Clues to Death In
dicate Suicide.
Fergus Falls, Mimi, July 1.-Mag
nus Johnson Geving, one of the earli-
est settlers here. was found in the riv-
er, apparently having committed sui
eide. Two bottles of strychnine and
an empty revolver indicated he had
taken poison and shot himself on the
river bank. He was sevepty-three
years old
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14
BRYAN TO GO AROUND WORLD.
Nebraskan to Collect Political Data for
Use at Home,

Sioux City, Iowa, July 8. - William
Jennings Bryan, who passed through
this place yesterday, said he would
leave in September for trip around
will study social, political and econom-
ica conditions on the European conti-
nent and in Asia. He is particularly
interested in Russia and the break be-
tween Norway and Sweden. Mr.. Bry-
an will visit various capitals and col
lect data Of political interest to the
United States
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14
Shot by Accident.

Helena, Mont, July II. - Albert
Fleener, young man living at Bel
grade. accidentally shot George F..
Contor while cleaning rifle. The ball
passed through the thigh and is CON
sidered dangerous.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14
WHOLE TRAIN DERAiLED.

Woman and Two Men Injured at
Moose Island.
Herman, Minn., July 11.-A passen-
ger train left the track while running
at the rate of fifty miles an hour at
Moose Island, five miles south of here,
last evening. All the cars, left the
track. One woman and two men were
injured, none fatally. It is supposed
spreading rails caused the accident.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14
POPE NOT IN HURRY TO LEAVE.
To Remain in the Vatican, but Not Of
Necessity.

Rome. July 11.-Rumors continue in
circulation here as to Pope Plus leav.
ing the Vatican. One of the highest
officials at the Vatican, however, de-
clares that the pope will not leave the
Vatican this year This, he saws.
does not mean that the pontiff may
not leave the Vatican later on IL cir
cumstances arise to make him consid-
er such action desirable.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14
MONEY IN DANGER; ENDS LIFE
Man Heavily Interested in Big Bend
Bank Commits Suicide,

Spokane, Wash, July IL. - F. C.
Boyd, aged thirtyfive. assistant gen.
eral agent OF the Hamburg Bremen In
surance company, has committed sui
eide by shooting himself through the
head. Boyd was heavily interested in
the Big Bend National Bank of Daven-
port, Wash. Boyd's actions immed.
ately preceding his suicide led to the
belief that his mind was unbalanced.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14
Crest of Hiah Water in sich+

st. Paul, July II. - The stage OF
water was at 14.5 feet last night. and
rivermen predicted that to-day there
will be a decline in the high water
which has marked the Mississippi dur.
ing the week.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-26
Will Be Held on Friday After
noon at the Home of Mrs.
T. J. Fletcher
HOME DECORATION DISCUSSED
A Paper Prepared by Mrs. J. P. Whit
ney, of Vinton, Member of State Fed.
Grafton Art Committee, Will Be Read,
and a Display From Marshall Fields
Shown.

The meeting of the City Federation OF
Wonen's Clubs to be held next Fri
day afternoon, December 20. at the
home of Mrs. I. j. Fletcher, on South
Fifth avenue, gives promise of being
one of especial interest to club women
of the city. The feature of the after
noon will be a paper on household dec
orations, with an exhibition. most of
which was loaned by Marshall Field,
Of Chicago.
The paper on the subject was pre-
pared by Mrs. j. p. Whitney, Of Vinton,
who is a member Of the art committee
of the Iowa Federation Of Women's
Clubs. After the paper is read the sub
ject will be opened for general discus
sion. The session will partake of the
nature OF a social afternoon also, and
there will be brief review OF the fedora
tons year book. which has just been
issued.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-26
CONCERT CANCELLED
slayton Lyceum Bureau Cancels Con-
tract With TyroIean yodIers Because
They Played in Wisconsin Saloon,
and the YodIers Will Not Appear in
Local Y. M. C. A. Course.

Reilhofer's Tyrolean Yodlers, an or
ganization of one man and four women,
secured for the fifth number of the
Railroad Y. M. c. A. entertainment
course on February 5, will not appear
here. Because the Tryoleans played in
Racine, Wis, saloon the management
Of the Slayton Lyceum Bureau, which
made all of the organizations bookings
has Cancelled its contract which annuls
all Of its dates, including the one mada
for the local entertainment course. No
tice Of the bureau's action was re-
ceived by Secretary ]. H. Fellingham
today. The bureau will substitute an
other company for the Tyroleans, but
what 1T will be will not be KNOWN un-
til later. altho Secretary Fellingham
has been given the choice of three
musical organizations.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-26

In the Peace river district grass grows
one and one-half feet high, the best
open range stock country, not over :
stocked. Edmonton is the largest raw
fur markell in the world. The fur 8
handled there aggregate many hundred
thousand dollars worth annually.
Homesteads have been taken up sue
cessfully by young farmers principally
from the states for from fifty to 100
miles east and west Of the railway
from Calgary to Edmonton. The Ed
monitor district has little snow, often
not enough for sleighing; the winters
though cold on account of the dry air
are delightful.
The future Of this country is one to
dream of. The total amount of wheat
marketed to date at Canadian Pacific
points is 15,S13,000 bushels, other
grains $4,000 bushels. double the
amount to same date in 1904, and ye'
they have just commenced to settle this
country Jim Hills men are now sur
veying a line from Montana north to
Athabaska Lake. and a line from
Winnipeg west. The Canadians are
rightfully expecting great things from
him. Sincerely
GENE BINFORD.
Calgary, Dec. %.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-26
Officers Affected by Biennial
Election Law Must Furnish
Bond for Additional Year
TERMS OF OFFICE EXTENDED
State Treasurer Notifies County Aud
itor That Those Officials Whose
Term Of Office is Continued Must
Have New Bonds by Jan. 1-AppIies
to Sheriff, County Treasurer, Sup
erintendent of Schools and Coroner.

Owing to the extension Of the term
of their offices made by the biennial
election law, those county officers at
fected will be required to file new
bonds by the first Of the year. County
Auditor McLeland has received NOTICE
to that effect from the state treasur-
ers office at Des Moines. He has no
titled the county officers who have
taken steps to have new bonds ready
by January !. Those who will be re-
CURED to file new bonds are County
Surveyor William Bremner, Sheriff c..
S. Hutson, County Treasurer j. r
Cooper, Superintendent of Schools Miss
Mary. Hostetler and Coroner H. II.
Nichols.
Accompanying the notice to Mr.. Nc
Leland copy of the opinion OF Attor-
ney General Mullan, relative to the fl
ing of new bonds, was also sent. The
part Of the opinion covering this point
is as follows:
"All officers, whose terms are ex-
tended by joint resolution No. l, COM
| monty known as the biennial elections
amendment, were elected for defined
| term fixed by law which entered into
| and became part Of the contract by
| which the sureties upon the bonds OF
such officers undertook to guarantee
! the official conduct of their princi-
| pals.
..The contract entered into by the
sureties upon such bonds is that they
will guarantee the good conduct OF
the officers for whom they are sure
! ties during the term for which sucn
| officers were elected. Their liability
as sureties under the contracts exc
cuted by them will end with the ex-
piration Of the term Of office for which
their respective principals were elect
ed.
1.-THE extension Of the term Of office
by the constitutional amendment is In
lpeffect a new term thereby given to all
officers who come within its provision.
4 The term created by such amendment
4 is no part Of the time during which
the sureties upon the official bonds
guaranteed to be responsible for the
acts Of their principals and there is
4 no agreement on the part OF the sure
! ties that they will answer for the good
4 conduct. of their principals during
such term.
"All officers whose terms are SO
extended must therefore execute and
4 file in the manner provided by law
new bonds that provide sureties for
A the faithful discharge of their official
4 duties during the new term created
1 by such amendment"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-26
A MUSICAL TREAT

Pipe Organ, Piano, Violin and Vocal
Numbers-conoert at Swedish Luth.
Gran Church Tomorrow Night-En-
tire Program by Members Of Faculty
Of Conservatory Of Music, Augustana
College, Rock island, III.
1t has always been the custom OF the
Nordstj ernan, a Swedish fraternal So
ciety of this city, to give a banquet
about holiday time to members and
their friends but this year they decided
to secure talent from the Augustana
Conservatory of Music, and give high
class entertainment instead. Lovers OF
music will have an opportunity Of
hearing program of unusual merit.
consisting of numbers on the pipe or
gan, piano and violin and also vocal
selections On account of the heavy
expense incurred small admission fee
of % cents will be charged.