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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-04-07
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many minutes behind time. She IL oft.
en- asked the time of day, because some
one has let the clock run down. When
there is an alarm of fire, Central" is
supposed to know where it is. The OK.
change is just across the street from
the fire house, and fires are often tele.
phoned in = to the saving of valuable
time .. r..
Toward the end of long, cold drive
on a raw autumn day was met at the
gate by farmer friend with the words,
"Come right in. The wife has some
hot coffee ready for you. We knew
you were coming. Miss Rankin seen
you go by and she just telephoned to
US"
Sometimes the rural telephone has
been used to stop travellers less willing
to be- stopped. There are sections
where chicken stealing has become
lost art, because the rural telephones
makeit possible to block every avenue
of escape as soon as the crime is discov.
cred Many industrious thieves, and
some bold offenders. have been caught
''red handed" through telephone mes
sages which have prompted farmers
to meet the malefactors with sh6tguns
On the highway.
A farmers wife, on rural telephone
which had been in operation only few
months, was asked how she liked the
telephone. She naively answered,
"Well. we liked it a lot at first, and DO
vet, only spring work is coming on 80
heavy now that we don't hardly have
| time to listen now"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-04-07

-Noid's new wall paper is the talk of
the town
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-04-07
FOR DEPARTMENT COMMANDER.
Sketch of Col. WOlgemuth Who
Probably will Be Chosen.

A Sioux Falls Special to the Sioux
City Journal gives The following sketch
of one of our ablest and most popular
veterans: Col. J. B. Wolgemuth, OF
Mitchell, who has been indorsed by Joe
Hooker post, G. A. R.. Of Sioux Falls
and other Grand Army posts in the
state for election to the office OF COM
mander of the department of South
Dakota, and who from present indica'
tions will be successful candidate for
the place, is one of the best known vet
Grams in the state, He is chief OF staff
sfc:- Gen. H. P. Packard, present com
/ msInder Of the department of South
Z ke*s, g. A. R
ssHol. Wolgemuth was born in York
county, Pa, in 1888. Following the
advice of Horace Greeley he went west.
first to Lafayette. Ind. In 1859 he locat'
ed in Pike county, ILL.,. where he cast
his first vote for Abraham Lincoln At
the commencement of the civil war he
enlisted in the Seventy third Illinois
infan.ry-the world famous preacher
regiment" 20 called because when
mustered into the service every officer
in the regiment was Methodist min
lister.
The regiment was mustered into the
service at Camp Butler, ILL.,, In the
spring Of 1862. Young Wolyemuth
steadily advanced until he was appoint:
cd Let Lieut.. Of his company. h, his
commission bearing the name Of Gov.
'.Dick" ates, of Illinois He served az
first lieutenant until he was mustered
out of the service at Nashville in 1865.
During the war Lient. Wolgemuth
served most of the time in Sheridsn'f
division of Thomas corps, and was In
the battles Of Perryville, Nashville and
Stone river, and then went ther
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-04-07

through to Chattanooga, where the
battle of Chickamauga was fought, Af-
ter participating in the battles of Look.
out mountain and Mis sion ridge he was
one Of those ordered to the relief of
Knoxville, whore Longstreet had Burn
side in siege, He was with the army
which drove Longstreet through Bull
gap and into Virginia
1--WE then" said Col. Wolgemuth,
''took up the Atlantic campaign. fight
ing almost every step of the way. l
was at the fall of Atlanta, after which
the army was divided, Sherman going
to the sea and Thomas falling back on
Nashville. We had to fight all the way,
day and night, and it was then we
learned to sleep while we were march
ing.
The army to which Lieut. Wolge-
muth belonged was in the terrible fight
at Franklin and drove Gen. Hood from
Nashville.
He (Hood),, said Col. Wolgemuth,
twas the only general know of that
has never surrendered, as there was
nothing left for him to surrender, We
having killed or captured great many
of his men, the balance throwing away
their guns and going home. l."
Since. the rebellion Col. Wolgemuth
has been engaged in business pursuits.
At present and for some time past he
has been connected with The State Mu.
tual Fire Insurance association, of
Canton as its secretary and treas.
urer. He has son, aged 35, who is
mechanical engineer of the Chicago,
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Rail.
road company. with headquarters in
St. Paul.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-04-07
Increasing Missouri Corn Yields,

Increasing Missouri Corn Yields.
Recent Investigations at the Missouri
Experiment Station indicate that the
average corn yields in Missouri may be
increased ten bushels per acre by mex
pensive methods. The information on
how to accomplish these results is con-
tanned in circular of information No.
10, by M. F. Miller, copy of which
can be had by addressing the director
of the experiment station. Columbia,
Mo.
The most common cause of low corn
yields is poor stand Of corn. A poor
stand of corn is usually the result of
planting seed that will not grow or dis.
tributing the corn unevenly in the
hills. The experiment station has care
fully Investigated seed corn taken dur
ing February 1905, from the cribs of
of Missouri corn growers and the re-
suit shows that only 6S per cent of such
corn will grow To get good stand at
least 95 per cent should grow vigorous
ly.
The above indicates that seed corn
cannot be safely selected from the crib
but should be carefully selected from
the field as follows: Select from desir'
able stalks only those ears which show
desirable characteristics. Place the
ears at once in small piles or in shallow
layers in some dry room or crib where
there they will become thoroughly dry
before hard freezing weather. Corn,
must not be allowed TO freeze before it
is thoroughly dry. Corn stored in large
heaps or in tight boxes before being
thoroughly dried tends to heat and in
Jure the vitality. Dry corn quickly
and keep it dry that the vitality may
be preserved
| Plant good varities of corn. On the
experiment station fields some ears OF
the Boone county white variety yielded
at the rate of forty-five bushels pei
acre; other ears on the same soil, treat
ed in the same way, yielded ninety
bushels per acre Pure bred seed corn
is much more productive Than ordinary
sorts.
Whatever the variety of corn farm
er may grow he will always profit by a
very careful selection Of seed He
should practice system of corn breed
ing; that is. he should always grow his
seed corn in part Of the field or in a
plot by itself This plot should be
planted with the most perfect ears oh
tianable and seed corn for the next year
always selected from this area. he
will. in this way, improve his corn,
both in yield and quality, and he will
find it pays handsomely for the time
and trouble necessary.
This valuable bulletin describing the
best methods of increasing corn yields
in Missouri may be had free by address
ing the Director of the Experimen,
Station, Columbia. Mo.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-04-07
Nothing Old or Out
Of Date.
passed before its proceedings were
made public by Act of Congress. Flu.
Adams, in Tom Watson's magazine for
7 Arri1
Roosevelt and 1905.

Kansas City Star: From personal
point of view it was a fine thing for
President Roosevelt to announce es
soon as his cleo ion was assured that he
would not again be candidate for the
presidency. The announcement carried
the construction that the unexpired
Mckinley term constituted substan-
TALLY one Roosevelt term, and it re-
spected the traditions of the office limit
ing one occupant to two terms. No
future event can discredit the sincerity
of Mr.. Roosevelt's declaration, more
particularly as it was made at time
! when it could not be used for political
effect. But siuce the question of q
third term has been raised quite outside
5.of the presidents range Of influence
and suggestion it is pertinent to
note some things that might Justify
the chief executive in changing his
mind and the people in practically dis
regarding the tradition of the presi-
Dental office.
President Roosevelt's popularity rests
on his personal virtues, his assertative
patriotism, his reform principles and
his official courage. wisdom and aggres.
siveness. These qualities manifested
themselves and enlisted public admira.
ton before he entered presidential pol
itics Before and since he became pres
idenr his principles have often been
asserted against the political judgment
and direct opposition Of other leaders
of his party, but always with the IN.
mistakable backing of the people. The
president has risen superior to his
party His record is one of personal
triumph. He has had the assistance Of
good advisers, but his party has not
given him spontaneous support. He
has compelled rather than enlisted party
co operation. And from the time that
he announced his forthcoming retire
ment from presidential politics, con-
gress, more. particularly the senate, has
seemed studiously to endeavor to OBJ.
struct his way.
1t might have been wiser admins
trative policy for the president to keep
silence about his future plans until
near the end of his second term Per-
haps congress would have worked more
harmoniously with him. Mr.. Roose.
velt stands for great reforms In this
he represents the masses of the people.
He is determined that there shall be ef-
fective railway and trust legislation
He wants to establish a permanen t
system insuring the square DEAL
The people are with him; the senate
against him. The people may, take it
into their heads to keep the president
where he is until they can give him q
senate that will do the work they want
done
II Mr.. Roosevelt should accept q
second elective term he would remain
in Office until 1913. The senate is q
strong political bulwark, but it can be
'taken" by the people long before that
time. 1t is we'll enough to remembe,
that if the presidents reform measures
do not work themselves out in the
present term the people may demand q
reversal of the presidents decision az
to the third term.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-04-07

and showed their appreciation. He
thinks South Dakota the garden state
Of the union, Mitchell the best town in
the world, and Lincoln county apples
the finest he ever saw Sousa wants to
come to Mitchell this year and Mitchell
will make no mistake in securing his
world beating band
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-04-07

| Wanted 10 men in each state to
travel, tack signs and distribute sam.
pies and circulars of our goods. Sal
ary $75 90 per month. $500 per day
for expenses. Kuhlman Co.. Dept. s.,
Atlas Building, Chicago.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-04-07

A wonderful spring tonic. Drives
out all winter impurities, give you
strength. health and happiness. That's
what HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea
will do 35 cents, tea or tablets. l. NJ.
Helmey & Co.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-04-07
Residence for Sale.

Residence Tor Sale. NJ
A rev seven room house built in
1902. Three rooms and hall hardwood
finish. Good cellar and cistern. Only
four blocks from court house. For
sale at q bargain
Feb, 3 Geo. M. Gunderson.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-04-07
Money to Loan. i.

There is now available from the
Permanent School Fund to loan on
farm lands. municipal and school bonds
in Lincoln County, South Dakota,
$40, 00c 90 at 5 per cent interest in sums
not to exceed 100000 to each individ.
ual.
CHAS. KUNDERT.
County Auditor.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-04-07

In the midst of the spring rush
don't forget to use DR.. Noid's celebrated
dandruff cure. 1t is the best.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1905-04-07
Notice of Dissolution,

The firm of W. T. Dauterman & Co.
have this day Dissolved partnership, G..
A Luther retiring. W. T. Dauterman
continuing the business and assuming
all of said firms indebtedness and owns
all debts owing said firm, and will be
collected only by W. T. Dauterman.
Dated, Canton, S. D., March %, 1905.
w. T. Dauterman
Geo. A. Luther.
-Noid's new wall paper is the talk of
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-15
YOUTH KILLS
SIX WILDCATS
Fourteen -Year-Old Boy Es-
tablishes Record as a Hunt
er in Washington State
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

TACOMA. March 14.-Earl Carr, IA
years old, hunter of Mountain View.
has earned the title of champion wild
cat slayer. He killed six of the ami
mails yesterday, but won only after
shooting the last cat six times. His
younger brother, Estyn, dubbed the
brute over the head with the butt of
his gun. The beast weighed thirty-one
pounds. The animal nearly killed
Earis dog after it had been wounded
three times.
Carr found the animals near a tree.
he quickly dispatched five of them and
then turned his attention to the sixth
His first shot wounded the cat and it
sprang into the lower limbs Of the tree
utte-ing shrill cry Earl sent another
bullet into the cat and it dropped peg
lower His third shot brought the cat
to the ground and the dog sprang at 1t
With one swing of his forepaw the cat
ripped the hide of the dog. Then Estyn
Carr. IL years old, got his fighting
blood up and hit the cat over the head
with the butt of his gun Three more
shots were necessary to kill the animal
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-15
GEIA 4 REPORT
From N0LDS
Attitude Of Burnett Toward
Stanford Mystery Is Not
Changed by Information
MEN STILL AT WORK
Captain OF Detectives Has
10y No Means Abandoned
the Theory of Poisoning
MEN STILL AT WORK

Captain Burnett received five cable
grams from Honolulu yesterday from
Detective Reynolds. and although he
would not divulge their contents he had
no change to make in his opinion as 10
the liability that Mrs. Stanford was
poisoned. The cabled press reports are
conflicting concerning the develop
ments since Detectives Reynolds and
Callundan began their Investigations, il
being made to appear that the verdict
of murder the CorOner's jury arrived al
was becoming discredited
The head Of the city's detective de-
pertment does not seem to have under
gone any change of mind, however,
after receipt of the official report from
his subordinate yesterday. He has
nothing 10 say in criticism of the police
department Of Honolulu nor of the
Coroner's jury that sent to the world
z definite conclusion that Mrs. Stan
ford had been poisoned.
In any event" said Captain Burnett.
it certainly looks that an attempt at
least was made to take the life of Mrs.
Stanford, both at Honolulu and in this
city Whether or not we shall feel able
TO prove that she died of poisoning
viii probably not be decided until Rey-
nolds and Callundan return from the
islands with detailed statements OF
testimony and evidence"
The captain makes careful study Of
all dispa tches in the public prints in his
hunt for information, but no policy is
10 be shaped, he says, except on the
oficial reports he receives. He an
nounced last night that he regarded
the Investigations al a standstiil for
the time being at this end
We have covered the field thor
Oughly in the light of all the informa-
tion in our possession he said.
Every person who could possibly shed
any light on the mystery has been sub
jected TO an examination, and the way
the situation presents itself tonight
we must now await the evidence that
is to be had from Honolulu"
Max Magner, the butler who sue
ceeded Beverly and preceded McWhin-
ney in Mrs Stanford's employ, was
found by Detective Ed Gibson at
Charles w. Clark's residence in Bur
lingame yesterday. He could tell moth
ing Of Importance. He left the position
last December and knew nothing Of
Poland water. bicarbonate of soda or
strychnine. He was ignorant Of
wranglings in the household other than
his own differences with Nora Hopkins
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-15

complished. Detective Reynolds says
/ it is unlikely that any definite con-
clusion will be reached here as the in
dications are very strong that the de-
tectives' work is tending 10 a result en-
tirely different from that arrived at by
the Coroner's inquest.
That Mrs. Stanford died a natural
death probably will be the conclusion
of those who are now investigating
the case. President Jordan of STAN
ford University emphatically expresses
the opinion that Mrs. Stanford's death
was not due to strychnine poisoning.
lie says that when he became familiar
with her symptoms he reached that
conclusion. He is a doctor of medi-
cine and says that since he has learned
that the amount Of strychnine taken
by Mrs. Stanford was not beyond a
medical dose, he is more sure than
ever that she was not poisoned. DR..
Jordan has been assisting the. detec-
tives TO the extent of suggesting ques-
tions. as physician. during their
. inquiries regarding her symptoms and
the results of the autopsy.
The Territorial Senate to-day decid-
ed TO adjourn at o'clock tomorrow.
and the Senators will attend the fu-
neral of Mrs. Stanford in body.
In the House Representative Coel-
no offered a resolution that the House,
following the lead of the Senate,
should adjourn out of respect to the
memory of Mrs. Stanford and that the
Representatives should attend the fu-
neral in a body. Representative Hol-
stein objected. He said that while all
due respect should be paid TO the me-
mory of the great benefactress the
House had much work before it, and he
proposed a substitute resolution that
a committee Of three members should
be appointed TO attend the funeral
ceremonies.
Representative Coelho declined to al
! low his resolution TO be the subject
/ of discussion and withdrew it.
j. F. Hackfeld, who now represents
! the Stanford interests here. and c. Nj.
Cooke, president of the Bank of Ha-
wall. have been added TO the list of
honorary pallbearers.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-15
TUESDAY CLUB0F SACRAMENTO
DIVIDED INTO FACTIONS. !
Nominations Cause of Trouble
Special Dispatch to The Call.

r
SACRAMENTO March 1.-THE
nearly 400 of the best known women in
Sacramento, is divided, and many un-
kind things are being said on both
sides. The differences arose over the
election of a president to succeed Mrs.
H. B. Brackenfeld, who declined to
serve In that capacity for another term
AT the last meeting of the club, al
which nominations were in order, Mrs
u. A. Lindley and Mrs. G. FL. Nc
Laughlln received the highest number
of votes and We're therefore declared
candidates for the office of president
at the election to be held Tuesday next
Mrs. Mclaughlin declined to run and
the point was raised in the case of Mrs.
Lindley that she had not been mem
Der of the club one year. as required by
the bylaws. Mrs. Breckenfeld, the
president, ruled, however, that Mrs
Lindley had previously been affiliated
With the club for the required period
although she had subsequently re-
signed. and she was declared eligible
for election.
This decision did not give general
satisfaction. and it soon became ap-
parent the women were arraying
themselves on one side and the other.
Those who favored Mrs. Mclaughlin s
candidacy nominated Mrs. c. N Post.
wife of the Deputy Attorney General,
for president.
The meeting at which this was ac-
compllShed was rather a stormy one
for literary club and not a few per-
sonallties were INDUCED in. 1t was
even said that fight was being waged
by those who favored turning the
management over to the society ele-
ment and subordinating those who did
not care for pink teas and dances. On
the other hand, 1t was alleged that an
effort was being made by those who
favored building new clubhouse
even though literature was given a
back seat, to oppose the will of the
more conservative ones who thought
the club should stick to Shakespeare
and Milton and let the clubhouse prof.
ect go.
Another meeting was held in secret
late this afternoon and il was not
more pacific than the Others It de-
VeIoped that some of the women had
appealed to Superior Judges j. W.
Hughes and e. G. Hart with reference
TO the eligibility of Mrs. Lindley as a
candidate. Others had laid their case
before Clinton L. White, a prominent
attorney, while the wife of C. II.
Dunn, we'll known lawyer and pres
ident of the Law and Order League,
was armed with no end of legal au-
thorities. The two Judges held that
Mrs. Lindley was eligible, while the
lawyers disagreed. 1t was finally de-
cided that Mrs. Lindley and Mrs. Post
should remain candidates for presi-
dent
1t was late when the women went
home to cook their husbands dinners
and the dove of peace could scarcely
have been said to have spread its
wings over the rival factions.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-15
TWO AMERICAN PRISONERS.
United States Military Attaches Cap
tured at Mukden.

GENERAL KUROKI'S HEAD
QUARTERS. March 1.-THE coun-
try is swarming with hungry. dis
heartened Russians. who are surrend-
ering in squads to any pursuing Jap
anese they meet.
Most of the foreign attaches with
the Russian army, including two
American and one English officers
were captured at Mukden.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE
American military officers with the
Russian army as observers were Col
onel Havard. Medical Corps; Major
Macomb, Artillery Corps. and Cap
tain Judson, Artillery Corps. In all
probability the two captured will be
accorded every courtesy by the jap
anese commanders and given safe con-
duct to Toxic.
TOXIC, March 15.-The American
attaches, Captain Judson and Colonel
Havard, and a British attache, Cap
tain Ayres, who were with the Rus
sian army and were captured at the
battle of Mukden, left Liaoyang for
Japan to-day
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-15
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WE CAN'T DO IT

Mr. Edward ConoIley Of the Roval In
surance Co, 2O1 Sansome street. in this
city is well known in insurance circles
he has set a task for US that we cant
meet. Here is his letter:
Royal Insurance Building,
POI Sansoue St,
San Francisco. March II. 1905
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through George Doyle Of McGown d Do,.ie
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ESQ took twenty-five bottles. I have not
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10 80.
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