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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-10-11

yirginia-Do you think l will have
any difficulty In learning to float. Jack ;
Jack enthusiastically mo. indeed
With little practice. I'm sure you
could fiy.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-10-11

she 10 willing that
the women OF the
whole world should
know Il. A chronic
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-05-25

BILE in South Dakota to-day. Yet with
all this activity there is nothing of the
boom nature observable. The men
who are coming into the state are
coming in to stay and make their
homes there. They want land, and
there is no other place they know Of
where they can get as good land for
as small a price. And one significant
fact about this influx of immigrants
is that nearly all of them are men OF
American birth from the older settled
states. Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michi-
gan and Ohio and contributing of their
best blood and Drawn to South Da-
kOta. The men from these states are
selling out their lands at anywhere
from 800 to $3.50 per acre, and are
putting their money into South Da-
kota lands at anywhere from SIS an
acre up. With the money they take
up there they double and quadruple
their land holdings, and then have an
ample working capital back of them.
Out of the half million population Of
the state the census of last year
showed only about 10 per cent of for
eign birth
Climatic Conditions Are Ideal.
The subject of climate is one that
interests every person meditating
change of location, and of this it can
be truthfully said that every section
of South Dakota has pleasant and
healthful climatic conditions. 1t is
called the "Sunshine" state, and has
few cloudy or gloomy days. When it
rains it rains, and when it is done 1t
clears up. The following official fig
ures are suggestive: South Dakota
has 2,944 hours of sunshine annually;
California, FILA; Iowa. 2,545; Mime
sofa, 2,54S; Wisconsin, 2 ,4S1; ILL.,
nois, 2.156.
This sunshine is what makes the
state the great wheat and corn coun-
try that it is, and which is destined
to make it the greatest in the, Union,
as its many millions of acres of now
vacant land are gradually taken up
and brought under cultivation. In
general the spring opens early in
March, and from that time until the
harvest, late in July. the weather is
temperate, with plenty of rain. The
iiolitSt udH DIS IL lult', are dL luc emu
of June and the first of July. How
ever hot the days may be, the even
ings and nights are always cool and
delightful. Usually at the harvest sea-
son the weather becomes dry, and
there is but little rain until the follow
ing spring.
AS the rule, the winters have but
little snow, although there are excep-
lions and very deep SHOWS fall. In
thirty years there have been two win
tiers with excessively deep snow, eev-
en- winters with moderate amount.
and seventeen in which there has
been none or very little. Rains are
abundant during the growing season
only, or from March into August,
while the remainder of the year is
comparatively dry. A better distribu-
ton for successful agriculture could
not be arranged.-Herbert Vanderhoof
in Minneapolis Journal.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-05-25
ALLOTTED LAND MUST BE "DRY."
Federal Authorities Glad to Get Rul-
ing on Los Rights.

The United States authorities for
South Dakota express satisfaction
over the decision of the United States
supreme court in the case of James
Lincoln, who was convicted in the
United States court of Nebraska on
an Indictment charging him with the
unlawful Introduction of liquor into
the Winnebago Indian reservation.
He was found guilty and sentenced
to Imprisonment for a period of sixty
days and fined $500.
The case came before the supreme
court on writ of habeas corpus, Lin
discharged from custody, on the
ground that the United States court
was without jurisdiction. Ever since
the Brewer decision, holding that it
was not violation of the federal
statutes for Indians who have taken
their allotments to purchase liquor,
there has been uncertainty as to
whether the federal courts had au-
thority to regard the land included in
allotments the same as the regular In
dian question about the government
having authority to arrest and prose-
cute Indians or other persons who
take liquor to the regular Indian reser-
vations, but whether the land included
in the allotments given to Indians
should be treated the same as the
regular reservations has been a dis
puted question.
The decision of the United States
supreme court therefore means that,
while Indians who have taken allot-
ments are entitled to purchase liquor
in the towns adjacent to their homes
or elsewhere, they cannot lawfully
take liquor to allotted lands any more
than they can to Indian reservations
and the United States courts will have
power in the future to punish Indians
or whites who take liquor to allotted
lands the same as those who are
charged with introducing liquor into
the regular Indian reservations.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-05-25
SOON FINISH SURVEY.

In furtherance of the general topo
graphical work of the state land de-
partment, which has been under way
for several years, g. G. Barney. one of
the old field clerks of the Office and ]
S. Brown "a new appointee, have left
for Lyman county to complete the
work in that county This year will
practically close all the work except in
Butte and Meade counties.
Commissioner Bach is also securing
and recording in the office copies OF
every mortgage given on real estate
to secure loans of state funds.
Doane Robinson, by comparison, has
found that Harvey Peake, S. D.. is the
highest in the United States east of
the Rocky mountains. The peake
with an elevation OF 7,403 feet, is near
ly thousand feet higher than the
highest OF the Blue Ridge mountains.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-05-25
PLANS AERIAL TRAMWAY.
! Business Club Will Find Out Cost Of
| a Bald Mountain Line.


The Business Club of Deadwood is
working on a plan for the construc-
ton of an aerial tramway from this
city to Bald Mountain for the pur-
pose of t an porting ores from that
district cheaper than can be done by
the railroads.
Until a few years ago this mini
mum price for ore when hauled by
the railroads was IS cents ton;
then upon request from the mining
men this was reduced to so cents.
There now is a sliding scale running
from SO cents to $1.10 a ton. AS a
number of large companies operating
in Bald Mountain have their mills IN
Deadwood there for some time has
been talk of finding some cheaper
method Of transportation. The plan
as now outlined includes the organi-
cation of company with sufficient
capitol to construct this aerial tram
way, the building of central station
and the running of side lines to all
properties interested. There are two
routes which may be followed. and
the distance will depend upon which
of these two is chosen. The first one
coming down Deadwood gulch would
be little over seven miles in length,
while the second, following Nevada
gulch for distance and then White
wood would be something more than
eight miles in length. AS the differ
ence in altitude between this city
and Bald Mountain is over 1900 feet,
it readily will be seen that the fall
is almost great enough to furnish by
gravitation all of the power needed.
Not less than 1000 tons of ore could
be handled daily, and the cost Of the
road would be $4,000 to $4,000 a
mile. 1t is estimated that the cost
of handling the ore will not exceed
90 cents ton, which will insure
great saving to many companies. A
corps of engineers will be engaged
at once to make the preliminary sur
veys and to lay before the club eX-
act information in regard to this en-
terprise
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-05-25
A CRY for Helm.

There is a great cry from Custer
for more families to come here as
permanent residents, as there is a
great demAnd for laborers and also
children over fourteen years of age.
The mica plant recently started by
the Westinghouse Electric company
will employ $50 men, women and
children over fourteen years of age
The work is light, and the children
will receive 60 cents day to begin
with. and eventually as high as s1.25
to 50 daily. The men can secure
worl' both at the factory and with
the government forestry department,
which IS also looking for men to ac-
company positions in that vicinity.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-05-25
SHOOTS UP NEIGHBOURS HOMES.
Residents Of a Township Near Aber-
deem Terrorized

For some days residents in Gem
township, Brown county. have been
trying to solve a mystery that was
causing terror to some of the farmers
and annoyance to others. One night
COW was found with it's head
crushed and badly battered, and the
evening before another was found
with its throat cut Other cattle have
been bruised and bear marks of cruel
treatment.
Later the mystery was solved in a
startling manner. Anton Salberg. a
farmer, started out armed with a rifle.
and began firing bullets into several
homes. The house occupied by Rev.
G. M. Grimsrud was literally riddled
with bullets. A telephone message
was received here telling of the shoot
ing, and Deputy Sheriff Hazel was sent
to the scene. After a long search he
found Salberg in a field and placed
him under arrest.
1t is believed Salberg is insane. He
denies having beaten or killed any
COWS, but admits the shooting. and
explained that he did it to show the
neighbors he was not afraid of them
He is held in the county Jail, and will
be examined by the insanity board.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-05-25

The committee on decorations for
the travelling mems convention at Alb
erdeen on June l and 2 and the SUBJ
committee reported that forty floats
have already been assured and only
about one-half the merchants had
been seen.
1t was announced that the CITY
would authorize the erection of poles
along the principal street. This ia
necessary to enable the committee to
carry out its elaborate scheme for
night Examinations which will be in
the nature of colonades and arches
from which will hang Chinese Ian.
terms and other attractive lights.
The committee on bands announces
that five organizations will be here
for the convention, one from each Of
the following towns: Sioux Falls
Mitchell, BroolSings and WATERFOWL.
These. with the local state band will
provide a musical program of con.
certs that will be one Of the features
of the meeting.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-05-25
IRRIGATION WORK DONE.
High Water Causes Some Delay, but
Progress Is Being Made.

A recent rise in the Belle Fourche
river has again caused trouble for the
contractors on the gigantic irrigation
project near Belle Fourche. Some
rapid concrete work had been done
until the mixer was broken necessi-
tating a delay. Further delay has
also been caused by high water over
flowing the excavation with mud and
water. These repairs, however, have
been completed at last and work is
going on we'll. A hundred men are at
work at the first steam shovel in the
cut near Gilbert's ranch. During the
month of April this shovel moved
more dirt working eight hours a day
than 1t did in any previous month
working ten hours a day. The lower
steam shovel is also working fun
force, and it is estimated that all this
part of the work, the inlet canal, the
work Of Crow creek and the diversion
dam will be completed by October / .
At the big dam on Owl creek the cut
is being made along the north side
canal, and work is going rapidly. The
work of stripping the sod along the
site of the big dam will commence
this week. An excavation down to
the shales will then be made, and this
pit will be filled with dirt and rolled
with the big steam roller. This prof.
ect is giving employment to hundreds
of men.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-05-25
WAS 1T QUAKE?
The People Of Pierre Are Undecided
on the Question,


The people Of Pierre are trying
hard to decide among themselves
whether or not they felt real earth
quake shock Thursday evening.
Some claim to have felt it, while
others in the same vicinity failed to
note any such symptoms. Claims are
made that the motion was sufficient
to jar buildings and start pictures
to swinging. While others in the
same building failed to notice it, At
Fort Pierre the disturbance is said
to have been about the same as that
of heavy loaded truck jolting off a.
crossing near the building in which
the observer was at the time. but as
there has been a great deal of heavy
freighting OF railroad material it was
attributed to that cause until they
found that no freighting trucks were
in operation at that time. Those who
failed to notice it say it was the work
of imagination called up by the re-
cent San Francisco disaster, but 9th
ers are certain they felt it.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-05-25

In addition to their income from
the regular sources, the farmers in
the northern portion of the state are
making good profits from the sale of
hides. The volume to which this in.
dustry has grown in this vicinity is
indicated by the fact that single
local shipper since Oct. 1 last has
purchased hides to the value of about
$11 900, every dollar of which was dis.
tributed among the fairness of this
locality.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-05-25

when passing the schoolhouse on
their return tested their marksman.
ship by firing several shots at the
building. School was not in session
and they believed the building to be-
without an occupant. However. Mr..
schm1tz CHANGED to be in the build.
ing. with the result that he was
struck by one of the bullets, which
were OF 22-calibre, and which entered
MS body after passing through the
door of the schoolhouse. AS it was
purely an accident, SO arrests were
made.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-05-25
AT ABERDEEN NEXT YEAR.

The Evangelical appointments an
nounced by Bishop Thomas Bowman,
D. D., of Allentown. Pa, presiding at
the conference at Mitchell, are as fol-
lows:
:, lilbank, Phi. Lanx; Big Stone, G. F.
M ing; Groton, c. F. Sturts; Aber-
y F. H. Brookmiller and H. A.
q Yer; De Smet, M. Hunsberger;
I dison, c. F. Mayer; Parker, D. Bit
ner; Beresford. ]. j. Schaffer; Hazel.
Z. w. Zech; Hitchcock. j. d. Musser;
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-05-25
LAY PLANS FOR STATE FAIR.
South Dakota Board Decides a Mum.
Der of improvements.

Der Of improvements.
The state board of agriculture at its
meeting at Huron admitted to mem.
bership w. S. Hill of Alexandria and
j. w. Campbell of Huron, after which
much business relating to the pres
ent years exhibit was disposed of. A
system Of advertising was outlined.
and all premiums were increased at
least 10 per cent. In the speed de-
partment prizes were largely in
creased. If but one bird in any par
t1cular class is exhibited in the poul-
try department, the rule has been so
amended as to give but one-half of the
premium offered. A sewer will be con.
structed for carrying off the surplus
water from the artificial lake and else.
where on the fair grounds. The
grounds and several of the buildings
and stock barns will be greatly i'm.
proved
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-05-25
EVEN CROW DOG TAKES LAND.
Indians Most Opposed Yield to AIIot-
ment Law.

Mai Kelly, the Indian agent at Rose
bud, and Col John H. Brennan, agent
at Pine Ridge, who have been in Dead
wood attending United States court,
gave some interesting facts regarding
the working of the allotment laws on
their reservations.
The Indians who offered the greatest
opposition to this law at first are COM
ing into line at last and taking their
own individual allotments. Over on
Rosebud. Old crow Dog, One of the
best known Indians in the West, whose
famous trial for the murder of Spotted
Tail has not yet been forgotten, at
last has announced his intention Of
taking his allotment. For years he
has fought this movement. He thought
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-05-25
PULPlTs ARE ASSIGNED.
Evangelical Church Conference Comes
to Close at Lehr, NJ, D.

to Close at Lehr, NJ. D.
The conference of the Evangelical
church for the states of North and
South Dakota has completed its labors
at Lehr. N. d. The conference is di-
vided into two districts. those of Far
go and Aberdeen. Rev. William Buck
ow was appointed presiding elder of
the Fargo district and Rev. r. w.
Teichman of the Aberdeen district.
Both are the present incumbents of
their respective positions. The con-
ference appointments for the Aber-
deem district are: Aberdeen. F. H.
Brockmueller and H. A. Ritter; Ell
lendale, H. A. Sowder; Groton, c. F.
Strut; Milbanl, Phil Laux; Big
Stone City. G. F. Liening; Hazel c.
w. Zech; Madison, c. F. Meyer;
Clear Lake. William Fritz; Eureka,
b. Meizian; Herreid and Linton, S.
Finkbeiner and A Boshee; Parker,
d. Bittner; Beresford. J. J. Schae-
fer; Yankton, ]. B. Happel; Plank
linton. William Gaines; Miller, ]. E.
Booth; Mitchell, to be supplied; Will
mot. to be supplied: Olivet, Wiley
Hoy; Hitchcock, ]. D. Musser; De
Smet, M. E. Hunsberger.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-05-25

Plankinton, w. Gaines; Scotland, H. c.
Haag; Yankton, J. B. Happel; Clear
Lake, w. Fritz; Miller, ]. f. Booth !;
Olivet, w. L. Hoy.
Rev. r. w. Techman remains as pre-.
siding elder of the Aberdeen district.
The next conference will be held at
Aberdeen Memorial day will be ap-
propriately observed in Milbank. Lieut..
Gov. McDougal will deliver the Grafton
The La Bolt band will furnish the mu-
sic and military entertainment will
be given at the court house in the
evening.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-05-25
FIRE At SCHOOL; HIT TEACHER
Boys Who Make Building a Target
Seriously Injure Pedagogue.

SERIOUSLY IhJure Peda5o5ue.
Three boys, John Grazing, Wilbur
La Brec and Sarl Owen. made a tar
get Of schoolhouse at Sioux Falls,
and, as result, Barney Schmitz, a
teacher, is in a hospital with a Sc
we're bullet wound in his left breast.
Great difficulty is being experienced
y locating the bullet. The three
boys had been to a ball game. and
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-05-25
Quarter of a Century.

Twenty-Five years ago this spring
the town of Groton was first laid out
A movement is now on foot to cele-
brate the twenty-fifth anniversary of
the establishment of the place. and
1t is proposed to utilize the regular
monthly bargain day" given by Gro
ton merchants to observe the silver
jubilee. A program of sports, speech
es, music and other attractions is
planned for, and it is the old settlers
for many miles around who will help
Groton celebrate the occasion.
An important business transaction
took place at Geddes when d. Hea-
ton and w. E. Heaton, owners and
proprietors Of the Charles Mix County
bank Of Geddes, sold it to Johnson
Brothers. This was the first bank
started in this city, it's founders being
Johnson Brothers, who four years ago
sold the bank to the Heatons, and yes
terday repurchased it from them. The
officers under the new management
will be F. H. Johnson, president; v.
A. Welcher. cashier. and ]. A. Nelson.
assistant cashier.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-05-25
Towns Grow Like Manic.

Fast as the railways are building,
the settlers are coming still faster
All along these new lines of road
towns are springing up as if by magic,
and the track layers are hardly out of
sight when train loads of lumber are
emptied on the spot where they We're
working a few hours before, and the
sound of the hammer and the saw
busted in the erection of buildings is
heard. In a few weeks there is an
elevator. a bank or two, and dozen
or more buildings. with stocks of mer-
chandise to supply the needs of the
embryo community. From every train
that enters the town there will be
dozen or more land buyers alighting,
and, as far as the eye can reach farm
houses and farm building will be seen
in the course Of construction.
This is not a fanciful or exaggerated
sketch Of the activity that is observa-
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-12-07
Convened

The second session of the 59th.
Congress met in Washington on Mon
day. Congress found on its calender
many unfinished measures left from the
first session. AS the session will end
at noon on March 4th, and as the short
three months remaining, still further
shortened by the holiday recess, will
allow little time for other business than
the appropriation bills, there will be
sharp competition among the advocates
OF those other measures. In the house
of Representatives the Committee on
Rules, of which the speaker is chair
man, will determine which of them
shall be considered, and in what order;
for the House usually follows the re-
commentators of the committee.
The recent trouble with the japanese
in California is almost certain to
strengthen the passage of the Chinese
exclusion bills. The friends of a ship
subsidy have not given up hope of get
ting their bill passed by some future
Congress, if not by the. present one.
The labor people will urge that a vote
be taken IN the eight-hour bill, agains
injunctions in labor disputes. The
tariff reformers and many protection
ist are working for the removal of the
duties on products of the Philippine
Islands admitted to this country; and
those who take a broad view of the
obligations of the United States toward
it's dependencies are using what influence
they have to induce Congress to define
the status of the Porto Ricans.
: Other matters to be considered are
restriction of immigration, the right of
Senator Smoot to his seat, the revision
of the copyright law, and the prohibi-
of campaign contributions by corpra-
tions; as well as such subjects as the
President may propose in his message.
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-12-07
HE PURSUIT. OF HAPPINESS

VOW that the light has died out of the skies Will,
mUlr grows gray, do you think there's notbing r. do - Z
snuggle down by the fire, watch the old world su3n . u '-5
ga" ana walt lmpatiently for the Time Of Hannv ~,
e. N. pat you re wrong-the whole world reaptiiesS
~ te golden days of summer-unthinkipo. careioSS n'5
n "a ~ n9 n, 'hat Happiness itself, in its purest, finest forr i
~" : an times, SO easy to gain. "
nuI "hefe to ind ii! Deep under the branches of &C.,
m naissna oan 'fSe it flies iissc " Ter the t%wiokling Lights o~fmys st =,
limb a cracking dingy stair-and see tbe naia
tn 'i u lace Of a lonely child grow beautiful-as some nes sin =.
10Y Is clasped to a little heart that beats trnmnboU4g Sn e
Forget. '"n'" OIauSe who Did Not
heE Christmas morning bring to your friends the lro-
busy As enough 5oae yf the R 2esT. e emem n1sr;s5 the days are pot
the time though that y will 10 oIod hurried a enough to drive away
q NO. ned to search the year through. In a moi moi ri
IF dn y Et1a oelIs-in the handcIasp of a friend-in { tbe5 "m ~
IT q T. niue. a G4e-Ies Happiness And in more than al e% In"e
tbat i thu beautiful that to possess it you must give t.
""' II II! 'e giving you must part with it.
lis Christmas Time.
so6s4 Market ST h|>2z25G 70
We Give The sperry Gold Trading stamr
~
The Penn's Grove record., 1906-12-07

Few persons stop to think that it
requires law to collect a bill. The
Wall Paper Company sued a firm in
Ohio to recover $57,0 600 for goods sold
to them. The U. S. Circuit Court in
Cincinnati to which an appeal was
taken held that the proofs showed one
of the most complete and exacting in
stances Of a Trust as defined in the
statutes, that has come to the
knowledge of the Court. 1t held the
Trust to be an illegal organization and
as such it was not entitled to the aid
against Voight & Sons, and the judge
ment of the District Court was affirm
ed and the appeal was dismissed.