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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-03
GREAT RUSH TO SOUTH DAKOTA
New Sections In the Northwest Opening-Faulk and
Contiguous Counties Attract Many
Newcomers.
Railways Open New Territory.

notVw0y0 SN0U NV
Dut northwest of Faux county, and
on the next tier of counties north, Is
Walworth county, which Is the present
terminus Of ION Of the great railway
systems that traverse the state. This
terminus, Evarts, is q little over mid
way of the state and is located on the
Missouri river. West OF Evarts to the
western border. Is a very thinly settled
section of the state, and one without
railways. But two lines of railway are
now under construction by which this
vast territory within the present year,
in all probability, will be thrown open
to settlers.
This country is we'll known, how
ever, and the fact that 1t has not been
settled up before is simply because OF
it's remoteness from railway lines. 1t
also contains a vast quantity of free
homestead lands, and the progress OF
the railways is attracting thousands
of landseekers to the district. Many OF
these are men who come out here and
go to work on the railways, n as the
latter progress the workers have a
chance to select the land that suits
them best, and at the anne time are
not only making a living, but saving
money. Hundreds of these men who
are to-day working for day wages Will
in the next five years be reckoned
worth their thousands, and will be
bossing their own workmen.
About Homestead Lands.
have received a good many in
quiries about these homestead lands
and how they al be obtained, and
will state the qualifications briefly:
First, a homesteader is required to
be a citizen of the United States or
to have made declaration Of inten-
ton to become one. and must be over
the age of 81. He is allowed to home
stead a quarter section, or 100 acres,
and for this the land office fling fee
Is $14. Certain Improvements are re-
quired to be made within six months
after filing. After this period resi-.
dence must be continuous. Final
proof can be made fourteen months
after date Of fling by paying $1.25 an
acre, or after five years continuous
residence the fee is only S14.
The best way for an intending
homesteader to do is to go to one OF
the real estate dealers Of the state
and engage his srvices to attend to
all the preliminaries. For this they
charge a sum that is merely nominal
and save the homesteader a whole lot
of difficulty. If a person files on the
land they pay the fee. If he does not,
there is no charge. These dealers,
however, are thoroughly acquainted
with the country and the possibilities
of the land, and their advice alone Is
worth more to the prospective home
steader than the fee he pays them.
1t may be roughly stated that a per-
sons total expense to locate and file
on a homestead will aggregate about
500. It may also be stated as a rule
that the value Of this same land will
average at least $4,000 by the time
final proof Is made.-Herbert Wander
hoof in Chicago Inter-Ocean.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-03
KILLS SELF TO SPITE WIFE.
Former South Dakotan In Montana
Drinks Acid.

Helena, Mont, April 2s.-"f you
don't come home I'll take this" yelled
Sam Bailey of Bozeman to his wife,
who refused to come home last night
because he had been drinking. He
held aloft a small bottle. Sam had
made this threat before and failed to
make good. His wife thought he was
just fooling, but he was not. Neigh
bors who heard the threats followed
bailey into the house, but were too
late. He was squirming in agony on
the floor from drinking a phial Of car
bolic acid and was beyond aid. Bailey
came to Bozeman recently from South
Dakota and had a wife and four small
children.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-03
FIRE DESTROYS CHURCH.
Roman Catholic Church at Wahpeton
in Ruins.

Washpeton, N. D.. May 1. - Fire
Saturday evening destroyed st. Abel,
bert's, a Roman Catholic church, and
seriously damaged the residence of
Father Gayducek, next to the church
building. The loss is estimated at $10,,
900. Mrs. B. Simmer, who was help
ing to take the furniture out of the
residence, became frightened at the
rapid spread of the flames and jumped
from a second-story window. sustain,
ing slight injuries. The origin of the
fire is a mystery.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-03
PiNNEY MUST STAY IN PRISON
Habeas Corpus Action Fails In En-
bezziement Case.

Habeas Corpus Action Fails In EN-.
bezzIement Case.
Judge Garland of the United States
plication for a writ Of habets corpus
in the case OF Earl B. Pinney, form
erly a prominent resident of North
Dakota, who sought to secur his re-
lease from the Sioux Falls penitenti-
airy. Pinney was formerly a United
States commissioner with headquar-
ters at Minot, N. D. He Is serving a
term Of ten years In the penitentiary
in this city for embezzlement COM
mited while he was a forest commits
sioner. The embezzlement consisted
of converting to his own use sums
~aggregating something over $4,000
which had been placed in his hands
by homesteaders for payment to the
receiver of the United States land
Office at Minot.
The point is raised in behalf Of Pin
ney that the sums mentioned were
placed in his hands as an individual
and not in his official capacity az
United States commissioner, and that
therefore, he was not liable to the
federal government for the disposi-
ton made Of the money. In the ap-
plication for a writ of habeas corpus
it was set forth that the indictment
upon which Pinney was convicted
was illegal and void and did not con-
tain facts sufficient to constitute a
crime under any of the laws OF the
United States.
In support of this denial Of Pinney's
application Judge Garland stated In
substance that United States commits
sioners have no authority under any
law to receive such moneys, but
that nevertheless. there is a federal
statute which In his opinion makes
them liable for such moneys as they
receive under color of their Offices or
where 1t Is pretended they have a
right to handle them.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-03

South Dakota, and 500 at Devils
Lake, North Dakota.
Maj. ]. r. Brennan, agent at Pine
Ridge Agency, is in Washington for
a conference on grazing leases in
connection with his reservation. He
is very much interested In the pro-
S\ion In the Indian appropriation
bill increasing the salary of seventy
Indian police at his agency from SO
to $15 per month and Of officers
from SIS to $25. Senator Kittredge
assure SHIN that the PROVISION win
be adopted.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-03
SHOOTS TOE TO DODGE SCHOOL
Twelve.Year-OId Resorts to Heroic
Measures.

Waverly, Iowa, May 1. Rather
than go to school Clyde Mishler, twelve
years old, shot himself through the
great toe with a target rife. The boy,
it is said, had had some trouble with
his teacher and had been threatened
with punishment. This seemed to
prey upon his mind, and when his par
ents refused to allow him to remain
away from school the lad secured a
target rife, and placing the barrel
close to his foot, sent a bullet through
his toe. The wound, while not serious,
was sufficiently so to answer the pur-
pose of the boy, and he has not been
to school since.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-03
TO HAVE FOUR NEW TOWNS.
Extension of Minneapolis Road Brings
New Settlements.

Aberdeen, S. D., April 2S.-The new
town on the James river, southeast of
Aberdeen, on the Minneapolis & st.
Louis extension from Watertown, has
been named Wallace. A number of
business houses as well as a bank al
ready are preparing to locate in the
new town. Another town, or at leaTt
a railroad station, will be established
between Aberdeen and Wallace; a
new town will be built between Wal
lace and Conden. and another between
Aberdeen and Leola. making four new
towns on the Conden-Lecla branch of
the road.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-03
MORE MONEY FOR INDIANS.

Two Millions Likely to Come Back to
the Sl~ssetons.
The provision In the Indian appro-
priation bill restoring to the Sisseton
Indians the annuities cut of in 1862,
was the subject Of debate In the SEN
ate last week. following a point Of
order made by Senator Kean. After
some discussion It was agreed to re-
tain the provision in the bill. There
II about $2.000.0 900 due the Indians.
1000 Of whom are at 6isseton. In
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-03
Indian Will Be Tried,

Fergus Falls, Mimi, April 2s.-The
trial Of Joseph Jordan, an Indian. &C.
cused of numbering his squaw on the
Red Lake reservation, will take place
here next week. Jordan Is prepared
to make q vigorous fight.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-03
Vessel Safe In Port.

New York. April 28.-The steamer
Morco Minghetti arrived here yester.
day, nearly a week overdue. Appre.
hension had been felt for the safety Of
the steamer, which left Palermo, April
1. with $50 immigrants on board.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-03
TRIPPED By A PIG.
Iowa Farmer the Victim Of Peculiar
Accident.

Accident.
Webster City, Iowa, May l. - Frank
Schropfer, a farmer living seven miles
west of here, with his brother, was
trying to cut out a dozen hogs from a
drove of seventy-ive or a hundred. A
dog had been sen into the drove to
drive out the animals selected. The
dog caught a stubborn hog by the ear
and the squeals of the animal caused
the rest of the herd to stampede. One
of the hogs darted between Schropfer's
legs, tripping him so that he broke his
left arm just below the elbow.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-03
Oil Plant DESTROYED.

Elizabeth, N. j., May l. - The Bay.
way Refining company's plant at Eliz.
abethport was destroyed yesterday
with a loss of $780, 900. Six Of the
company's oil tanks blew up. The
blazing oil endangered shipping.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-03
Girl Loses Foot,

Grand Forks, N. D., April 2S-Selma
Isaacson, aged fifteen. crawled under
a freight train on her way home by a
short cut, and a switch engine shunt.
ed the cars, crushing her right foot so
that 1t had to be amputated.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-03
KICKS CHILD TO DEATH.
Horse Grows Vicious When Boy Falls
Under His Feet.

Under His Feet.
Spearfish, s. D., April 28.-The ten
year-old o of Joseph Smiley Of Sun
dance met a violent death beneath the
hoofs of a maddened horse. He was
leading the horse to the blacksmith
shop to be shot and had fastened the
halter around his waist. The horse
suddenly jerked back his head and
threw the boy off his feet. AS the
child fell the horse suddenly seemed
to become Infatuated and in the sight
of a number of people who were IN
''e to prevent the catastrophe,
&ed the child to death. The ami
had not been regarded as vicious
it is thought that he became
frightened when the child fell under
his feet and screamed for help.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-03
SAFE BLOWERS At HUNTER.
Attempt on Vault Of Bank IL a Fail

Fargo, N. D., April 2s.-An unsuc,
cessful attempt was made to blow the
safe in the Farmers and Merchants
bank at Hunter. Entrance was Sc,
cured through a real window in the
building and an effort was made to
bore the safe. The robbers were eth,
err frightened away by pedestrians or
gave up the task as hopeless.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-03
BULLET ENDS r
Prominent Saltwater Citizen Commits
Suicide.

Suicide.
Saltwater, Mimi, May 1. Judson
W. McKusic, a prominent citizen of
this city, shot himself shortly before 6
o'clock last evening at his residence on
Cherry street. Holding a 3S-caliber re-
volver in his right hand, and standing
before a small mirror in the kitchen.
he placed the muzzle against his right
temple zand fired. He was dead when
Henry jerks went to him a moment
later. The skin around the bullet hole
was burned. He had been in poor
health some years, and lately com.
planned a great deal of pains in his
head.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-03
STEAMER Is oyERTURNED.

Turtle Hits Bar and Is capsized But
Crew Escapes.
La Crosse, Wis, April 2S.-Striking
a high bank and bar while towing a
barge of wood near here, the steamer
Turtle was overturned and her crew
narrowly escaped drowning. Capt
James Datshaw, commanding. was
rescued. The boat will be saved with
out serious damage.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-03
RECORD PRICE FOR SHEEP.
Montana Man Sells Flock at S5.25 Pc
Head.

Helena, Mont. April %. - A. c.
Greene, living neal Lewiston, has sold
his entire sheep holdings at an aver
age of 1925 per head, probably the
largest price ever paid in the West
for sheep. Many Montana sheepmen
are contracting to sell wool before
shearing at % cents a pound and up
ward.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-03
RESTORES 2,5oo,ooo ACRES.
Government Provides for Land Entry
l. Liz

In July.
Helena, Mont, May 1. - Two mill
ion five hundred thousand acres of
land located in Teton county, which
was withdrawn from public entry
three years ago will be restored July
%, subject to homestead and desert
entry. The land was withdrawn for an
irrigation project Of the government.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1906-05-03
STRIPPED OF CLOTHING.
Winona Mill Hand Is Caught in the
Shaftino,

Winona, Mimi, May 1. - NJ. Kulas,
an employee in the mill of the Empire
Lumber company, was severely hurt
Saturday. His clothing caught in the
shafting, and in an instant he was
stripped naked. His left arm and left
leg were broken and he was badly
bruised and skinned in a number Of
places. His condition is serious, but
the doctors are hopeful he may pull
through.
The Hawaiian star., 1906-04-18
Gable communication had
not been re-eStabIished at
4 o'clock.
New York Cable
Round The World

All round the world, New York this
morning sent a message to Honolulu
asking for news from San Francisco.
superintendent Gaines was compelled
to reply that he couldn't get any COM
munication, other than the first, with
San Francisco. The New York office
advised him that it could not get Oak
land This means that the disaster
extends across the bay
The last messages sent here from San
Francisco were by an operator around
whom the plaster of the doomed cable
building was falling. The instruments
were ready for removal to the beach
station of the cable company, but after
surmounting the difficulties of getting
wagon to carry them, the cable men
We're unable to get throughAthe mill
tary lines. San Francisco is under
The Hawaiian star., 1906-04-18
. AS NOT
VOLCANIC

The first dispatch telling of the San
Francisco horror that was received
stated that an earthquake had caused
the disaster. Naturally the mention of
earthquake caused the conclusion that
the disaster had had it's origin in some
volcanic disturbance. But such a be-
lief is not held by DR.. Serene e. Bishop
the local authority on seismic disturb
ances.
The city editor of the Star addressed
a special request to DR.. Bishop this
morning, asking for an expression as to
the probable cause of the disaster.
While in possession of practically no
information which would lead to any
definite idea regarding the causes of
the disaster, DR.. Bishop who has in
ternational prominence as an authority
on seismic disturbances, has kindly
contributed a brief explanation of the
probable causes for the shocking dis
aster. DR.. Bishop bases his theory up
on conditions which have been known
The Hawaiian star., 1906-04-18
PEOPLE WHO HAVE LATELY
GONE TO SAN FRANCISCO

L. Madden, c. Willard, Mrs. L. Ham
lin, Mrs w. A. Cunningham, Miss N.
Cunningham, l.. G. Robinson A. Mos
es, w. Stephenson, Mrs. A. Mackn-
tosh and daughter, Miss Kulumanu
Ward, Miss L. Ward, c. McWayne.
Mr.. and Mrs S. b. Forbes, Miss A.
Merriam, r. S. Hosmer Mrs. G. H
Hosmer, ]. G.. McCandless, II. F. Wich-
man, L. Wichman, nurse and 2 chill
dren, Mrs. e. A. McBryde, Mrs A. X
Pruden, Miss Genevieve Rix, j. Morgan
Baker, Mrs II. Weiss and 3 children.
Miss r. b. Mckenzie, H. j. Schoeneau.
Mrs. Angus and daughter, II b. War
den, e. ~ Parsons Mr. and Mrs. d. e
Thomas, A. II. Eilers, c. II. Clapp. Mrs
A. w. r. Bottomley. Dr. w. c. VILE.
W. r. Chiffon. Frank Levy, Mr. and
Mrs McAlpine, Mr. and Mrs. w. Z. L.
Stafford, f. f. Walsh and wife and 2
children, w. r.. Swith, J. Wilhelm, j.
Fredericks, Thomas Prime, r. Schmidt,
G. p. Thielen, G. Ashil1age and SER
want, Miss Il. Thompson, a. A. Munson-
Per S. S. Siberia, March "a for San
Francisco-George r. Howard. wife
and daughter, DR. w. D. Boldwin, Mrs.
w. d. Baldwin, Miss c. Baldwin, Miss
Nordncycr, Robert Hind, Mrs Hind
Miss NJ. e. LELAND, George F. Kendall.
Miss Kendall, Miss lFenton. Miss Bat
tello, Miss l.. Dunham, Miss NJ. NJ.
Dillingcr Mrs L. B. Dardem Miss
Margaret Wallace, w. d. Bruner, $.
Livingstone and wife, f. s. Churchill.
Wife, child, maid and servants, Mrs.
w. c. Blake Misses Blake co. Mrs.
l.. Rice and child. DR.. G. r. McDonogh,
w. J. Mitchell, j. A. Mcdonald, j. r.
Long r. T. synds. b. c. Latin, E.
Cannon, L. c. Kellogg W. r. Castye,
A. Adams, John Farwel Leon Honigs-
brrger, Charles Tschudi, G. w Tschu-
hi. O. II. Strong and Wife. Sherman
Denton. Miss Denton Robert Denton,
Mrs. Miller, f. j. Brandt, c. c. Des-
mond and wife. w f. Montgomery, II.
S. Waldo John r. True and wife, Ju-
Illus r. Blake, II. S. Title, f. f. Mil
Ter. c w Rosecrans r. Bellina. A. +.
Along. f. l.. Waldron.
Per S. $. Sierra, March 13, for San
Francisco-Mr. and Mrs. II. L. Pittock,
Mis- P't;ock. Mrs. Leadbetter, Oscar
Avn ~-.~ Master Aulberg. Miss Ramon,
MS Tar1lin C2), Miss Loggie, Mr. and
Me-. Miles N1r and Mrs Lansing, G.
H. s>'@ofcr''vr6 wife, r. Il, Frost, j. f.
Fro Mi'G g. u. Harrington, w r.
CGetlc NJ. "r5 Mrs. Edwin Chase.
MI" C'"'yS Gaylord. Mrs r. T. Weth-
. err-,1 Misses Katie Nash, Florence
Hr"v~ y, Blanche Brown, Minnie Phil
lips Effie Mae King, Sallie Madigan,
Edna Parsley, Smalie Crossen, Mollie
Probstel Bertha Courtmanche, b. r.
Banning, James NJ. Thompson, J L.
Thomson, Mr. and Mrs. ]. T. Overbury.
J. Hagar, S. Gregory, Mrs. n. S. Sachs.
John Patton, Mrs. M. F Peter, G w.
TsChudi, Mrs. NJ. S. Jones, Miss Ruth
erford, Karino, Nichoka, G. Miller.
wife and child
The Hawaiian star., 1906-04-18

martial law, and the cable Office people
had no passes, wherefore they were
naturally delayed in getting instru-
ments through the lines
The beach hut from which cables
are to be sent in such emergencies does
not contain instruments 1T would be
impossible to keep such delicate instru-
ments in such place said Superin-
tendent Gaines. However, there are
old fashioned methods of using the
wire which will undoubtedly be invoked
without the fine modern instruments
if there has been a failure to get the
Instruments in San Francisco to the
CliT house station.
The street car systems of San Fran
cisco are suspended, as the cable re-
ports show, and doubtless it will take
some time to get instruments to the
beach.
The Hawaiian star., 1906-04-18
RELIEF FUND
FOR STRICKEN
SAN FRANCISCO

The disaster that has come upon San
Francisco is the most appalling in the his
tory of the West. 1t is the most appalling
disaster in which the Hawaiian Islands
have ever had any concern. Stricken as is
San Francisco by the disaster, she must
turn to her sister cities for aid.
That they will respond to such need
even before any word has been uttered by
the stricken city, is certain. Too remote
from San Francisco to send her citizens to
help the sufferers from the disaster, Homo
lulu can but extend her sympathy. She can
extend her moral sympathy and she can
extend her financial assistance. That she
will do both is certain.
Lest no time be lost in starting the work Of
rendering assistance to her stricken sister city,
Honolulu citizens should begin at once to
contribute. Were Honolulu in the depths
of such disaster it would be to San Fran
cisco that she would turn for assistance, and
it would be from San Francisco people that
financial and other relief would come. Let
Honolulu and the Hawaiian Islands respond.
The Star will head the list of subscrip-
tiOns with $4,000. The Star will maintain
a subscription for the San Francisco Relief
Fund. Subscriptions can be sent to the
Star for the relief of the stricken city.
The Hawaiian star., 1906-04-18

to science for years past about san
Francisco.
His communication follows:
Honolulu, 18th, 40 a. m.
My Dear Mr.. Rhodes
1 wish indeed that could reply salts
factorily to your request for some opi-
nion as to the cause of the earthquake
at San Francisco But we are all ignO-
rant about even the present facts.
1 would say in general that several
severe earthquakes have occurred on
the coast during the past forty years.
None of them appeared to be due to
volcanic activity, of which certainly
none exists in that country. l believe
that all the observations made located
the centers of disturbance at several
miles below the surface. 1t was be-
lieved that great faults or slips had
occurred in the subterranean strata,
Most probably some such cause will be
found to account for the present dis
aster.
Sincerely yours,
S. E. BISHOP.
The Hawaiian star., 1906-04-18
Don't Put 1t Off
Any Longer

1t is a most common occurrence for
a person to say: "Oh, I will attend to
my viii later" and then loses the op-
portunity to do so, either through ac-
cident or sickness. The matter is one
of Importance, and yet how little
thought is given to it.
Better make your VIII at once and
then the loved ones will be protected
in the event of your sudden demise. If
you are in doubt about just how to
proceed in the matter, consult US and
we will advise you as what must be
done in order to make your viii a
proper legal document.
The Hawaiian star., 1906-04-18
Chamber Commerce Meets:
Offers Aid San Francisco

President Lowrey opened a special
meeting of the trustees of the Homo
lulu Chamber of Commerce this after
noon at 2:15 o'clock.
The meeting was called in order to
take action in. regard to the disaster
i'm San Francisco.
e. l. Spalding said that it was ad-
visable for the Chamber to express their
sympathy but the matter of money
would need to be considered. He spoke
of the distress that would naturally
follow such a catastrophe.
j. f. Morgan thought that AZ fund
should be raised Immediately and not
to wait until needs be known
l., Tenny Peck thought tht the cham