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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-05
Court House at Wentworth Burned.

Danville, Va, october IA special
TO The REGISTER from Reidsville, N. c.,
says:
The court house at Wentworth. the
seal of Rockingham county, North
Carolina, was destroyed by fire last
night. The flames originated in the
state of Withers & Co. All the rec
ords in the court house We're saved.
Several stores including Withers & Co.
and a number OF law offices were de-
stroyed. Loss estimated at $4,000.
There was $4,000 insurance on the
court house.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-05
WILD WEST SHOW IS COMING;
Pawnee Bill will Visit Wilmington
on October 18th.

Most Interesting Part Of the ShOw VIII
be the Remarkable Feats of Horse
manship-Features of the Far West
Rapidly Disappearing VIII be Por-
trayed-It Will be the First Show
Here This Fall-CoIe Bros Were to
Have Been Here and Came but
Storm Prevented Them From Erect
ing Ten
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-05
Senator Clark Injured.

New York, October 3.-United States
Senator W. A. Clark was injured in an
accident in France on September 9th.
according to private Information re-
ceived here today. The extent Of the
senator's injuries is not known, but at
his Office in this city it was said they
probably were not serious, as several
cablegrams on business subjects had
been received from him during the
past few days.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-05
PRETTY EVENING WEDDING
Miss Margaret Cat|ett and C. L.
Rowe Plight Their Troth.

Marriage Was SOlemniZed Yesterday
Evening at 6 O'CIock at St. Johns
Episcopal Church-Bride a Daugh-
ter Of Professor Catlett and Has a
Host of Friends in This City-GrOOm
is a Native of Newton but Spends
Much Of His Time Here-Left on
Evening Train for Linville.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-05
q Righteous Woman.

A man In Iowa was soundly thrashea
last weak by his wife for not paying
his newspaper subscription after she
had given him the cash with which to
do it. May her crown be trimmed To
order, and her harp have an extra
string.-EXchange.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-05
A JURY DECIDED ON CASE
An Unusual Proceeding in a
Magistrates Court.

Proceeding Was Brought
by Mr.. James Owen Reilly to Get
Possession of Store on Front Street
Occupied by a Syrian0CaSe Was
Decided I'm Favor of Present Occu-
pants of the StOre-Appeal Taken to
the Superior Court.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-04
UNITED STATES COURT
PRACTICALLY THROUGH
Judge Garland Has Dismissed Petn
Jury-Many Indians Given
Sentences.

Sioux Falls, S. D., April 3O.-Afte
being in session since April 3, the reg
ular April term of the United States
court today practically completed its
work and Judge Garland dismissed the
petit Jury for the term. A few cour
cases are all that remain TO be dis
posed of. q,
This was sentence day in federal
court and sentences were imposed by
Judge Garland in a number or cases
In which the defendants had entered
pleas Of guilty or In which they had
been convicted by the jury. The fol-
lowing sentences were imposed: Her
man Winterchaser, Indian, introducing
iuuor on Lower Brule reservation, four
months in the Lawrence county Jail
and fine of 800 and costs of prosecu-
ton. Frank Meter, Indian, introduce
ing liquor on the reservation and. as
sault with intent to kill his wife, three
wears in Sioux Falls ~penitentiary.
Philip Hawk Track. Indian, introducing
liquor on the Rosebud reservation, four
months in the Lawrence county Jail and
fine of $100 and costs of prosecution.
Long Grow, Indian, introducing liquor
on the Rosebud reservation, six months
in the Lawrence county Jail and fine
of 500 and costs of prosecution. Dan
feI Redwater, Indian, six months i'm the
Brule county Jail and fine of 800 and
costs OF prosecution. Peter Tucker. In
dian, larceny, two years in peniten-
tiary. Brown Takes the Gun, Indian,
larceny, two years in the Sioux Falls
O~enitentiary.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-04
PEOPLES FAITH Is
MISTAKEN IN WARE
Lead Practitioners Give Pastol
a Reception and Make
Presentations.
IS UNDER INDICTMENT
Black Hills Minister Charged Witt
Government Land Frauds, but
Pastors People Maintain He
Is Innocent.

Lead, 6. D., April 3O.-The faith Oh
his p~arishioners is mistaken in Rev.
G. G. Ware, as is evidenced by the big
reception given the pastor upon his
return home. The reception was a sur
prise n nearly 200 of the minister's
former church people were in attend
ance, the large parsonage being crowd
ID with people. A purse of 5000 and a
full leather suit case were presented to
the minister, the suit case bearing the
following inscription:
ITO Rev. George Garbell Ware, our
beloved rector. This dress suit case
is presented by his congregation OF
Christ's church, Lead, as a testimonial
of personal respect and esteem, FOR
talent, zeal and many acts of char
ity which have characterized the
faithful performance OF his pastoral
duties during the past fifteen years.
Since Mr.. Wares trial and conviction
at Omaha for being "A party to illegal
land entries, his friends in the Hills
have taken every possible mea TO
show him their esteem n love. me
majority Of his church people feel that
he did not receive justice in his trial
and that the court of appeals will re-
verse the decision Of Judge Munger.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-04
INDICTMENTS VOID:
DISMISSED
Judge Garland Makes important Rul-
ing, and Eight Men Under lndict-
ment Breathe Easier.

Sioux Falls. S. D., April 27.-Eight
men who were noe indictment in the
United States court in connection with
alleged land frauds can again breathe
easy as the result of the action of
Judge Garland today in sustaining de-
murrers to a number of indictments.
The decision by Judge Garland was in
the cases of Minnesota men in the per-
sons of Frank S. Schwalen, Hans ia
cobson, Abram ID. Catlin, James Mehan,
Henry Groth, Pearly r. Stiles and
John A. Hilgendorf, all of Triumph,
MINI. The demurrers also applied to
the case of J. e. Dodge, a banker of
Triumph, who had not yet been ar
rested.
The eight defendants were charged
in indictments returned against them
with perjury, alleged to have been
committed when making final proof on
homesteads situated in the Chamber
lain land district. They made their
final proof before John d. Arnold. clerk
of courts of Stanley county, at Fort
in the Pierre land district. The
point was raised by the attorneys for
the eight defendants that Arnold did
have authority to administer Oaths
in cases where the LAND involved was
in the Chamberlain land district. Judge
Garland sustained this view, thus rem
dering indictments void and clearing
defendants.
Clerks of courts, therefore, under the
decision, when acting in land cases,
authority to administer oaths only
when the land involved is situated ir
the land district in which they reside
md hold office.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-04
ADMITS CONSPIRACY.
Carl Pitan First to Be Sentenced for
Land Fraud in South
Dakota

Sioux Falls, S. D., April 25.-The first
victim of the present prosecutions for
land frauds in western South Dakota
was Carl Pitan, q prominent stockman
residing in the coded Sioux lands be-
tween the Missouri river and the Black
Hills.
= Pitan today appeared before Judge
Garland Of h United States court and
pleaded guilty to an Indictment charg-
ing himself, Thomas II. Ayers and John
I. Newell of the Gas Belt Land com
pany, of Pierre, with engaging in a
conspiracy to defraud the United
States government out of large tracts
of public land.
Judge Garland sentenced Pitan to
Imprisonment for a period of one year
In the Hughes county Jail and imposed
a fine OF $1,000.
This was the first OF the land fraud
cases in which indictments were re-
turned by h federal grand jury which
was recently in session in this city in
which Judge Garland pronounced SEN
tence.
John r. Hughes, of Pierre, attorney
for Pitan after a plea of guilty had
been entered, asked that the court take
into consideration the fact that Pitan
is SO years old and that he did not will
fully attempt to defraud the govern
ment and was not the leading spirit
in the alleged conspiracy, and had a
reputation for truth, honesty and in
tegrity where he was known United
States Attorney Porter stated he had
no reason to doubt the statements
made in behalf of the defendant.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-04
Couldn't Read IL.

During a lively session of the house,
Speaker Cannon is reported to have sent a
note to a member who found himself able
to read it all but the last sentence. He
passed the note to the member sitting next
TO him and he, too, was able to make out
all of the note except the final sentence.
The note was passed to eight or ten mem
bers and the puzzle was still unsolved-the
last sentence still unread. Finally the re-
cipient Of the note said: ooh, give il to me;
I'll find out what that last sentence is"
So he took il 20 the speaker with the IN
formation that the note had been freely
passed around among the members, and
that none could read the last sentence.
The speaker took his note, scanned II with
care, and then with a twinkle in his eye
and a peculiar light in his face, Uncle Joe
said: why that last sentence is: This
is CONFIDENTIAL
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-04
SHERIFF TAKES CHARGE.
Seixes All Books and Stock in Wied
meirer Store at Menno.

Memo. s. d., April 30.-Because of
the mysterious disappearance of A..
Wiedmeirer. a member of the firm of
A. Wiedmeirer & Co, dealing in liquor
at this place. Sheriff Mutchelknaus has
taken charge OF the stock and fixtures
and book accounts in order to endeavor
to save something for the numerous
creditors OF the firm. IL is estimated
that Wiedmeirer took with him about
81, 900 OF other peoples money. practic-
ally all of this sum having been loaned
10 him by local people whose conf
dence he gained. An effort viii be made
TO locate the fugitive so that he can be
arrested and brought back to South
Dakota for trial on the serious charges
which ran be brought against him.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-04
NO TRACE or ELOPERS.

Webster, S. D., April 25.-Not the
slightest trace has been found OF the
principals in q sensational elopement
from the town of Andover, near here.
The elopement created a sensation
among the residents of the town.
The parties to the affair were Len
Schlick Offer and Miss Lulu Downing,
a well known young lady of the city.
Schlickofer was engaged al a clerk in
a farm machinery establishment, and
fled during the absence of the owner
on a business trip to the Twin cities.
Upon his return he discovered that the
clerk had sold a large quantity Of farm
machinery at n price he could OBJ
tain, receiving ash to the amount Of
about $500. This was taken with him
when he fled.
Should the clipping couple be cap
tured. Stakeholder will find hat he "a
in serious difficulty. for ii has been as
certained that he has a wife and family.
The girl with whom he fled is still in
her teens, and this would be u
for another serious charge against the
villain.
Stockholders wife n family reside
at some point in Iowa. He had been
here for some little time, and his en-
ployer had the utmost confidence in his
honesty.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-04
CODY is NOT DEAD.
Buffalo Bill" Writes Interesting Let
ter from Italy to Black Hills Friend.

Deadwood, S. D., April 30.-Alive and
well in sunny Italy, Colonel Cody (Buf-
falo Bid writes the following letter
to his old friend, Mike Russell, in this
city:
Florence, Italy, April 3, 1906.-Old
Italy is doing great for us. We just
can't hold them in the afternoons. OF
curse the nights are cool yet, but still
we get good night houses. The king
and queen came to see us in Rome. My
health was never better and ] am feel
ing like a ~4-year-old, But l see some
of the American newspapers are trying
to kill me off again. ~ / had died
every time for the last forty years
tina the newspapers have tried to kill
me there would be a good many Buffalo
Bill cemeteries around the country,
You remember in my old scouting days
they had me killed about once a.
month. When we take our annua hunt
in the Rockies next fall l expect they
will have a Deal to kill me. With love
to Mrs. r. and the boys.
"W. T. Cody"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-04
Habit Medicines.

Whatever may be tbs fact as to many
OF the so-called patent medicines con-
tanning injurious ingredients as broadly
published in some journals OF more or
less influence, this publicity has certainly
been Of great benefit in arOusing needed
attention to this subject, 1t has, in a
considerable measure, resulted in the
most intelligent people avoiding Such
foods and medicines as may be fairly sus-
pected of containing the injurious ingre-
dents complained OF. Recognizing this
fact some time ago, DIR. Pierce, of Buffalo,
N. Y, rtook time by the foreIock,' as il
were, and published broadcast all the
ingredients of which his popular medi-
cines are composed. Thus he has conn
pletely forestalled all harping critics and
all opposition that might otherwise be
urged against his medicines, because they
thermore, from the formula printed on
every bottle wrapper, 1T will be seen that
these medicines contain no alcohol or
other habit-forming drugs. Neither dc
they contain my narcotics or injurious
agents, their ingredients being purely
vegetable, extracted from the roots Of
medicinal plants found growing In the
depths of our American forests and of
well recognized curative virtues.
Instead of alcohol, which even in small
portions long continued, as In obstinate
cases OF diseases, become highly objec-
tionable from its tendency to produce a
craving for stimulants, DIR. Pierce en-
ploys chemically pure, triple refined
glycerine, which of itself is a valuable
remedy In many cases of chronic diseases,
being a superior demulceDt. antiseptic,
antiferment and supporting nutritive.
1t enhances the curative action of the
Golden Seal root, Stone root, Black
Cherrybark and Bloodroot, contained in
Golden Medical Discovery. " in all bron-
chial, throat and lung affections attended
with severe coughs. AS will be seen from
the writings Of the eminent Drs. Grover
Coe, of New York; Bartholow, of Jeffer-
son Medical College, Phila.; Scudder, OF
Cincinnati Ellingwood. OF Chicago;
Hale, of Chicago, and Others, who stand
as leaders in their several schools Of
practice, the foregoing agents are ne
Veru best ingredients that DIR. Pierce
could have chosen TO make up his IA
nous discovery" for the cure OF not
only bronchial, throat and lung affec-
tions, but also Of chronic catarrh in all
Its various forms wherever located.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-04
SECURES DAMAGES
AGAINST c., M. &ST.P.
Jury in Federal Court at Sioux
Falls Awards Plaintiff
$500 Damages.
MORE LAND FRAUD GASES
John @. Anderson, Hans jacobson ane
Frank S. SwaIlin Arraigned on
Charges of Attempting to De-
fraud Government.

Sioux Falls, S. D., April 25.-The trial
before the jury in the federal IL in
this city of the case of Tobey VS.. the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Rail
way company, in which the plaintiff
sought to recover damages in the sum
Of SIS, 200 for the loss of an arm re-
sulting from a hack in which ne was
riding being struck by a freight can at
Mitchell, resulted in a verdict for the
plaintiff damages in the sum Of $500 be-
ing awarded. Tobey, the plaintiff. is
an infant, the case being brought by his
father. The plaintiff was represented
by Judge Frank Il. Atkins, of Sioux
Falls, and II. J. Spangler. of Mitchell,
while the interests of the defendant
railway company were looked after by
former United States Attorney j. ID. FL
lott, of Tyndall, and H. G. Preston, of
Mitchell. Every inch of ground was
holly contested.
Among those who have just been ar
raigned before Judge Garland on
charges in connection with the alleged
~defrauding Of the government of tracts
of public land is John g. Anderson, a
former member Of the state Legislature,
one of the most prominent stockmen of
western South Dakota and at present
prominent in the political affairs of that
part of the state. -Four separate indict-
ments were returned against him.
Hans jacobson was arraigned on an
Indictment charging him with perjury,
alleged to have been committed when
he made ina proof on a homestead sit
uated in Stanley county. west OF the
Missouri river. The alleged perjury
consisted of testimony in reference to
the period the defendant actually re-
sided upon the and and the value of
his improvements on the tract. The
government, when the case ONE to
trial, will endeavor to show that he
did not reside pon his homestead to
exceed one month and that the value Of
his Improvements was far below the
value given by him and sworn to when
he made final proof.
Frank c. Swallin also was arraigned
on an Indictment charging him with
perjury. Like the case of Jacobson,
the perjury is alleged to have been
committed when Swallin offered testi-
mOny in support Of his final proof COW
ering the land embraced in his home
stead entry.
In the case of the United States VS..
Phil Cournoyer and Frank Young, I'M
der indictment for "rustling" of a num-
Der of horses from the Pine Ridge
agency, Judge John H. Burns, of Dead
wood, attorney for Young, withdrew
his application for separate trials of
the case against the two defendants
and the case was continued to the
DeadwOod term of the United States
court,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-04
OFFICIAL WEATHER REPORT.

Huron, 5. d., April 25.-The follow,
ing is an extract from the weekly
weather and crop bulletin issued by the
weather bureau for the South Dakota
Section:
The weather during the week was
rainless over practically the entire
state. the only precipitation reported
being very light showers on Wednes-
day I'm the extreme northeastern coun-
ties. There was much sunshine and
considerable wind, which We're favor
able for evaporating the excess of
moisture from low lands that were
made too moist by preceding wet
weather. Except I'm parts of the Black
Hills section of the state, where a
good rain would be very welcome. there
is M lack of moisture IN the soil, and
in scattered localities a little low land
is yet excessively moist.
The temperature averaged above
the normal for the week., and on Fri
day the maximum generally exceeded
75 degrees and in some localities
cached so or 81 degrees. While there
was some frost at scattered points on
the 18th. 1t was not injurious.
The abundance of sunshine, the alb
sence of rain and the favorable tenn
perature were advantageous conditions
for outdoor work, and the eathe dur
ing the week was on the whole very
favorable"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-04
SOUTH DAKOTA

Miss Bertha Krupp, the richest wom'
an in the world. perhaps. is now
knows as queen Krupp" all around
Essen, where are located the vast an
non factories which she inherited from
her father. In that place alone h has
40, 200 workmen toiling for her, who,
with their families, make more than
200, 900 persons dependent upon her now.
If other concerns be added we have a
total Of 300, 900 dependents. She owns
gas works, railways, tclegraphs, tele-
phones, her own bakeries, slaughter
houses and general stores. She a
even her own army, regularly drilled,
with stern rules of discipline: 1t is
called a fire brigade, but is as much a
body of picked troops as any In Ger
many. Her army numbers more than
900 men, well armed. Finally, she has
her ambassadors in every court in Eu-
rope. They may not be known In the
regular diplomatic world as SUCH but
they are there all the same.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-04
REPORT AGAINST SMOO1
Burrows Finding Will Declare Senator
Overwhelmingly Expected
to Disagree.

Washington, d. c., April Ex-senator
Burrows, chairman of the committee on
privileges and elections, is preparing a re-
port on the Smoot case, which will declare
Senator Smoot disqualified and his seat
The chairman expects to com
mand eight or nine votes for his report
a majority of the committee. If he does
there probably will be two minority reports.
one holding that the Utah senator Is not
disqualified, and another, by Mr.. Bailey OF
Texas, holding hat the Utah senator can
not be excluded by a majority vote. but
must be expelled by a two-thirds vote. 1t
is reported that the democrats in the COM
mittee TO a man are i'm favor OF busting
Smoot. A majority OF the republicans are
TO favor his retaining his seat.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-04
5000 PEOPLE GIVE $500.
Huron Gives Most Money to Frisco o
Any City of Size in the Country.


Huron, S. D., April 25.-Huron is
raising a fun for the sufferers at San
Francisco. At a public meeting Sun
day afternoon nearly 81 900 was sub
scribed by private citizens, and a can
vass for additional subscriptions is
now being made. The county commits
sioners will meet I'm special session and
will be asked to give $1,000; the city
voted 500, and the Elks the same
mount. Masons, Odd Fellows and
other orders will give similar sums,
and 1T is thought that the total will be
In the neighborhood of $500.
The new city council appointed A.
b. Fairbank city attorney, John Boyle
chief of police, Charles Heiss night
Waterman, and Carl Peterson street
and water commissioner. The Herald
Democrat was named as the official pa
per.
Yankton, S. D., April 25.-Yankton
sent out a carload of flour yesterday
to San Francisco for her share in the
relief of the unfortunate of that city.
The state hospital sent $110, collected
from employees for the special relief of
he Frisco hospital employees.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-04
CORY SELLS PUBLIC OPINION.

WATERFOWL, S. D., April 27.-Public
Opinion, daily and weekly, was sold yes
terday TO Chas. r. Ashton of Ponca, Neb.
The consideration was $l2, 900 for the plant
exclusive Of the building.
The paper has been operated since 1898 by
A. w. Ransom and F. ]. Cory. who have
snade it one Of the leading papers of the
north half of the state. Conservative in
its policy, it stands with the ''stalwaTts"
in the present fight within the republican
party in this state, Mr.. Cory being a can
d!date for the nomination for congress
from this branch Of the party.
Mr.. Ashton was for a number of years.
editor OF the Ponca Journal, which he sold
a year ago. He spent last year in travel
ing in Europe with his family. He will
continue Public Opinion as a republican
PAPER.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-05-04
BONESTEEL VISITED
BY The FIRE FIEND
$50, 900 Loss In the Ne"
Rosebud Town at Early
Hour This Morning.
WORK OF AN l~NCENDIARY
Elevator and Lumber Yards Burned II
the Ground, and Whole Town Was
Threatened by Flames Started
by ~incendiary,

Bonesteel, S. D., April 2~1.-Bonesteel
was visited by a disastrous fire at an
early hour this morning, and for a time
il was feared that the whole of this
little new town on the recently opened
Rosebud reserve would go up in smoke.
The Nye-SchneideT elevator and lum-
Der yards were burned before the fire
could be got under control, though the
destruction of these was complete, the
loss being estimated at $50, 900, partial
ly covered by insurance.
1t is believed that the fire was the
work of an incendiary, as there have
been no fires in the elevator or the lum-
Der yards.
The fire was discovered at 2 o'clock
this morning and the whole town
turned out to fight the flames, as with
= brisk wind blowing it took strenu-
Gus efforts to save the village.