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FARMERS win AT LETcHER.
Cooperative Telephone Company 1
Forcing Out Old System,

Io-Operatlve Ietephcne Company Is
Forcing Out Old System.
Letcher, S. D., June 29.-The farmers
near Letcher have formed cooperative
telephone arrangement that threatens to
put the town exchange out of business as
we'll as giving to the town and country a
very cheap telephone service.
Eight rural lines owned by the farmers
run into this village. The local exchange
is owned by one man who proposed to
charge the farmers IS each per year for
central service at Letcher. The farmers
bought a switch board and established a
central office Of their own in town. For
about SIT they put an instrument into any
place in town and charge 81 so per year for
rent and central service. AS the local ex.
change charges $500 year the Letcher
people are rapidly joining the farmers
cooperative system. The farmers have a
100-drop board and propose to accom-
modate all comers. They have their own
lines into several neighboring towns and
are preparing to put on through wires be-
tween the various towns.
The Sl.50 per year from each Of the
patrons pays all expenses and they give
free service to everybody, charging no toll
for messages to farmers or commercial
messages from town to town. AS they are
thus in competition with the long distance
lines they have no connections with them
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SETTLED HIS OWN
CASE BY SUICIDE
A. c. Hart, Who Tried to Kill Others,
Found Dead in His


Pipestone, Mimi. July "A. G. Hart
who attempted to assassinate employees
,f the Indian school Friday and was to
nave been examined for Insanity by the
probate judge this forenoon. hung him
self in his cell at the county Jail be-
:ween midnight and o'clock this
morning. He broke chain from the
water closet in the cell and wound it
about his neck and suspended himself
from the bars in his cell. He was dead
when found.
A general feeling Of relief prevails as
difficulty was anticipated in getting
proper treatment Of his case. Hart was
Is years Of age and leaves wife and
child. He will be taken to Kansas for
burial tomorrow. The wounded en-
ployes are all improving. Suicide was
probably the cheapest and best termi-
nation of the case as Hart was un.
doubtedly insane.
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HURON WILL GET
A PUBLIC BUILDING
Gamble Gets Bill Through in
Last Hours of Congress APP
propriating $1,000
coE 4. IN WASHINGTON
Mr.. Crawford, Gubernatorial Candidate
on Republican Ticket, and Several
Other Prominent Politicians
Visit Nations Capital.

Huron, S. D., July "A telegram re.
ceived Saturday afternoon from Wash.
lngton stating that Senator Gamble
had in the last hours of congress Sc
cured the passage through the senate
Of a bill appropriating 100000 for a site
and erection OF n public building in
this city, has thrown all Huron into
fever of pleasurable excitement. This
city has wanted a government building
for years and members Of the congress
sional delegation from this state have
but previous bills have never before
gotten past the committee rooms.
More government institutions are To-
rated in Huron than in any other city
In the state. Aside from the postoffice
and United States land Office, the sur
veyor generals office is located in this
city and the state weather bureau Is
located here, both employing a number
Of men.
The bill that Senator Gamble has sue
ceeded in passing the senate is merely
an opening wedge, as it We're, as the
bill will have to be called up in the
house at the next session and passed to
become a law.
4fs Hon. Coe /. Crawford, republican cam
dtdate for governor, whose home is in
4 Huron; James ID. Elliott, recently re-
appointed United States district attor-
II. Parker, of Deadwood, congressional
candidate on the republican ticket, and
W. G. Cook, state chairman of the re-
publican party. who have been in WASH
lngton the last few days, left the ma.
tiOnal Capital for home on Sunday
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SAILORS AND SOLDIERS
Hold Reunion at Hot Springs, in the
Black Hills,

Hold a Reunion at Hot Springs, in tho
Black Hills.
Hot Springs s. D., July 3.-The nine
sailors and soldiers which took place in
Hot Springs was greatly enjoyed by all
present. There was an unusually good
attendance by visitors from the opper
hills. Among those who deliver ed inter
esting talks at the camp fire were Judge
G. G. Bennett of Deadwood, Major Fair
banks of Deadwood, Judge Polk Of Stur-
gis Colonel Goddard. commandant of the
state soldiers home. OF this place: S. e.
Wilson and Colonel A. j. Ilellar of Hot
Springs.
AT the business meeting the following
officers We're elected: President, c. c.
Bennett, Deadwood; secretary j. l.. Dem
man. Hot Springs; executive committee,
DR.. G. B. Clark, Captain Il. c. Tucker.
Deadwood: John Cashner Speartish:
George Wells. Lead. Bailey Madison,
Stewart, Hot Springs: Major J. b. Fair
banks. Greenmont, and Captain c. v.
Gardner, Rapid City The executive COM
mittee of the Women's Relief corps is Mrs.
Sara Barnes. Hot Springs; Mrs. George
Beus, Deadwood; Mrs. George Wells.
Lead; Mrs. j. +. Baker, Hermosa: Mrs.
c. v. Gardner, Rapid City; Mrs. A. b.
Connor. Hot Springs; Mrs. Charles Mar
shall, Rapid City, and Mrs. Minnie Nlchol-
son and Mrs. Mary Foster. Hot Springs.
Miss Maud Goddard of Brookings, S. D.,
Is hero to spend the summer with her
parents. Colonel and Mrs. A. D. Goddard.
r. j. Wells. the prominent Sioux Falls
lawyer, is at the Evans for an Indefinite
stay. Mr.. Wells Ia accompanied by his
two daughters.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. B. Milton OF Washing
ton, D. c.. but formerly of Redheld. S. D.,
are in Hot Springs for the summer. Mr..
Milton Is member of the Washington
Star staff
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BUYS MORE LAND FOR
STATE CAMP GROUNDS
Tract of Fifteen Acres on Shore
of Lake kampeska 10
Added.
S. o. N. G. OFFICERS RESIGN
Captain Clark, Nominee for State OF.
flee, and Lieutenant Patten Resian
on Account of Inability to
Devote Time to Guard.

Watertown, S. D., June 30.-When the
state guard goes into camp in August
it will find a vastly different camp
ground from the one it left last sum-
mer.
BY purchase of land just made
through Adjt. Gen. C. H. Englesby the
state has acquired the strip OF land
comprising about fifteen acres. hitherto
lying between the grounds and the Lake
shore. thus extending the camp site
clear to the water line. The purchase
includes the historic old pavilion, which
will be kept intact. 1t will be moved
from its present position. which is the
most commanding location location on
the reservation and the headquarters
buildings moved to Its site. The loca-
ton OF the camps and camp streets
will all be changed and laid out syste-
matically and in accord with scheme
which the general hopes will be per.
maEent.
In addition to this addition the ad-
jutant general expects. with federal
funds at his command, to buy sufficient
tand adjoining the militia reservation
on the north on which to establish a
model rifle range. which will be a per-
manent addition to the grounds. Here
the companies can come at any time
during the summer that suits their con.
venience, for target practice. The ex-
pense Of these company trips will be
paid by the war department and 1t will
not come out of the time that the COM
panies will be in regular camp with the
regiments.
Altogether the South Dakota state
camp ground will be the equal Of any
In the middle west, which it must be II
it is to be designated by the war col
lege as a concentration camp.
Adjutant General Englesby recently
received an order from the war depart
ment at Washington to ship the tive
old cannon which have been in use by
the South Dakota national guard, to
that city. Later, however, Senator Kitt-
redge introduced resolution in the
senate providing that these cannon be
presented as a gift to the state Of South
Dakota, and the war department re-
scinded it's order pending the DISPOSE
ton of the resolution. In the event
they are given to the state. they will be
mounted on the state camp grounds or
on the bank Of Lake Eampeska.
The adjutant general has accepted
The resignation Of Second Lieut.. james
3. Patten, Company +. Fourth Infan-
Try, Salem, on account of inability to
attend camp maneuvers at Fort Riley.
Kan., and of Capt. S. w. Clark, Com
pany c, Fourth Infantry, Redheld.
Capt. Clark is the republican nominee
FOR attorney general, and therefore has
40 time to devote to his command.
These vacancies will be filled at once by
elections in their companies.
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SPACE NEARLY ALL TAKEN.
South Dakota State Fair at Huron
Promises to Be Great Affair.

Huron. S. D.. June 29.-The state board
OF agriculture was in session hero yester-
day with all members present. The re-
vision Of the premium LIST was COM
pleted and increases made in many depart
ments. Plans for a building for Huron
business men were discussed and 1t is
probable that such structure will be
added to the permanent buildings ct once.
As to special amusement attractions the
board sought to procure only the cleanest
and best, and decided to contract with r.
l.. Yokum for daily exhibitions by his
trained buffalo and the Aberdeen state
band OF forty pieces to furnish music for
the entire fair week
Applications for space are fast coming
in, and that allotted to machinery exhib-
Its is almost nearly all taken; in the 1--we
stock department there is also an unex-
pected demand for room, while in the ag-
ricultural and woman's departments the
indications are especially encouraging for
large exhibits from all parts of the state.
and the week of September 10 will see Inn
mense crowds here to attend the fair
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ENCOUNTER With DEsPERADoEs
Deputy Sheriff Has Fight for His Life
But Lands His Men.

Valley Springs, S. d., July 3.-As the
result OF desperate encounter with two
sesperadoes, Deputy Sheriff Urquhart sue
ceeded in arresting both his assailants.
0ne OF them, Emil Anderson, has been SEN
fenced to a term of twenty days in the
county jail in this city and fined $50, but
he took an appeal to the state circuit court
and furnished bond for his appearance
m that court. Arthur Anderson, brother
81 Emil, is the other offender. He also has
oeen arrested. He is suffering from blow
j over the head which he received at the
hands OF q member of citizens posse
which went to the rescue of the deputy
,heriff
Y. 1t is said the Anderson brothers delight
a terrorizing the citizens of Valley
springs at frequent intervals and have
proved a source of great annoyance to the
people of this place. 1t is predicted that
they will yet be shot dead by some angry
ritizen if they persist in their wild west
methods of endeavoring to stampede the
Valley Springs people.
The assault upon Deputy Sheriff Urqu-
art occurred soon after the officer and
4 Is son stepped from an Omaha railroad
rain at the Valley Springs depot after a
'isit out of town. The officer and his son,
Nth lantern, started to walk up the
sAilroad track to the Urquhart home. stu
kted about mile out. When a few hun
sared feet from the depot the Anderson
deldCheu llle OLLCeE Will d 6nOW-
of stones and rocks. and immediately
he'd the deputy sheriff and bore him to
sground, in the meantime raining blow
er blow upon him. The boy ran back
the village for aid, crying that his
her was being killed A posse was soon
fmed and when the excited citizens
aohed the scene of the encounter be-
veen Mr.. Urquhart and the Andersons
leyfound the officer lying on the railroad
track exhausted and bleeding. One Of the
citizens struck Emil Anderson with a club,
knocking him down, and was in turn
struck and badly injured by Arthur An
1erson.
The Andersons succeeded in making
their escape for the time being, but as
soon as the deputy sheriff recovered he
swore out warrants for the arrest of his
selssailants and himself served the war.
ants. landing both offenders.
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SENSATION AT kENNEBEc.
Prominent Citizen Arrested on Charge
Of Assault.

Kennebec, 8. D., June 30.-some-
thing Of a sensation has been caused
by the arrest Of Clark Hollenbeck. a
well known resident Of this part Of
Lyman county, on the charge Of as
sault with a deadly weapon. The pris-
oner is alleged to have attacked Will
liam Casey, local business man,
whom he struck on the head with q
dangerous weapon. Hollenbeck waived
his preliminary hearing and furnished
a bond in the sum Of $400 for his ap-
pearance at an adjourned term Of the
state circuit court, which will convene
at Oacoma in JUL,
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DECLARES FOR TAFT.
Justice Brewer Says Secretary viii
Occupy White House.

New Haven, Conn, June 27.-As a
feature of alumni day at Yale, Justice
David ]. Brewer, '56. who was one Of
the speakers, referred to Secretary
Taft as man who had safely guided
the country through the intricacies Of
the Philippine situation and was at
present carrying on successfully the
that he would carry to the presidency
the same strength Of character he has
shown in dealing with the other prob
lems."
"And when he is in the White
House," said Justice Brewer, amid
great applause, II hope and know he
will put into his administration those
same high principles taught by Yale.
which he is already showing in his
public lffe"
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AGED "vlklNG" wEDs.
Wealthy Sioux Falls Man Weds Won.
an 25 Years Younqer.

Sioux Falls, S. D., July 2-Having
twice been refused a marriage license
because OF the written opposition of his
children. Gullick Risty. a pioneer resi-
dent of this (Minnehaha) county.
Travelled to Luverne, Mimi. where he
secured the desired license and was
united In marriage to a Mrs. Carlson.
The groom is "a years OF age, while his
bride is 49.
When the sons and daughters Of the
old man in this vicinity learned that
their father was planning to go to Min
been angered to a considerable extent
by their opposition to his marriage.
they repented and telephoned to his
attorney that they would withdraw
their objections.
However, 1t was too late and Mr..
Risty carried out his intention Of pro-
ceeding to LuVerne and procuring his
license. The next thing his sons and
daughters knew the old man had re-
turned to his home with his BRIDE The
children of the groom now have decided
to make the best of it, and with good
grace have accepted their new mother
as a member Of the family
Risty is one of the wealthiest farm
ers In this part of the state. He has a
finc house on his farm near the village
of Brandon, and there he and the new
Mrs. Risty have settled down to spend
the remainder Of their lives. Only a
short time ago Risty made his will, and
In addition to setting aside good por-
ton of his large estate for each Of his
children after his death, he gave each
of them the sum of 81 900 In cash for
immediate use.
Risty since early days has been one
OF the most conspicuous characters In
his part of the county and at frequent
intervals has been familiar figure in
the streets of Sioux Falls. He is a
hardy Norseman, and Is exceptionally
we'll preserved for a man Of his age.
He Is six feet four inches in height, is
we'll proportioned and looks like a Vik-
Ing Of the olden time
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NEW TOWNS in THE HILLS.
Government Lays Out Sites in the
Belle Fourche irrigation District.

0elle fourche irrigation District.
Belle Fourche. S. d., July 3-The United
States government has made two more
reservations for townsites under the irri-
cation project. One will be located on
Indian Creek Flat, about four miles east
Of the mammoth earthen dam at Owl
greek. The other townsite is located on
Willow creek. A quarter section has been
reserved for each of these towns, and the
government will establish a school house
on each of these quarters and sell the re-
mainder i'll one-acre tracts. The prospects
are that another town will be built where
the Milwaukee road crosses the Belle
Fourchc river, about two miles northeast
Of Vale. This. however, will not be de-
c.ded definitely until actual work of con-
struction commences on the railroad. The
Northwestern railroad plans also to build
a town at the point wnere Its line will
cross the Belle Fourche. but the exact To-
cation has not as yet been determined
upon. These two latter will both, Of
course. be railroad towns.
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NOT WILD AND wooLY.
Saloons in Deadwood Dwindled in Las

Few Years from az to 19.
Deadwood. s. D., July 3.-Some interest
Ing figures have been gathered regarding
the decrease in the number of saloons in
Deadwood in the past four years. This de-
crease is partially due to the closing up
Of the gambling establishments, but it is
also accounted for by the change in pub
ic sentiment. regardless Of the anti
gambling movement Only a few years
ngo there were forty-two licensed liquor
houses in Deadwood: last July only thirty
licenses were issued, and this year the
number has fallen on to nineteen. The
old-time wild ana woody Deadwood Is dy.
Iy,cr
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lNDlAN CATTLE RAlsERs.
Governn,ert, Has Purchased Million
Pounds of Beef from Then,-

DeaQwood. s. D., July 2-The In
dians on the reservation are getting to
be great cattle raisers and the govern
ment is buying a large amount of it's
beef from them. AT the close of the
fiscal year ending June 3O 1906, the gov
ernment will have purchased from the
Indians for this year about 1000, 900
pounds of beef. and will have bought
from contractors another million. 1t is
the intention to change the proportion
in the coming year. buying 10000
pounds from the Indians and the re-
mainder from the contractors. The In
dians are now getting about 4 cents
for their beef. which is a rise of about
20 cents a hundred above the price Of
last year.
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CHRIST WILL COME IN 1914.
Lecturer at vermillion Says MiIlenia:
Period is Near

vernillion, S. D., July 2.-In 1914
Christ will come to rule the earth, the
dead will rise from their graves, and
will live for thousand years un-
molested AT the end of that time
satan will again be released, and those
who are not then followers OF the Great
King will die, the second death, nSver
to rise again, but will not be doomed
to eternal torment. Such is the be-
lief of M. .aLnlMcPhail of Chicago, who
delivered a lecture at the opera house.
He is a pilgrim reprssehting the Mil
to the followers Of the faith in this
city
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EXPLOSION STILL A MYSTERY.

No Clue of Party Who Made Attempt
on Life of ]. Carl Southwiek.
Watertown. S. D., June 30.-The
southwick explosion is as much Of q
mystery as ever. No arrests have been
made as yet, and the police seem to
aave no clue. at least none they wilt
livulge. Mr.. Southwick is much better
md the doctors assurance that he will
etain his eyesight has done much to-
ward Quieting the excitement. His face
will not be dishgured. Letters Of SYM
,athy from lodges over the state are
pouring In.
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HonsoN AT LEAp.

:ured at assembly hall in this city
tuesday evening. 1t was his first visit
o the Hills, and he received very
warm welcome. Many people from
,ther Hills town were present, and tho
1all was filled with those who wers
,ager to hear facts about the United
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GIANT POWDER THE MEANS.
Black Hills Suicide Made Sure o,
nAa&h

Deadwood, g. D., July 3.-After lighting
fuse twenty feet long Sibert Olson, Of
Roubaix. lay down on the ground. placed
five sticks of giant powder on his chest,
attached the other end of the fuse to the
powder and waited for the end. He had
driven all the members of his sons fam
;ly, with whom he lived. from the house
before attempting suicide. HIS body was
horribly mangled. He was 66 years old
and was recovering from a protracted
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BONDS FOR SEWER SYSTEM,

Geddes. S. D., June 2s.-on Satur.
lay, Jlly z, the town council Of this
place will open bids for the sale o;
bonds in the sum Of $4,000, which Were
recently voted for the construction OF
sewerage system. Only twenty-th
rotes were cast against the issuance
" the bonds. The bonds will rut
.wenty years and will draw per cent
interest.
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FOUR MEN KILLED.
They Are Hit by Runaway Train of
Ore

Eveleth, Mimi. July 2.-Four men
were killed and one probably fatally
tension pit late Saturday night. Five
runaway steel cars loaded with iron
ore dashed down the grade into the
pit striking q shovel in the stripping
and burying the shovel crew in ore and
debris.
The dead:
JIMMIE SULLIVAN, brakeman.
WILLIAM CHAPEL, fireman. aged
% years.
LoYE NAVE. water boy, aged IA.
JOHN RINDA, a pit man.
The injured:
Jake Kinda, father of John Rinda.
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FARMERS BUILD SALE PAVILION.
Have Perfected Organization and Will
Erect $1,000 Building.

Woonsocket, s. D., June 29.-The
Woonsocket Sale and Exchange associ-
alton Is the name OF an Organization
Of farmers who have sent for articles
OF Incorporation and will be capital
lied at $4,000. They will erect sale
month will hold public sales Of live
stock. machinery. etc. About $1,000 will
be spent Immediately In the erection OF
buildings. The temporary officers are
W.. A. Erwin president, e. T. Stevens
secretary and F. w. Kruse treasurer.
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ARRESTED ON SERIOUS CHARGE.
Wealthy Union County Farmer ls Held
an Skakutanu nffnnaa

Wealthy UNION County FaFmer 70 Held
on Statutory Offense.
Elk Point, S. D., June 30.-Jlm Tel
Ter, we'll known farmer of this
(Union) county, was arrested this
morning on the complaint Of Oscar
Baggs, another prominent farmer.
charged with committing an assault
IN Mrs. Baggs Tuesday evening. Tel
Ter is In jail awaiting his preliminary
nearing. which will be held tomorrow
Ind which will probably result In his
oeing bound over to the circuit court.
Teller and Baggs live on the low land
south Of McCook lake.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-07-06
BUY AMERICAN MAGAZINE
Former Mcclure Writers and Dunno
and William Allen White in
the Deal.

New York, June 27.-The american
Magazine. long known as Leslie'a
Monthly, controlled by Frederic L. Cot
Yer. with Ellery Sedgwick, william,
Morrow, r.. c. Wilson and c. d. Spald-
ing as associates, has been sold to the
Phillips Publishing company, composed
OF John s. Phillips. Lincoln Stefiens.
Ray Stannard Baker, Ida NJ. Tarbeli
and A. A. Boyden. long connected with
McClure's Magazine, and Peter Finley
Dunno and William Allen White 1t IS
understood the ErlGe paid is in the
reighborhood OF 34c;i.Co0.
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RACE SUICIDE IN UNION COUNTY
GOES CRAZY WHILE ON VISIT.

Woonsocket, s. D.. June 27.-Seeley
r. Denton, a man 62 years old from
Livingston county. Michigan, was adj
Judged insane Monday. On Tuesday
the sheriff Of Sanborn county started
with him for his home in the eastern
part of the state, where he has eighty
acres Of land. Denton had been here
visiting a daughter