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Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-29
RAILROAD OFFICIALS
ISSUE STAT EMEN7
BY Associated Press,

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 2S,-At 1O,SO
O'Clock tonight the Pennsylvania rail-
road gave out a statement showing
that according to information received
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-29

The feats of the day wound up with
a fancy exhibition Of riding by DR..
Shurtleff. president OF the organization.
The physician is known as one Of the
best riders I'm the country and his horse
has reputation as far reaching as the
| owner. only tie horses reputation
borders on the unsavory, for with the
| exception OF his owner that horse al
lows no man TO place his hand on him.
| Justice Pierce of the township court
made a mistake in trying TO ride
, the horse some weeks ago. When
Shurtleff stopped the horse, the ami
NAL was trying to climb a tree, with
the judge holding on.
Shurtieff's horse follows his master
about like dog. The physician can
crawl between the steed's legs without
harm, while another would be either
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-29
SEEK
MINING CLAIMS
RUSH INTO THE RESERVATION
COMES TODAY
Several Shooting ARRAYS Reported
from Thorne, Nevada, and Others
Are Expected This
Afternoon
BY Associated Press.


THORNE. New, oct. 2S.-The eve OF
the opening OF the Walker Lake indian
reservation finds everyone ready to
make rush.
All day long intense excitement pre-
vailed In the village, but tonight nearly
all the searchers for mining claims had
taken their departure to set up claims
along the boundary Of the reservation.
White flags mark the miles and miles
Of lines which the eager hunters are
prohibited from crossing until noon
tomorrow
Hawthorne contributed about three
thousand. while more than that num-
ber went out from Yerrington Hun
lerds of people left from various sta
tions where they had been camped
along the railroad.
The race to points where the richest
mineral land Is supposed to lie prom
ises to be spectacular in the extreme.
Automobiles, horses and all manner of
conVeyances will be used in making
the trip around the southwest end of
the lake, while those coming from the
east side Of the body of water will use
launches brought here from San Fran
cisco tonight. A ferry system will also
be established.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-01-05
REoPENs A DIVORCE SUIT.
Wife Seeks TO Set Aside Husbands
Decree at Miller.

Miller, $. D., Dec. 27.-The people or
this town were shocked to discover
that auxiliary proceedings OF a sioux
Falls divorce was being heard before
Justice Miller. To learn tnat the par
ties at issue were from "a blue law
district of a quiet Quaker neighbour
hood in Pennsylvania was cause for
them to stop and inquire. 1t seems
that a Mr.. HelWig secured a divorce
from his wife in Sioux Fails about a
year and "a half ago, the charge being
cruel and inhuman treatment, the wife
denying the allegations. Some six
months after this divorce was granted
Mr.. Helwig came to Miller and leased
a first class hotel. A Mrs. Houghton,
who had been a neighbor of his in the
Quaker state, and also after he first
came TO Sioux Falls, was installed in
the newly leased hotel as h~ousekeeper.
She had with her a 6-year-old son.
Under the new management the hotel
prospered and might have continued
to do so under the Helwig guiding hand
had not it become known that the d.
vorced wife was en- route west as q
prospective guest of the inn. This
inkling caused a scattering at once, so
when the lady arrived the hotel was in
other hands and Helwig far out of
town. The woman told her trouble and
returned to Sioux Falls. Since that
time upon newly discovered evidence
she had the case r~eopened, and II hei
charges against her husband and Mrs.
Houghton are sustained the decree
granted her husband will be set aside.
The case will come up at Sioux Falls
in January. II was to take dispositions
gs to the relations of Mr.. Helwig and
Mrs. Houghton while here that the case
was aired before Justice Miller. The
evidence was taken behind closed
doors, but it may be stated that moth
ing of a damaging nature vas discov-
cred here.
When Mrs. Helwig arrived h found
that Mrs. Houghton had preceded her.
Both women stopped at the same hotel
and used the same parlor, but did not
speak. Mrs. Helwig claims TO still love
her husband. Mrs. Houghton says that
she doesn't want him. According to
their stories he is a prospective heir
to $50, 900. Mr.. Eaton was here from
Sioux Falls as the plaintiffs attorney,
while Judge Pussy acted for the de-
PENDANT.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-01-05
EXPENSIVE UNDERTAKING.
Great Northern Buying Up Town Prop.
erty at Aberdeen for Station,

Aberdeen, S. D., Dec. 30.-For some
time IL has been known that the Great
Northern road has been looking with
longing eyes upon the site of the Park
! Place hotel as Il suitable location for its
new station in Aberdeen, The Park
Place hotel is directly across the street
from the Brown county court house n
but two blocks from Main street, the
principal business street of Aberdeen.
The proprietor OF the hotel and the rep
r~esentatives of the road, however, Gould
not come TO agreement, the hotel man
demanding SIS, 900 for the site alone,
exclusive OF the building upon IL, while
the highest offer made by the railroad
was but ! 5000. For a time the Great
Northern determined to build it's sta
tion on the block directly east OF the
hotel. but on Wednesday a final deter
mination was reached in the matter
n condemnation proceedings were
commenced against the property. The
proceedings, IL is thought, will not be
reached by his term of circuit court.
The body of Darius Hocum, the Mil
waukee freight conductor who dropped
dead of heart disease on Wednesday
morning, is in charge of a local under
taker until arrangements for the flu
neral can be made. The dead man for
merly resided at Montevideo, Mimi.
but moved to Milbank. S. D.. with his
wife and children when he was given q
run on the Hastings inc Dakota divi-
sion out of Aberdeen.
Henry Oberg of Bristol, who was re-
Gently severely injured by a Milwaukee
engine. which struck his team as he
was driving across the track, jumped
from the second story of st. Luke's
hospital on wednesday morning. His
right hip and right arm were broken in
\ fall and he will be kepti III the hos
pital several months longer. Oberg has
been delirious most of the time since he
was injured in the encounter with the
train, and was in that condition when
he attempted to escape from the hos
lpital by jumping from the window.
Frank Gilshannon, aged "a. a former
resident of Aberdeen, was killed by an
accident In the Milwaukee yards at Chi
,cago. The body will be brought TO
Aberdeen for burial. Gilshannon was
unmarried.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-01-05
MRS. FITzSIMMONS IS
AT SIOUX FALLS, S. D.
Has Been There Since Las
Monday, Being a Guest at
the Cataract Hotel.
SHE IS VERY %SECRETIvE
Has Engaged the Services of an Attor'
ney and Expects to Ask for a
Divorce from Her PugiIist
Husband.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 2I-Mrs.
Robert Fftzsimmons is the latest per-
son of national notoriety TO become a
member Of the Sioux Falls divorce col
ony. 1t was learned that she arrived
here on Monday of this week, but
knowledge OF her arrival and presence
in this city did not leak out until today.
| She has taken apartments at the Catar-
act hotel.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons was generally sup
posed 20 be in Europe studying vocal
music. This belief that she vas abroad
| appeared to be confirmed by a state
ment made a day or two ago by Major
Charles Joseph Sibley Miller, of the
PENNSYLVANIA National Guard. who was
about to be made defendant in an ac-
ton for $4,000 for alienation of Mrs.
FitZsimmous' affection, who stated that
he had not seen her since last June,
when he alleged he escorted her to a
steamer at New York and saw her
safely off for Paris.
Notwithstanding this evident desire
to conceal the whereabouts of Mrs.
Fitzsimmons, there is not the slightest
doubt that she is now in Sioux Falls
and tina her object in coming to South
Dakota is to secure a divorce from
her prize fighter husband.
Ii also has become known that she
has engaged the services of a lawyer
and established a residence by residing
In the city and state for a period of
six months. She will then institute an
action for the severing of her matri-
uonial bonds.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-01-05
| OF BOYCOTT.
Prominent South Dakota Chinaman
Visits His Home Land.

Deadwood, s. D., Dee. 2r-Wong
Hong Quong. a son of DR.. Wing Tsue,
who is the mead of the Chinese colony
In this city, has just returned from
Hong Kong, where he has been atlehu-
ing the Queens college. He was born IN
this city twenty-one years ago II
mas spent most of his time in the Black
Hills. His father is wealthy, both IN
Chinese goods, which he sells TO ~
ists, and in mining property. wong
Hong Quong will take a course IN the
state scsool Of mines of Rapid CITY. he
tells an interesting story about the BOY
colt of American goods in emma ne
states that this boycott is growing
worse every day Notwithstanding the
reports published in this country 10 the
contrary. Frequent meetings are held
in Shanghai and Iien Tsln ana fehlh
for the urpos of stirring up the mat
ter. At Canton notices have been post
ed UP all over the city "denouncing the
Americans on account OF their reIusal
to admit Chinese immigration into TINS
country. Wong Hong QuonS STATES
that the Chinese government does not
eountenance the boycott, but IL Is I'M
possible 10 check the IeellnS among the
different classes of people. lie asserts
that the Japanese are packing up the
Chinese TO a great extent in LnlS Doy-
cott. They are urging the Chinese 10
continue 10 discard American goodS Ior
their W personal reasons. Inc Japa-
aese people according to this China
man, Deneve that II will not be loIis
before America will exclude from imml-
grafton the japanese laDorers from the
United tSates the same as the Chinese.
A short time ago a snip load or flour
arrived from New York and was oftered
al a very cheap price, II there were no
Chinese buyers. Wong Hong Quohg
was in China at the ume that Sec:e-
tary raft made his VISIT n he states
that the Chinese were III no way paci-
fed by the secretary statements. The
worst boycott is in Shanghai and Tlen
Tsin. Wong Hong Quong states that
the only way this boycott can be broken
is for the United States TO admit the
Chinese immigration, which the chi
nese people do not expect to happen.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-01-05
LIMESTONE IN ROSEBUD LAND.
Development of the Discovery Will
Prove Boon to Settlers.

Gregory, S. D., Dec. 27.-Quite a sem
sation has been sprung here in regard
Ito the discovery of limestone on the
farm of Mr.. Casper near town. To prove
that it is the real thing Mr.. Casper
burned small quantities of IL in his
stove and handed it 10 some of the
citizens OF the town who slaked 1t. The
lime slaked quickly, emitted the proper
odor, the water heated. n the material
when properly mixed with sand made
a mortar which adhered properly and
set readily and as solidly as any of the
lime imported.
A portion of Mr.. Casper's farm lies
oil what might be termed a terrace,
rising abruptly out of the land around
1T n the work of the elements which
tend to round off hills has here been
arrested by this ledge of limestone,
which outcrops from near the top of the
terrace.
1t is a ledge about fourteen feet
thick. n there are fragments broken
of by being undermined from erosion
of the soil under ii. as large as the body
OF a box car
The supply is inexhaustible as II un-
derlies a considerable area and could
be burned with comparatively small
expense.
! The discovery will be a great boon to
the inhabitants as the high freights
make the use of cement and lime pro-
,hibitive to building stone buildings.
But with lime cheap they can utilize
the abundant building stone, which u
green basalt, to great advantages.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-01-05
PUBLIC LANDS SALABLE.
Tracts Near Rapid City Will Be Put on
Market.

Pierre. S. D., Dec. 29.-Ever since the.
irst move of the railway extension
west from here the state land depart
ment has received numerous inquiries
and requests for the sale of a school
section which joins Rapid City. So
many requests of this character were
received that the state lands board has
decided to place the tract on the a
ket, holding that the speculative value
1T the present time will probably bring
the state a larger sum than could be
realized from ii for a long time in any
other way. The date on which the tract
will be offered is the Sd of March, and
at a minimum price to be fixed by the
board at a later date.
The land department reports the de-
mand for state building land to be fair,
having sold another quarter section in
Edmunds county Tuesday of this week.
While the fund continues to grow in
This manner the increase Is slow, and
those who are so anxious to have a Sc
lection of state for the building made
could hurry the matter by devoting
some of their energy TO seeing that the
lands are taken. and the commission
placed in a position to make the selec-
ion.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-01-05
AN OPERATOR DISAPPEARS.
Ysnkton Railroad Employe lis Missins
TAKING Some Cash.

Yankton, S. d., Dec. 30-Joseph
Cromwell, operator and general assist
ant To Agent +. w. Warning in the Of
flee of the Northwestern Railroad COM
pany in this city, disappeared Sunday
afternoon, taking with him, it is al
legged, $S4 of the. company's money. No
trace OF his method OF escaping has
been discovered. He left a letter ad-
dressed TO his mother in Alabama, in
which he babe them goodby as he had
o n wrong and was determined to end
his life. The railroad authorities re-
gard this as q blum, and nave instituted
a vigorous search which should lead to
his arrest.
Cromwell Is about 25 years of age.
dark complexion. over 6 feet tall and
very slender. He speaks with a distinct
Irish accent.
Ut is alleged by Agent Warning and
Auditor r. w. Higbee, OF Chicago. who
As here checking up the office, that
'Cromwell1 lost h money in a Yankton
gaul,iing house. Both express the be-
lief mat Cromwell did not deliberately
steal the money. as he had had pos
session of much more money on several
occasions and could have collected more
on outstanding aetounts whach were in
his keerang.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-01-05
NOTORIOUS BAD MAN
HAS Been CAPTURED
Joe DeMarche, Wanted TO
Rustling, Bound Over TO
Circuit Court.
WAS a CLEVER ARREST
officers Found IL impossible to Locate
Him UntiI Statutory Limit Had
Expired, When DeMarche
Became Too Bold.

Oacoma, S. D., Dec. 30.-The motor
ious o DeMarche, for years one of
tthe most noted cattle rustlers living
west of Westover in Lyman county,
twas bound over to appear at the Jan
luary term of court to be held at this
place. A warrant has been out for him
for ear for rustling, but the officers
found it impossible TO locate him until
the three years statutory limit had
expired, when he became more bold
again and ventured to show himself as
formerly.
While in this unsuspecting mood he
was arrested by Sheriff Pickett on a
charge of s"ubornation OF perjury.
After some difficulty, the state sue
ceeded in getting Andrew Night Pipe
out of the state p~enitentiary at Sioux
Falls to testify as the star witness in
the case.
The case against DeMarohe grew out
of the arrest and conviction of Andrew
Night Pipe two years & last Jun on
a charge OF larceny.
Night Pipe has at various times since
his conviction been telling things out of
court and declared he was willing to
come back to Lyman county and testify
against h parties who were respon-
sible for getting him into trouble.
I'm order to protect Night Pipe, Mr.
DeMarche is accused of fixing up a
statement Tor the benefit OF witnesses
and to which they should all swear.
The witnesses testified as told by De-
Marche. as is now alleged, n as a
result DeMarche finds himself UP
hgainst a charge of s~ubornation Of per-
Jury. The case created a sensation as
everybody had about concluded that
DeMarche had succeeded In eluding
punishment for his alleged misdeeds
and few believed that States Attorney
Williamson would be able to bind him
pver.
The state, however, had carefully
prepared its side OF the case and put up
a vigorous fight against a most stub
born opposition by former States At
torney Bartine. 1t promises to be a
fight royal in the circuit court as 1t is
learned that Mr.. DeMarche will be de-
tended by three OF he ablest lawyers
the state.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-01-05
WAS THE ADVANCE VAN.
Believed Robbers and cracksmen Had
Person to Locate Places to Raid.

Milbank, S. d. Dec. 25.-"Make the
boys dig up and send it ($150) to
me-
These words in a letter sent to a
woman at st. Paul, Mimi, by a man
giving his name as Frank Hudson, who
is an inmate of the county Jail in this
city, leads the local authorities to be-
lieve that Hudson is a member of a
gang of expert crackSmen who had
planned to raid banks in some of the
small towns in this part OF South Da-
kota.
After being arrested and lodged in
the county Jail here, Hudson asked per-
mission to write the letter, expressing
confidence that he would be able to
secure the mou of money written
for. The police at ST. Paul were noti-
fed of the letter being written, and
the address to which it was sent, and
when confronted by them the woman
to whom h letter IA sent claimed
she knew nothing about Hudson, init
mating that he was a complete stanger
to her.
The reference in the letter to the
boys" bears out the suspicious of the
local authorities, who believe that
Hudson was the advance man for some
rang of robbers. who had designs on
banks in this locality. Hudson, who is
thought to have assumed the name of
Hudson for the purpose of concealing
his true name, has only one eye and
claims to have lost the other in a
mine explosion.
1t a been aScertained by the au-
thonities that he rode from st. Paul TO
Marvin, nea Milbank, on a freight
train, and at the latter place got Off
and walked back to the place where
he afterwards was arrested. He pro-
ceeded some three miles north of Mil
bank. purposely avoiding the town. At
the home of Henry Schor1man. a farm
err, he stole a pocketbook. He claims
TO have burned the money which the
pocketbook contained In a stove at the
schoolhouse where he subsequently
was arrested. The p~ocketoook was
still in his possession when he was
placed under arrest.
When Constable Friday located Hud-
son in the schoolhouse. the officer was
warned not to approach too closely or
he would have his head blown off,"
The constable needed the warning and
engaged In sentry duty around the
building until help could be summoned,
when Hudson vas disarmed and taken
to Jail. At the Schorman house a skel-
eton key, such as expert cracksmen
and burglars utilize. was found.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-01-05

The late Judge Andrew Wylie, df
Virginia, had "a happy gift of illustra-
ton. The Judge east i'm 1860 the only
vote for Lincoln that was given I'm
Alexandria. Va. In an address on Lin
coln he once illustrated in an odd way
the power of perseverance. Lincoln
perseyered," ire said, "and 1t is only
those who persevere, they who concen-
trate their energies, who succeed. Don't
give three years 30 journalism, and
then, discouraged. try he law a while.
Don't learn the grocery business and in
IA little while take up placer mining or
plumbing. Consider, rather, the post
stamp, whose usefulness depends
on its ability to stick to one thing UNI
It'll 1t gets there"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-01-05

A scientific commission which has
been investigating the p~eculiarities of
the Mediterranean or Malta fever has
come upon evidence which shows that
the infection OF the disease may be
transmitted by goats. DR.. Dammit and
Major Horrocks found the specific or
ganism of the fever in the milk OF
goats hat were apparently healthy.
The blood OF several of the goats gave
a reaction which Is peculiar to the
fever. This finding is not only inn
portant for Malta, but for many other
places within the Mediterranean area.
Gibraltar Is one of these where this
fever is very prevalent, and goats are
almost the only PURGE of the milk sup
ply.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-01-05
WANT LAW
Clause Relating to Sale of Liquor tc
Indians Works Hardship.

Yankton, S. D., Dec. pa delega-
ton Of Charles Mix county citizens
were in this city yesterday and con-
ferred at the Pierce hotel with Senator
Gamble on matters relating to the sale
of Indian inherited lands in Charles
Mix county. Under a ruling of the
Indian department of recent date q
clause was ordered inserted in all deeds
which provides that all such inherited
indian lands should revert to the orig
NAL owner at any time that the new
owner allowed any liquor to come upon
his place. This law the citizens claimed
was working an injustice and was be-
ing taken advantage of by some. Sen
ator Gamble agreed to take the matter
up with the proper department on his
>eturn to Washington.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-01-05
BOYS SELL MINK HIDES.

Lesterville, S.. d., Dec. 25-Some OF the
shrewd young boys residing in this yicin-
ity are making good money by trapping
On Beaver creek. near here. During the
past two weeks three OF the boys, Louis
Cabalka- Paul Houska and John Seiner,
have realized more than $50 from the sale
OF mini and muskrat skins, the animals
from which the skins were obtained hay-
Ing been trapped by the boys themselves.
They will carry on their trapping opera
tions throughout the winter, and now that
the ground IL covered with snow they
expect to make the business q very profit.
able enc
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-01-05
CONDUCTOR DROPS E

Aberdeen, S. D., Dec. N.-Darius Ho,
cum, a freight conductor on the Hast
ings and Dakota division Of the Mil
waukee road. dropped dead at the desk
making out a train report. He was
married ana had a wife and children.
His home was at Milbank. S. d. He
was 46.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-01-05

The Monte Rosa has heretofore been
assembled mostly from the Swiss side,
the Italian side having presented al
most insuperable difficulties. The Ital-
ian Alpine club has now undertaken to
erect huts and place chains in the
steepest places, so that Ii will be pos
sible even for ordinary climbers to
ascend the mountain from the Italian
town of Macognaga.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-01-05
SUPPLIES FOR RAILROAD

Pierre, S. D., Dec. 2S.-The railroad
yards on the west side of the river
have been spread out with a trackage
OF about ten miles, and long trains of
supplies have been rushed to the new
yards as rapidly as possible, n a
large force of men are piling up the
material. The company cannot depend
upon much more than sixty days of
safe crossing, and in that time must
get across the material for ninety miles
OF trackage, and their yards will soon
,e piled mountain high with material.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-01-05
SOUTH DAKOTA

Mrs. Roosevelt has been amusing her.
self collecting old china, remains OF
dinner sets OF former occupants OF the
White House from the time of Martha
Washington down TO the days of Mrs.
Mckinley. The dishes are in mahogany
cabinets kept in he basement of the
White House, where any n may see
the priceless china. There are the
precious gold-rimmed cups of Martha
Washington's regime, and h last adj
dition To the exhibit was made by Mrs.
George IF. Elliott, who presented Mrs.
Roosevelt with four pieces of the Mon
roe china, A massive CUP tureen with
deep yellow border and plates with a
cluster of wild roses In the center OF
each make up this pretty addition.