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P0LYGAMY, ALIVE.
Mormon Professor Makes Some sen.a.
tionaI Charges in His Farewell
Address.

Salt Lake City, Jan. 1s..-W. NJ.
Wolfe. professor of theology in Brig
ham Young college, Mormon institu-
tion at Logan, Utah, has caused stir
In Mormon circles. according to Lo-
gan dispatch which the Tribune prints.
both renouncing his belief in the Nor
mon faith, refusing to pay tithes and
severing his relations with the college.
According to Professor Wolfe, as the
Tribune quotes him in an interview.
his change of faith was due to a trip
that the Mormon church had receded
from the Woodruff manifesto and rein-
stanted polygamous marriages. He
found many young women who had re-
Gently entered into the plural marriage
relation with leading elders of the Nor
mon church.
Professor Wolfe is quoted as saying:
The Mormon settlements in Mexico
are closely in touch With those of
Arizona and in each case polygamy is
practiced as freely today rs it ever has
BEEN"
Professor Wolfe is quoted as saying
that he sought an explanation of these
conditions of Apostle John Henry
Smith, asking how these polygamous
marriages could be reconciled with the
Woodruff manifesto, aud he is reported
as quoting Apostle Smith as follows:
Why, Brother Wolfe, do you not un-
dertsand that the manifesto was only
trick devised to beat the devil at his
own game?"
Professor Wolfe is tie son of Pres
byterian clergyman. After engaging in
tie newspaper business he came to
Utah ten Years ago and became con-
vert to Morlno1lisnl.
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BIG TRANSACTIONS
IN The BLACK Hills
Outgoing and incoming Busi-
ness for 1905 Amounts
to S22, ,225, 900.
FREIGHT ALONE $500, 900
Lawrence County Leads Other Counties
in South Dakota in Years Basi-
ness with Butte Second and
Pennington Next.

Deadwood, S. d., Jan. 16.-That the
volume of business, freight and other
wise, done in the northern part OF the
Black Hills is enormous is well known,
but few people, however, have any
definite idea of the figures it takes to
cover the shipments of merchandise,
fuel. ore and other freight.
Recently some practical attempt has
been made by parties in Lead City and
Deadwood to gather statistics covering
these matters for the year 1905. The
estimate made for the outgoing and in
coming business in Lead alone was
$1,050,000 per annum, While for Dead
wood and the tributary camps the esti-
mate is $1,150,OO0 making a total of
nearly $2,225,0 900.
An attempt to classify this business
would only be approximate at best, but
more than a quarter Of a million of this
amount is for fuel consumed in the op-
GRAFTON of the reduction plants and
for domestic use. The Homestake Min
ing company, of Lead. is, of course, the
largest consumer, the plants located in
and around Deadwood probably using
an equal amount With their combined
consumption.
The estimated freight on ore ship
ments is about $2OO,O0O and for hay and
which are shipped in from the outside,
the figures run up pretty close to $780,
900.
Besides this there is an enormous
business done by the packing houses
located in Deadwood, and the brewery
llnd bottling works: Il large item is for
wood and tinbers for mining purposes,
tand lumber.
The shipments of live stocks from the
Belle Fourche territory are enormous,
amounting to nearly 5000 cars and
100000 pounds of wool. Cattle ship
ments from the Spearfish territory are
estimated at $4,000.
The general merchandise handled at
Deadwood and Lead outside of that al
ready mentioned, reached the vast sum
of nearly $750,000. Included in this
amount is the business done through
the express companies. There is, how
ever vast amount of local business
of which no estimate has been made
and for which it is impossible to get
figures. There is no estimate of the
amount of mining and other machinery
shipped into the Hills, although the fig
ure on this would be interesting.
In this vast freight business Law
renee county, with the cities of Dead
wood and Lead, furnishes by far the
largest proportion. An accurate ac-
count would probably show that IS per
Hills comes from Lawrence county.
Butte county comes second with her big
cattle shipments and increasing sheep
industry.
The irrigation scheme now in prog
ress near Belle Fourche will undoubt-
edly increase the business done there
before another twelve months roll
around, and make here closer COM
petitor with Lawrence county. Pen
ningtcn county is third on the list of
Black Hills counties in the amount OF
Freight business done.
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CROSSING WILL 81:
MADE NEAR EvARTS
Mas Rumored That Milwaukee
Could Not Bridge Mis-
souri, River There.
IS GOOD sHALE BOTTOM
ihis Vein of stone, Sixty Feet Thick,
Will Afford Solid Foundation for
she Costly Bridge Over
IS GOOD sHALE BOTTOM

l1varts, s. D., Jan. 1S.-Peopie OF 9TH
f towns who have been industriously
circulating the report that the main
line OF the Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul ifailroad company would not cross
The Missouri river directly opposite this
place, but would make the crossing sew
eral miles away, to the injury of
Evarls. have figured without their host.
That the crossing will be made di-
.reetly opposite hivarts can no longer be
doubted after the developments of the
past few days. The engineers in the
employ of the Milwaukee company, aft
er II careful investigation, have discov-
cred that the shale is very heavy at the
bottom of the river at this point, being
sixty feet in thickness and extending
clear across the river thus affording
The best kind of a foundation for the
rostly bridge Which the railroad COM
pany will construct in the spring.
Now that there is no further doubt
about the railroad crossing the river
directly at this point, the business men
and other property owners are feeling
much more comfortable. 1T is Il GER
iainty that the Milwaukee shops en-
ploying 800 or 400 men, will be located
here. This alone will cause the town
to make substantial growth, and
with the construction of the railroad
across the river and onward toward
the Pacific coast, Evarts is sure to be-
come one OF the most thriving towns In
gentral South Dakota.
The engineers will run a survey from
n point near the town of Selby, east of
here, and the road will run direct from
that point TO l.varts, making q straight
line instead of the curve northward and
then southward in order to reach
Evarts. Only one town-Glenhanl-
will be affected by the Strengthening OF
the road. 1t Will be left about three
miles north of the railroad but ii is
probable the town will be moved to the
railroad as soon as the new line is con-
structed.
The Strengthening of the line will cut
several miles from the Pacific line OF
,he Milwaukee company.
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ELK POINT NEWS

Elk Point, S. D., Jan. 17.-E. c. Eric
son went to Yankton, S. D., where he
will appear before the board of county
commissioners in counsel in behalf Of
The opponents of drainage ditch to be
constructed on the line between Yank-
ton and Clay counties.
Thomas Dyer has returned from
Mitchell, S. D., where he was initiated
into the order of the knights of CO.
.umbus.
Mrs. Anna Halverson returned from
Pierre. S. D., where she filed on a
homestead west of there In Stanley.
county.
L. N. Grill went to Armour, S. D., to
look over the affairs of the department
store at that place. conducted by the
Union County Investment company, OF
which he is president.
Mrs. George Beckley returned to her
home at Clark, S. D.. after three
weeks visit with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard Allen.
from Ohio, where she was called on ac-
count of the illness of her sister, who
died shortly after her arrival
Miss D. May Miller is confined to her
home with sickness.
Mrs. Gust Lanpop returned to her
home at Chattsworth, Ia. after a short
visit with her aunt, Mrs Anna Halver-
son.
State Senator August Frieberg and
Mayor o. O. Ofstad. of Beresford. s..
D., were in the city settling up the afJ
fairs of the estate of Mr.. Ofstad's 8
father.
Mrs. c. E. McConville. of Akron. Ia.
is spending few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. M. K. Peterson.
r. S. Roberts. of Utica S. D.. vis-
tied over Sunday with friends in this
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COURT HOUSE AT TYNpALL.
Agitation for the Construction Of a
Modern County Building.

Tyndall, S. D., Jan. 16.-An agitation
has commenced for the construction of
a modern county court house at this
place. The present building is a brick
structure and was erected in early days
when the county had only a small part
of its present population. The struc-
ture has long since become inadequate
to the needs Of the county and by many
is considered a disgrace to Bon Homme
county. which is one Of the richest and
most thickly settled counties in South
Dakota. Those who are urging that a
new court house be erected favor the
expenditure of at least $4,000 for the
building. The matter of expending this
sum for the construction Of a new and
modern county building, as the result
Of the present agitation. will in due
time be submitted to the voters. 1t is
believed they will favor the project and
that it will not be long until Bon
Homme county has one of the finest
and most up to date court houses in
the state.
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REFUSE TO ACCEPT
ABERDEEN'S BONDS
;laim Was Made That lndebt-
edness Limit Has Been
Reached.
HAVE TO LEGAL!ZE ISSUE
Successful Bidders for Municipal Elec-
tr;c Light Plant Say They Cannot
Take Bonds Under Present
Conditions.
HAVE TO LEGALlzE ISSUE

Aberdeen, S. D., Jan. 17.-It is more
than probable that the bonds recently
issued by the city of Aberdeen for q
municipal electric light plant will not
prove marketable. The firm of n. W..
Harris & Co., the successful bidder for
the bonds, now claims that the city has
already reached the limit of indebted
ness allowed by law, and that it cam
not, therefore. take the bonds. The city
authorities are investigating the situa-
tion and will make q complete report
of the citys financial condition.
1t is believed the report will show
that the bonds are entirely legal SO far
as the city's present Indebtedness is
concerned.
Another question in regard to the la-
gality of the bonds has arisen, it being
charged that the notice of the special
election called for the purpose of voting
on the bond proposition was only adj
vertised ten days, While the law re-
quires when a bond proposition is con-
cerned that the election DE advertised
for twenty days. II is probable that if
the bonds prove salable another cleo
tion will have to be held to legalize
them.
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REREsFoRp NEWS.

Eeresford, S. d.. Jan. 17.-Miss Ora
soNeill came up from Sioux City last
week and has taken Il position with the
Union Banking company's bank in this
city.
Miss Mable Fouts returned from
Pierre, 8. D., the first of the week.
Where she has been the past two weeks
on her claim.
Henry Claussen leaves Monday for
Chicago where he will attend the But
termakers' convention, which COM
mences there January Is.
Beresford is to have an electric light
plant again, the dynamo and engine
have been ordered and will be installed
as soon as they arrive
new rural telephone line is being
installed in the Gothland country east
of town, Step Johnson OF Vermillion is
doing the work
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Brady left Satur-
day for Lincoln Neb., where they will
make their future home
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MAY ABOLISH SURVEYOR.
Rumor at Huron That Office May Not
Be Continued.

Huron, S. D., Jan. 1S.-Rumor says
There is a probability that the Office of
surveyor general, located here, will soon
be abolished. 1t is safe to predict,
however that this will not occur in the
very near future. Surveyor General
Il. A. Morris has conducted the business
of the office in every way acceptable to
the department, and has endeavored to
keep pace with the vast amount of
work necessary to pe done; yet he finds
it almost impossible, with the present
force to more than keep even. There
is a great amount of plat work to be
done and without any additional work
in this particular line it will require a
long time to complete the work. To
close up the business would require at
least three years time, and in view of
this fact alone it is scarcely probable
that the department will take any steps
looking to the abandonment of the Of
flee until this work is fully completed.
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SAN DOMINGO FIGHT
Another Severe Battle in Which Both
Sides Lose Heavily.

Another Severe Battle in Which sott.
Sides Lose Heavily.
Cape Haytien, Hayti. Jan. ia
sanguinary and what probably will
prove to be the final battle has taken
place near Guayubin between the
troops of General Caceres, the tempor-
ary president of San Domingo, ard the
insurgents. The former were victorious.
Several generals on both sides We're
killed or wounded.
recently went over to the insurgents,
intends on the advice of former Presi-
dent Morales, to return to San Domingo
and surrender IL the government will
guarantee the safety of its officers and
ernor of Monte Cristi VIII follow the
advice OF General Morai.s and surren.
der that place provided tnat the necss. !.
sary guarantees - to safety ars stss~
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PROVIDE FoR APPARArus.

Iroquois, S. D., Jan. 1.-THE mem
bers of the local town council have be-
come aroused to the Importance of
providing every means for preventing
disastrous fires at this place, and as a
result the volunteer firemen are now
securing prices on extension ladders,
graphing hooks, axes, additional hose
and other equipment When the prices
are received the town council will au-
tnorize the purchase of the necessary
additional equipment. When this is re-
ceived Iroquois will have first class
protection against fire. The local VOL
unteer fire department is one of the
most efficient in the state. but hereto
tore has lacked a suitable equipment.
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BLACK HILLS HEALTHFuL.

Deadwood, S. D., Jan. 1.-THE eX-
ceptional health of this city and section
is attributed by one of the leading ply
sicians of this town to the NUMBER of
pine trees that grow in and about the
city. The healing quality of the prod
uct of the pine aus long been known,
but that their ~ -sence should act as
a preventive against various diseases is
perhaps a new idea. Deadwood is said
TO be one of the most healthtul towns
in the state. it's death rate tor the last
year being only about II to the 1000.
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FARMER,s RIe PRoElTs.

Sioux Falls. S. D.. Jan. 1s.--Henry
Rausch. Of Potter county, is one of the
becoming Independently wealthy. Rausch
marketed cattle to the value of $1,000.
which were raised by himself. He also
raised S,40O bushels of No. i spring wheat,
800 bushels of durum wheat, 1,5C0 bushels
of corn, 5000 bushels of speltz and $50
bushels of oats, making total of nearly
$4,000 bushels of grain raised by him in one
season.
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FARMERS, ELEVATOR .PRoJEcT.

ErWln, S. D., Jan. ia meeting was
held by large number of farmers liv-
ing in the country surrounding Erwin
for the purpose of discussing the mat
ter of organizing stock company wi.h
the object of erecting a farmers ele-
vator at this place. 1t was decided to
ask the railroad company to construct
a sidetrack to the site of the proposed
elevator, and when assurances are re-
ceived that the railroad company will
do this another meeting will be helu
and arrangements concluded for the
erection Of the elevator at once.
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HoRsE1AlEE ARRESTED.

Rapid City, S. D.. ain. 1s-Deputy Sher-
Tiff Swarthout looked up from telegram
which he was reading. asking for man
named Chauucy Johnson, accused of horse
stealing, and saw the man in question
standing before him. He telegraphed at
once to Pierre and Deputy Sheriff Eidder
arrived from that city today and will take
Johnson back with him to--Pierre For
the past three years the authorities have
been in search of this man and he was
landed by q happy chance.
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even the townsite is almost forgotten
In 1858 when first white men began to-
come in to this ceded portion of the
little town up the rvier on the .Nebras-
ka side known by the Indian name of
Tipiota (many houses). Here We're at
least six houses, which forty-eight
years ago was regarded as quite a.
city. When Yanllton began to take
hold the Tipiota folks doomed things
up, but it was no go, and year or so
of rivalry saw the little town of In
dian name drop out of sight. and to
this day only a few scattered farm
houses arc near the site, which at pres
ar,t no rt of n fam,
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FARMERS INSTITUTE.

Beresford, s. D., Jan. ia lette
from Hon. M. f. Greeley announces
that the farmers institute will be held
in Beresford on Wednesday and Thurs
day January "a and 25. The meetings
will be in charge of the farmers insti-
tute organization, which was effected
some two years ago, aud of which C.
w. Deane is president. In case the
services of Professor Cole can be Sc
cured as corn judge husking contest
Win afford sport for the young mon.
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that party calls u convention This year
The democratic convention viii have o.
representation of 1872, in which every coun-
ty will have q representation, although
Buffalo gets onto the LIST only by a major
fraction, not hariing a full fifty votes. Sui
ly has just n shade over the required
fifty, giving that county one delegate
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DROPS DEAD IN OFFICE.

Canton, S. D., Jan. 10. p. Ashley,
postmaster at Lennox, this county, was
found dead in his chair in the post
ONCE. AT first it was supposed he was
asleep, but wnen spoken 10 there was
no answer. He has been a resloent OF
the county Tor over thirty-f1ve ysars
and was a prominent Odd Fellow. A
widow. two daughters and son sur
vive him.
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GOES ESQ MILES AFTER a BOY.
w. X. Norris Long Trip After an
Indian Lad.

Indian Lad.
.Sisseton, s. D., Jan. lev. K. Nor
ris has returned from an extended trip
after one of his Indian boy wards and
the hunt took him to the Ryrtle agency;
$50 miles west of Winnipeg.
Last summer Daniel Enoch, aged 10
years, went with his grandfather into
the Canadian northwest, and later the
old man died. leaving the youth alone.
The Canadian Indian authorities al.
lowed him to enter the agency school
Mr.. Morris, who is the lads guardian,
and he went up and got him. The lad
is heir to considerable property.
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CATHOLIC cHuRcH BURNED.

st. Onge, S. D., Jan. 1S.-The Catholic
church of this city, valued at $1,000. burned
to the ground last night. 1t was built some
fifteen years ago and was renovated and
repaired only few months ago. Insur-
ance was carried to the amount Of $500
and about $500 worth of valuables were
saved
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NEW HEAD OF MISSION.

Sioux Falls, S. d., Jan. 17-Rev. W.
Fl. Hubbard, who next spring will as
sumo the duties of superintendent of
missions for the Baptist church of
South Dakota, has arrived here from
Brooklyn, N. Y, preliminary 10 taking
up his new work In the spring he will
succeed Rev. T. M. Shanafelt, of HUI
ron, VINO retires from the position at
that time. The new superintendent of
missions has made very favorable
impression upon those who have met
him since his arrival in Sioux Falls.
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Andrew Carnegie plays golf in mod
eraticli. but is extremely fond of trout
and salmon fishing.
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WANT NEW DEPOT.
VermIlion Business Men Will Try Gets.
tina lnnroNenents.. .-.t.

yermillion, S. ID, Jan. 16.-vermil-
lion needs new depot and the state
university a new library building. To
get these will require some work by
the business men of the city, and they
second meeting of the Twilight club it
was thought advisable to ask the Mill
waukee company to do something, and
a committee was appointed to look aft
er the matter. For the library propo-
sition Mrs. Phoebe Hearst will be-
asked to make a donation. The COM
mittee to go after the donation is com-
posed of D. NJ. Inman, NJ ID. Thomp-
son, E. ID. Hawkins and L. II. Swezey.
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MUTUAL ELECTS.

Bridgewater, S. D., Jan. 16.-The
Farmers Mutual Insurance company.
nual meeting held recently elected the
following named officers for the ensu-
iNg year, viz: I. r. Howard. presi-
dent; John Fischer, vice president; w.
A. Nye, secretary; L. v. Schneider,
surance in force December 80. 1905.
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GAMBLING SUPPRESSED.
Miller. S. d.. Jan. 17.-All the slot
machines and gambling devices in this
town are closed.

ARMOUR BUSINESS CHANGES.
Armour, S. D.. Jan. ia deal was
sconsummated here which will material
ly improve the mercantile business of
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-31
POST OFFICE CLERKS PROMOTED.
No Increase of Salary Allowed to This
Citv

Returns showing the unexpended balances
In the allowances for salaries Of clerks in
city post offices have been received by First
Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock,
and in view of the amounts reported he is
able to authorize 279 promotions and ninety
six additional clerkships dating from No
vember /. The increases in salary will go
to clerks in the 5000 and 800 grades, each
promotion carrying an advance of 500. The
new clerks will begin with compensation at
the rate Of 5000 per annum.
The additional allowances are to be dis
tributed among twenty cities, the allotment
being based on the volume of postal bust
ness transacted, the amount of overtime re-
quired Of the clerks and the number of ap-
pointments and promotions already allowed
during the current year.
New York will receive 100 promotions and
25 additional clerks; Chicago. 35 promotions
and 25 clerks; Brooklyn, 35 promotions and
10 clerks; Boston and Buffalo, Is promotions
and 10 clerks each; Pittsburg, Los Angeles
and Detroit, 10 promotions each; Cleveland,
Columbus and Minneapolis, 5 promotions
and clerks each; st. Paul, 5 promotions
and l clerk; Milwaukee, Oakland, Seattle
and Portland, Ore, promotions each; New
Orleans Rochester and Nashville, 3 promo
tons each.