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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
\ BUSY CAREER OF CRIME.
YGungster OF D. Lands in Sioux Falls
Prison.

Prison.
Although only about % years of g
M. M. Wagner, who was lodged IN the
Sioux Falls penitentiary a few days
ago to serve a term of II year FOR
burglary. committed in Sully county
has made Il criminal record which Will
be envied by many old and habitual
criminals.
When he serves his present term the
troubles of young Wagner will not be
over, for he Is wanted in Potter coun-
ty on a charge of horse stealing, n
the authorities Of that county promise
10 meet hin at the prison doors when
he completes his term and IS released
with the object of eScorting him back
to Potter county for trial on the
charges pending against him there.
The career of young Wagner should
serve as a warning to other young
men who are inclined to take posses
on of property that does not belong
70 them. He has been a Wilful, head
strong boy since he was only a lad
and has caused his parents and the
neighbors a great deal of worry and
trouble for several years.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
"
FAMOUS CASE ENDS.
final Settlement is Made of the Bigger
Claims.

Final Settlement is Made of the Bigger
Claims.
After a legal battle which had been
waged in the fedora! courts since 1901
Marie Antoinette Singers-Bigger. now
OF London, Eng, has reached a settle
ment with Mr.. N Mrs. Peter Nc
Courts, of Denver. Colo, against whom
she brought suit to the profits
due her as heir to her father, William
II. Bush, who with the McCourts at
one time controlled the Broadway and
Tabor theaters In Denver. In the fed
eral court Judge Lewis awarded $47.-
100 in final settlement Of all claims.
The total amount recovered by Mrs.
Bigger is said to be in the neighbor-
hood Of 100000. When the suit was
filed in 1901 it caused a mild sensa-
ton because Of the charges made in
the complaint.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
HONOR LITTLE MACK"
Mcclellan statue Unveiled in Washing
ton,

ton.
President Roosevelt, cabinet officers,
army and navy officers and men
prominent in civil life participated
Thursday afternoon in the ceremonies
attending the unwilling of the statue
to Gen. George B.. Mcclellan, which
has been erected in Washington by
the Society Of the Army of the Poto-
mac. Hundreds of old soldiers attend
ed the ceremonies. Addresses were
made by President Roosevelt and Maj.
Gems. Sickles, Howard and Dodge.
The statue is the work of Sculptor
MacMonnies. When Mr.. MacMonnies
first made his model for the statue in
his studio in Giverny, near Paris,
many artists admired it's vigorous
treatment. The figure of the general
had been modelled from photographs,
busts and articles worn by him during
war times. furnished to the sculptor
by relatives and comrades Of Gen..
Mcclellan.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
END OF HURON LAND OFFICE.
Business Is WOUND Up and Office
Transferred to Pierre District.

Transferred to Pierre District.
The business of the Huron land dis
trict has been about closed up, after
an existence of a quarter of a century,
in which q large amount of govern
ment land was disposed of through
that office, and within a short time it
will be consolidated with the Pierre
district. The report of that office to
the state auditor shows 313 final
proofs for the past year, of which
more than 200 We're in the southern
part of Hand and Hyde counties,
where the Crow Creek reservation
country was filed upon about two
years ago, and the last rush of
proofs have zone in. The others
were scattered over a large extent of
country, only a few in each of the
other counties of the district. The
largest additions to taxable real estate
through final proofs will probably be
shown in the Chamberlain district,
with the Pierre district secord.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
Attempt to Wreck Train.

An attempt was made Wednesday
night to wrecka passenger train on the
Chicago and Northwestern railway
heavily loaded with passengers bound
from Milwaukee and Racine for Chi
cage, but fortunately an extra freight
train struck the obstruction placed on
the track and only the locomotive left
the rails.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
LITTLE HOPE FOR CREDIToRs.
Assessment of Scotland Bank Owners
is Ordered.

An assessment of 100 per cent on all
the stockholders of the First Natlonal
bank, of Scotland, which closed It's
doors early in February last, has been
ordered by the comtrollct of the cur
rency at Washington.
Charles G.. King, who recently was
arrested in Chicago and Dug 10
Sioux Falls and lodged in jail on a
serious charge preferred by the gov
.rnment in connection with the fall-
ure of the bank. was president of the
First National bank at Scotland.
The capital stool of the defunct
bank was $4,000. 1t is not believed
in well informed quarters that the as
sessment just ordered to be made will
aid the creditors of the Institution to
any great degree, for unfortunately
the bulk of the stock is held by Enr-
ties who are not financially response
HE
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
Negro Gets Swift Justice.

Swift Justice was melted u to Ed
ward Gibson. a negro OF Woodbury.. N.
y. who Monday night last attacked
Miss Dorothy Paris. 10 years old, Of
Wenonah. Gibson made no defense
when a~rraigned. and he was sentenced
to twelve years imprisonment and to
pay q fine Of $4,000.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
Ponular Fund for To,yn Han

The little town of Lucas, one If the
new towns in the ceded portion of the
Rosebud Indian reservation in Greg
Dry county, is to have what probably
will be the only public building in
South Dakota erected with money
raised by popular subscription. The
building will be utilized as a place for
public gatherings n for school and
church purposes,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10

Watertown is to be IGNORED by the
next annual meeting of the South Da-
kota Retail Implement Dealers assoc
citation, which ~convenes in annual
convention in December next. The
association will hold Il fou days ses-
sion and 1900 guests will be present.
The selection of WATERFOWL has been
made by the executive committee.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
Circuit Court Mt Armour.

Judge Smith at Armour has made
an order converting court in that
county on the 14th of this month.
There is not much business on the cal
endar, and the session promises to be
q short one. The only important
criminal case will be the hearing of
negro, Lucius Ross, who is
charged with a~ssaulting Mrs. Perry,
the wife of a farmer, living northwest
of Corsica.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
Telephonc Operators Strike.

Practically all of the operators of
the Pacific States Telegraph M Tel
ephone company at San Francisco
struck Friday for increased wages.
Bookkeepers and other employees of
the company are acting as operators
pending the engagement of non-union
girls.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
A DISASTER IN CHINA.
Powder Magazine Explodes with
Frlghtful Force.

Frlghtful Force.
Very great destruction of life and
property was caused at Canton. China,
Thursday evening by the explosion OF
a gunpowder magazine. Twenty-one
bodies already have been recovered
from the ruins. Hundreds of persons
were injured.
Fifteen buildings were RACED to the
ground, and over 100 seriously dam
aged. A section 200 feet long from
the massive city hall, was thrown
down. A historical many-storied pa
CODA. escaped with slight damage.
In the Shamien suburb, where the
foreigners live. a terrific shock was
caused by the explosion, but the resi-
dents were unframed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
Eleven Bodies Found.

The bodies of eleven dead have been
recovered from the Whipple mine,
neal Charleston. w. Va, where an ex-
plosion of gas occurred late Wednes-
day. This is thought to be the full
extent of the fatalities. The number
injured is five.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
FALLS TO DEATH IN WE'LL.
Arthur COwan, Il Farmer, Loses His
Life Near Harold.

Arthur Cowan. a farmer. residing
near Harold. was killed in a we'll
Tuesday evening. He was assisting
in digging out the well and went down
to clear out the material loosened by
a blast, and feeling himself being
overcome by gas asked to be drawn
out, catching the rope for that pur-
pose. His companions at the top had
drawn him up about thirty feet when
his hold gave way and he dropped,
striking on his head and breaking his
neck.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
Plot Against Durna.

A secret congress of socialists. called
to decide on future parliamentary poll
icfes, opened Friday in Sweden at a
place not designated. About 800 del
egates are present from all parts of
Russia. including all the socialist
members of parliament.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
Rncf Asks Change Of Venue.

Abraham Ruef, OF San Francisco,
at the resumption of his trial Thurs
day, applied to Judge Dunn for a
change of n to some other county.
alleging for various reasons III could
not be fairly tried in San Francisco
county.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
Fareuell Banquet to Mccarty.

A farewell banquet was rendered c..
H. McCarty. of Huron. retiring super
intendent of the Dakota division of
the Chicago and Northwestern rail-
way, Tuesday evening at the Hotel
Royal by the our railway orders of
thai city. About 156 people We're
present n the occasion was one of
great delight.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
selects Color for Official Ballot.

Chairman Cook, of the Republican
state committee, gets into the field
early with his choice of color of Off
cial ballots under the primary election
law, selecting white as the color of
that party. h same color was Sc
lected under the old law two years g
and will be retained by the new
filing.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
SiIns n. Ecld Dead,

Silas N. Field. of Columbus, o.. died
Friday of acute Bright's disease. He
had been either sergeant at arms or
assistant at every Republican state
convention for the last quarter Of a
century.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
Heavy Loss nv Fire

NJ. J.. Enright, a farmer residing in
McCook county. suffered a heavy loss
as q result of a combination of child
rem. matches and mice. "A fire start
Ing In mysterious manner, and late
sat night, destroyed one of his farm
and the 600 bushels of grain
which 1T contained.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
Brazilian Pariiamcnt opcns,

The Brazilian parliament was open
ed Friday. In his message to the as
the Pan-American congress of last
year. visit of Secretary Root to
Brazil, and the satisfactory settlement
OF various frontier questions.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
W w N.'-IWa IFN ~ Ss-f
Prisoners In Revolt

Troops had to be. called to, suppress
a revolt of political prisoners in Jail
In tina syibrems quarters In St Peters
EburgEThrrsday marningss9sThe soldiers
hredssa voileys killing a man and
wounding s~evera4st u a, "a SSxg
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
TO REOPEN CREAMERY.
Farmers OF Codington County to Re-
open Creamery at Henry.

open Creamery at Henry.
Tuesday, May z. has been fixed as
the date for the reopening of the
creamery at Henry, Codington county.
The institution will not engage in the
manufacture of butter for the present.
but the milk m cream received by it
will be sent to a Sioux City produce
company. 1T is the intention of the
owners to engage the services of a
buttermaker n engage in the man
ufacture of butter on their own ac-
count as Dol as the receipts of milk
and crea justify it.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
Sioux Falls Knights Temp,ars.

At a regular business meeting of
the members of Cyrene commandery,
2, knights Templars, of Sioux
Falls, the following officers were
elected and installed for the ensuing
year: Commander, Fred w. Gunkle;
generalissimo, Charles w. Butler;
captain general, William e Martin.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
Examining Range Fences.

Under the direction of the depart
agents began work Thursday exan,in-
ing fences and titles to public lands in
wyoming.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
Chamberlain Votes Ropds

At the special bond election to pass
upon the question of issuing city bonds
to the extent of 100000 for the pur-
pos of providing the bonus necessary
to secure the cement plant for Cham
berlain, the vote stood 1913 for the
bonds to S against.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
Tusha Bound over for Murder.

Justice walters, of Stanley county,
Wednesday completed the preliminary
hearing in the case of which G.. A.
Tusha is charged with causing the
death of Clyde Whiting by placing dy-
Mantle in his stove The defendant
vas bound over to the circuit court.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
BIG DOINGS AT GREGORY.
Five Thousand People Attend May
Day Celebration,

Day Celebration.
Gregory's May day celebration of
1907 is q thing of the past. The BAN
quet given in honor of Gov Crawford
was a grand affair. Two hundred of
Gregory county citizens paid honor
to his presence. The celebration was
attended by 5000 people from all over
that part of the state. The day being
an ideal one, everybody enjoyed the
occasion to the fullest.
o Crawford delivered an address.
The sports consisted of ball playing
and wild west featS such as roping
wild steers, riding wild bronchos,
throwing the lariat, and various 9TH
err sports.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
Detrott,s Big Sensation.

DR.. George A. Fritch, Of Detroit,
was a~rraigned Friday on the charge Of
statutory manslaughter in connection
with the death of Miss Edith Presley.
When asked to plead Fritch stood
mute. His examination was set Tor
May 2. aS.s I "a
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
neath of Mai. Gerald Rathbone.

Mai. Gerald Rathbone died at San
Francisco Thursday after a brief Ill
ness. He was onsui at Paris under
the first Cleveland, administration.
During the war he was aid on the staffs
OF Gen. Sccfield., ssa.y,es !. ~ y
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
Swettcnhnm Quits ORce.

Sir Alexander Swettenham retired
from the post Of governor Of Jamaica
Friday. He has gone to his residence
in the hills. where he will stay until
he leaves the island.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
Ident,fy Prisoners BY pnlates.

ldGaltsfy Prisoners by Pn1atcs.
pr. Paul RTager, Of Vienna, an
army surgeon. who has made a special
study OF methods OF Identification. rec
omnends that prisoners should be
identified by theshape Of their palates.
He thinkssthe system far more effica.
cious h finger prints.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
Yankton College Celebration

Yankton college will celebrate its
silver anniversary beginning June 10
and closing the 18th. Preparations
are making for an observance beftting
the institution and the occasion.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
WESTERN LEAGUE BASEBALL.

Schedule of Games to BE Played at
Sioux City, Ia.
Following is a schedule of the West
ern League games to be played at
Sioux City in the immediate future:
Lincoln. May IL, IL. IL. IA, Is
Omaha ......... May 20, 80, so, 81
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
Another Land Opening.

United States Senator Gamble was
Informed by the general land office
that the surplus lands of the lower
Bruies northwest of Chamberlain will
soon saessopened to settlement.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
Missing Man Located.

Rex Carpenter. a barber, who sud-
denly left Mitchell some time ago, and
whose Whereabouts has been a mys-
terry TO his family ever since, was
seen q few days ago at Grand Island
Neh.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10

Fsorida Senate Indorses Bryan.
The Florida senate has passed a res
oiution indorsing W. ]. Bryan for the
Democratic nomination for the presi-
dency
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
Breaks Immigrant Record

Ten transatlantic liners brought
more than $1,000 aliens to New York
Wednesday, which is the record in
the number of Immigrants for one
day.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10

Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Saturdays quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow: Top
beeves. $s.l0. Top hogs. s6.25.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
milwaukee, improvements hi ,Iitcben

According to plans already outlined
by the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul Railway company work is ex-
pected to m on its improve
ments in Mitchell Immediately. An
immense quantity of material is on
the ground for the work
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
Farmers Build Phone Line.

The farmers of forbes township,
Charles Mix county, have organized a
telephone company. and the contract
for the building of the line has been
set.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10
Fo,Ir Kilied by cas-.

william Gross. wife and two SONS,
were found dead from inhalinR iiutXi1
nattng their home In Jersey!
CITY. N. j.. Friday.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10

At the new Pierre school boards
meeting for organization, f. L. Full
Ter was selected president for the
coming year, with James Stevens as
vice president and w. H.. Checker
clerk OF the board. The list of teach
ers for the coming year is very nearly
completed, some of the old teachers
being retained, except in cases where
they voluntarily retire.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10

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~ eH. sr5 7c S.
s1*fluA sE9a 2sss "a
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10

The law of last winter changed the
manner of letting bids for state print,
ing of the third class-the reports Of
the state officers. Under the new law
each report will be on a separate bid
instead of Jumping the reports all I'M
der n contract, and the umb of
bidders will very likely be increased
by this division of the work.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10

The supreme court dismissed dis
barment proceedings against S. H.
Wright, of C~enterville. He made an
plication for such dismissal under pro-
vision of one of the new laws of he
last session., but the action Of the
court was taken without reference to
the law, on the ground that Wright
mad been punished sufficiently and
attempting to lead a different life, and
on that ground alone the action was
taken. Wright served a sentence on
a charge of embezzlement.
The state university will be unable
to carry out it's plans for a summer
school this year. An appropriation
was made by the last legislature for a
complete sanitary system, and to in
still this in time for the opening Of
the fail term the work must begin
as soon as the school year closes June
20. The Improvement affects all of
the four buildings on the campus. rem
dering their public use during the
summer practically impossible. The
annex to the young ladies' dormitorv
will also be completed this summer.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10

The report of the department of
vital statistics for the month of March
hows n highest birth rate for any
month since the organization of the
department. The total for that month
was 1,1O4, of which $50 were males
and Ala females. h deaths for the
month We're 371; the marriages 345:
divorces As; naturalizations 124.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-10

The location of the shops and yards
Of the Northwestern road at Pierre
are so far out from the city proper
that it is rumored that the
will plat an individual suburb and
sell lots to it's workrnen at a low rate
with a contract for the erection of
buildings on the lots disposed of, al
lowing its men to get homes at q
cheap rate and on payments which
they can easily meet. The location OF
the shops are fully two miles from
the present business menter of the
city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-19
BROTHER CAUSED
 BROTHERS ARREST
Negro Reports the Loss of Horse and When the Police Investigated They Found That His Own Brother Had Disposed
 of 1t.

Alexander Corley, negro, was arrested in this city last night by Deputy Constable Dunk Stewart on a charge of stealing horse. He is in jail awaiting trial and will be given a hearing this afternoon be- fore Justice l.. B. Cheek. Corley has been identified as the negro who sold horse for $25 to Ralph Rob- inson. the Barraque street under taker and liveryman. He was ar rested after his brother, James Cor ley, had reported that a horse had been stolen from him. James did not suspect his own brother, but the authorities investigated the theft and the arrest of Alexander came like a boomerang to his brother
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-19
PISTOL TOTERS"
 SHOULD HESITATE
Police Judge Stewart After the "Hip Artillery" Men With Big Stick or q Big Fine Which Will
 Stick.

The pistol toter' will have a hard road to travel in the police court from this date. Police Judge J. R. Stewart declares that he will display no mercy for any one who is~caught with "hip artillery" This morning, when William Kidd. negro, was brought before the court, on charge of carrying con cealed weapons, he was fined $1OO. It will require many weeks for Kidd to pay out the fine on the public streets, for he didn't have the mon- ey handy and he decided it was best to join the chain gang. "No more fifty dollar fines go," said Judge Stewart this morning. eff they are brought into my court for car rying a pistol, they are going to get the limit from now on.'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-19
FALSE ALARM;
 MUCH EXCITEMENT
Citizen Smelled Smoke and His Imag. inati0n Got the Best of His Nose No Blaze But Large
 Crowd Gathered.

/ A local citizen, passing at Pine and Barraque streets last night at an early hour, smelled smoke and without ascertaining the cause of the unusual odor immediately turn ed in a fire alarm.
 The alarm created no little ex- eitement over the city and attract ed a large crowd to that corner. The fire boys arrived promptly and made an investigation. The smoke that caused the unnecessary excite ment came from the rear of a news paper office, where some lead, used in the linotype machine, was being melted. False alarms are without excuse and endanger lives and horses from the Fire Department The fire wagons should not be called out by anyone unless their presence is absolutely necessary.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-09-19
The BANK OF PINE BLUFF

clared that he did not have one cent. He is working out his fine today with the city chain gang.
 Padden is the man who was ar. rested by the police Monday night on charge of drunkeness, but was released at the jail door at the 11. stance of c. E. Philpot, who stood for him. The man failed to ap. pear in the police court Tuesday morning and a fine of s5 was for feited against MT. Philpot. It is very likely now that MT. Philpot will surrender the unappreciative fellow to the police for the collection of the fine. Padden was employ. by the Commercial for a few days but was discharged when he i'm. bibed too freely. He had a car toon in that paper several days ago that was supposed to be a Take off" on Mayor Toney, with whom he was quite intimate for several days before his dismissal