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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-04
HOLDS PRIESTS WILL VALID.
Illinois Higher Court Sanctions $3.50,
600 Beouests.

Rock Island, ILL.,, Dec. 3o.z-A verdict
declaring invalid the will Of Father
Thomas. Macklin, a Gatholicspriest,
who left an estate worth $l5o,Ooo. was
set aside yesterday by Judge Gest on
the ground that the Tysrdiieag was o in
accordance with the evidence, The
issue hinged on the sanity of the
priest. who died two years ago of
disease that puzzled experts.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-04
Bryan Win BE .candidat.

e';sTopeka, Kan, Dec. .2s.-1n an inter.
view here yesterday William ]. BRYAN;
practically admitted that he womb he
a candidate for the presidential nom;.
nation before the next Democratic ma.
tional convention.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-04
Fight With Pitchforks.

. New York. Dec. %. = A duel with
pitchforks between two grooms ON.
ployed in a fashionable riding academy
resulted In probably fatal injuries to
Thomas Connolly.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-04
GREAT STRIKE is POSSIBLE.
Forty-two Western Railways May Re.
fuse Demands of Trainmen.

Chicago, Dec. 80. - The probability
OF serious trouble between the forty
two Western railroads and their en-
ployes, who have demanded a is per
cen increase in wages, has become
more likely. The managers of the
roads affected have decided that no ac-
ton will be taken until the trainmen
make fresh overtures.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-04
Aged Victim Of Hvdronhob;,

New York, Dec. 20. Mrs. Charles
Weeks, sixty, of New Rochelle, died
at her home here from hydrophobia.
She was bitten three weeks ago by a
small fox terrier that her HUSBAND
found in the street, :.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-04
BOTH DREW GUNS.
Herder Was Too Quick for camileon
and Shot Him Dead.

and Shot Him Dead.
Rock Springs, ,Wyo., Dec. 3O.-Word
from Rifles ranch, fifty miles out OF
the range, tells of the fatal shooting
yesterday of a man named Camileon
by YAM Rodriguez. a herder. The
men quarreled over some sheep which
Camileon claimed, but which the herd
err refused to release.
Both men drew guns, but Rodriguez
was a tlif1e quicker and dropped his
mar in his tracks, the bullet entering
Camileon's head and killing him in
stantly. Rodriguez mounted a horse
and was last seer in the Bitter Creek
country. A posse is in search of him.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-04
Child Dies Of Aen,orrh,o.

hed Wing. Mimi, Dec. 28. The in
lant son ofEMr. and. Mrs. Herman Olso,
residing near Wacouta, was found
lead on their return home at midnight.
The child had died of 4 hemorrhaea of
the brain. "a
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-04
Decapitated' by Train.

tDecapitated'b by Train.
Buttss Mont. Dec; %. = Charles
Thomas was"roms aea1 beside the
tracks: at Rocker. His bode aSas de
capltattssi.and the indications are that
ne wsesTlm ogAssfs: BY & :.tralp q. ore cars.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-04
Admits Brides on Contract

Milwaukee, Dec. 2s.-Former Super
visor Augusta Pulls. in the municipal
court, pleaded guilty to two indict-
ments charging bribery in connection
with county contracts and wars fined
500.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-04

Twenty-Five tons Of Hay Burns.
Faribault, Mimi, Dec. 80. About
twenty-five tons Of hay were burned on
the farm of Samuel Van Selous. The
fire was started by sparks from an
engine. of the Rock. Island railway.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-01-04
ASSAULT BECOMES MURDER.
Man is R%earrested After. His Victim

Brainerd, MINI, Dec. 2s.-Al Haga-
dorm, who was shot Tuesday by Henry
Towers, died yesterday afternoon.
Towers was arraigned o a,charge of
assault in the first degree and the
hearing was continued, He was rear
rested on a charge of murder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-19
HEARS GARFIELD.
Public Lands Convention Gets Down to
Active Business.

Denver June 19.-Ths public lands con-
~ention which met in this city for a three
yesterday afternoon and listened to ad-
dresses by James r. Garfield, secretary
commissioner of the general land office.
and Henry M Teller, united states SEN
alton was effected by the selection of Dr.
]. M. Wilson of Wyoming as chairman
and Erred The pepoE pr the eol9TaaS
on credentials and organization rules and
order were made and the committee on
The first speaker was Mr. Garfield He
urged the convention in it's discussion of
Which VIII he h Said had been the cause s' Of the
calling together of the convention to con-
laws on the entire country and not on
any particular section of the country.
The public lands: he said, were not an
people of the entire nation.
He said he wanted to get the point of
wanted them to get his point of view He
welcomed criticism which was construc-
was merely an attack without a sugges-
ton, for Improvement, was worthless.
Mr. Ballinger confined his address to
a history of the land office and its duties.
He explained at length the present land
laws and expressed Inc t helie1 that I t1a
trying to traffic in titles and not the
small settlers
Senator Teller was the first speaker to
voice the complaints felt by a majority of
the members of the convention. He said
they did not complain of the laws but
laws. In speaking of the coal lands he
said congress alone had the power to
pass on the question of policy in dispos-
ing of these lands and to decide on what
shall be charged for them. The policy in
dealing with agricultural lands should be
to get them into the hands of those who
would live on them. He objected to the
landlordism by the rich or by the govern
mont.
Dr. Wilson in taking the chair before
adjournment compared the convention to
tives of the government to the directors
1T was the duty of the directors to take
their orders from the stockholders he
said, and if they did not at the next reg
uIar meeting the directors would be re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-19
SCHMITZ HANGS ON.
Notifies Board That He Is Still Mayor
CT San Francisco.

San Francisco, June 19.-The fol-
lowing communication has been filed
with the clerk of the board of super
vtsors by Mayor Schmitz:
Honorable Board of Supervisors
Gentlemen: Seeing in this mornings
papers statement to the effect that
your honorable body at your meeting
yesterday decided that 1 was tempo
rarily unable to perform my duties as
mayor, by reason of my detention in
the custody of the sh eriff of San Fran
cisco, and therefore appointed James
Gallagher as acting mayor. 1 hereby
notify you that am not una BILE or I'M
willing to perform the duties required
of me as mayor of the city and county
of San Francisco, but will continue to
do so.
clearly demonstrates the truth of the
statement made just after my return
from Europe that politics and politi-
clans alone were behind the prosecu-
ton, and that your action is the first
stem toward securing control of the
municipal government in order that
valuable franchises may be given to
the wielder of the Big Stick. Mr.. Ru-
privileges accorded to those who have
co-operated with him in his endeavor
to purify CD this city.
Il also wish to notify you that any
action taken by Gallagher in the ca
pacity of acting mayor will be null and
void and will by the complication it
will cause do great injury to the city.
1 demand that you send to my office all
matters passed by your honorable
board that may have the opportunity
of inspecting them and of approving or
disappearing them.
81 further notify you that as far as
this is possible I intend to supervise
the work being done by the different
departments. and, in fact. all such
matters as may be necessary for me
as mayor so to do
'tYours respectfully,
EUGENE e. SCHMITZ, q
Mayor of the city and county of San
Francisco.
June 49, 1907"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-19
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Grandma Stitt is visiting her son,
Mr.. d. Stitt, of 313 Lake street.
The Third Christian church has pur-
chased new carpet which was put
down today.
Miss Avis King has returned home
Mrs. Lehman, of Humboldt, Kan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Palmberg of Meriden
spent Sunday with Mrs. Palmberg' s
mother. Mrs. Larson, of 217 Lake
street.
The Mizpah society of the Third
Presbyterian church met with Mrs. Ed
King this afternoon at her home, 31S
Kline street.
Miss Myrtle Holloway has returned
from Kansas City, Mo-, where she has
been spending the past two weeks the
guest of her aunt. Mrs. Annie Greft.
Miss Winnie williams. who has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Adams of I'll
Lawrence, for the past few weeks, has
returned to her home in RichIand.
Mr.. Arden Lehman of La Junta,
Mrs. Ed King, of 31S Kline street,
while en- route for Humboldt. where he
will make an extended visit with his
parents.
The marriage of Miss verla Lane
and Mr.. Oscar Wiscombe will take
place this evening at o'clock at the
home of Rev. f. E. Mallory, who will
officiate. Mr.. and Mrs Wiscombe will
live at 1920 East Sixth street.
Miss Verla Lane was the guest of
honor at china shower given by Miss
Iva Swearingen at her home on East
Sixth street last evening. Those pres
ent were: Miss Verla Lane, Miss
Marie Miller, Miss Lodyde Newland,
Miss Elizabeth Petty, Miss Marie
Buschacher, Miss Iva Smurr. Miss
Ethel Newland, Miss Flossie Newland,
Miss Edna Lawrence. Miss Minnie
Buschacher. Miss Grace Miller, Miss
Mabel Irish, Miss Hazel Bodkin, Mr..
Oscar Wiscombe and Mr.. Charles
TicknOr.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-19
MRS. LADD IS GONE.
The Judge Issues Statement Regard
ing His Wife's Conduct.

Des Moines, Ia, June 19.-Mrs. Scott
NJ Ladd, wife of Judge Ladd. of the
Iowa supreme court, failed to appear in
police court to answer to a charge OF
disturbing the peace by strange religi-
Gus meetings at which persons are
worked into frenzy. Instead she Slip
ped out of the city and is at Fairmont.
Mimi. Judge Ladd issued the following
statement last night, giving his views
of his wife's mania:
mo one can more profoundly regret
these matters than I do. While l be-
ueve in absolute freedom of thought
and religious belief. 1 also indorse the
sentiment that the latter should be eX-
ercised without infraction of the law.
Il have not lent the mission my sup
port financially or otherwise and II
Mrs Ladd has participated in render
ing the place obnoxious to the neigh
borhood no one can be more determined
to correct this condition than l am. l
shall investigate thoroughly and L need
not further assure the public of the
rectitude OF my purpose.
The services conducted by Mrs. Ladd
have been held without interference for
more than a year. 1t is her belief that
she has been ordained to spread the
gospel by what she terms 1.-The gift of
tongues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-19
BOAT STRUCK A SNAG.
Gasoline Launch Was Upset and One
Man Drowned

Kansas City, June 19.-The engines
of the Della" a small river craft,
gasoline power, gave out shortly after
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon as the
little boat had just cleared the Hanni-
bal bridge bound for Leavenworth,
Kan. on board were George E. Ire
land, captain; Glenn Calvin, negro en-
gineer; Walter Golf. of St. Joseph,
and James Rogers, a printer and a
friend of the captain, who was on a
weeks vacation.
When the engine stopped the boat
began to drift with the current. 1t
passed safely by the piers of the Han
nibal bridge. but some dead trees.
hidden beneath the water, threw the
little craft against pier of the Win
ner bridge on the Harlem side. AS
the boat began to list Goff ran to that
side to get pry to assist the boat off
the logs. His additional weight
caused the boat to capsize. Golf went
underneath and was drowned. Ire
land was taken off in skiff and
Rogers and Calvin jumped to the
driftwood, from where they were
rescued by men in skiffs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-19
TAFT MAY GIVE 1T UP.
Runlor Current That He Will Retire
From Presidential Race.

Washington, June 19.-The Washing
ton Times prints a story to the effect
that Secretary Taft may retire from
the presidential race.
1t says:
Poor health. following determined
efforts to reduce his weight, and Taft's
general disinclination to become a
party to the rough and tumble strenu-
BUSINESS of a big fight are two reasons
assigned for the secretary's discourage
ment with the canvass. While willing
enough to be the administrators can
didate for the succession if it moved off
easily and smoothly, the development
of a nasty fight in Ohio, and the dis
covery that the best Roosevelt people
were largely opposed to the idea of the
president designating his own success
SCR, discouraged him.
1.-THE prospect, especially of a long
and bitter contest in Ohio Is said to
have been viewed with anything but
nouncements in the last As hours seem
to put an end to the last possibility of
compromise and harmony in the Buck
eye state, and Senator Foraker goes to
Ohio avowedly prepared to force fight
ing for his own seat. He has ANNOUNCE
Ohio's delegation in the national con-
Vention, which makes it certain Taft
would not be able to secure better than
divided support in his home state
Beyond these things, however, the
facts most disconcerting to the Taft
people. who have lately been decidedly
in the dumps, is, wherever anything is
started in the way of organizing Taft
strength the politicians reply by shout
ing for Roosevelt, and the Taft move
ment is promptly drowned OUT
Secretary Tafts recent sudden indis-
position at ST. Paul lends color to the
assertion that he is not physically
equipped for a long presidential cam
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-19
Low Rates via Union Pacific.

$3.50 to Colorado and return,
every day to September 80. 1907.
$30.50 to Ogden or Salt Lake City
and return, every day to September
80, 1907.
$42.50 to Spokane and return, June
20 to July IL. 1907
$4,000 to Portland, Seattle, Tacoma,
Everett, Bellingham, Vancouver. Vic
toria or New Westminster and return,
June 20 to July IL.
$4,000 to San Francisco or Los An
geles and return. June % to July 8.
$500 to Yellowstone Park and re-
turn. including rail and stage, June
to September IL.
$4,000 to Portland. Tacoma, Seattle,
San Francisco. Los Angeles or San
Diego and return. daily to September
Is, 1907.
$3.50 Circuit Tour via San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles and Portland, June
20 to July IL, 1907.
$3.50 Circuit Tour via San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles and Portland, every
day to September Is. 1907.
5000 to Yellowstone Park and re-
turn, including rail, stage and hotels
in Park for regular tour. June 2 to
September IL.
Also very low round trip rates, June
1 to September 15, to many other Ore
gon. Washington, Montana, Idaho and
British Columbia points via Union
Pacific. Inquire of f. A. Lewis. City
Ticket Agent. 525 Kansas avenue, or
]. c. Fulton, Depot Agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-19
MAKES A LONG DIVE.
Perine Goes 40 Feet Under Water
Fay Mowers Record Swim.

The regular Tuesday evening aquat-
ic contests held in the Central Y. NJ.
G. A. natatorium last night were of
unusual interest. The events were two
length swim. long dive, plate gather
ing, one-hundred yard swim and relay
cross dives A new swimmer appear
ed upon the horizon last night in the
form of Fay Mowers, who succeeded
in taking the two length swim, the
hundred yard swim in one minute and
46 seconds, which establishes a record
for the tank and also wins him place
on the winning relay team, thus Sc
curing . points. The standing of the
first five men are as follows:
Perine. 81; Murphy. 26; Terrain, "a !;
Chapman, %; Movers, Is.
In the long dive Perine succeeded in
covering 140 feet. within 10 feet of
three lengths of the natatorium. This
was probably the best long dive, or
under water swim, which has yet been
performed in the local tank
Next Tuesday evening the events
VIII be three length swim. blindfold
race, high dive, one length with hands
tied and relay cross jumps. The events
begin at O'Clock and during the early
part of the evening from to swim
ming lessons are given to both those
who can or can not swim.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-19
[0AKLAND GOSSIP |
| FL ~,
hSt,SI I@ylg5@lJyITTISE=ah

Miss Susie Nieswinter is very sick
with typhoid fever
About rs members of the Presby-
terrain church congregation accom-
panied Mr.. Lucas to Bethel Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Verna Hare. who has been Wis
iting her aunt. Mrs. T. NJ. Leonard,
for the past week, has returned to her
home in Shorey.
Mrs. ]. N. Graft was called to
Shorey Saturday evening by a serious
accident to her aunt. Mrs. ]. NJ.
Sproull, who slipped on banana
p4eling in North Topeka and broke
her hip.
The Ladies' Study club of the Pres
byterian church will hold their
monthly missionary meeting at the
church Thursday afternoon. The sub
ject is Alaska and Mrs. S. B. Lucas
will lead. An interesting programme
is promised.
City Marshal Orville Taylor pulled
in a rag picker yesterday who had
taken some valuable goods with some
rags from people of this place. The
rag man claimed the goods acct
dentally got in with the other stuff,
but Taylor seemed to doubt the good
intentions Of the travelling man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-19
BY The PRESIDENT.
A Number of Appointments Sent Out
From Oyster Bay.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, June 19.-The
president has announced the following
appointments:
ENJOYS extraordinary and ministers
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Pearson, of
North Carolina, to Greece and Monte
negro; s. Percival Dodge, of Masasschu-
sets to Honduras and Salvador; John
B. Jackson, of New Jersey to Persia.
Interpreter to Consulate at Nagasaki,
Japan, Carleton Miller, of Iowa.
The president has appointed a special
committee of five representing various
departments to fully investigate two
forms of contracts used by the various
departments, bureaus and officers of the
government.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-19
NO HEARING IS NECESSARY.
Probate Judges May Revoke Druggists
Permits ut WILL

After n rehearing in the case. 1T has
been decided by the attorney general that
he was mistaken concerning the authority
of probate judges in revoking the license
of druggists. He informed F. w. Sturges.
county attorney OF Cloud county several
essary for the probate Judge to give the
druggist a hearing before revoking the
iicense After further elaboration he has
become convinced that even this formal
hearing isn't necessary. The probate
Judge can revoke licenses on ex parte
testimony.
The opinion today says:
when the probate judge acts on his
own motion, or at the suggestion of an
other and cancels a permit there is no
appeal therefrom. He may cite the drug
gist to appear. if he so desires. or he may
cancel the permit. Where the petition as
provided by law, signed by twenty-five
men and women, is filed he is required
to act and acting for or against the petit
ton, there is an appeal therefrom."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-19
SEVEN MEN KILLED.
Two Explosions in Quick Succession
in Coal Mine.

Scranton, Pa, June 19.-Seven men
were killed outright and two others
seriously injured in two explosions of
mine gas in the johnson No. 1 mine
at Priceburg. The first explosion was
caused by the carelessness of a door
tender who by leaving the door open
allowed gas to accumulate in the
working. One man was injured as a
result of this explosion. The second
explosion, which resulted in the death
of seven men and injury of another,
resulted from the ignition of the
deadly fire damp which accumulated
after the first explosion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-19
BuRRow GETS PoPENoE HOUSE
Former Secretary of state Closes the
Deal at Last.

The report that J. r. Burrow has made
a deal for the purchase of the Popenoe
mansion, as given out by the State Jour
nal several days ago, has been confirmed
by Mr.. Burrow. Mr.. Burrow saws how
ever. that he will continue to call Smith
Center his home. There are a number of
state politicians who own residences in
Topeka and live here all the time but who
consider other places their homes.
Mr.. Burrow says that he expects to
spend the next two years travelling with
his family. They will travel over the
United States and will go to Europe.
Ever since he retired as secretary of
state Mr.. Burrow has been making ar
rangements to get away from Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-19
DOCTORS LOST
A THOUSAND
DOLLARS
J. D. Clark Was Willing to
Pay That Amount
To Any Doctor Who Could
Cure Him of Consti-
patton.
HOT SPRINGS DID IT
And Mr.. Clark Is Now
Well and Happy.
No More Headache, No
More PhysiC for
Mr.. Clark.

''of all sad words, from tongue or pen.
The saddest are these: 1t might have
been"
The above quotation applies very
sptly to the case of any of the doctors
who lacked requisite knowledge or
skill to cure ]. d. Clark. who has been
a sick man for the past sixteen years.
Mr.. Clark was in such condition that
he states he would gladly have paid
a fee of $1,000 to any doctor who
could have cured him. But he found
no such a one, though he tried many.
At last without hope of being cured,
but with despair and desperation in his
heart, he called upon the Hot Springs
Doctors He did not pay them $1,000
Sfor they only demanded a modest fee
M-less than 500. But what is much
more important to Mr.. Clark, they
gave him back his health and life.
Speaking of the matter to a reporter
yesterday Mr.. Clark said: For over
sixteen years 1 have been almost a
constant sufferer from constipation
and it's long chain of symptoms. If 1
did not take some physic every night
my bowels would not move at all. As
a result of my constipation 1 had a
great deal of headache. My nerves be-
came a wreck and at times / was ut
terly unfit for business. The worst of
1t was that the more physic took, the
more / had to take, and it seemed
there was no cure for me-that must
suffer the rest of my life. 1 often
made the remark that I would gladly
give $1,000 for a cure. I tried every
thing-many doctors had failed to
cure me and I tried all kinds of patent
medicines. Many things helped for a
while, but none were curative. Finally
/ went to see DR.. Ben w. Kinsey of the
Hot Springs. Doctors at 523 Kansas
avenue, Topeka, DIR. Kinsey said he
could cure me and did not charge me
$1.OO0-nor even 500. He has cured
me sound and well. My aches and
pains are gone. My bowels move
naturally. my nerves are built UP and
I feel like new man. give all praise
to the Hot Springs system of treat
ment.
1.-THE reason 1 went to DR.. Kinsey
was that I met a travelling man on the
train who had been cured of rheuma-
tism and kidney trouble by DR.. Kin
sey's Hot Springs treatment.
Il am real estate dealer, I travel
a great deal. but my permanent ad-
dress is 21O Moore Bldg, San Antonio,
Texas. 1 will gladly answer any in
Quiries about my case.
81 would not take $1,000 nor $4,000
for the good 1 received.
(Signed.) JOHN d. CLARK"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-19
HURT in ROYAL GORGE.
Six Persons Injured by Being Thrown
From a Vehicle.

Canon City, Colo, June 19.-Six per-
sons were injured, three of them SER
iously, while on a sight seeing trip in
Royal Gorge park near this city, be-
ing thrown from a vehicle after the
driver had lost control of the team.
Seriously injured;
J. b. Morgan, of Franklin, Neb., right
thigh broken, body bruised, may not
recover.
severe bruises, possibly internal in
juries.
Miss Emma Smith, right ankle bruised
and shoulder dislocated
The other injured are ]. W. Morgan,
son of j. B. Morgan, and his wife and
baby.