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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-08

New Jersey hospital officers, according to
the testimony before the Hahn committee
last Tuesday, found New Jersey COW
worth milking. When they could sell
s1.75 suits for S7.25; trousers that were
worth less shan 81, for 50 rs. ETC., etc.,
il is not surprising that Senate committee.
politically favorable, is necessary. But
when they dress dead bodies in dirty shirts
and dirty winding sheets, as was testified
to, even friendly committee will hesitate
about using she white wash brush.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-08

# that asylum manager could spend
$500. 600 year with brothers-in-Iaw and
other relatives, year after year, knowing
there was no audit on his accounts, aid
yet secure a dollars worth for the State for
every dollar expended, he is an unusual
official or has an unusual brother-in-law
and other relatives. The testimony, how
ever, indicates they were very ordinary
men. in fact, below the average Jerseymen
more like Pennsylvania capitol builders
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-08-08

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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-01
GETS PIONEER FLAG.

Banner Used at First "Fourth" Is
Given to Historical Society.
Henry I. Stearns of Medary has pre-
sented the state historical society with
the flag which was ,foated over the
first Fourth of July celebration in the
upper Sioux Valley on the Fourth 0,
1873. When the settlers begun to pre-
pare for their celebration they found
they had no flag for use on the coca,
sion. and the one now in the posses,
sion of the society was manufactured
for the occasion. The red stripes were
made from an old scarf, and the white
ones from petticoat donated for the
purpose by one of the women Of the
party. The field was made by paint
ing a piece Of white cloth blue, after
blocking out the stars, which were
left implanted. The banner is four by
seven feet in size. With the flag was
an old pair Of blacksmith tongs, which
were brought to Medary by the first
settlers in 1857, and which were with
other articles cached when the party
was driven out by Indians. Later set.
tiers opened the cache and took the
articles inclosed.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-01
News OF the Northwest
NEW SETTLERS FILL VALLEYS.
Home steaders' Shacks Even Spread Is
the Hills.

.Homesteaders' Shacks Even Spread 70
the Hills.
The state land department is con.
tinuing it's typographical work on state
school lands, having had G. G. Bar
ney and j. G. Damn, two of the field
surveyors in Butte county, for several
weeks. They worked principally In
the northern part of the county along
the headwaters of the Moreau and
Grand rivers, and they saw the valleys
OF these streams are practically all
taken by homesteaders who have
lone in this spring.
A larger area than usual in a newly
settled country has been broken up
and put into crops, and everything
which has been planted is growing
finely. The valleys have an immense
growth Of grass, showing that the soil
is all right, and the homesteaders who
have located appear to be well salts
fed with the country in which they
have settled. The men in the state
work look upon the valleys as fine
agricultural lands, but are doubtful
as to the hill section between the
streams, although the prairie shanties
are beginning to get out into the hills
since the valleys are taken up.
The surveyors report antelope nu-
merous and tame, as the law protect
Ing the little animals is we'll observed
by the settlers, and the animals Craze
about the settlements with but little
fear Of the people who have invaded
their old-time haunts. About the only
violations Of the law come from In
dams who get off the reservation on
hunting trips and pay little attention
to game laws when they see any wild
animal which will supply them with
something to eat.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-01
LIMIT CITY TO TWO SALOONS.
State and County Legal Departments
to Act


Attorney General Clark, while at
Pierre a few days ago, visited Fort
Pierre to look over the situation in
regard to the licensing of four saloons
in that town, which is entitled to but
two under the provision of chapter
liza of the Laws of 1907.
When the applications were made
for licenses, they were all from men
who had been operating in the town,
and all of whom were property own
ers. Neither the county commission
FRS nor the council of Fort Pierre
cared to decide the respective claims,
and granted the four licenses.
States Attorney Hughes of Stanley
county does not intend to let the mat
ter go III ts4at manner, and if he starts
actions he will have the assistance
Of the state legal department in case
he desires it,
Just in what manner the suit will
be brought is an open question as be-
tween the different methods available,
but no doubt suit will be brought in
some form against the last two
licenses granted, and in this suit the
law will be given 2. test on all it's
points, and other towns can be gov
erned by the result of the suit
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-01
GETS SIOUX COLLECTION,
Historical Society Receives Gift Of
Indian Relics.

The State Historical society, ever
since its organization, has been col
lecting relics of the Sioux and earlier
indian inhabitants of South Dakota.
This has been largely increased by the
presentation by DR.. De Lorme w. Rob.
1nson of his entire museum of Sioux
indian trophies which he has been
years in collecting at a heavy expense
IN cash and time. The collection con-
s1sts OF clothing and ornaments, pipes,
games, implements, pottery and relics
OF the stone age. This collection will
De preserved in the museum of the
society as the ''De Lorme w. Robinson
indian museum" and to this will be
added the specimens already owned
by the society and received from
other sources. DR.. James Walker of
Pine Ridge, the author of work on
the games of the Sioux, now is get
ing together complete outfit of the
paraphernalia of Sioux games for
presentation to the society, and it is
hoped to build up here the most repre-
sentative museum of Indian relics in
existence.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-01
SOUTH DAKOTA RICHER.
Counties Report Increase in Assessed
Valuation.

Counties Report Increase in Assessed
Valuation.
With the returns so far made by
the counties to the state auditor there
will be decided increase in the gen.
eral state valuation this year, and it is
expected that under the new law
there will also be an increase worthy
of note in the assessment of corpo-
rate property. Eighteen counties have
made returns, which show an increase
of s11, 100000 over the returns from
the same counties last year. With the
same ratio of increase on the rest OF
the counties the increase in general
valuation will be approximately 1884,
100000 over the returns of last year,
and the increase in corporate prop
erty will bring it to at least s50.00O,-
900 if the estimates are sustained.
With such an increase in valuation
it is not likely that the full additional
2 mill levy authorized by the legisla-
ture will be required to raise the
necessary revenues of the state for
the next year.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-01
Washington's Small subway.

Washington will soon have one Of
the smallest subways n the world 2
said Z. G. Wilson of the Capital city.
This underground railroad will be less
than a third of a mile long and will
connect the capitol building with the
house of representatives Office build
ing. It will contain a narrow gage
electric line and also two wide side
walks. The reason this tunnel is be-
ing built is the difficulty encountered
by members Of the house going be-
tween the two points. It is necessary
to cross wide street in the Capitol
park, and this is always filed with
fast moving automobiles as well as
carriages and other vehicles. IT
sometimes takes the lawmakers Is
minutes to get from their office to the
capitol The nsW railroad will. be in
operation by December IL
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-01
WIFE MAY KEEP LAND.
Hitchcock Says Husbands Legal Resi-.
dence Elsewhere Doesn't Count.

e''NSi'SOSN Gays T1uSDanQ1S EeQaI Resi-.
dence Elsewhere Doesn't Count.
BY one of the most important de-
cisions this year the secretary of the
interior has just declared that a wife
who has taken up homestead land
prior to her marriage may maintain
her title to the land, even though her
husband makes his legal residence
elsewhere. The decision was in the
eases of Mrs. Augusta Raymond of
Whitewood, who has been fighting two
years to hold her land. David Per-
kins of the same place contested her
right to the land on the ground that
Der legal residence was with her hus-
band, who is employed in another Sec
ton of the country. The land Office
at Rapid City decided against the
woman, as did the commissioner of
the land office at Washington, but her
attorney appealed the case to Secre-
tary Hitchcock personally, and has
just been notified of the decision that
will make an important precedent for
future cases.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-01
MUST BE PAPAs 70 GET EsTATE-
Six Sons Shall Wed or Lose Rioh,. ).
Heirs.

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Heirs.
lmbued with the sentiments ennn,
clated by President Roosevelt in bis
propaganda against race suicide. James
Madison, wealthy cattleman Of R,+ta
county, who died recently. left an
unqualified Endorsement of the storl,
IN his last will and testament, In this
instrument he bequeaths a snug SIM
TO each of his six unmarried sons
upon certain conditions.
me first condition is that each shall
Within two years of the date of the
PROBATE OF the will, provide himself
with a wife. Within the next ten
years the legatee, in order to inherit
the estate left by his father. must have
accumulated a family Of no fewer than
four children.
The instrument provides that the
estate shall be held in trust for tthe
sons for ten years, and at the end of
that period it shall be divided equally
among those who have complied with
the conditions imposed.
Any son who shall have failed to
marry within two years or to have be-
come the father of four children with
IN the decade subsequent to the de-
mise OF the testator shall receive no
part OF the estate, his share being di-
vlded among those who have carried
out the wishes Of the testator.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-01
ORDER ARREST OF LEADERS
FEARED THAT PRESENT QUIET
ON RANGE is ONLY CALM RE-
FORE STORM.

Hlbbing, Mimi, July 49, - FEARING
that the present quiet is only the calm
before the storm, warrant was yes.
terday sworn out for the arrest of Teo.
hlo Petriella, the little Italian who is
engineering the present gigantic strike
OF the iron ore miners on the ranges
north of here The citizens believe II
he were thrown into Jail on some
minor charge it would have the effect
OF breaking up the strike. Petriella
left here yesterday morning for Eve.
leth, aud the officers have not succeed.
ed in locating him.
Pinkertons on the Way.
There is a good deal Of suppressed
excitement over the report that 100
Pinkerton detectives were on their
way to protect the big Steel corpora.
ton mines at Eveleth when an effort
is made to open them Monday. The
miners look upon the Pinkertons as
their deadliest enemies. DESPITE the
protection offered here by deputies
armed with rifles and revolyers no
men are returning to work, indicating
that the ranks Of the strikers are still
soma. Although many of the idle men
are seen upon the streets they do not
gather in the saloons, and not the
least remarkable thing in connection
with the general suspension of work
Is the good order which the leaders
nave so far preserved
Developments Expected.
That interesting developments are
expected shortly is shown by the fact
that Sheriff Bates Of st. Louis county
arrived here on the afternoon train
and at once held hasty consultation
with Mayor Weirick The sheriff
claims he can land $50 deputies from
Duluth here in four hours time.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-01
Developments Expected.
EDITOR MITCHELL is DEAD.

VI.
Veteran Journalist and the Founder of
Duluth News Tribune Is no More.
Duluth, Mimi, July %. ~ Robert G.
Mitchell, founder of the Duluth News.
Tribune, last of the old editors who
had impressed their personality upon
events in Minnesota. and one of the
states history makers, died yesterday
at his home here. He has been lead
ing editor and citizen here since 1869,
and power up to the time Of his
death. Engaged until midnight on
editorial copy for his paper, the Du-
luth Tribune, he slept well, arose at
8 yesterday morning, complained of
pain at breakfast and died of acute in
digestion at 1870 p. m. Rugged and
massive, phyically, large of brain and
body, he was wonderful old man.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-01
STORY OF SPEAKERS MACE.
Origin OF Emblem Of Legislative Au,
thority Used in Congress.


1 At the right of the speakers desk
In the hall Of the house of represent
atlves IN the capitol at Washington
stands large cylindrical pedestal
made of highly polished green mar
BILE. sS
When the house is called to order
each day the ergeant-at-arms, or one
of his deputies. places upon the pedes-
tai the mace, which is the symbol Of
authority in the house. When the
body adjourns he removes it and
keeps it safely until the house meets
again.
This mace is Of very ancient and,
honorable origin Under the old
Roman republic the magistrates
passed on foot from one place to an
other administering justice, trying
public offenders and imposing penal-
ties.
Each of these magistrates was at
tended by a small body Of men
known as lictors, whose duty 1t was
to make way for the officers of the
law, preserve order, make arrests and
inflict punishment on condemned citi-
zens.
Each of these lictors carried with
him bunch Of rods tied together
with thongs and having an ak bound
to the outside of it. The thongs We're
used for scourging and the ak for be-
heading. Sentences imposed by the
magistrates We're at once carried out.
Those bundles Of rods were known as
fasces. When the Romans conquer
ed Britain the use of the fasces as a
a symbol was brought with them and
many other Roman customs remained
with the British people.
While 1t was no longer used for in
flicting punishment, it.. continued to
be used as a symbol by the early
English magistrates, and when an Of
f1cer appeared carrying the fasces his
authority was Immediately accepted
by all. 1t was, in fact, his badge of
Office
The English form of the fasces was
slightly changed in that the ak was
placed inside of the bundle of rods
"AtA VIC D1oOS pAOtluulu6 AAOm IA0
top.
The great councils Of the early Sax
ons gradually developed into one gen
ereal body, which in the fourteenth
century became known as the house
Of commons. In all these earlier
councils the use of the fasces was
continued. but 1t then came to be
known as the mace, which has re-
manned as the emblem of Legislative
authority In that body down to the
present day.
The house of representatives Of the
United States was modelled closely
after the house of commons by the
trainers of our constitution, and the
usage of the mace was borrowed from
the English custom.
The first mace adopted by the
house was destroyed by fire when the
British burned the capital in 1914.
From 1914 until 1912 a mace OF
painted wood did service, but in the
latter year the present mace was
made after the model Of the original
One.-St. Nicholas. n
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-01
TO HAVE TROLLEY LINE.

Work is progressing at Armour on
the erection of the power house for
the electric lighting plant and the
propelling of the rolling stock on the
recently incorporated Wagner-Armour
and Lake Shore Electric Rapid Tran
sit company It is thought that the
lighting plant will be in operation by
the last Of September. The electric
railway project is receiping the close
attention Of its promoters who are
confident that the railway is .'.go.',
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-01
At a Diplomatic Luncheon.

Really, / felt horribly overdressed
and apologetic, the attractive young
wife of PARKWAY senator laughed
the other day, in describing a Babel
luncheon at Washington in honor of
Mrs. Creel, at which she herself had
been present my costume was SO
infinitely more costly than that of the
guest of honor" The pretty senatress
wore a $500 lace robe. The richest
woman in the world appeared in a
simple little tan-colored yelling that
would have been no particular bar.
gain at $35 all told. Nor were the
senora's fabulous jewels the least In
evidence. A miscellaneous assort-
ment of diplomatic danes surrounded
the multi-millionaire Mexican, each
struggling in her own pretty tongue!
to be understood by her neighbor.
Those unequal to French or Spanish
sat at meat, mum chance-extra dry.
There was the latest diplomatic bride,
Nine Corea, wife of the liquid-eyed
little minister from Nicaragua-he of
romantic past. India Corea, however,
In spite of her double-harreled geo.
graphical name, is a domestic and not
IN imported beauty, a Washington de-.
butante. There were the ladies OF
several South American countries and
several European specimens. The
courageous hostess who spoke naught
but her native PennsyIyaniaese re.
duced her remarks to her foreign
guests to the most elemental prin.
ripies, enunciating each word with
kindergarten simplicity, touching only
on the obvious.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-01
WILL NOT NEED
STATE TROOPS
GOV. JOHNSON so DECIDES AFT.
Err INVESTIGATION ON IRON
RANGE.
DDnTErT All liu4n MIL lunDk
PROTECT ALL WHO Will WORK
STATE WILL TOLERATE NO IN
TERFERENcE ON THE PART
OF STRIKERS.

Duluth, July 27.-Unless conditions
become more aggravated than they
are at present, state troops will not be
called to the Mesaba range, This was
decided by Gov. j. A. Johnson yester-
4 day, after an inspection Of conditions
at Hibbing, Virginia and Eveleth, The
three principal towns in the strike dis
trict. At Hibbing the governor met
Teofiiio Pretollia, manager of the
strike for the Western Federation OF
Miners, as we'll as a number of city
officials, strike committees, etc.
Lives Are Threatened.
Chief of Police Wiring informed the
governor that he could produce two
witnesses who would swear that the
lives Of certain miners would be en-
dangered If they did not cease in their
opposition to the strike movement.
The governor replied: why are not
the men responsible for this threat
arrested and dealt with according to
law"
Because" said Mayor Weirick, who
was present, mo man is willing to go
on the stand and testify for fear OF
what would happen to him."
Will Protect Workers.
Being assured that there is no imme-
diate cause for apprehension at Hib-
bling, the governor boarded his special
and proceeded to Eveleth, where he
was met by crowd of 100 strikers
and escorted to the city hall. The
governor was called upon for speech
and responded. saying he did not come
1or that purpose, but said that the
state Of Minnesota could protect every
man who wished to go to work; that
the state would tolerate no interfer-
ence on the part of the strikers, and
should there be any the state troops
would be called out instanter. He did
not believe any such contingency
would arise and counseled all to be
cool and they would come out all
right.
Seek to End Strike.
Whether or not the strike will be
settled soon depends III large meas
ure upon the action of the conference
that is taking place in the Steel corpo.
ration building between representa-
tives of the ore handlers union,
which has organized since the strike
began, and the railway officials. 1t is
believed by those in close touch with
the situation that if the corporation
recognizes the new union and the men
go back to work the strike will be Of
short duration.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-01
JUMPS; CATCHES TOTS.
farmers Wife Helps Save Children
From Fire.

Appleton, Wis, July 2S.-Awaken-
ing to find the house in flames and
exit by the stairway cut off, Mrs. John
Tesch, wife of a farmer living three
miles from here, leaped from the sec
ond-story window and saved her life.
Then, with a pillow and quilt which
her husband threw to her, she caught
their three children as Tesch lowered
them from the window. Tescn jump
ed from the window just before the
roof of the house fell in. The entire
family escaped with only their night
clothing.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-01
Bows Fined.

Little Falls. Mimi, July 81 Five
boys. named Frank Collins, George
Robbins, John Novotney and Emory
and Lewis Harris, were fined 50 each
in Judge Gerritzs court yesterday for
willful destruction Of property belong
ing to P, H. Berg, The alternative
was given in default of payment Of fine
of two weeks in the Red Wing re-
formatory. The boys have not yet paid
their fines.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-01
Train Hits .Homesteader.

Bemidji, Mimi, July 2S.-John Mar.
tin, homesteader who has been work
ing on the extension of the Minnesota
& International railway, north from
Big Falls to International Falls, was
hit by a construction train last night
and quite seriously injured.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-01
OBSERVE "sPoRTs DAY."
Three Thousand People Attend Ceie.
braton at roquois.

Three Thousand People Attend Ceie.
bration at lroquois.
Sport day" at Iroquois was cele-
brated by 5000 people, who gathered
in that thriving little city to enjoy the
occasion. Special trains were run and
several hundred people were in at
tendance from this city The chief
features Of the day were two baseball
games, one in the forenoon between
Madison and Willow Lakes teams, won
by the Madison team; the other in
the afternoon, washington Springs de-
feating Artesians. Miss Amanda
Clement of Yankton, the only woman
baseball umpire in the Northwest, UNI
pred both games. A long list of other
sports was enjoyed, and the day closed
with a bowery dance in the evening.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-01
Seek TO end Strike.
REDUCED LUMBER RATES.

Montana Commissioners Slash Of
rs Per Cent on Northern Pacific.
Helena, Mont, July 81. The state
board of railroad commissioners yes
terday reduced the Northern Pacific's
lumber rates 25 per cent. The repre-
sentatives of the railroad agreed to
the reduction after conference with
the commissioners. The commission
also fixed Helena, Butte, Anaconda,
Livingston, Billings and Wibaux as
terminals on which intermediate rates
will be based.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-01
New Monument for capitai.

Belgium's eminent sculptor, LET.
Lambeaux, who is regarded BY many
as Robins only rival, is busy on the
monument to be erected in Washing
bon to the memory Of the late George
". Pullman, the former hesd Of the
Pullman Car company.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-01
lightning Burns Elevator.

Lakota. N. D., July 27.-During the
worst electric storm Of the season at
Brockett last night the National Ele-
vator was struck and burned, with its
contents. Twenty tons of soft and
fifty tons of hard coal burned also.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-01
Norman Ends Life

i Westboro, Wis, July 2s.--Mrs. Han.
nah Johnson committed suicide BY
throwing herself in front Of a passen.
ger train here yesterday morning. She
has lately been in an asylum.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-08-01
Fatal Gasoline.

Grand Forks, N. D.. July 28.-Mrs.
Mary Hamerschmidt was burned fatal
~ while attempting to start a quick
fire with gasoline. Her body was ter
ribly burned.