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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
GOLD FOAM" NOT so EASY.
Dealer Convicted of Selling Liquor
Without License.

One man, in the person of Charles
+. Ely a we'll known resident of De
Smet. has come to grief by selling a
beverage known as cold Foam" i'm
the belief that it did not come within
the statutes defining intoxicating IL
Quor and that he could sell it without
procuring a retail liquor license.
Ely was arrested some weeks ago on
the charge of selling liquor without a
license, the arrest growing out OF the
sale by him of cold Foam" The.
case has attracted wide attention, and
in some quarters it confidently be-
lieved that when the case came to trial
Ely would have little difficulty in es-
tablishing that the beverage was not
intoxicating and could not be classified
with Intoxicating liquors.
Ely has just been tried during
term of the state circuit court which
was in session in Kingsbury county,
and the trial resulted in his being
found guilty. 1t was contended by his
attorneys that the beverage was not
Intoxicating and that it contained only
a very small amount of alcohol. The
court, however, construed the statute
to prohibit the sale Of liquor contain
ing alcohol. no matter how low the
percentage might be.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
ROOSEVELT AT 40.
President Indulges in No Special Gel
ebration OF His birthday.

Sunday was President Roosevelt's
49th birthday. No celebration mark
ed the event. He did not depart from
his customary Sunday program of
worship. work and recreation. The
day was spent at the White House
fireside in a quiet family rejoicing.
Congratulations in large numbers by
mail, telegraph and telephone were re-
ceived at the White House during the
day.
President Roosevelt attended serv-
ices in the morning. In the afternoon
in a downpour or rain the president,
accompanied by the usual guard, went
out for long cross country walk.
Sunday night President Roosevelt re-
ceived the Hungarian club, of New
York, in the east room, where the
visitors extended the chief executive
their congratulations. 1t is the Gus
tom of the Hungarian club to visit
Washington on President Roosevelts
birthday to pay their respects.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
SPY IN FRENCH NAVY.
Paris Stirred Over Arrest Of Hebrew
Officer.

Ouctr.
The arrest Of Ensign Charles b. Ull-
mo. Of the French navy, at Toulon
Friday on the charge of being a spy.
and who later confessed to having alb
stracted secret naval signal book
and the naval cipher code, was follow
ed by the arrest at Vendome of an
officer of the name of Berton, who is
charged with negotiations with an
agent OF a foreign power for the sale
Of military secrets. The arrests are
creating a great stir, and as Ullmo Is
a Hebrew the papers term this case
a second Dreyfus affair.
1t appears that Ullmo offered GER
tain documents to the minister of ma
rine for $4,000, saying that unless
his offer was accepted he would sell
them to n foreign power. A dummy
was begun, ending
with Ullmo's capture. A search of his
lodgings revealed that he not only
possessed the secret code signals, but
was in possession of complete plans
for the mobilization of the French
navy, the location OF harbor mines in
the event of war, photographs of the
mechanism of Frances famous Is
field gun, etc.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
DRUGGISTS STANDING PAT.
Refuse to Obey South Dakota Pure
FOCd Law. -.

Food Law.
An interesting fight is about to be
pulled off in this state, and it Is be-
lieved Aberdeen or Sioux Falls will he
selected as the field Of operations. on
cne side is A. H. Wheaton, the statt
pure food commissioner, and arrayed
against him are practically all the
druggists in South Dakota. The trou
Bile is over an order issued by Com
missioner Wheaton to all druggists and
others selling prepared medicines, pro-
hibiting them from selling any medic-
inal preparation II the label does not
state what the ingredients are. with
an analysis of each one. The drug
gists have been advised to ignore the
order, and they are doing so.
The provisions OF South Dakota's
pure food law became operative Oct.
|, but the commissioner announced
that he would not enforce the law un-
til the 10th of the month In the
meantime the druggists got busy, dis
cussed the matter at a meeting and
decided to ignore the commissioner so
far as his order goes. AS a result mat
ters stands about as they did before
the famous South Dakota law went
into effect Wheaton has threatened
to cause some arrests, but so far has
done nothing along that line. What
he will do remains to be seen, and it
is. reported that he is about ready to
take action. One drug firm endeav-
ored to make a test case but it is un-
derstood the commissioner refused to-
adopt that method of testing the cor
stitutionality of the law.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
TELLS HOW TO FARM RIGHT.
Wilson Issues Warning Against Rob-
bing of Nature.

Farmers feed the people as no peo-
pie ever before were fed and sell in
foreign markets a surplus of $1,14S,-
100000 worth of his products" said
Secretary Wilson, speaking in SYRIA
cuse, n. Y, on The Unproductice
Farm Prosperity quite up to the
average of human success attends in
telligent management of farm affairs
nowadays No class of people live
better, enjoy life more. or contribute
as much to the wealth of the republic
These are the strong things to be
said. Syracuse asks us to consider a
weak link in the chain--unproductive
farms. 1t is wise move, and it
would have been commendable in ev-
cry state to make such inquiries at
any time during the last century. The
call comes late; the evils to be reme-
died have travelled far in all the states.
THE people of the United States
have wasted their Inheritance of land
and woods, of fish in the waters, and
minerals in the earth. The soil has
been robbed in the east and south and
west. We have reached very high
prices for farm products; We see a
wood famine and very high prices for
fuel. Prices of lumber have doubled
in less than a decade. This convention
has been called to consider decreased
productiveness of the soil near great
centers of population. Such conven-
tions might we'll be called in all the
states of the union. They are all soil
robbers and wood robbers and water
robbers and mine robbers"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
RALLY AT WESLEYAN.
Students Join in the Work OF Raising
Funds for the Institution,

rally of the Dakota Wesleyan uni
Versity faculty and students and the
citizens of Mitchell was held We'd
nesday morning at the college chapel
when that room was filled to overflow
ing with an enthusiastic audience as
sembled for the purpose of listening
to the results of the Methodist confer
ence held at Vermflion last week, in
which the university appeared SO
much inevidence by the liberal sub
scription of nearly $4,000, to clean up
what was left of the sum necessary to
make the 100000 endowment fund
good. Among the speakers We're DR..
Nicholson, Rev. Mr.. Debson. Rev. Mr..
Gilliland, Rev. Mr.. Notson, Rev Mr..
Youngeman, Rev. Mr.. Williamson, :.
E. Morris, J. l.. Morrow and j. f.
Crowthers, each of whom gave addi-
tional information concerning the Sc
curing Of the endowment. There was
much enthusiasm in evidence.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
LABOR LEADER ENTERS YALE.
Comes from Montana to Study Law,
Though Over so Years Old.

Michael Haggerty, of Butte, Mont,
over so years old, has entered the Yale
law school He came east with his wife
and two children. His wife will study
elocution. Mr.. Haggerty was labor
leader. He holds the age record
among those who have entered the
university In recent years.
Mr.. Haggerty was twice elected COM
missioner OF Silver Bow county, Mont,
and was also secretary of the Miners
union OF Butte. He was an official in
the Western Federation of Miners for
several years. He studied for the
priesthood when young man, but
was obliged to go west because of i'll
health. He intends to return to Butte
and become counsel for the Miners
union. His wife is planning to give ad-
dresses on socialism.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
TlG News d South Dakota
INSURANCE MONEY EGEMpT.
Farmer Wins Case Against Minnelah,
N@ County Sheriff

county Silcf1n.
Judge Jones OF the state circuit
court in Sioux Falls. recently decided
case of some Importance bearing on
The exemption of insurance money re-
,eived for the destruction of property
situated on homestead from seizure
% satisfy an execution.
Some time ago VIM. Wilka, who re-
sides in the extreme northern part Of
tMinnehaha county, suffered a loss OF
considerable property by fire. The
property was insured in mutual
company which the farmers of Moody
county organized. The company re-
fused to pay Wilka's loss, and he then
instituted an sction in the state cir
cult court for the recovery Of the sum
claimed to be due. Before the case
came to trial the matter was compro-
mised. the company agreeing to pay
Mr.. Wilka the sum of 1929.
However, before the money was
paid over to Wilka the sheriff Of
Moody county levied upon a portion
of the insurance money to satisfy an
execution. The amount so levied upon
was paid over to the sheriff by the in
surance company. Wilka then insti-
tuted an action against the sheriff for
the recovery of the money, basing his
suit upon the ground that the money
was exempt from levy because it was
the avails Of an insurance policy on a
homestead.
Judge Jones, in his decision sus-
tains this contention, holding the
money due the plaintiff from the in
surance policy on his homestead ex-
empt from levy.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
AN ARGUMENT FOR REFORM.
Hcnkin Affair Renews Interest in the
RuIk Sale Bill

The recent transfer Of the stock OF
Henkin g. Son of Elk Point to Alfred
Hallam, of Sioux City, without the
knowledge of the creditors, is being
cited as strong argument in favor Of
the bulk sales bill, which the credit
men of Sioux City unsuccessfuIIy en-
deavored to prevail upon the legisla-
ture of Iowa to pass.
The bill which has been made a
law i'm Nebraska and other states. pro-
vdes that no merchant can make a
bulk disposal of his stock until notice
Of the proposed transfer has been serv-
ed on his creditors, the purpose Of the
provision being to prevent merchants
from taking advantage of jobbers ana
wholesalers to whom they be under
obligations.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
A BABY's RIGHT TO SUCK THUMB
Los Angeles Couple Could Not Agree
and Woman Seeks Divorce.

ana w oman seeks divorce.
The bone of contention between Mr..
and Mrs. Walter A. Mayr, of Los An
geles, Cal. in suit for divorce filed
by Mrs. Mayr is: Has a baby a right
to suck its thumb" They could not
agree on the subject and the conten-
ton Of Mrs. Mayr that babies ought
never to suck their thumbs. while Mr.
Mayr held that 1t was the natural right
Of babies and was backed up by ply
sicians, whose advice he had sought on
the subject, led to serious results.
Mrs. Mayr also had seen several
doctors and they all declared that
sucking the thumb spoils the shape of
the mouth and weakens the thumb.
From time to time the Mayrs quarrel
ed on the subject of thumb sucking by
the baby, and when Mayr was absent
his wife put mittens on the infants
hands, but when Mayr returned he
made a dive for the baby to take the
.nittens off, and in the ensuing strug-
gle Mayr. according to testimony,
showed his wife away and slapped her
face.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
LEMMON'S FIRST SHIPMENT.
Stock for Market Now Being Loaded
at New Town.

Cattlemen in the section around
Lennon are rejoicing over the first
shipment of stock from that point via
the Milwaukee railrOad to Chicago
and other eastern markets. Eighty
one carloads left this week. Hereto
fore it has been necessary when ship
ping cattle to send them overland to
Belle Fourche, the nearest railroad
point, but Lennon will now enjoy the
shipping Of a large part Of the range
in the northern part Of that county
The town is also busy moving to it's
new site a quarter of mile distant
One by one the business men in Main
street are hauling over their stocks Of
goods, and new business houses are
commencing to spring up on the new
site. 1t is planned, if possible, to
have the whole town moved before
severe weather sets in
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
DIE IN EARTHQUaKE.
Hundreds OF Lives Are Lost In
Italy.

At o'clock Thursday evening about
200 bodies were taken from the earth
quake ruins In Italy. 1t is now esti-
mated that the deaths will surpass 500,
but 1T is not possible to get accurate in
formation on this subject, as many viii
lagos are still cut off by the floods and
the destruction of roads and the tele-
graph lines, and no word from them
can be head.
The shocks continued Thursday
night but they were slight The coun-
try is still in condition of apprehen-
sion, which is increased by each trem-
BILE.
In spite Of the torrential rain thai
was falling the survivors absolutely re-
fused to remain under lover. They
made their beds in the open. Mat
tresses were spread about the squares
and people cared for themselves and
their children as best they could. The
only buildings that the frightened peo-
pie would consent to enter are the
churches, and even there they would
not stay long. Sacred relics have been
exposed in the cathedral of Catanbaro.
and this served in a measure to calm
the population.
The details received in Rome re-
garding the earthquake Wednesday in
every way tend to show that the dam
age done was much more extensive
than at first estimated. The first shock
fortunately brought most of the viii
layers into the open, and many sue
ceeded in making their escape to the
hills and open plains.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
"Bridal Boat" Arrives.

Nineteen bridal couples returned to
New York from their honeymoon on
the Bermudian from Bermuda. This
is favcrite trip for newlyweds owing
to the climate Of the Lily isle and OF
the short time required to make the
tour Of the 365 little islands Of the
grOuD.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
WORK ON ROAD Is RUSHED.
Graders are Busy on the South Dallo-
tn Central

The Business Mems Union of Water
town, entertained President +. p.
Sherman, of the South Dakota Cen
trail railway, together with several
members of the board of directors
whom were former Uniteed States
Senator Richard Franklin Pettigrew,
Joe Kirby and Banker Baker of Sioux
Falls. Following an informal spread
at the Kampeska hotel there was a
smoker at the unions magnificent
suite Of rooms in the city hall. With
in ten miles of Watertown there are
three camps of graders, each being
equipped with steam grading shovels
and all the grading is being pushed
with all possible speed. President
Sherman still hopes to have trains op-
Grating into Watcrtown by the first Of
the year.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
Army I'm Riding Test.

Thirteen field officers of the United
States army at. Leavenworth, Kan,
FRIDAY took the fifteen-mile test ride
recently ordered by President Roose-
welt under the personal supervision Of
Brig. Gen. Charles Morton. command
Dag the department Of the Missouri.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
WANT VICE ADMIRAL
NAVAL OFFICIALS WOULD BOOST
"FTGHTING BOB" EVANS.
Slight Opposition to the Proposed Ad.
yanccment Expected on Account OF
the Approaching Retirement of Ey
ans.

The great battleship feet which is
TO make it's way from the Atlantic to
the Pacific will probtbly be command
ed by a vice admiral. That officer is
now Rear Admiral Robley ID. Evans.
OF course. this is conditional upon
congress giving it's sanction to the pro-
posal to establish this new rank Rear
Admiral Evans Is going to sail in COM
mand IF the most powerful fleet that
ever gathered under the American
flag. Not only that, he commands
more Lattleships OF modern type than
any other naval officer in the world,
and the only officer whose blue PEN
nant floats over a more numerous
fleet of all kinds of warships is Lord
Charles Beresford, and he is of great
er rank than a vice admiral, being an
admiral like Dewey.
On this cruise the American fleet is
to touch in many foreign ports and is
to exchange courtesies with foreign
fleets in several places. The navies of
the grade of vice admiral which WOULD
make the American commanders po-
sition humiliating. 1t is pointed out
in Admiral Evans case that not only
is he by his remarkable service rec
ord entitled to this advancement, but
any objections to the creation of this
new grade that might be broached in
congress would be overcome by point
ing to the fact that as Admiral Evans
retires next August the office will be
of short duration.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
New Phone Lines I'm the West,

The Great Western Telephone COM
pany Is pushing its lines west of the
Missouri river. and are now operating
along the new Northwestern line as
far as Dakota City, on Cheyenne river.
They are also beginning the construc-
ton of another line northwest from
Pierre to reach out into the Cheyenne
river country, and before the end Of
another year will have the country
west Of the Missouri, as far out as the
Black Hills, well covered.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
Murder of Miss Sam.

The preliminary hearing Of Samuel
r. Whitlow. of lola, Kan, merchant
and a man OF family, charged with the
murder of Miss May Sapp. at Moran,
Sept. 27. by cutting her throat with a
razor, was held at lola Thursday.
Whitlow declared Miss Sapp commit
ted suicide because he refused to
eiope with her.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
IN BLOODY PISTOL FIGHT.
Woman Killed and Her Husband Seri-
Ously Wounded.

Mrs. e. Molzalin was shot and kill
ed. her husband, DIR. Molzalin, was
shot and seriously wounded and Chas.
McElvain was slightly wounded In
pistol duel between McEIvain and
Molzalin at the latter's home at Ra-
Molzalin drove into the country and
returned home unexpectedly, finding
McElvain there. McElvain fled and
DR.. Molzalin and his wife engaged in
a fight. McElvain returned armed
with pistol and began shooting Ono
of the bullets killed Mrs. Molzalin ant
four struck her husband.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
LEApED FROM OCEAN LINER.
Herbert Parlxin Was on His Way 90
Kansas to BE Married.

Herbert Parkin, a passenger on the
steamer Baltic. which arrived In New
York Sunday from Liverpool, leaped
overheard last Sunday night and was
drowned. Parkin gave a fellow pas
senger the address OF woman In
Hull. Eng, asking that she be notified.
overheard. The liner was stopped and
Iifeboat lowered, but no trace OF the
man could be found. Parkin was on
his way to Kansas. where It Is said he
was soon TO have been married.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
Ne,X Roundhnuse ComnleteI.

c. L. O'Bryne, who has been In
charge of the erection Of the Chicago
and Northwestern roundhouse at HUI
ron. has returned to Chicago, the
building having been completed and
accepted by the company. 1t is one
Of the largest roundhouses in the Unit
ed States and IL modernly equipped,
throughout :.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
Land for Negro Colony.

The biggest land sale for long time
in Pierre was in the sale of the Lytle
farm of two sections in Sully county
at price of s27.5O an acre. 1t was
taken by John McCruder, colored
man from, Missouri. and will be added
to the land of the colored colony in
western Sully county
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
TO FIGHT AGAINST PLAGUE.
Government to Send Man to Seattle to
Take Charge of Situation.

20 the governor of Washington notify
ing him that DR.. Cofer, of the United
States public health and marine hos
pital services would take charge OF the
bubonic plague situation in the Puget
the disease at Honolulu.
The deaths of Patrolman Osborne
and two sisters and an undertaker's
assistant named Eddy, who laid oIt
Osborne in Seattle, are being investi-
gated. Osborne's service was in the
oriental district. Laboratory tests point
to bubonic plague.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
-Four Arc Blown to Pieces.

No. mixing mill of the Atlantic
Dynamite copany's factory. six miles
Of Ashland, Wis, blew up
Thursday. Two hundred pounds OF
exploded. The cause lie
unknown. Four men were killed.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
Wyoming Judge L. Shot.

William Lepper thirty years resi-
dent of Laramie. Wyo., shot Judge
Charles w. Brommell three times and
then blew out his own brains. Judge
Brommell is still alive. Lepper was
dissatisfied with Brommell's conduct
of lawsuit for him.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
Boy Accused of Forgery.

While out on bail on two different
offenses and awaiting trial when the
circuit court convenes Logan Dotson,
Q youth of Crook City. whose record Is
familiar one with the police, is again
under arrest, this time on the charge
Of forging the name of Charles West,
his former bondsman. to some checks
which he cashed.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
Gen. Booth In Plttsburg.

Gen. William Booth, of the Saliva
tion army who was suffering from ex-
haustion upon his arrival at Pittsburg.
Pa. Saturday from Columbus, o., at
tended three meetings Sunady IN the
Alvin tseater and was apparently
much improved.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
Treasury Statement.

Thursdays statement Of the treas
ury balances in the general fund ex-
elusive of the s15o,Ooo,0oo gold re-
serve shows available cash balances,
$236.559.534; gold coin and bullion.
$s3.1s2,66s; gold certificates. $685.
65S.100.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
Eat Peanuts; Grow Thin.

DR.. T. J. Allen, of Aurora, ILL.,, when
he entered upon his fifth day Of six
ty-day fare Of peanuts. had lost five
and one-half pounds in weight.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
Tight Shoe Costs Leg.

The simple rubbing OF his toes by
tight shoe brought about the loss Of a
leg to George Ulmer, Of Pottsville, Pa.
Blood poisoning resulted In gangrene
getting into the toes and foot and the
right leg had to be amputated below
the knee
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
Governor Denies Pardon.

Governor Crawford has declined to
grant a pardon to Israel Calkins, who
was sentenced from Fall River county
on a charge Of cattle rustling. There
is a great deal of opposition in that
county to any pardon being granted
and the action of the governor was OH
the ground that neither the presiding
Judge nor any of the jurors signed the
application for the pardon.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
Ranid CITY Postal Statistics.

The result the week of counting
the outgoing mail in postoffices all ov.
er the country has just been made
known at Rapid City. This city, ac-
cording to Postmaster Barber, fell be-
low it's average. still over $4,000 pieces
mail for the outside were handled.
There were $500 letters and $500 pos
tails. and the amount spent in postage
was over 5000.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-10-31
sloux City Live stock Market.

Saturdays quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow: Top
beeves. $500. Top hogs, $3.50.