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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
WEALTHY MAN rs MISSING.

Cincinnati Manufacturer Had $4,000
on His Person When Last Seen.
Seward H~eidelbach. of Cincinnati,
q. q wealthy manufacturer Of wom-
ems wearing apparel, is missing, and
his friends fear his mind is affected.
He disappeared shortly after noon
fonda and has not been seer since.
He was known to nave had $4,000 on
his person. When last seen he was
eating at a downtown restaurant with
his brother, from whom he parted just
after eating. Heidelbach was known
to have been i'll for some time with an
affection of the heart, which is said to
have weakened his mind. He had not
gone about unattended for several
months until Monday.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
RAILROADS ARE RESTRAINED.
Arc Prevented from Putting Into Eff.
feet a New Rate on Cream.


Arc from Putting Into Eff
feet a New Rate on Cream.
Judge Kohlsaat, in the United States
court at Chicago, Thursday issued a
temporary Injunction against fourteen
western railroads and FIVE express
companies. restraining them from es-
t~ablishing Sept. 1 a new rate on the
shipments Of cream, milk and butter.
The complainants are fourteen
creameries in the middle west, who al
lege the railroad companies and ex-
press companies combined to fix an
excessive rate, which Will drive the
creamertes out of BUSINESS.
A protest already has been filed with
h Interstate m commission,
but the complainants allege it cannot
be heard In less than a year. Oct. s
is he date set for the hearing.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
rs KILLED BY HIS FATHER.
1oung Ma Meets Death When IEe
Takes Mothers Side.

John Oster, Jr., of Mascoutah. Ill.
died Tuesday morning from stab
Wounds alleged to have been inflicted
py his father, John Oster, aged 60, who
IS Q under arrest. During a quarrel
last night between the elder Oster and
his wife, the son went to his mothers
defense. This SO enraged the father
that he his son with a knife.
a struggle followed, during which the
son was stabbed several times and ran
from the house pursued by his father.
Inc young man collapsed near a
house and was carried to
the house. where he died Wednesday.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
line between Washington and BaIti

line between Washington and BaIti
more, costing $4,000.
Two years later, under 2 notion Oh
economy, it was turned we to pri.
vate ownership. Among the public
statesmen who protested against this
course were Henry clay and Cave
Johnson. Prof. S. f. B. Morse also
prophesied the evils Of private owner
ship.
Justice Brown, of the United States
Supreme Court, has said: "If the gov
eminent may be safely intrusted with
the transmission Of u letters and pa
pers, l see no reason why it should not
also be Entrusted with the transmits
sion of kilograms, as is almost uni
versally the cas- in Europe"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
board Favors octupps

The Navsl Submarine Board. which
conducted competitive tests at Newport,
has reported unanimously that the Octu-
pus is the superior of the boats tested and
the equal of the best nov owned by the
United States or under contract. The
opinion is also expressed that a boat SINH
lar to the Octopus, but larger, would be a
superior naval weapon.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
10 Resume Leased Wires.

About forty telegraphers. who have
been hahdiing leased wires IN the
packing houses in East st. Louis, re-
turned to work Friday morning, after
having been out for two weeks. 1t is
understood the men have returned to
work at the old scale pending an ad-
5ustment Of he commercial telegra-
pherss union strike.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
LIGHTS ON FORK HANDLE.
HounG Man Seriously Hurt on Farm
Near Sani<ton. -

Near Sani<tGn. 'G
James Dineen, aged %, son of Dan
Dineen, a pioneer, who lives with his
father on a farm near Yankton, met
with a serious accident. He jumped
from a load of hay backwards and did
see the handle of a hay fork that
had been stuck in the ground. His
body struck the point of the handle
and was penetrated about six inches.
He was removed to the house and Dr.,
Doyle was summoned, Who found his
patient so seriously injured that he
mad him taken to Yankton and placed
IN the hospital of the Sacred Heart.
injured man weighs about 200
pounds, and it is a surprise that he
was not killed, but his physician
thinks he will mil tbroupb
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
Bitten nv RattIesnaLa

Henry Schreiver, Jr., of Bonesteel, a
~9-year-old boy. was bitten by a rattle
snake while playing around a school
house northwest of town, and for a
time he was in a very critical condi-
ton. The snake was afterwards found
under the school building and killed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
ROOSEVELT BARS AUTO.
sishtsccrs lave Made Much Trouble
for ecret Service Men.

sishtseers lave Made Much Trouble
for Secret Service Men.
Automobiles other thai those carry
Ing the presidents official guests, have
been barred from the Sagaraore Fill
drive leading around the presidents
home at Oyster Bay. A big sign Civ
ing notice to this effect has been put
up JUST off he main road. S~ightseers
who had no appointment with the
preside heretofore been per-
mitted to drive through the presidents
and around the house pro-
vided they did not stop on the way.
Many automobiles recently have at
tempted to make the trip and given
the secret service men much trouble,
the sign. Nearly a hundred
persons, mostly out Of town visitors
sfi{tkc Il tour of the pro1Ypd9 J1f1u
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
TO COAST.
Northwestern Likely to Start Work il
Few Days.

Few Days.
Construction of the Northwestern
railroads proposed extension to the
Pacific coast from Belle Fourche will
start within a few days, it is believed.
This is surmised from the letting by
the road of a contract for $4,000
worth of ties, approximately 100000
ties, or enough to build thirty miles Of
railway. to r. w. Day. of Silver City,
S. D.. Mr.. Day announces that he will
commence at once to cut and deliver
the ties to the company. The contract
is OF Importance for the reason tina it
is the first instance in which the
Northwestern has purchased Black
Hills lumber for ties, there being
an abundance in the Hills. These ties
will come from timber land along Rap
i'd creek which is in the control of Mr..
Day.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
Death OF Joseph See,IaII.

Word has just been received Of the
death in Boise. Idaho, of Joseph See
dali, an early day merchant of Central
City. No particulars were received.
Mr.. Seedall was 10 years old and came
to the Black Hills in the spring of
1877, becoming a shoemaker n a
of prominence in the old town of
Eayville.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
To Fine Delinquent Physicians.

they We're tardy in report
ing deaths according to the state law
"a lumber of Lawrence county physi-
clans will have to pay a delinquent
fine of 81 for each case neglected. No
tifcation to this effect has been re-
ceived by the clerk of courts of Law
renee county, Sol Star, from Doane
Robinson, superintendent of the state
department of vital statistics at Pierre.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
suicide. Prof. Ross saws he

to race suicide. Prof. Ross says he is
with those who hate famine, war, saber-
toothed competition, class ~antagonism,
degradation of the masses. wasting of
children, dwarfng of women and cheap
ening of men," and asks if the time will
come when the mother of more thar three
is regarded as a public benefactor and
placed on the pay roll OF the State"
prof, Ross himself is the father of three
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
ELECTRIC LIGHTS ON RANCH.


= 1SS IT SsSfIH WI OH INC ITtfCC EJT-
nisheS the Power.
n house and barn on the7.T. f.
B~evington 2,SS0- acre ranch four miles
northwest of Miller, are being lighted
by an electric dynamo, the power to
run It being furnished by the big arte-
sian we'll on the place. 1t is of IS
horse power, and besides furnishing
light for the buildings will give the
power to run the family churn, wash
ing machine, elevate the grain from
the wagons to the bins and run the
farm feed mill. The well supplies a
large lake, in which are plenty of fish
and Waterfowl.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
Judge A. Il. Williams De,d

Judge A. L. Williams, of e
died at. Colorado Springs, Colo, Wed
nesday morning in his summer home
on Pixies Peak. He was former gener-
al counse for the Union Pacific and
was one of the personal attorneys OF
George Gould.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
ANTHRAX IN CATTLE HERDS.
Veterinarians Endeavoring to Stamp

VctcfuEifiahS to Stamp
Out Disease.
Anthrax is appearing among the
ctattle herds in this state, the first of
the disease showing in the herd of Jas
per Landon, north of Beresford, and
before any remedy could be applied six
OF them died. Efforts will be made by
the veterinarians to stamp out the dis
ease before it gets a chance to spread
too far up into the state and out on
the cattle ranges. Outside of the loss
of Mr.. Landon, min head belonging to
various farmers have died in the past
week
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
Barn DESTROYED bv Fire

The large BARN belonging to Joshua
Walter. farmer, living east of
sBridgewater, burned to the ground,
together with several hundred bushels
of oats. HIS granary, chicken house and
other small buildings, entailing a loss
of $4,000, upon which he carried IN
surance to the amount of $795.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
Telegraph Office Burns

The office of the Western Union Tel
egraph company at Arkansas City,
Kan. together with all instruments,
office records and furniture, was de-
stroyed by fire early Wednesday,. The
building was Quilted. The fire is be-
lieved to have been of incendiary orr.
gin.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
NEW CHURCH FOR MITCHELL.
Congregationalists to Build a New
House of Worship.

The Congregational society of
Mitchell is arranging to erect a new
church building, which will cost from
SIS, 600 to 100000, plans for which
nave been drawn, and bids will be
opened Sept. 20. The church society
is a quarter of a century Did and in
the past two or three years, under the
pastorate of Rev A. Craig Bowdish
it has increased in membership until
the present church Is wholly made
quate. 1t is designed to build the
foundation this fall and finish the
church next spring and summer.
Either stone or brick will be used for
the material.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
Railroad Reaches Alaska.

The Minneapolis and st. Louis rail-
road has reached Alaska. The new
town is situated In the Blue Blanket
valley on Swan creek, on a hill that
gradually descends to the Missouri
river, thirteen miles west. Many BUSH
ness occupations We're represented in
the town before the railroad arrived.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
GREAT ACTOR IS NO o
Richard Mansfield Passes Away d
Summer Home.

AAtChbttIU NlAllSl1Glu Passes AWay mi
Summer Home.
Richard Mansfield. the best known
ctor on the American stage. passed
aWay Friday morning at his summer.
Seven Oaks, New London.
conn. He was taken there a week
ago from ran lake. New York.
Death was directly due to disease OF
the liver. aggravated by complications.
Pr Allen, q local physician. who had
been W charge Of Mansfield since he
arrived from Saranac lake, states his
9 was. entirely unexpected, all
though rs fact had not been made
public.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
Great Disaster In Japan,

Advices received from the American
consul at Hakodate, Japan. place the
loss by the confagration there at S15,-
OOO.000. About $1,000 houses, varying
IL value, We're burned and 10000 peo-
pie rendered homeless.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
Seneca Valley Wheat Cron.

The first of the 1907 wheat crop
around Seneca has been marketed. 1t
was threshed out of two small loads
of bundles, graded No. /, and the yield
to the acre was over 20 bushels. Oats
yielded 65 bushels to the acre. The
Seneca valley has the largest crop in
the history of the state.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
Black Hills Wants poultrv show

II h Deadwood merchants are sue
cessful in raising the cash prizes
which they pledged at a special meet
Ing of h Deadwood Business club
the mex annual show of the Black
Hills Poultry association probably will
be held there some time in the spring.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06

The auditors report of the condition of
the Exchange Bank of Macon, Ga, which
recently went into the hands of a receiver.
SLOWS that the entire capital and surplus
had disappeared and there was an actual
deficit of $500
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
Die In Incendjarv Fire

Searching for an exit from the death
trap that confronted them and hem
med in on all sides four persons were
burned to death early Wednesday in a
fire on a Grand avenue. in Okla.
homa City
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
Witte Bank Director.

Count WHITE, once the most power
ful man In Ruasia. except The emperor,
has accented a dictatorship Of the
Bank Of Russia, according t advicss
received from st. Petersburg.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06

President Roosevelt approved the SEN
terce of dismissal frcn the navy of Chan
lain jones', who was tried recently by
eourt-martial for financial irregularities.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
win Boost for Hnrlex,

A movement which has been on foot
for several weeks eliminated in the
organization of a commercial club for
Hurley. A constitution was adopted
after much discussion. The organiza-
ton Will have the interests of Hurley
In charge and by all proper legitf-
mate means strive to build up the
own.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
Rumor OF Assassinntion.

h London Tribune's Tangier cor
respondent telegraphs his paper, under
reserve. q rumor that the sultan, Adul
Aziz. has has been assassinated in his
palace at Fez.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
Gold for Shipment 70 Er,rope.

Cod Shipment to Europe.
An engagement Of 100000 in gold
for export to Hamburg. Germany, on
Thursday was made Wednesday by
Muller. schall Go, of New York.
This, together with other engagements
by this firm within the past two weeks.
makes their total shipments about
$4,000. 900.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
Light Company swindled.

Henry Barth, OF New York, an cleo
trician, Is under arrest charged with
making and selling q device which a
been applied to the meters OF q COM
pahy furnishing electric power to
make them give fraudulent readings.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
Ten Years for Nfnrier

Wesley christopher, a youth Who
killed Charles = Stanley, d CONNER
cial traveller. March so laot, was sem
fenced 20 ton years III the p~enitentfafy
by . Jury ct st. Joseph, No. Thurs
day.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
Prairie Fire in LYMAN County

A heavy prairie fire burned down in
the northern edge of Lyman county
the first of last week. While the extent
of the damage has not been learned,
1T is reported that a large amount of
hay n several buildings were
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
| S DIES.
ionee Chicago Packer and Millions
aira PASSES Away.

nire PASSES Away.
Nelson Morris, PIONEER Chicago packer
and multimillionaire, died Tuesday. Nell
son Morris was the third member OF the
famous big four" packers. Philip D..
Armour and Gustavus f. Swift preceded
him to the grave. and Michael Cudahy
Is the only survivor of the city's pioneers
in the packing industry. Mr.. Morris
death was due to chronic affection of the
heart, with a kidney complication. which
had its origin some time ago.
Nelson Morris was born in the Black
Forest, Germany, ian. Z, 1910. His faith
er originally was a wealthy cattle dealer.
but he became reduced to poverty after
joining the revolutionary movement to
unite the Black Forest to Switzerland
The father was an exile until the SON
pad his ransom twenty years ago. Carl
Schurz was a fellow exile of young Nor
ris, who, when he landed in Philadelphia
penniless was II years old.
The young man walked to New York,
where he hired out to haul charcoal in
Lakeville, Conn, for 50 a month and
board. Later he worked his way on O.
canalboat to Buffalo, thence walking to
Chicago. Here he went to work in the
old stockyards, Five dollars q month
'' '' t'4S y t'N HASI sNiI, llIt tlSGu
to $40 the second year. All he
saved from his earnings he sent to his
across the ocean. He began to
buy hogs when he was 10, making enough
to start himself in tile cattle business q
year later. The packer used to tell how
at first he killed and dressed his own
cattle. He slept on the slaughter house
floor at night in order TO be on name early
in the morning with his beef and pork.
His first financial reverse came when he
was IS years old. When he was % years
old Morris suffered another reverse. He
Endorsed papers for creritors who went
back on him. Within a Year, however,
he had recovered from his loss. t
He started his packing house ihdSG2
md during the latter part Of the war sup
plied the army Of the West with beef.
Morris was the first to export live
,attle from this country to Europe. He
the first contract ever given to
supply a government with beef. He OBJ
aimed important and profitable contracts
With France, England and Germany.
Restricted Birth Rate DesirnbIe.
Prof. Edward A. Ross. head of the So
iology Department of the University of !
Wisconsin, in a lecture to the students,
a i'll that .rnS+riptiOD i'm tba hirth To +n Il, g
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
Collector DcfanIts for Ixarre -.

Collector Defaults for Large sum.
Davt Kahn. a collector for the
Singer Sewing Machine company in
Chicago. has been arrested on the
charge Of defrauding the ont
of q large sum of money.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06

More indictments of Arkansas legisla-
tors are expected next month by Prose-
cutting Attorney Rhoton of Little Rock
when the grand jury meets.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
Now TrmnL Telnnhona Iina

A new trunk telephone line has re-
Gently been completed between Alsen
and Hawarden. making direct connec.
ton with these two points
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
Trust Tobacco Plant closed.

AN AVUOOOO AIetHG OIOScU.
Officials of the American Tobacco
company stated that the closing of
their factory at Cincinnati is pernra-
nent. It was caused by the unsatisfac-
tory condition OF this labor market.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06

The Oregon Trust and Savings bank.
Portland. with deposits of $3,20O,9OO and
liabilities of $3,20O,000, closed its doors.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
WESTERN LEACuE nAsEnAI1.

Schedule Of Games TO ne Played AZ
Sioux City La
Followi.i. Is q schedule of the West
ern League games 10 be PLAYED at
Sioux City In the Immediate future:
Lincoln. September 6. Z. 8
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
Kubelek TO Make Tour.

Daniel Frohman. who first brought
ian Kubelek to America,
another American tour Of the violinist.
beginning Nov. 1o.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
Reafefd to Build New Sewer

Redfefd to Build New Sewer.
Bids have been advertised for the
construction of a mile of new sewer
In the southern half of the city of Red
7eld.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
Sunday School Convention

The seventh annual convention of
the Sunday School Association of Tur-
ner County will meet at Parker Sept.
z and, s.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
BALLOON Bursts Hlgh n Air.

Balloon Bursts High In Air.
Knabensruess airship, while 2,000
feet above the ground at the fair at
Greenville. o.. burst and dropped like
= rocket. The aeronaut escaped I'M
hurt.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06
Good Yield OF Wheat

Carroll & Pearson, of Miller, thresh-
ed $50 of their 500 acres of wheat. ana
it viAidad II n1shels to the acre. No
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-06

Prof. Edward \. Ross. head of the So
GEOLOGY Department of the University of
Wisconsin, in Il lecture to the students,
said that restriction in the birth rate is
a movement which at the bottom is sal.
utary, and the evils in its train appear to
be minor or transient or self-limiting or
curable," thus taking direct issue with
President RooSevelt's w~ell-knOwn idea as
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-21
KAPPA ALPHAs TO
HAVE STATE BODY
Question of Virginia Organiza-
ton Discussed at Meeting
Saturday Night.

Kappa Alpha Fraternity. Richmond
Chapter, held its annual reunion at thu
Westmoreland Club Saturday night, with
a smoker" and Speeches. which were
greatly enjoyed. Mr.. w. Med. Judkins
acted as toastmnster OF the evening.
This fraternity, which was first organ
lied at Washington and Lee University
during the presidency Of General Robert
T.. Lee, makes 1t regular custom to
hold Its meetings Lees birthday.
The election OF officers was the first
feature OF the progratn. and resulted as
follows: Mr.. Henry r. Miller. president:
Mr.. Hunsdon Cary Vce-president; Mr..
Julien Gum. secretary and treasurer. In
addition to the local men. there were visi-
tors FROM Norfolk. Portsmouth. Suffolk.
and elsewhere. AT the smoker the first
speaker was President Arthur Kyle Davis,
of Petersburg, who discussed the subject,
Lee as a Soldier" Professor Davis
called attention to the complex character
OF General Lee. combining as It did tho
traditions Of the cavalier with the Puri-
tan's worship OF beauty. and with the
added quality of philosophy rarely found
In n man Of his type.
Professor ]. c. Metcalf. OF RichmonA
College, spoke on Lees work as teacher
at Washington and Lee. 1t was sin
gularly instructive and sentimental adj
dress. Professor Metcalf said that. speak
ing as a schoolmaster, 1t was his opinion
that the great educational advances being
made in Virginia to-day were due in
large part to Lees Initiative.
Representatives from other sections
we're present. and some discussion OF
forming State organization OF Kappa
Alpha Fraternity ensued. The gathering
was an unusually pleasant one, and the
attendance was excellent.
The annual convention of the Kappa
Alpha Fraternity ut large. with repre-
sentatlves from all tho Southern States,
will be held this year at Norfolk In July
The Richmond chapter enthusiastically
accepted the invitation to attend.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-21

speakers and organizers into the State
and maintained than here for nearly n
year, They made lavish contributions OF
campaign funds. They extended their
organization into every town and al
most into every precinct. They persuaded
most OF the newspapers OF the State to
give them editorial support nnd abundant
space for the presentation II their views.
Yet their defeat WINS far moro disastrous
than 1t was in 1900. Tho campaign OF the
orators In pethooats would have been
quite sufficient In itsclt 10 Kill this arnand.
nient, but in addition the women Of
Oregon organized against tito movement,
and gavo 1t n blow from which It will
not soon recover. Ths men always take
orders from the women, and will continue
to do so.