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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-13

Sealed bids for the folio ~ described
tracts OF inherited InGiin LAND -tcd for sale
August II, 1907, posted Aug. S0,. VIII be
received hy the U. s. Indfat set mt Mt The
Siisseton Agency, 5 ID, up 10 l. O'Clock noon
of November Is. 1907.
No. /. SeA sec. sc, twp. l2o, range 80.
No. .. Nell of nell, sec. II and se44 of sell
sec. III. twp. l21, range 81 and lot A. sec. z. and
lot ! see, is, twp. PA, range 80.
No. 3, Lots ; and 4, sec. 81, twp 124. range
90, and lots 3 and 4 sec. 6, Twp. 1913, range 30,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-11
BARkS
LIKE DOG; HONEST,
SAYS NATURE FAkER
St. Louis Amateur Has Lots a
Fun With Friends Over
the Phone.

st. Louis. July 5.-An amateur ma
ture faker" in the person OF Tom
'Stickley. foreman of the cabin lying
among the racks just outside the shed
of Union station. stirred in all offices
of the terminal system Monday morn
ling a fierce debate hat rivaled the
president Roosevelt ~ontrovers
\ A baby alligator two feet long was
the cause of it all. When Joseph Ma
House, jr., assistant ~yardmaster, re-
turned from a two weeks vacation In
New Orleans Sunday afternoon he tel
ephoned Stickley that he had brought
home a little alligator for him. Ma
Monday morning. The news spread
jaround the yards.
Malouse didn't arrive Monday norm
ing with his gift. But after half a
dozen terminal employees had called
lStickley owe his telephone to learn Of
the animal an inspiration came to this
genius. When the next one called up.
'Stickley said:
Aid of P~aperweishts.
Yes. it's just come. It's a beauty.
Wait a moment, l van to surprise
YOU" Then Stickley moved some pa
perweights around the desk under the
telephone receiver to initiate the noise
Of an animal being moved around. Then
ne withdrew several inches away from
the mouthp!ece and gave a faint bark.
Hear that?" he asked through tho
telephone after some more moving OF
the weights.
Yes. what is it,"
why. that's the alligator. Banks
like a dog"
You don't say"
Stictley barked som more and then
the man IN the other end of the tele-
phone rang off. In about five minutes
this ma mad spread the news of the
alligator that could bark. The bell on
~Stickley's phone began tinkling every
minute or so. Each time Stickley re-
peated the performance of moving the
weights and barking. evera told him
he was Il liar, but the majority be-
lieved.
Until noon the truth was not known,
Then when all the employees wc:o let
out for lunch they swarmed to the
cabin and jumped on the nature faker
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-11
STOP EXPRESS A n
IS PURPOSE OF SUIT,

Chicago, July 5.-District Attorney
Sims, i'm accordance with instructions
from Attorney General Bonaparte, to-
day filed suits against five OF the big
express companies in the United States
circuit court asking TO. an injunction
to prevent further alleged violations
of the new rate laws insofar as they
relat to the ISSUANCE of express franks-
The five companies against which the
Eovernme seeks injunction are the
United States, National, American,
Wells-Fargo and Adams Express COM
panies.
There Is no dispute on the part of
the defendants as to facts. as in an
swers filed Immediately to the suits,
counsel for the companies admit that
the franks or passes. as they call them.
were issued as charged. but 1t is MAIN
tanned hat there was no violation of
the law because the franks were issued
i'm exchange for franks. n that there
was no discrimination.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-11
Wife BURNS HUSBAND
TO DEATH, duplicates
HER FORMER LOVER
Police Hold Both on Woman'q
Story Of Pouring Oil
Over Bed.

Scranton, Pa, July 5.-Mrs. Kinda
Howersto, aged 10. of Dunmore, is in,
Jail. charged with having burned her
husband to death that she might be
free to marry her former lover, Ignats
Hutro. who is also in Jail, charged with.
being an accessory.
The police say Mrs. Howersto has
confessed mt given all the details of
the crime.
All the parties are Lithuanians. Ac-,
eording to the story told the police by
Mrs. Howersto. the woman got her
husband drunk and poured the oil from
the lamp on the bed and then set ii
ON fire. At the sight of her husband
roasting and squirming in the flaming
bed she became horror stricken and
rushed from the house. crying ..Fire!"
Neighbors extinguished the flames
and had Howersto sent to a hospital,
where he died without regaining con-
seriousness. Hutro denies all knowledge
iOf the crime.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-11
WOMAN'S TOE IS
CAUSE OF FIGHT
6traphanger Steps on 1t in .
Crowded Car and Trouble
Ensues.

st. Louis. July 5.-Somebody stepped
on Mrs. Albert McGuire's toe in a Mar
ket street car, near Nnwstead and
Chouteau venue Sunday evening.
Mrs. Mcclure thought it was Albert
w. Wolf, who was standing in the
aisle. .
Mcclure suggested to Wolf that an
apology was in order. Wolf said he
didn't step on Mrs. McGuire's toe,
wouldn't apologies, and limited that
Mrs. McGuire ought to be glad she
had q seat, when SO many others had
TO stand.
Mcclure insisted on an apology, and
hostilities We're spoken of. The hus-
band had failed to note that two other
men in the aisle We're companions of
Wolf. These two joined Wolf when he
and Mcclure commenced to exchange
blows, and the three pairs OF firsts
punished the outmatched husband.
When the ear was stopped and Il po-
liceman got aboard. one of VOLTS
friends disappeared. The other, Henry
w. Del3uhr, with whom he rooms at
1918 Franklin avenue, was arrested
with him. The McGuires. who live at
1927 Folsom avenue. went along to the
Newstead Avenue station, and Nc
Guire was permitted to wash his face,
which showed the effects of battering
blows.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-11
SHOWN IN
THE PUBLIC DEBl

Washington. July 5.-Tne month";.
Itatement of the public debt shows
that at the close OF The fiscal ar.
June so. 1907. the public debt. less asa
in the treasury. amounted to $s1S.5si.-
,755, which is Il decrease for the munth
lof SIG. 1879. The cash in the treas
Jury increased during the month ny
NEARLY Sill 900. 900. making total cash
iin the treasury $l.6SS. 020.0s6.
The debt is recapitulated as follows:
Interest bearing debt ....S ss4.3S4,.s0
Debt OF which interest
has ceased since ma
turity los6,sl9
debt bearing no interest i0l.25I.90.
Total .Sl.as1.l1S.lse
This amount. however. does not in
iclude 81. 160. 003, $50 in certificates and
treasury notes outstanding. which are
offset by an equal amount of cash IN
,oand held for their redemption. The
cash in the treasury is classified as fol
lows:
Gold reserve ........... l5o. oo0, 900
Trust funds ............. l.160. COS. S9G
General funds ........... l?2,oV3,Sl0
in national bank deposit
In Philippine treasury . . 3.123.35J
Totals .......... 81 ,6SS. 20T .0Sd
Against which there are demand LA
.bilities outstanding amounting to ST.
,269,445,549, which leaves a cash bal
,lnce on and of 1881 .5Sl.431.
The monthly statement of the comp
%Itroller of the currency shows that n
the close of business June 80. 1907. tn,
total circulation of national bank note:
was $500, 1884, 500. which is the larges
amount of circulation outstanding II
the history of the government.
The gain for the month was S1.S4S.'
lao, and for the ear $42.6I6.330.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-11
AE|RESSS BECOMES
WIFE OF PLUMBER
Romance Dates From the Time
Workman Did Job at Her
Home.

Boston. July 5.-Miss Minnie l.. Ward,
a wealthy heiress Of Brookline, and
Dennis T. Harrington, a plumber, were
married quietly in st. Mary's church,
Brookline.
Considerable mystery surrounds the
wedding. Mrs. Mary Ward, mother of
the bride. strongly opposed the matchi
and was not at the wedding. The pair,
slipped away after the ceremony.
There is a little back of the
marriage Of a wealthy woman of a con-
sentative society family to a working
a About three years g a bit of
plumbing was needed at the Ward resi-
dence. Harrington was ecure for the
job. While at work Miss Ward had
occasion to speak TO him.. 1t was then
the a began.
Miss Ward is about 40 years old: Hari
rington is 35. She was accustomed to a
life OF ease, luxury and all that goes
with wealth. On the other hand. Har-
rington's living came from the small
plumbing shop ne kept in Brookiine.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-11
FLIES KILL CHICKENS
AND YOUNG STOCK:
Is A new PLAGUE

Hutchinson, Mimi, July A new
insect pest has descended on this re.
gion in the shape of a small black fly
but little larger than a pin e and
which now swarms in countless mum
bers. Its bite is poisonous to some per-
n upon others 1t has ne effect.
The most serious damage is to poul-
try. Spring chickens. just ready for
the market at fancy prices, are dying
by the hundreds. the fly working UP
under the feathers ana sucking the
blood. Chickens young n old are SO
peStered that they seek the shelter OF
h coop and barns and will hardly
leave them for food or drink.
Animals in pastures suffer severely
and the death of a few calves has been
reported. Some large poultry raisers
say their profits for this year are all
ready gone
Old settlers say the pest is an entirely
new one in this region. Specimens have
been sent to the state entomologist.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-11
DIVORCE ON, THOUGH
HUBBY IS CONVERTED
Man Meets Wife at Revival, but
Pleas for Forgiveness
Are Vain.

st. Louis. July 5.-After having knelt
n prayer and declared his conversion
10 Christianity at a en- revival at
Granite City, ILL.,, a suburb. the first
person William Laxton noticed was
his wife. Bessie, from whom he had
been separated since New Years day.
Instantly Laxton went to her side
and embraced her. He begged forgive
ness and wanted her to dismiss her
suit for divorce.
live with you again if every hair in
your head was strung with gold" his
wife replied.
Mrs. I.axton said today tina she
"would have to think 1t over a long
time" before changing her determipa.
tion to get a divorce.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-11
KISS WORSE Than
RUM SAYS PASTOR
Declares Oscillation Does Morn
to Fill He'll Than Does
Whisky.

Cairo, ILL.,. July 4.-More evil turks
in a poor little kiss h all the di-
vorces put together, according to Dr.
D. L. Bass Of the Calvary Baptist
church, who astounded members of his
church by his declaration. -.
Mr.. Bass said the kiss is the devils
most cherished and fruitful weapon for.
bringing in his harvests. and does more
to fill hell than whisky. drugs and all
evils ever invented rolled into n He
said:
There is something wonderfully
magnetic and thrilling In a kiss. When
two sets Of lips come together it is like
two clouds charged with electricity. the
one positive and the other negative.
And the result is an emotional ex-l
plosion and cloudburst Of excessive,
passion and ecstacy.
Nothing has more OF heavens fire.
or the fire OF hell than a kiss. The best
things perverted are the worst instru-
mentalities of deadly evil. And I know
nothing as subtle and az damning as q
burning, thrilling kiss. Great God, do.
49, - --~~ thu kissing devil"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-11
STANDARD OIL RUNS
up THE White FLAG
Mil Give Information Desired
If Subpoena for John o.
Will Be Withdrawn.

Chicago, July 4.-Nothing less than
the actual appearance of John ID. Rock
efeller before Judge Lands next Sat
urday morning will be considered by
the government officials. An offer to
treat on most liberal terms was made
by Attorney John S. Miller n his as
sociates of counsel for the Standard Oil
company. but 1T was refused by Dis
trict Attorney Sims OIL the ground that
the government could not compromise
itself or accept anything but complete
surrender.
Service of John Lands subpoena on
JOIN d. Rockefeller is believed now tc
be but a matter of a few hours. United
States Marshal Chandler, OF Cleveland,
informed the government authorities In
Chicago that he was confident the oil
king was at Forest Hill, his Cleveland
estate. The people at the house re-
fused to give the marshals deputies
any information and a guard was
placed on he front porch.
Request for an interview with Dis
trict Attorney Sims was made by John
S. Miller. and 1t was granted to him.
1t was learned that the Standard Oil
"@o OAA> az "a W EAtl
cate the government upon the receipt
Of Instructions from New York. These
are said to have included authority to
assure the government that all the in
formation desired by the court would
be forthcoming If efforts to secure ser.
vice on John ID. Rockefeller would
cease.
Attorney Miller and his associates
first sought al interview with Judge
Lands, out he had gone on a few
days outing trip to Wisconsin, and
they We're forced to confer with Dis
trict Attorney Sims. AS a feeler Mr.
Miller is said to have suggested his
Rockefeller and the great incon-
veniei,ce 1t would be to him to come
out here. When Mr.. Sims remained
noncommittal Attorney Miller suggest
ed that the only purpose of the gov
inner in subpoenaing Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter and his associates was to secure the
information desired by the court. He
then asked what terms the governmen,
would make In case he should offer tC
furnish the information-would efforts
to subpoena Mr.. Rockefeller cease and
would the appearance of the witnesses
already served be required?
Mr.. Sims reply was an unqualified
refusal of the tentative offer OF Mr.
Miller. The counsel for the STANDARD
Oil was told that he had been giver
ample time to furnish answers to the
questions asked by Judge Lands rel.
alive to the connection between the
Standard OIL company. of Indiana
and the Standard Oil company, o
New Jersey. Twice he had refused
to conform to the courts wishes
and h company he represents wa.
charged with sending out fake dis.
patches as to the whereabouts of MI
Rockefeller and in other ways tryinf
to thwart the efforts of the United
States marshals. In view of the af
fronts given federal officials b,
Standard Oil and Rockefeller EN-.
ployes. Mr.. Miller was informed n,
terms remained on which he coul,
treat with the United States authori,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-11
RAISUu| CAPTURES
BR|TON SENT TO
Farley WITH HIN
Sir Harry MacLean Is Held az
Hostage to Bring Sultan
to Terms.

Tangier. Morocco. July Sir Harry
MacLean. commander Of h sultan's
bodyguard, has been mad a prisoner
by Raisuli, the bandit chief. and will
be held as hostage until the sultan
agrees to pardon Raisuli on his w
terms.
MacLean was negotiating with
Raisuli regarding the latter's pardon
when he was made prisoner. He is an
eX-officer of the British army n de-
scended from an old Scotch family. All
his influence with the sultan has been
exercised in the interests of civiliza-
ton and humanity. He is generally
respected even among the most fanati.
cal foreigner-hating Moors.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-11
SONS OF NORWAY
VOTE TO Affiliate

Chippewa, Falls. Wis, July 3.-The
principal proceeding of the Sons OF
Norway grand lodge convention was
the adoption of n resolution to affiliate
with the Norwegian Brotherhood OF
Christiania, Norway, so as to be In
touch with Norwegians in all parts Of
the world.
The Sons Of Norway grand lodge will
be headquarters of the brotherhood in
America. The new office of librarian.
whose duty it shall be to issue pamph-
lets from time to time giving writeups
of Norwegian pioneers. vas created.
In America each lodge will be in
etructed to elect an assistant to the
librarian. st. Paul. Lacrosse, Super
Tor and Albert Lea are leading can-
didates for the next meeting.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-11
SAYS the wife he
BOUGHT IS A BOY
Gypsy Leader Declares He Gave
"Her" Back, but Father
Is on Trail.

st. Louis, July 5.-"Warsaw," king OF
n gypsy band quartered at Sal An
tonic. Tex. is in st. Louis directing po-
lice search for his l~6-year-old daughter,
Persia, Who he says eloped with
Elias" leader of another gypsy tribe
supposed to be camping in or near st.
Louis.
The local police first learned of War
saw" about two months ago. when they
received a telegram asking them to look
out for Elias The telegram occa-
INK some mystery owing to its Pc
culiar wording. 1t was as follows:
Find Joe Davis and see if he knows
where Elias can be ound. Warsaw,
the father of Persia. is dying"
After considerable d%eciphering the
police concluded that Persia must be
a girl who had disappeared from her
fathers camp. They located a gypsy
by the name of Elias" in a grading
camp neal West End Heights. ELIAS
told the police he had married Persia
after paying her father 81. 400 for her.
He Said he later discovered she was
a boy" and gave her" back to her
father. The police wired the informa-
ton to San Antonio. Since then several
kilograms a passed between Sar
Antonio and ST. Louis relative to the
girl. Persia.
warsaw" called at police headquar.
tiers. He was indignant over the story
given out here by Elias" declaring II
to be a falsehood. He said Elias has
three wives and ran away with Persia
In spite of the strenuous objection OF
the parents. He said he must have his
daughter back at any cost.
Detectives were assigned to accom-
pany Warsaw" to several gypsy
camps in the West End.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-11
SOCIETY Clasps, ITS
PRINCE ANTHONY IS
ONLY A NEGRO COOK
Former Domestic of Mrs. Rus
sci Sage Now Stands Forth,
Revealed to Elite Crowd.

New York. July 5.-New York society
gasped today e it learned that ono
tof the ions of the smart set. who has
been extensively entertained by Mrs,
Uohn II. Drexel, Mrs. John Jacob As
tor and others. and whom President
Roosevelt consulted frequently regard
png Indian affairs, is nc other than
MRS. Russell Sage's negro cook.
Though known in the citadels of elite
society as the Apache grandson of the
famous chief Cochise, this dusky Beau
lBrummel began life as Il Louisiana
~pickaninny under an obscure name.
Society first began to entertain the
alleged. grandson of Cochise about TWO
years ago when Mrs. DreXel invited u
select number to meet him.
He was called Prince Anthony by the
most charmed admirers and at once in
vitations from the most exclusive
homes of New York and Philadelphia
began to shower upon him.
BLIND TO A COLOR.
Paris, July 3.-"The American wom-
EN- seem to have been suddenly stricken
with color blindness" laughed a witty
French countess as she observed the
M~aharajah of Kapurthala bending over
a lovely Yankee girl in the grand lin
ing room of the Hotel Ritz.
Truth to tell. the most fashionable
American women here have beer the
dusky Maharajah's guests at the ex-
quisite dinners he is giving at the Ho-
tel Ritz. AT the latest he entertained
Mrs. Charles Carroll, Mrs. and Miss
Marshall. Princess Radziwill and Frank
Otis.
The French society women have
turned the COLI shoulder toward the
Indian p%otentate, whom they regard as
a semi-barbarian. And they recall tina
their sisters from across the sea for.
merly showed the greatest repugnance
to meeting French colonists whose com.
pleXions have been FURNISHED by this
African sun.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-11
6,87S SNIPES KILLED
BY TEMPERANCE YoST
Accurate Statistics Of Campaign
to Keep Boys From "Shoot-
ing" Them Given.

Wilkesharre, Pa. July 3.-Members
state during the year trampled upon
and destroyed 6.S7S cigar and cgaret
butts lying in the streets. This was
reported at the convention by the anti
narcotic division.
1t WIS explained that members of
the organization had frequently seen
street urchins picking up cigar and
cigaret butts, and. after considerable
experience. they found the only way
to oppose he practice was by grind
Ing the butts into the mud or dust
until they became unusable.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-11
MANY BULLETS hit
MOTHER, BABY IN her
ARMS IS NOT HURT
Slayer, Weapon in Hand, II
Captured Hiding Near
a Park.

New York. July 3.-Mrs. Marie Mag
Ma. 26, was shot and instantly killed
Mt No. % Drift street, Newark. by her
brother-in-law. Lorenz Maglia in Il fam
lily quarrel.
She was in the apartments OF Mrs.
Marie Belaridina at the time and had
her baby of n few months in her arms.
! How the child escaped being struck
by some of the bullets is marvellous.
Each shot struck the woman.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-11
SUES SPOUSE,
AGED Is, IN
pITTSBURC OF COURSE
Youthful Husband Left Her Only
aFew Hours After Their
EIopement.

Pittsburg, July 3.-Here is P%ittsburg's
latest: Mrs. Albert Coward. who Is
only II. has sued her 1~S-year-old hus-
band for divorce.
! In order that she might be heard n
court has appointed u guardian for
Coward.
The couple eloped to Youngstown. o..
December 13, 1905. and were married
there the same day. The bride at the
time was Is and the bridegroom 16.
The next morning he deserted her.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-11
IOWA MAYORS WILL
SIT AS "TAx" Jury

Des Moines. Ia. July Iowa mayors
will be represented at the railroad as
eessment hearings by the executive
council July 8 and 8. Mayor McRae'
has initiated the movement for repre-.
sentattves at the hearing to Offset argu.'
Inents by railroad attorneys.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-11
HUMAN OSTRICH NOW
MINUS HIS HARDWARE

Paris. July 3.-Doctor Berger. an
eminent surgeon. of Necker hos
pital, has just removed several
pounds of nails. button hooks,
needles. pins and watch chains from
the stomach of a a named Hi.
The patient formerly made a living
az a sword swallower
Finding that occupation no longer
rcmunera:ive. he decided to train as
a human ostrich. He commenced in
September. and all went we'll until
last month. when sever internal
pains necessitated his removal to a
hospital. He announces his inten-
ton to his nail diet after his
recovery.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-11
Man WHO ATTACKS
4 9-YEAR-0LO GIRL
HANGED TO VIADUCT
Twenty-Five Georgians Deal
Summarily in Punishment
for Fearful Act.

Dalton. Ga. July 3.-Deck Posey, a
middle aged white man and self-con-
e~tepdaughter, was taken from tho
Whitfield county Jail early today by
twenty-five men and hanged to Il rail-
road viaduct.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-07-11
IOWA FARMER
KILLED BY HEAT

Burlington. Ia. July while digging
Foostholes today John Nolan, a promii
nent farmer. 80 years old. was overcome
by heat and died instantly. |