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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
FARMER LOSES HIS CASH.
Two Men Arc Accused Of RObbing'
Him of Si2O,


An aged former, O. -. Billings, re-
siding in the north part of Aurora
county was relieved Of S420 in bills.
Two young men, Harry Davlin and
Other Hull, residents of Plankinton,
are charged with the crime and have
been bound over to the circuit court
by Justice Agnes. According to Mr..
Billings testimony the two men came
to his place, where he resides alone,
and upon the pretcnse of wanting to,
purchase a mule from the farmer,
Davlin went with him to the pasture,
while Hull remained at the barn. Af-
ter an absence of about twenty min
utes the old man returned and on 60
ing into the house discovered the loss
Of his money. He at once gave chase
and arrived in town but a few min
utes behind the two men. The ac-
cused parties admit being at the farm
er's place, but deny taking the money.
Davlin is a married man and comes
o, good family. Hull is a graduate
of the reform school and bears a
shady reputation. Before coming here
his residence was ElktOn. DaVlin Sc
cured bonds, but Hull was compelled
to take up his residence with the sher-.
iff.
Billings money has not been re-.
covered.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
CLINCH MURDER TALE.
Many Witnesses Vouch for Testimony
of Orchard

The prosecution in the Steunenberg
murder trial Friday. entering in earn
est upon the substantiating and corob-
oration of Harry Orchards testimony,
showed a continuous thread of evi-
dence connecting George Pettibone's
store in Denver with Orchard at San
Francisco, engaged on the Bradley
murder plot, partly developed the di-
rect line from which it is hoped to
show that Haywood engaged and paid
steve Adams for the same desperate
work, and added special touches of
confirmation to Orchards general
story.
Officials of the United States post
offices at San Francisco and Denver
produced original records showing
that in August, 1904, registered let
ter was sent under the name of ~.
Wolf" from the address of Pettibone's s
store in Denver to u. Dempsey" at
the Golden West hotel under an alias
that was either Dempsey" or "Ho-
gam that Pettibone used the aliases
of Wolf and Pat Bone" and that
under the name Of Wolf" Pettibone
in the month mentioned sent him a
registered letter containing $1,000 to
pay his expenses while engaged on the
Bradley murder.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
SCHNfITI Is GUILTY.
Frisco Graft Mayor is Convicted OF
EXtortiOn.

A jury of twelve Of his peers mas
declared Mayor Eugene Z. Schmitz, OF
San Francisco, guilty Of the crime or
extortion as charged against him by
the Oliver grand jury.
The jury was out just one hour and
thirty-five minutes They elected Chas.
E. Capp foreman and at once proceed
ed to an informal ballot. This was
cast verbally and stood eleven lot
conviction and one for acquittal, Juror
Burns, a shoemaker, casting the dis
senting vote.
Then the twelve men began dis
cussion of the evidence which lasted
for nearly an hour. At the end OF
that time the first formal ballot was
cast. 1t was a written ballot and was
unanimous for conviction.
The court will pass sentence on
June 27.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
BATTLE IN KENTUCKY.
Two Men Killed and Two Wounded I'm
Fight Over Whisky.

At Lee Rose, Owsley county, four
miles from Bonneville, Ky. a brawl
occurred Sunday afternoon in which
Tom wilson and Wiley Bowling were
instantly killed and Henry Caudell
and William Long were wounded. Tom
Inns fought on one side and John Es-
tep, Valley Bowling and William Long
on the other. The fight started over
some whisky and more than a dozen
shots were fired. Henry Caudell Is not
expected to live.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
PUTS UP BIG BOND.
j. III. Kirby Stands for $3,5OG,0OO for
Oil Company.

John Henry Kirby, of Austin, Tex,
well known lumberman Saturday
signed for $S,50O,O0O in behalf of the
Water-Pierce Oil company, which
was placed in the hands of receiver
Friday by Judge Brooks, of the state
district court, and which has previous
ly been fined something over $1,500,
90 in fines and court costs. Mr.. Kir-
by says that as far as lies in his pow
er he will assist every man and every
corporation to have fair trial be-
fore they are adjudged guilty and
sentenced to Imprisonment or banish-
ment from the state.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
WRECK ON GREAT NORTHERN.
Train Plunges Down Embankmcn.
and Seventeen Persons Injured.

Seventeen persons were injured in
the wreck Of the eastbound Oriental
Limited on the Great Northern rail-
way west of Palermo, n. D., at 5
o'clock Saturday morning. Nine cars
plunged down a twenty-foot embank-
ment and all but the mail car burned.
Engineer James Longevan went down
with the engine, but escaped injury.
Fireman Hugh n. Nolan jumped and
hurt his foot. The wreck was caused
by a broken rail, which Engineer
Longevan says that he saw long be-.
fore the engine left the track.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
INVITED TO LEAVE PIERRE.
Capital City Gets Rid OF an "Undesir
abL, Citizen"

Last winter Robert Neaves, while
lying in the hospital in Pierre with a
broken leg. advertised for wife. in
the advertisement describing himself
as possessed with property sufficient to
keep two. and that he would make a
good husband, with nothing the matter
with him but broken leg. He has
Just left Pierre after notification that
his further presence with his late ac-
tions continuing would cost him dear
ly. He has paid number of fines on
charges of disorderly conduct and one
fine for pouring acid on the back of a
horse which did not act just as Neaves
desired him to.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
NEGRO TERRORIZ ES MITCHELL.
Big Black Finally Subducd by Five
pOiiCcn en-.

had the lower end of the business
section of Mitchell terrorized Tuesday
night when with big 44-caliber gun
in his hand he traversed that section,
declaring that he was going to kill a
couple of fellows before he got out Of
town that night Chandler lost his
job as Il porter and commenced to fill
up on booze. His threats to kill caused
a great deal of excitement and with
the gun in his hands he had the crowd
at bay. Two policemen finally tackled
him and three more We're called on for
assistance to get him to Jail.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
TELLS OF A PLOT TO KILL.
Fairbanks and Foraker Involved In
Sensational Alabama Tale.

A special from Selma. Ala. says:
A newspaper man who arrived here
Friday morning from Montgomery,
Ala, reported to the chief of police
that while at Montgomery station ear
ly Friday he overheard two men Of
foreign descent saying there was a
plot on foot to assassinate Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks and Senator Joseph B.
Foraker during the funeral Of Senator
Morgan. at Selma, Saturday. The as
sassins, according to the story, We're
coming to Selma from New Orleans
Chief Taylor, of Montgomery, puts no
faith in the story
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
EmlpZZling Teller Goes to Prison.

Chas. F. Grotefend, the confessed
embeZzling teller of the Washington
National bank, of st. Louis, who fled
to Sweden and was brought back re-
Gently, was taken to the Fort Leaven-
worth penitentiary Wednesday to
serve a sentence of five years impris.
onment.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
WAS A JOB" PLANNED.
Sensational Developments in Pennsyl'
yania Scandal.

A sensation was caused at Harris
burg, Pa, Thursday by the discovery
that William L. Mathues, former state
treasurer, was detected looking over
the books of the treasury department
late Wednesday night. The discovery
was made by Patrick McGrann, who
was chief Of police at Chester when
w. H. Berry, present state treasurer.
was mayor of that city, and who Is
now clerk under Berry in the treas
ury.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
HANTON CHIEF RANGER.
WatertOwn Man is Elected by Catholic
FOPeSterS

The grand court of the Catholic Cd
der of Foresters of South Dakota.
which has been in session at Howard.
elected the following officers: State
chief ranger. John b. Hanton, of Wa
tertown: vice chief ranger, Patrick
Scanlon, of Salem: state secretary. Pat
rick Walsh, of Henry: state treasurer,
r. y. Authier, of Jefferson; trustees.
Thomas Fitzgerald of Howard. G.. H.
Finn of Pierre. William Wagner of
Webster; delegate to the national con-
vention at st. Paul, Mimi, John B.
Hanton, of Watertown; alternate, ]. =.
Roth, Of Webster
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
Official Admits His Guilt.

John f. Keating, a member of the
Kenosha, Wis, police commission and
one of the best known Democratic poll
circuit courc and pleaded guilty on a
charge of leasing a building for a
gambling room, and was fined $l00.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
For New Railroad.

A meeting of the representatives Of
the Commercial clubs Of Mitchell, Sa-
lem, Brookings and Madison was
held in Madison and further plans
were considered anent the projected
railway line between, Brookings. Mad
ison and Mitchell. Considerable in
terest is being manifested by repre-
sentative men of the above towns and
concerted action means considerable
10 this prospective line.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
Woman Slayer TO Get Pardon.

Holding that the unwritten law was
made to apply to both men and wom-
en-, Gov. Vardaman, of Mississippi, an
nouced that he would pardon Mrs. An
gle Birdsong, who was sentenced to
five years in the penitentiary for kill
ing DIR. Thomas HI. Butler, her fami-
ly physician and counsellor
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
Fire i'm YanktOn Laundry.

A damaging fire occurred at Yank-
ton, burning the stock and fixtures Of
Mielenz & CO. steam laundry, causing
a loss of $1,000. A large portion of
the burned material belonged to pa
irons of the laundry. The fire caught
from an imperfect oil stove and spread
so rapidly that the dozen employees
barely got out of the building.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
INTERESTING STRIKE,
Black Hills Prospcctor Finds Valuable
Ore Near the Custer Peak

An interesting strike has been made
by Frank Ames on the Dundee group
Of claims adjoining the Merritt strike
near Custer Peak. The ore encounter
ed IS the same variety as the Merritt
material, but while the latter is found
at the grass roots of the Dundee ore
is in the quartzite. The vein which at
first diminished To a small stringer has
again widened out and has been OPEN
ed up for distance of sixteen feet.
1t carries 90 ounces in silver.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
FACING SHAME; ENDS LIFE.
Witness in Murder Trial Commits
Suicide.

Suicide.
When his name was called in court
at Huntington, Ind, Emery Mosher
failed to respond and a deputy sheriff
was sent out to find him, who reported
he had committed suicide by shooting
himself.
Mosher was to have been a witness
in the case, charging his father and
sister Nora with the murder Of the lat
ter's infant child. Rather than face
the shame of the trial Mosher took
his own life. Nora became hysterical
on hearing the news and its effect is
feared on her mother, who is of feeble
mind.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
Kills Officer: May Be Lynchcd.

Lee Tabor, a railroad man, resisting
arrest at Bloomfield, w. Va, shot and
killed officer James Francisco, and
shot Tom Hunt, another officer. Ia
Dor may be lynched.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
Clay County Pioneer Dies

John w. Hagaman died at his farm
home in star township as the result Of
an injury received week ago. When
at the bottom of steep elevator drive
way in Wakonda, the wheels of one
side of his wagon went into a ditch
and Mr.. Hagaman was thrown to the
grou&d He suffered injuries about
the heed.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
No 2-Ccnt Fare in Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin senate Thursday, by
a vote of 81 to 6, killed the 2-cent
fare railway bill after the measure
had been under debate an hour and q
half.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
Convicted of Land Fraud.

The jury In the north Idaho land
conspiracy cases saturday returned a
verdict OF guilty on two of the FIVE
counts of the indictments against G.
H. Kesler, William Dwyer and w. p.
Kettenbach and acquitted them op
the other three counts.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
RUSSIA FEARS CHINESE.
EndeavOring to Greatly strengthen
Forces on Borders of Siberia.

Russia's plan of reconstruction in
the far east now appears to be based
on the fear of China. Notwithstanding
a lack of money, Russia is endeavor-
ing to greatly strengthen the Siberian
borders. The effect of their loss of
the Manchurians, and the breaking
away of the high mandarin beneficial
ries. despite the subsidies paiC
to them, together with the lofty att-
tude of China, now that the Japanese
are regarded as hectoring and brow
beating them, powerfully impresses
the Russian people.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
Investigating Insurance Company.

The state insurance department of
Minnesota Is making an examination
Of the Queen City Fire Insurance
company, of Sioux Falls, and in thai
work Chas. w. Farnham, of st. Paul,
Is In the insurance department. in
Pierre looking over securities which
were deposited by that company with
the Insurance commissioner.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
EarthUualxc Shock i'm Chilli.

a severe earthquake shock was eX-
perienced Thursday at Valvalidia.
Chilli. Several buildings and the rail-
road bridge there were destroyed and
five persons were killed.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
Carrie Nation Arrested and Fined.

Mrs. Carrie Nation was fined $25 In
the police court of Washington on the
charge of creating a disturbance at a
local saloon. She paid the fine and
said ii was the twenty-ninth penalty
that had been imposed upon her by
the courts OF the country
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
MADISON ODDFELLOWS.
VIII Build Two-Story Addition tC
Their Present Eratcrnal Hall.

The odd Fellows of Madison have
completed plans for two-story addi-
ton on the east side of their present
building. The upper floor will be oc-
cupied by the local Dakota Central
Telephone company and will be ar
ranged To suit, The lower floor will
be 25x50 store and there are already
several prospective renters.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
Boy Struck by Ball Near Death.

As n result of being struck by a
baseball during an amateur game
played at Kenosha, Wis, William Sor-
rensen. aged Is years, a member of
the West End club OF Racine, is be-
lieved dying
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
New Paper for the HarmsWOrth.

The London Globe, the oldest even
ing paper in England, has been pur-
chased by Hiiderbrand Harmsworth.
brother of Lord Northcliffe.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
sioux CITY Live stock Market.

Saturdays quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow: Top
.beeves, s5.S5. Top hogs, s5.sa
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-06-20
WESTERN LEAGUE BASEBALL

Schedule OF Gamea to BE Played at
Sioux City Ia.
FollowiA. is a schedule OF the West
e.n League games TO be played at
Sioux City In the Immediate future:
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Commander General William f. Barry Garrison.
they took the places assigned them
on Pennsylvania avenue and 14th
street. Gaily dressed crowds of men,
women and children gathered on the
sidewalks to speed them on their way.
After more than forty years the memory
of the soldiers who died for the preser-
walton of the Union is still green In the
minds of their comrades who are yet
in the land of the living, as well as
their descendants and friends. AS the
years pass the blue line of the grizzled
veterans who march to the cemeteries to
honor the memory of the gallant dead
grows thinner and thinner, and the time
is not far distant when the final reunion
will occur. But when the last of them
shall have been gathered to his people
there will be no lack Of loving hands to
spread flowers on the graves of the men
who fought for their country at the
time of it's greatest peril
The parade today was particularly well
managed and passed off without hitch.
Starting promptly at 10 o'clock. the line
moved from Pennsylvania avenue and
18th street to Madison place, to II street,
to 18th street, and thence to the station
of the Washington, Alexandria and Mt.
in waiting for the trip to Arlington.
Ma. r. r. Campbell was marshal and
Office of the day, and j. Milton Heller and
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Nav Festival-Concert Closes.

The May festiTal-concert of the Sunday
school of Friendship Baptist Church. which
began Monday evening last was brought to
a close last night after a most successful
season. The festival was arranged by Prof.
Henry w. Lewis, and under his direction
the children OF the school were trained TO
take part in two dramas which he had
written. The opening chorus consisted OF
sixty-five well-tralned voices. The recita-
tons. duets, quartets, solos and drills
were all highly attractive. The cornet solo
by Clarence II. Blakey. with Charles f..
Stokes as piano accompanist was excellent.
The parody on Uncle Johns Plantation
Sermon was laughable. 1t is stated that
the festival and concert realized over 500
for the benefit of the Sunday school.
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The Butterfly Procession.

From the Cutters Book.
One would hardly believe that he could
find forty or fifty different kinds of butter
flies in most localities, and that, except in
winter, he seldom shoulders his gun with
out one more-of these airy creatures fit
ting at his elbow. The hunter who has an
LANDED mourning cloak sail by as he
crouches behind his duck blind in early
spring; and possibly one of them has been
hanging to the joist in his cellar all win
ter, though he did not know it. Before the
spring jacksnipe shooting is over the large,
yellow tiger swalow-tail is sailing galy
among the trees. These early ones are fol-
lowed by a numerous and beautiful pro-
cession. The monarchS, which come from
the south like many of the game birds. and
gather in swarmS for their autumnaI mi
grations; the fritilaries-regal, variegated,
silver bordered, great spangled and several
others-the swallow tails, family Of Splen-
did size, embracing the giant pipe vine,
common eastern, the tiger already men
toned. and several more; the suphurs. en-
bracing many species; the cabbage and
common white, the admirals viceroys, skip
pers, shouts. question signs, commas. hack
berries little blues, crescent spots, hair
streaks. bronze coppers dusky wings,
nymphs, Satyrs. painted ladies'. painted
beauties and hosts of others. One can hard
creatures; they fit upon his lawn: they sip
nectar from the flowers in his garden; they
light upon the sides of his house and on the
boles of his trees; they play about the water
puddles in the streets after 4 downpour Of
rain From the time the ice goes out Of
pond and river in the spring until the frost
king grips the season in the autumn these
fairy creatures are on the wing
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the country that places them there were
anonymously and ANONYMOUSLY forgetful
OF the living comrades OF the gallant dead.
Honor TO whom honor Is due. whether II
be due the dead or the living"
Concluding Numbers.
The concluding numbers Of the program
included: "Innammatus." a selection by
the band: The Rcccssionar' tDcKoven).
sung by Mrs. Arthur q. Dunn and tho
choir: a poem. In Memoriam." rccIt"d 10y
Harry q. Hall. and America sung by the
choir and the entire assemblaEe. under
leadership Of the band. Rev. II : France
pronounced the bencdlCtion. the buglcr
sounded Taps" and "A section OF Tie bat
terry from Fort Myer fired the national
salute.
At the conclusion Of the exercises scrv-
ices in memory of the sailor dead were
hell on the Pennsylvania avenue bridge
under the auspices of the FarVagut
Woman's Relief Corps. MIS- NJ. \. DOW,
the president. led in the responsive scrv-
ice from the ritual Of the corps. and school
children scattered flowers upon the water.
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London Revolts at Banquets.

From the New York World
London Is considering the public banquet
seriously in the light of a public nuisance
It is estimated that every year in the
British metropolis sees at least ten thou
sand orgies of dishes and speeches, and
feeling of oppression is growing upon the
men who are forced into the position of
confirmed diners-out.
Evidently Sir William Treloar. the new
lord mayor with his record of $50 BAN
Duets in six months, is regarded as mere
tyro at feasting. There are few to echo
his recent recommendation of public din
ners as health giving functions-'ff eaten
as l eat them
AS matter of fact with most of the
London malcontents the food cuts no fig
ure in the argument of objection. The
things which stir men to rebellion are the
monotonous formalities of the stated BAN
casions are based which for poficys sake
call their victims from pleasanter POSSIBLE
tiles. and, worst of all. the generally prosy
pitch of the after dinner talking. Where
one speaker arouSeS edifies or enter
tains, a thousand dronerS make weary
hours.
Many American diners-out have expressed
from time to time sentiments like those now
heard in London. Yet among the public
dinners over here there are occasions of
informal reunion and of feasting without
formal speaking greatly out of proportion
In numbers to those occurring in a British
season. If the Londoners cannot abate the
borrowing the purely American ideas of the
Clover Club, the Gridiron Club or the
amen Corner In such novelties and
nonsense there ought to be refreshment for
intellects jaded under heavy toasts to the
empire.
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Spanish War Ceremonies.

Preceding the services at the Amphi-
theater. the several camps of United Span
fsh War Veterans the Ladies' Auxiliaries
and the Lneal Society of the Spanish
War. with the armed escort, Capt. Clar-
enCe Sayer's company of the National
Guard the Harries' Veterans. assembled
about the tail shaft erected in honor of
the sleeping soldiers of the war with
Spain. According to the annual custom
of the soldier organization. brief me-
mortal ceremonies were neld.
Before beginning the ritualistic service
of the Spanish War Veterans, Capt. j.
Walter MITCHELL department commander,
addressed the aSSCmDlage after the band
had PLAYED a dirge.
Another Memorial day adds its page to
the history of memories. he said We
look backward reminiSCently to the days
of '9N with their tented fields and the
leglouS of brave American boys from the
north and tie sunny southland, ready and
eager To DO battle for dear humanity's
sake under our glorious banner of red
and white ana blue. We recall the strenu-
Gus marches. the bivouaCs and the fight
ing under the fierce glare of the tropi-
cal sun in m encrvating climate. Then
the quick and complete victory of our
arms. the redemption of fair Cuba from
tyranniCal domination. the addition of our
colonies changing the map Of the globe,
and then our dear country advanced to the
front rank as a ~'orld power and the die