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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
FORTIFTCATIONS ON ISLANDS
Nearly $1,5OO,OOO Will BE Spent il
the PhilipDines.

Fortifications for the Philippine ISL
ands formed the subject Of a lengthy
conference at the White House Satur.
day night, participated in by the pres
1dent, Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bell, chief
OF staff; Brig. Gen. Murray. chief OF
coast artillery; Secretary Of the Navy
Metcalf and Capt. Mason Sargent, O:
the naval general board,
There is available at the presen,
time for this purpose $1,435. 900. and
tentative plans already have been
prepared for carrying out the project
These were carefully gone over Satur.
day by Secretary Taft and Gems. Bell
and Murray, and 1t was the secretarys
intention to be at the White House
and joint in the conferenc, but he was
unavoidably kept away. The president
has exhibited a keen interest in the
subject Of fortifications generally, and
the meeting Saturday night was in or
der to acquaint himself with the Phil.
dppine necessities. 1t Is expected that
the plans will be matured in a short
time and that the work thereafter will
be speedily pushed.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
NOT GUILTY OF MURDER.
Strother Brothers Quickly Cleared by
Jury.

The Strother brothers case was CIV
en- to the jury at Culpepper, Va.
Thursday, and the jury quickly re.
turned a verdict of not guilty.
The higher law" was the princi pal
plea Of the defense, although emo
tional insanity also entered into the
defense
The jury was out but one hour. The
announcement of the verdict was q
signal for an outbreak of approval.
Judge Harrison, in dismissing the
jury, said: Gentlemen, l thank you
for the verdict, which 1 think will be
approved by the public. 1t has cs-
tablished a precedent in the state of
Virginia that no man tried for defend
ing the sanctity of his home should
be found guilty"
James and Philip Strother were
charged with the murder of VIM. F.
Bywaters, their brother-in-law, at the
Strother home, near Culpepper. They
shot Bywater in defense Of the honor
Of their sister, the young bride of an
hour, as he was seeking to escape
from the house after the marriage GER
emony had been performed.
The most sensational testimony pro.
duced was that Of Mrs. Bywaters, who
told Of her betrayal by Bywaters un-
der promise Of marriage; that she
pleaded with Bywaters to make hon
orable reparation, and of their trips tc
Washington for the criminal opera
ton which she dreaded; his indiffer-
ent treatment of her. the forced mar
riage, his attempted fight, and the
shooting followed.
All the parties involved in the case
are prominent. James Strother is q
member Of the Virginia legislature.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
HOSTS WHITE FLAG.
Hartman Seeks Peace Terms for
Railroads.

II am ready to make the advance
ment of a scheme Of cooperation be-
tween the government and the rail-
ways my chief interests" said &. IL
Hartman, president Of the Union Pa
cific railroad, on returning to New
York Thursday from Washington.
Mr.. Hartman declined to talk about
the report that he had obtained con-
troll Of the Reading railroad.
Speaking of the agitation against
corporate wealth. he said:
They've, all of us-should have
considered the possible effects of this
agitation before 1t was begun or be-
fore conditions that made its growth
possible were allowed to continue. II
we had all met on common ground
and co-operated for our mutual benefit
nobody would be worrying over the
situation as ii is today.
I'VE all made a mistake in this. /
realize the mistake and l believe the
administration at Washington is be-
ginning to realize that it has been a
little too radical in its attitude toward
the railroads. Henceforth 1 look TO
See its opposition take on more Of the
spirit Of cooperation. l believe th-
railways can expect to receive more
even-handed justice.
I'VE men at the head Of the great
corporations on our part are coming
to better understanding Of what the
government expects Of us. We are
beginning to get the point of view Of
the administration. We feel that we
are now, all of us-the public. the
government and the railways-on a
common ground where We can deal
with each other in the right spirit"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
South Dakota
State News
THINKS STOCK IN GOOD SHAPE.
G. X. Howard Says Losses VIII Not
Re as Heayy rs Expected.

Notwithstanding the severity of the
weather during January and part
Of February, c. K. Howard, Sioux
Falls pioneer and now president OF
the Western South Dakota Stockmen
association, whose range is on the
Cheyenne river, east of the Black Hills,
takes a hopeful view Of the situation
with reference TO losses of stock dur
ing the remainder Of the winter, the
sleet storms and cold rains Of March
and April being about the hardest for
the cattle to endure.
In a letter to a friend Mr.. Howard
states that taking ii altogether the
present winter-that is, the early por-
ton of it's the most severe he can
remember since the winter of l6SO-l,
and that it reminds him Of the win
ter Of 1861, when it killed the deer
antelope, elk and the Indian ponies
Il saw" he writes, "a bard OF elk that
winter within twenty miles of where
Sioux City now is situated, that num-
bered at least 500 or 600 head. Many
perished. The snow was four and Ave
feet deep on a level and the crust
made II impossible to travel. Indians
on snowshoes would walk up to deer
and knock him on the head with a
hatchet."
Mr.. Howard is engaged in stock
raising on an extensive scale, few Of
the present ranchmen Of western
South Dakota having a greater num-
Der Of cattle than he. During the ex-
tremely cold and stormy weather of
January and the fore part Of Febru-
ary he was compelled to feed over p
500 head of cows, calves and weak an
imals that We're unable to procure
their own food on the open range,
owing to the fact that at that time the
range was covered by a mass Of ic"
and cattle and horses were unable to
reach the grasses which usually fur
nish their winter feed.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
BIG FIRE AT NORFOLK
NEBRASKA TOWN SUFFERS FTRl
LOSS OF $4,000.
Loss Of All School Records q Severe
Blow to Graduating Class-Twc
Teachers Suffer Heavy Loss of TheIJ
Books.

The splendid high school building
at Norfolk, Neb.. was destroyed by fire
early Sunday. The loss is estimated al
between $4,000 and $4,000, with
$4,000 insurance. The fire started
from an unknown cause, probably
from spontaneous combustion in 10G
tons of slack coal, and gained such
the firemen were powerless.
The flames were discovered at about
8 o'clock, and an hour later only three
heat cracked walls Of the once hand
some edifice remained. The structure
was one of pressed brick, beautifully
$4,000 in 1890. 1t is estimated, how.
ever that it cannot be replaced now
under $4,000.
Books worth probably $4,000 were
destroyed. All records Of the public
schools were destroyed. With com.
q peculiar one, az class honors cannot
he based on past records. The board
OF education will decide at once what
will be done for the immediate future
Several churches have offered theiI
lecture rooms. Miss Won Goetz, prin.
cipal, lost sixty books Of her own, to-
gether with original lecture notes on
mathematics and German made by heI
In Vienna Miss O'Connor lost seven.
ty-five books.
The foundation Of the building car
be used again.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
RAID ON SALOONKEEPERS.
Agent of Internal Revenue Depart
ment Makes Arrests.

A special agent of the internal reve-
nue. department of the government
who recently visited the towns in the
north central portion Of the state for
the purpose Of seeing that the saloon
keepers of that region were comply
ing with the federal statutes, is re-
ported to have found a number Of
cases where the law was being vio-
lated. At one point he discovered a
dealer selling beer in quarter kegs,
and fined him the sum Of SIS, the
rules being that saloon men cannot
sell more than an eighth keg without
taking out a wholesalers license. The
special agent is reported to have also
lined saloon men at Bristol. Waubay
and a number of other towns for vari
Gus infractiOns Of the internal reve-
nue. laws.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
Great Crops, Fine Climate.

The Texas Gulf Coast Country fs
now Offering the greatest inducements
to farmers and other settlers who arc
pouring into that section from all parh
or the north and west. A genial eli,
mate, two crops year on land costing
only $25 an acre. The Rock Island
Frisco lines are sending an SO-page
book descriptive Of this great country
and making very low round trip excur.
sion rates to all who write to John Sc.
bastian, Passenger Traffic Manager
Room So, La Sale station, Chicago.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
CRAZED BY LONG JOURNEY.
Young Woman Leaps from q Trair
and Is Killed.


and Is Killed.
Maria Becker. apparently crazed by
the tedium OF journey across the
continent leaped through a car win
dow from New York Central train
near Yosts. N. Y, Saturday night II
ds believed she came from Chehal;s,
Wash. Her dead body was found on
the Ice OF the Mohawk river, where II
had rolled down a steep embankment.
The woman, who was about 25 Years
old. was accompanied by a baby girl
about years old, supposed to be he1
daughter. who has been placed in a
children's institution at Albany. The
authorities found on the body a North
German Lloyd steamship ticket sold
in San Francisco on Feb. %, bearins
the names Of Maria Becker and Mary
Anna Becker, to be used on a steame,
sailing from New York next Monday
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
FOR CROUCH LINE EXTENSION.
Good News for Black Hills Follows
Adjustment

The appointment of c. O. Bailey, of
Sioux Falls, as joint receiver of the
Missouri River & Northwestern rail-
road and the amicable adjustment Of
the differences which heretofore have
existed between the stockholders of
the road, with the official anuOnce-
ment that the road will now be ex-
tended through the heart of the Black
Hills to the coal fields Of Wyoming,
ends the troubles Of a road which
seems destined to play an important
part in the development of the central
Black Hills and the rich and unoccu-
pied territory west Of the Hills.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
A MID-WINTER VERDICT.
'Bright Sunshine All Winter 10
What Western Canada Lady

Maidstone, Sask., Canada,
Feb. 4, 1907.
c. ]. Broughton, ESQ, Canadian Gov
ernment Agent, Chicago, H.:
Dear Sir-Being SO well pleased with
Canada we wish my father and brother
to come here. VIII you please send
them reading matter on Canada?
We have been here nearly year ana
are delighted with this country. We
have lived in Illinois, Iowa, and Michi-
gan and we find Canada away ahead OF
any Of them. We have had bright sun
shine all winter SO far, only two nice
easy snow storms. If it was not all
right you know l would not want my
father and brother to come here, but
we think it is grand.
Yours truly,
(Signed) MRS. ED. TROUPE
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
Across Lots.

what do people mean when they talk
about tacking? asked Bobby, who had
listened to a detailed account of his
sisters first experience in a sailboat
with interest, but IN much confusion
of mind.
"Oh, you'll know when you're little
older" said his sister; but the small
round face wore an expression Of in.
jury. and she had to explain further.
why, it's just turning halfway
round" she said, with slight hesita-
ton, land then-and then you sail on
the bias"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
Levy on Ranch Stock.

AS a sequel to the recent convic.
ton Of John Ham, son Of Watson
Ham. one Of the most prominent Of
the stOckmen, whose range is on the
Missouri river in central South Da-
kOta. on the charge of cattle rust
ling" COppersmith, Reed & Conner,
Iowa men from whom young Ham
is alleged to have stolen the cattle,
have levied upon fifty-eight head Of
cattle belonging to John Ham, to sat
isfy a Judgment for $1,006.1O.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
SILVER IN MEXICAN cHURcHrs
Used in Altar DecoratiOns-valua aba
Orna ments In Houses.

Ornaments In Houses.
''The amount Of pure silver found In
the Mexican churches is almost fabu.
lous," said William i. Boyer Of Mex-
leo City to Milwaukee Sentinel
writer. I'm the Mexican cathedral.
which has stood for several centuries,
the altar railing is composed Of virgin
silver and represents an outlay of $3,.
100000. All the altar coverings are
generously covered with silver and it is
estimated there is more than $3O,0O0,.
600 worth OF the valuable product used
in decorating the Mexican cathedrals.
Up to the present day the Mexicans
have little use for silver as CONNER.
cial product and even the poorer class
es use the greater part OF their silver
possessions for decorations.
I'm the days Of the Spanish rule
when the cathedral was built there
were several historically fabulous sil.
yer mines near the city that contained
surface ore Of great value. The ignor-
ant Indians had no knowledge of its
value and when the explorers discov-
cred them wearing large chunks OF It
in necklaces they found where the val
liable mines were
Most Of the silver was deposited in
the churches and when the people were
unable to use it as money they decor
ated their houses and churches. Every
rich home in Mexico has hundreds Of
dollars worth Of silver ornaments.
When the American visits a Mexican
home he is told by the polite host that
whatever he wishes is his. This, OF
course, is only polite Spanish express
sion and oftentimes the American does
not understand him and selects some
costly silver ornament. AS the rich
Mexican is too polite to explain mat
ters, he often loses many valuable sill
yer articles and many Of them have
found their way to American homes
and are priced beyond value"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
EXPERTS ARE EXPENSIVE.
Jerome Asks for IN Appropriation
OF $4,000

District Attorney Jerome sent a re-
quest to Comptroller Metz for an
emergency appropriation Of $4,000 In
special revenue bonds to pay the cx-
pense of experts engaged by the state
Of New York to testify as TO the SAM.
ty OF Harry Thaw on the night he shot
Stanford White.
In the trial Of Albert T. Patrick for
the murder of William r. Rice the
district attorney obtained more than
$4,000 to pay the expense OF experts
employed by the state.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
Bishop Hare to Return.

The official announcement is made
that Rt. Rev. William Hobart Hare.
the venerable Episcopal bishop Of
South Dakota, whose health is very
poor, and who for some months has
been compelled to spend the greater
part of his time in the east for the
purpose of receiving treatment at the
hands of specialists, will return to
Sioux Falls in time to administer the
rite Of confirmation at the cathedral
on Easter Sunday
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
MASONS TO MEET.
Scottish Rites Will Hold Session in
Aberdeen, s. d.

The Scottish Rite Masons will hold a
ceremonial and initiatory session in
Aberdeen four days this month, begin
ming the 25th and closing the 2Sth. A
banquet will be served on the last
night, when the ceremony will close
whit the extinguishing of the lights.
The relighting will take place on
Easter Sunday afternoon. The work
of comforting the degrees from the
fourth to the thirty-secOnd will take
up the greater part of the four days
and will be made memorable occa-
sion. A large class will take the de-
gree.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
GALVESTON PLAN EXPLAINED.


South DakOtc cities Can Change
GOyerIIni. Mt.
Great interest Is beir z shown in the
bill now in the hands Oh the governor
which provides for the Inc operation
Of cities under commission. 1ularly
known as the Galveston plan of city
government. 1t is believed the meas
ure will be signed. According to re-
ports received it is possible that sev-
eral cities In this state are considering
the adoption of this plan. 1t is Op-
tional with all cities and can only be
put into execution after the prOpOs: =
ton has been favorably voted upon
at the general election.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
Heavy Loss of Cattle

1t is estimated that the loss to cat
tlemen out north and east of Rapid
City will be in the neighborhood of
40 per cent. The past winter has been
the most severe in twenty years, and
had 1t not been for the fact that the
new railroads building east from there
were in a position to haul out feed to
the cattlemen the loss would have been
much greater.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
River Rising at SaRl<tOn.

The river at Yankton has remained
practically stationary for week and
is now slowly rising. Should thawing
weather continue north more rapid
rise is looked for and high water in
the Jim would seem certain The
farmers in that valley have taken pre-
cautions to minimize the damage that
can result from a flood on the bottom
'ands.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
Rush Of Immigrants Begins.

The influx Of farmers from the east
to the section of South Dakota around
Mitchell has started for the spring,
and over the Milwaukee system to the
north and west great many immi-
grant cars have passed through in this
past week or ten days. A dozen fami-
lies have moved into Dawson county
this week, and every one Of them has
bought land on which to make their
home.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
Russian Radicals Win.

The first skirmish for control Of TIE
opposition in the lower house Of par
Lament was won by the radicals, who
compelled the constitutional demo.
Gratis to abandon their candidates foI
vice presidents and accept the nomi
nees Of the radical coalition.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
Russian Sailors Sent to the Mines

Twelve sailors belonging to tn.
Russian cruiser Emir of Eukhara
who were tried by courtmartial fo,
mutiny at the time Of the outbreak a,
Sveaborg, have been sentenced TO i'm
prisonment at hard labor in the mine
for from three years to life.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
A MementO.

A gentleman was calling upon the
widow of valued friend, says lie Fig
arc. During the visit he said:
Il was good friend Of your late
husband. Is there not perhaps some-
thing which was his and which 1 could
have as a memento Of him?"
fearful widow: How would doYt
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
Two Women Poisoned: Mystery.

Ardine Ratekin, young girl. and
Mrs. d. Woodglass, a widow. Of Shen-
andoah, ILL.,, Thursday died from
strychnine poisoning. There Is no
clew as to the person who placed the
poison before either Of the dead
women.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
WritS of Error Granted.

The supreme court court recently
granted writs Of error in the cases of
the state VS.. H. r. Loudon and Her
man Edwards Ney, both in the peni-
tentiary from Dawson county on
charges Of murder. There were no
certificates of possible cause and the
prisoners must remain in the peniten-
tiary pending hearings Of their appli-
NationS
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
DESPERATE BATTLE IN BOAT
Three Young Men Killed and Fourtl
Seriously Wounded.

Seriously Wounded.
Thacker Rice and Speed and Elijah
Bailey, brothers. were killed in a des-
,perate fight In a boat while CROSSING
the middle fork Of the Kentucky riv.
er. twenty miles below Sargent, XIV.
With them was John Ellsmore. A
dispute arose between Ellsmore and
Rice. whereupon the Baileys took
sides with Rice. Ellsmore without
warning struck Rice or the mead with
an oar. and battle with pistols and
knives followed. Ellsmore, badly
wounded, finally reached store with
his companions. but they died soon
after. The fight followed a celebra.
tion at . neighbor's home.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
Fame.

There's three ways" observed tho
philosopher on the cracker barrel, "foS
man to hand his name down to postej
ity. He's got to be great warrior. Of
great statesman, or a great rascal: and
by JOCKS, once in while there's a mad
that's all three" J
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14

To recover quickly from bilious at,
tacks, sick headache, indigestion or
,olds, take Garfield Tea, the mild laxa-
tive. Guaranteed under the Pure Food
and Drug Law.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
Evasfve.

Teacher Gin manual training school) -
What may be regarded as the forerunnei
of the modern automobile?
Shaggy Haired Pupil-Anybody that
gifts in its way.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14

Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Saturdays quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow: Ton
lbssyes $3.50. Top hogs, Ss.sk
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14

PILES CURED IN 6 TO - DAYS,
PAZO OIN1 IENT 10 guaranteed to cure any
case OF Itching Blind Bleeding or Protru&
Ing Piles In to II days or money refunded
6Oc
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14
\ Passes 2-Cent Fare Bill.

Passes 2-Cent Fare Bill.
The 2-cent maximum fare bill pass
cd the Illinois house Thursday BY
practically a unanimous vote. A few
who opposed the bill refused to vote
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14

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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-03-14

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