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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
sIIAKEUP FORBOISE.
Counter Charges of Misconduct in
HAYWOOD Case.

Judge Femont Wood, who Is presid-
ing at the Haywood trial at Boise, Ida
no, Friday directed the prosecuting at
torney of Ada county to make an in
vestigation of the circumstances under
which Harry Orchard was interviewed
for publication and take any legal
steps that his inquiry showed to be
warranted. Judge Wood drew atten-
ton to the publication of the inter-
views when he ascended the bench
Friday morning, and his request Of
counsel for advice as to the manner
i'm which the court should deal with
the incident brought from the defense
the charge that Gov. Gooding and cer-
tain newspapers, moved by the di.-
closures that there exists prejudice
against Harry Orchard, had sought to
influence the jury by an attempt to
bolster up the credence that may be
given to Orchards story and the sug-
gestion that Gov. Gooding be cited for
contempt.
Counsel for the prosecution defend
ed Gov. Gooding and the newspapers
WltIiH the anu SHO"-
ed that the applications for the inter-
view with Orchard had been made
weeks before the examination Of tales
men disclosed the prejudice against
him. They in turn charged that while
some Of the talesmen were entering
court Friday morning men indirectly
connected with the defense had made
remarks within their hearing that
were calculated to influence them. and
this affair is also to be made the sub
ject Of inquiry by the county prosecut-
ing attorney.
In calling attention to the Orchard
interviews Judge Wood said that per-
haps their publication was not an at
tempt to influence the jury, but as 1t
was calculated to influence juries he
felt that something must be done to
prevent a recurrence Of such a thing
in order to secure jury.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
Must Put I'm Sidctrack.

The railway commission of South
Dakota has decided that the Milwau-
kee company must put in sidetrack
between Scotland and Tripp for the
accommodation of the farmers. These
stations are fourteen miles apart Or
dinarily stations are ten or twelve
miles. The two towns named and the
railroad company made the effort OF
their life to convince the commission
that there was no necessity for the
siding, but the grangers put up
strong plea and won out. The siding
must be put in within sixty days, and
then other improvements are expected
to follow.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
ARE BUTCHERED BY COSSACKS.
Innocent Men Are Shot Down i'm City
OF LOdZ.


Fsrty-five officials and workmen in
Kuttner's spinning mills at Lodz, Rus
sia, were shot down Friday morning
by patrol of Cossacks, because a
band of terrorists attacked mail
wagon in the neighborhood killing a
Cossack guard and wounding another
Cossock and two postoffice officials.
While the wagon was passing
through Lonkowa street the terrorists
suddenly appeared from a side street
opened fire on the Cossack escort.
seized $1,000 from the wagon and es-
capped. A moment later the patrol of
Cossacks arrived on the scene. and.
fnfuriated by the fate of their COM
rades, rushed into the Kuttner factory,
which was near the spot where the
robbery occurred, and began firing in
discriminatory, killing fifteen and
wounding over thirty persons
The greatest indignation prevails, as
1t is claimed the employees of the fac
tory had nothing to do with the attack
on the mail wagon.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
To Move Ute Indians.

Maj. Downs, of the Cheyenne river
agency. has gone to Fort Meade to
take the necessary steps toward NOV
ing the Ute Indians from Fort Meade
to the lands which have been leased
to them on the Cheyenne river reser-
vation. The lease is for five years.
with rights of travel and schooling on
the reservation. and while it is looked
upon as temporary arrangement the
outcome will be that by the end of
the hVe years the Utes and Sioux will
have become so intermingled that
they will never be separated, but be-
come part of one organization.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
DAKOTAN WINS PRIZE.
Scholarship Worth $1,000 Goes 10 q
Young Minister

Rev. w. II. Thrall. ID. of Huron.
has returned from Chicago, where ne
attended as a member from South Da.
kota a meeting of the board of direc-
tors Of the Chicago Theological semi.
nary. DR.. Thrall is much gratified
over the fact that Allen L. Curtis, Of
Castlewood, a young theological stu
dent, who occupied the pulpit of the
Congregational church at Gam Valley
during the summer vacation, won
what is known as the Fellowship" a
scholarship which entities him for the
next two years to an income from
$1,000 as aid in special studies in Ger4
many or elsewhere as a theological
student. Among the competitors for
this prize were representatives from
Illinois, Michigan, Iowa, Ohio. In
diana, Wisconsin, Colorado, Missouri
and other states.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
PIERRE TO HAVE CARNIVAL.
Plans Under Way for Big Gas Bell
Celebration

AT the meeting o the Pierre board
Of trade held recently, after a full dis!
cussion, it was decided to at once be-
gin arrangements for a Gas Belt festi-
val, to be held in Pierre this fall, at
some date which will not conflict with
other fall entertainments in the state.
The plan is for general exhibit Of
grains and agricultural products Of
that section of the state, and coupled
with it a general carnival. which will
be arranged for the entertainment Of
all visitors to the city. Another feat
ure will be exhibits of gas propelled
machinery and devices Of all kinds,
for which space will be provided.
Committees will be appointed at once
to begin the necessary preliminary
work, and the first festival will be
made as successful as possible that it
may help following years along.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
TO GO TO HIGHEST COURT.
Busch Brewery Will Fight the CRU
sade i'm Kansas

The United States supreme court
will thrash out the fight that has been
commenced to drive the breweries
from Kansas. This important turn
came late Saturday when the Kansas
supreme court issued an order ap-
pointing s. H. Allen, T. F. Carver and
G. H. Whitcomb as receivers Of the
properties in Kansas belonging to the
Anheuser-B Brewing company,
of st. Louis These same receivers are
acting for the other ten defendants.
Attorneys for the Anheuser-B Busch
company announced the filing Of su-
percedeas bonds and the appeal Of the
case to the United States supreme
court. The question involved is wheth-
er Kansas has right to coniscate
the property.
The order of appointment Of receiv-
ers handed down Saturday is techni-
cally pending further consideration Of
the cause before the court" The writ
ten opinion has not yet been handed
down and will not be for three weeks
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
ALEXANDRIA REVIVAL ENDS.
Meetings Conducted by Evangelist
johnson Very Successful.

The revival meetings which have
been in progress in Alexandria have
come to a close. For four weeks Evan
gelist Robert E. Johnson, of Chicago,
led in the most remarkable series of
meetings ever held in this section.
Three hundred persons made public
profession of their faith Among this
number are found some of the most
prominent professional and business
men Of the community.
: One of the most remarkable feat
ures of the meeting was the offering
taken for the evangelist and his help
ers, which amounted to $1,046. The
incidental expense of the meeting ag-
gregated S4S9, which had been previ-
ously provided for, making the total
offerings of the people $1,5S5.
Mr.. Johnson and his wife left for
Winona Lake, Ind. A large company
Of the citizens of the place were pres
ent at the station to bid them fare
well, accompanied by the Alexandria
band, which played several appropri-
ate selections
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
DODGED THE BULLETS.
F7eetncss Saved Farmer from Bulleta
of Insane Mans Gun.

of Insane Mans Gun.
Mr.. Flick, Bon Homme county
farmer, owes his life to his fleetness
of foot, and the fact that he was able
to reach the friendly shelter Of
chicken coop and thus escape the bull
lets which were intended to end his
life.
The man who fired the bullets at
him was James Hijek, a neighbor. The
trouble between the two men was
caused by some cattle belonging to
Hijek. 1t is charged that Hijek made
a practice Of turning his cattle loose.
to the great annoyance and damage
Of his neighbors. Flick has been
greatly annoyed by the straying Of
Hijek cattle, and when he found them
tramping down the sprouting grain in
enc OF his fields patience ceased to be
a virtue. He impounded the animals
and sent word to their owner
Hijek Immediately armed himself
with a rifle and then proceeded to
Flick's place, where after first releas-
ing his cattle he went cunning for
Flick. Flick saw him coming and
ran with all speed to the shelter OF the
hen house, and this prompt action
saved his life, for none of the bullets
hit him.
There being some doubt about the
mental condition of Hijek, he was
taken before the county board Of in.
sanity, which found that he was in-
sane and ordered that he be placed in
the state hospital for the insane at
Yankton.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
HERBERT KNOX SMITH FINISHES
LONG INVESTIGATION.
Large Part Withheld from Publica-
tiOn--Smith Charges that Trust At
tains It's Ends Through Unlawful
Control of Railways.

That the history and present opera
tion of the Standard Oil interests
''show throughout the past thirty-five
years a substantial monopolization Of
the petroleum industry of the country,
a deliberate destruction Of competition
and a consequent control of that in
dustry by less than q dozen men who
have reaped enormous profits there
FROM" largely through abuse of trans
portation facilities, is charged in re-
port just submitted to President
Roosevelt by Commissioner Of Corpo-
rations Herbert Knox Smith. Part 1
of the report was made public Sunday
and other parts will follow. Certain
the present, in accordance with the
instructions Of the president, who
feels that their publication might in
terfere with the prosecution of the
governments suits pending against
the Standard Oil company and its sub
sidiary companies.
The report contains the net results
of study of the petroleum business
during the year 1904 1t is the first
official statement of the operations
and methods of the Standard Oil COM
pany, by which, the report states,
through "scandalous railway discrimi-
natoins" and other unlawful devices
they have secured and maintained an
exclusive domination of the petro.
leur' industry"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
GRAIN is NOT DAMAGED.
So Says w. Nj. Powers. of YanktOn,
After Investigation,

William M. Powers Of Yankton,
member Of the board of charities and
corrections, and familiar with crops
and farming, has just returned from
a trip over the state as far north as
Redfield and Gary, and made special
effort to obtain crop Information. He
says the grain crop is not damaged,
Notwithstanding the peculiar weather,
and that few days Of warm weather
will bring grain up rapidly. The cool
weather has retarded growth, but has
strengthened the stooling of the plant,
and it's growth will be vigorous and
rapid. He claims that Dakota has
raised abundant crops in seasons that
were much more unfavorable than the
present. He says farmers are not
worrying.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
JAPAN'S GOLD POURS IN.
Mil<ado's Country a Heavy Buyer of
American Steel Rails.

Americas industrial invasion of the
far east is now in full swing, and ia
pan is pouring a golden stream into
the United States for steel rails, cars
and locomotives. Twelve million dol
lars already have been expended In
this country for railroad supplies to
be used in the construction of the
South Manchuria railroad, and 1t is
now learned that contracts involving
millions of dollars are pending. De-
liveries of rails are being made. and
for the next three months steamships
chartered by Japan will ply across
the Pacific bearing valuable cargoes
of steel and iron.
Thousands of dollars have been
spent in premiums to our manufacture
ers for quick deliveries, for the Japan
ese insist that this railroad must be
built and in full operation within two
years.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
HANGING EXPERIENCE.
"A We'll known Farmer Near Fairview
Knows How 1t Feels.

John Anderson, q we'll known farm
er living near Fairview, as the result
Of a strenuous experience, now knows
how it feels to be hanged. Himself
and Peter Ring We're engaged in
Strengthening the barb wire on a fence
when the accident happened. AS Ring
was tightening the wire Anderson
bent over to examine another part Of
the fence. At this juncture the sag
ing wire was suddenly Strengthened by
Ring, and the wire caught Anderson
under the chin and lifted him violent
ly from the ground. He succeeded in
releasing himself from the wire, but
not before his face and neck had been
horribly mangled by the barbs.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
South Dakota
State News
BREWERIES OUT.
Can't Sell Beer i'm State Without
Wholesale License.

Judge Whiting, Of the Ninth judicial
circuit, has handed down an impor-
tantdecision relatives to the right OF
brewing companies located outside
the state to solicit orders for selling
beer in this state without first having
procured a whole sale license. The
Conrad Seipp company last fall sold a
carload of beer to saloonkeepers at
Redfield, and on suit being brought
for the purchase price the defense
was made that the contract was iile-
gal, having been made without a
wholeS license having been taken
out by the company Judge Whiting
directed a verdict against the plaint-
iff on that ground, following the case
OF the state against Delmater, which
has recently been affirmed by the
United States supreme court. Ster-
ling & Clark appeared for the defend
ants, and n. p. Bromley for the
plaintiff.
Edwin Gordon and John Williams
have been sentenced to fifteen months
each in the penitentiary on the charge
Of grand larceny, to which they plead
ed guilty. Charles Decker and James
Moray have been apprehended at
Redfield, charged with securing
money under false pretenses by means
of old currency issued by the state of
Georgia during the civil war. Two
bills are pasted together and made to
appear very much like an ordinary
bank note. 1t is thought that these
parties are members Of a large gang
which has secured large number Of
these bills and are operating extern
sively in the middle west.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
YANKTON TELEPHONE FIGHT.
Case Taken Under Amusement by
judge Garland

Judge Garland, of the United States
court in Sioux Falls, has concluded
hearing the arguments and has taken
under advisement the case Of the,
Northwestern Telephone company,
which owns and operates a system at,
Yankton. against the city council and!
city authorities of Yankton, by which
the company seeks to restrain the city
from interfering with the improve
ment Of it's system and the extension
Of the system to parts Of the city that
now are without telephone facilities.
The suit was the outgrowth of a tell
ephone war which has been in pro-
gress at Yankton for some time.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
MAY DUST SCHMITz.
Move to Force Frisco Mayor 10
Resign.

hCSiSH.
II was rumored in San Francisco
Thursday night that a movement Is
on foot to bring about change In the
municipal administration by forcing
the resignation of Mayor Schnlitz ano
choosing in his stead Frederick w.
Dohrman, a prominent wholesale mer-
chant, as mayor. The report lacks Of
fetal confirmation.
Abraham Ruef Thursday made
good his declaration Of Wednesday
that he would. following his change
of plea of guilty in the extortion case
against him, turn states evidence ano
assist the bribery-graft prosecution IN
its campaign against municipal corr
ruption.
From Special Agent Burns it was
learned that the only matter in which
Ruef was questioned was the alleged
bribing of Mayor Schmitz and egh-
teen supervisors by the United Rail-
roads to grant that corporation
change in its franchise allowing the
electrifying Of its 250 miles of street
railway systems in that city.
II Burns understanding of Ruefs
testimony is correct the fallen boss
Calhoun. assistant to the president,
Thornwell Mulally, Chief Counsel T. J..
Ford and Counsel William NJ. Abbott,
of the United Railroads, paid or
caused to be paid the sum Of 100000
for the privilege named, that s61,0OO
Tof this amount was Ruef's fee, that
$4,000 went into the pocket Of Mayor
Schmitz and the remaining $50, 900 was
handed to the eighteen supervisors,
sixteen Of them receiving $4,000 each
and the others demanding and getting
$4,000. and Chairman Gallagher, of
the finance committee, being paid
$4,000 for acting as go-between.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
CHANGE OF VENUE DENIED.
Insurance Chief Burnham Must Stand
Trial I'm New York.

Frederick A. Burnham, Of New
York, president Of the Mutual Re-
serve Life Insurance company, and
George d. Eldredge, also an officer of
the company, who are under indict-
mont on charges of grand larceny and
forgery, must stand trial in New York
county. An application for a change
Of venue made by their counsel sever
al days ago has been denied by Su-
preme Court Justice Bowling. The in
dictments against Burnham and Eld-
redge grew out of the recent insurance
investigation. George Burnham, Jr.
formerly general counsel for the Mu-
tual Reserve Life, is now serving a
two year sentence in Sing Sing The
trial Of Frederick Burnham is sched-
uled to begin Monday
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
BLOODY FIGHT IN WARSAW.
Terrorists Raid Railroad Office and
Secure $4,000.

secure S0,OOO.
band Of terrorists held up the city
office Of the Vistula railroad at War
saw Friday morning and got away
with $4,000, after a severe fight, in
which four persons were killed and
nine wounded. The office was full of
people at the time, and soldiers were
guarding the approaches, but the ter
rorists attacked them with revolvers,
killing two and injuring four before
they reached the place where the
money was kept. Snatching up bag
containing $4,000, the men ran out of
the office. The soldiers then fired
volley at the fleeing terrorists, but only
succeeded in hitting some bystanders,
two of whom were killed and five
wounded.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
BODIES THROWN INTO RIVER.
Chicago Police Have Double Murder
Mystery.

The mutiated bodies Of two men
found in Chicago river Wednesday
have furnished police with a double
murder mystery. While one body is
unidentified, the other has been identi-
fed as that Of William Bishop, a sail
or, formerly Of Ogdensburg, N. Y.
Bishops legs were several above the
knee. Bishop and the other man dis
appeared over a month ago. The DO
lice are Of the opinion that the men
were murdered and their bodies
thrown into the river.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
Good Husband i'm Hard Imck.

Joseph Martin, prominent busi-
ness man Of Trip. has decided in fu-
ture to "cut OUT efforts to aid his
wife with her household duties.
Thinking to surprise his wife by his
industry. he seized a broom and COM
menced to sweep off the porch Of the
Martin home. He had worked only a.
minute or two when he slipped and
fell and broke one Of his ribs.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
Butte County Fair.

At well attended meeting arrange-
ments in Belle Fourche We're complet-
ed for the annual Butte county fair,
which will be held in that city Sept. q
to Z. Purses amounting to $4,000 were
decided upon, and the amount quick
ly raised. The following officers were
elected: F. r. Coo, president; w. r.
Classic, vice president; T. S. Over
peck secretary, and w. B. Penfold,
treasurer
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
Cheats Road; Pays Back Fare.

A stranger walked into the Alton
passenger depot at Springfield, ILL.,,
tossed an envelope over the counter of
the ticket Office and departed. 1t con-
tanned the following: 'I rode over
your road to Bloomington on one
fare ticket obtained in another per-
sons name. Inclosed find $1.76 for
the fare due you"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
Ambassador to Japan,

1t was announced at the state de-
nartment Saturday that Thomas j.
O'Brien, Of Michigan. minister to CO.
penhagen, will become ambassador to
Japan in September, on the retire.
ment OF Luke e. Wright, Of Tennes-
see. who has given notice he wishes
to leave the service at that time.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
TREASURE IN A TIN BOX.

Owner Believed to Have Been MUIR
dered Over Thirty Years Ago.
Erie railroad bonds worth $116,74O
and 1915 In blackened gold coins were
found at Cleveland, o., when a rusted
tin box, which was recently unearthed
in the ruins Of the century old City
inn, was forced open.
The original owner of the treasure
was George c. Moran, who mysterl-
ously disappeared in 1874. A heap of
charred bones, found several days be-
fore the box was dug up, in a bricked
in fire place, now seems to substan-
tiate the theory held that Moran was
murdered.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
Verdict i'm $500, 600 VIII Case.

Judge Cochrane, in the Platt county
court at Bloomington, H.. set aside
the verdict in the T. E. Bondurant will
case, in which jury declared him in
sane and the will invalid. The will
gave 100000 to the Christian church
of Illinois.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
Millionaire Is Jailed.

Charged with the subsection Of Pc
ons In his employ to such crueIties
:hat some Of them died from the eff
fects, II. Miller, a millionaire Ameri-
can, has been arrested in the town
of Acaycuan. Mexico, and is being held
in Jail pending an investigation.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
Loses Suit for Stock Deal Money.

A verdict was returned at Cincinnati
against Col. c. J. Bronson, of Lexing-
ton, KY, in suit to recover $29, 900
lost in stock deals through Morehead
& Co., local brokers. Bronson claim
ed the method of dealing was gam
bling and therefore Illegal.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
LuthcranS Finish WnrL

The tenth annual convention Of the
south Dakota Luther league held at
fankton, closed. The closing session
was called a ralley meeting. Rev. C
n Soiberg, OF Chicago, made the prin-
cipal address, and the Augustana COL
iege choir. Of Canton, furnished excel
lent music.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-05-23
Attacks German Tariff Agreement

The annual convention of the Ma
tional Association of Hosiery Manu-
facturers adjourned at Philadelphia
Wednesday. Wilbur F. Wakeman, of
the American Protective Tariff league,
attacked the German-American indus
trial agreement passed by the German
reichstag