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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
THRONCS VISIT The CORN PALACE
0vtstrips All Its Predecessors Trains Bring IN
Thousands Of Visitors

Before a vast throng Of people the
tenth annual corn palace exhibition
was dedicated Monday. It was the
largest first day ever held by the as
ISOLATION, and portends splendid at
tendance for the rest of the week. The
crowds began arriving Sunday, and
people have been coming in on every
train, SO that there is a larger number
OF people in the city than ever before
at opening. When the thousand cleo
trio lights were turned on in the corn
palace the scene was one of bewilder-
Ing, dazzling beauty
The invocation was delivered by DR..
Thomas Nicholson, president of the
Dakota Wesleyan university, while the
address of welcome was given by
Mayor O. L. Branson. The formal
address was delivered by GOV. Coe I.
Crawford, who congratulated the peo-
pie of Mitchell on the success which
has previously come to the palace. He
declared that the corn palace had been
great help to South Dakota, and
gave 1t as his personal and official
testimony that the corn palace had
been the most effectual advertisement
Of South Dakota and it's resources of
anything that the state had ever had.
John Philip Sousa and his band
gave the first concert of the week, and
the people were wildly enthusiastic
over the great band and its leader.
This evening the palace was packed
full for the concert.
Two excursion trains Tuesday on
the Milwaukee road brought in the
largest crowd that Mitchell has ever
had on the second day of her corn
palece, coming from Aberdeen, Platte
and Armour. The bands from Tyn-
dale and Armour accompanied the
people from that section.
At the afternoon concert there were
very few vacant seats in the vast
building, and there were hundreds OF
people on the street who did not care
to get into the jam in the palace.
Sousa and his band have captured the
people of the state.
There are a great many Iowa and
Illinois people present. who are sur
prised at the display Of the agricul-
tural products in the palace, and are
carrying home with them samples Of
the corn and wheat.
A crowd of 200 people was brought.
to Mitchell for the third day of the corn
palace. This broke the record for any
similar day in past years. With 1000
people in the palace building in the
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
START TRIP on MISSISSIPPI
WATERWAYS COMMISSIONERS
VISIT ST. PAUL AND BEGIN
JOURNEY.

st. Paul, Sept. 29.-The inland wa
:erways commissioners appointed by
he president started from st. Paul at
l0:45 yesterday morning on an investi-
eating trip down the Mississippi. The
commissioners. accompanied by Con-
gresham J. Adam Bede and several
transportation officials, came from Du-
.uth in two private cars on the regular
train arriving at $50 o'clock. When
they appeared on the station platform
Congressman Fred c. Stevens greeted
hem. They met fifty or more citizens
Of the city at the Commercial club at
an informal reception and were enter
tanned at breakfast at 7:45.
After the breakfast speeches were
made by Theodore E. Burton Of Cleve-
land, chairman of the commission and
head of the committee on rivers and
harbors Of the national house of repre-
sentatives; by Senator Francis New
lands of Nevada, a members of the
commission, and James ]. Hill, chair
man of the directors of the Great
Northern railway. Mr.. Hill made the
principal speech, occupying nearly half
an hour, and told the commission many
plain facts about transportation, rate
Legislation, the necessity of deep
channel in the Mississippi river and
the uselessness of looking for further
building of railroads for long time to
come.
Senator Newlands advocated a ma
tional corporation act by which all the
railroads would be regulated.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
PIONEERS TO GATHER.
Trail Blazers Will Have Old Stage
S+ane Coach In Street Parade

Trail Blazers Will Have Old Stage
Stage Coach In Street Parade.
Preparations for the entertainment
OF visitors who will gather in Billings
to attend the meeting of the pioneers
of Montana are practically completed,
and it is evident that the old trail
blazers will be shown a good time.
One of the features of the monster
parade will be the resurrection Of the
old street car, which twenty-five years
ago made the trip between the then
infant city Of Billings and the town of
Coulson, one mile east, when the lat
ter was in it's palmiest days. The an
tique car will be mounted on wheels
and driven by Police Magistrate Mann,
who officiated as conductor, superin-
tendent and board of directors Of the
railway line quarter of century
ago
Another feature will be reproduced
typical old stage coach, drawn by a
six-horse team and driven by Jean
Decker, erstwhile editor of the Billings
Daily Gazette, who drove the stage
out Of Deadwood before the advent Of
the steam horse and the steel rails in
that city. a big barbecue Of elks'
meat and a grand reception, the latter
at the Billings club, also are scheduled.
From the number of letters being re-
ceived by the secretary asking that
hotel reservations be made, it is evil
dent that the attendance will be a rec
ord breaker.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
PoWWoW ON BIRTHDAY.
Montana Pioneer Has Guests Imper.
senate Braves and Squaws.

Montana Pioneer Has Guests Imper.
senate Braves and Squaws.
Forty years ago this month Uncle
George Town of Bridger arrived in
Montana. landing at Fort Buford from
a Missouri river steamboat. Last week
he celebrated his fortieth anniversary
in Montana and his sixtieth birthday
by a unique party, consisting of a
campfire and Indian powwow.
The male guests were atttired as In
dian chiefs. bucks and "squaw men,
and the women as squaws, and the
evening was passed in imitation Of the
customs Of the aborigines. One fea.
ture of the occasion was an Indian war
dance, performed by Mr.. Town. who is
one of the heaviest men in Montana
and who impersonated "Chief Big
Belt" in the dance.
Despite his forty years in Montana
or perhaps because of them, Mr. Town
is still hale and hearty. He helped
build the first house in Red Lodge and
stuck the first pick in the coal mines
at Bridger.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
News of the Northwest
CROPS MEET EXPECTATIONS
MORE BARLEY AND FLAX AND
ABOUT SAME AMOUNT OF
WHEAT AND OATS,

Winona, Mimi, Sept. 28.-'The final
report on crop conditions along the
line OF the North Western railway
west of Winona has just been issued
and the summary bears out the favor
able reports that have been issued
weekly during the past summer. This
hnal report has been delayed until
more complete returns, upon which to
base conclusions. could be secu
However, with threshing now well -,
der way it is possible to make re-
port.
1t is believed there will be more bar.
ley and flax in Minnesota and South
Dakota and about the same amount
of wheat and oats. The corn crop is
fully matured at the present time
but because Of the lateness of the
spring and the unevenness of the year
it Is estimated that this crop this year
will not be over Is per cent of last
years corn crop of feeding quality
In Minnesota the crop is slightly bet.
ter in quality.
On the whole the quality of small
grain is very much better than last
year. In South Dakota there has been
very little rain since early harvest. and
threshing has been done under the
most favorable conditions The result
is the largest per cent of milling wheat
in South Dakota in number Of years
The highest grade of barley also comes
from that section. This also applies
to Western Minnesota, while in East
ern Minnesota the quality is about the
same as last year because of the fire.
quent storms this year the same as a
year ago. Taking the whole territory
into consideration, the quality is much
superior to year ago.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
MONTANA NEWS
CALLS VICTIMS FOOLS.
Man Passes Money issued by Long-de-
func. Bank.

Man Passes Money issued by Long-de-
func. Bank.
G. Wade Is confined in the county
jail at Red Lodge on the charge of
having passed a number of SIS and $40
bills Of the Merchants and Planters
Bank OF Georgia, an institution long
since defunct, en- a number of business
men of Belfry, small town in Carbon
county. Wade acknowledged that he
passed the worthless bills, but claims
that the only charge he can be held on
is that of obtaining money under false
pretenses as the bills were not coun-
terfeit and were worth their face value
before the war.
Anyway" he remarked to Sheriff
Bachelor "a mans a id fool who
would take that stuff for genuine mon
ey. and should not be punished for
SHINING fool"
An alleged pal Of Wade's, cripple
giving the name OF r. G. Gilbraith,
was arrested at Bear Creek. Gilbraith
had on his person letter from Chi
cago firm, acknowledging remittance
from him of $40 in payment for a ship
ment of worthless bills.
Wade was camped on a small island
about mile and half from Belfry
and when the officers searched his
camping place they unearthed evil
dence which led them to believe that
Wade had planned to rob the bank at
Belfry. He had quantity of giant
powder and nitroglycerin stored away,
fuse and pair Of soft slippers, such
as burglars use.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
METHoDlsTs WIN RACE.
Church Building Contest With Bap-
lists Is Decided.

Church Building Contest With Bap-
lists Is Decided.
The church building race between
the Baptist and Methodist congrega-
lions in Florence. eighteen miles
northwest of Watertown has been
won by the Methodists, and they have
their building in course Of construc-
ton. Each body circulated subscrip-
ton papers among the citizens OF the
town, each receiving substantially the
same amount in pledges, and from the
same people, but many of the subscrib-
ers stipulated that their subscriptions
would be good only to tue society that
first got it's building enclosed; hen,sy
1.-THE race. The Methoaists SLOW a
generous spirit, and since .tey have
claimed the subscriptions and vii,
own the only church edifice the little
town can build for some time, they
have offered the use Of it half the time
to the Baptists. Rev. w. I. Graham,
D. D., presiding elder Of the Water
town district, is the man to whom the
credit is due for winning out.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
HYDE WINS FIRST PRIZE.

The first prize for exhibits at the
Gas Belt exposition went to Hyde
county, the second to Stanley county
and the third to sully county for ex-
hibits1 Hughes was not allowed to-
contest. George Schneider Of Sully
was given first prize OH fruit exhibit;
b. 7. Young Of Peoria township.
Hughes county, was given first on
farm exhibit. and e D. stoddard 81
Canning, who conducts an irrigated
garden at that place. was siven 1,rst
on garden exhibit. s.3is
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
MUST GO FIRST TO /. c. c.
Point Raised by Road in Sioux Falls
Injunction Case.

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Arguments In the injunction proceed
ings instituted by Jewett Bros. & Jew
EFT in behalf of the Sioux Falls Jobbers
and Shippers association to prevent
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railroad company from putting into
effect new freight rates from Chicago
and other Lake Michigan points which
to Sioux Falls would be 1O4 per cent
of the rate to Sioux City, were con-
cluded before Judge Garland Of the
United States court in Sioux Falls,
and the Judge took the case under adj
yisement.
Attorneys for the railroad company
argued in substance that the federal
court was without jurisdiction and
could not grant the desired injunction
until after the interstate commerce
commission had decided case involv-
ing the same rate which now is pend
ing before that body.
The question raised as to the juris-
diction of the federal court in such
cases in advance of action by the inter-
state commerce commission is of the
utmost Importance, and it is thought
that no matter how Judge Garland de-
cides the case it will be appealed in
order to get decision from the high.
est court in the land
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
CLEANED HORIZON.
Montrose Mans Fuzee Wiped out Life
on the Landscape.

Frederick stansby, a prominent resi-
dent and sportsman Of Montrose.
claims to have made the seasons rec
ord for the number Of game birds and
other fowl killed by him at one shot.
Stanisby states that while hunting he
brought down at one shot eight ducks,
one mudhen, one blackbird and one
snipe. He says he was not looking for
such haul when he shot at the flock
Of ducks, but that the eight ducks and
other birds happened to be in range.
To thoce who express doubt as to tho
truth of his story he offers to furnish
the evidence of his companions who
were the witnesses of the remarkable
result Of his shot.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
STOCK LAW FlzzLES OUT.
Board Can Demand Information, but
Cannot Refuse Certificates.

Board Can Demand Information, but
Cannot Refuse Certificates.
Madison, Wis, Sept. 2S.-The stock
and bond bill enacted into law by the
last legislature, having for it's purpose
the restraining of corporations from
watering stock, was declared ineffect-
i've to prevent the unrighteous issue
of 100000 in bonds by the Southern
Wisconsin Railway company by the
Wisconsin railroad rate commission
yesterday. The commission declares
all it can do is to demand full informa-
ton from corporations which make ap-
plication for certificates Of permission
to issue bonds, and that after all nee
essary information has been furnished
the law is mandatory in its require
ment for the commission to grant the
desired permission.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
MRS. DRlNG COLLECTS.
Nlnety-Year-old Plaintiff In Bond Suit
Gets JUDGMENT.

Nlnety-Year-old Plaintiff In Bond Suit
Gets Judgment.
The suit of the aged widow, Gather
Inc Dring, to recover money from st.
Lawrence township, was disposed OF
at Miller. The amount sued for was
$1,000 and she got $4,000.
The Judge held in the case that moth
Ing could be collected where a town
had exceeded it's indebtedness Of per
cent of the assessed valuation of its
property. In this case it was found
that part Of the bring indebtedness
was legally made, and only on that did
the aged woman collect. At one time
while the figuring and pickering over
the old st. Lawrence books was going
on to ascertain II any part Of the
amount sued for was legal, according
to the judges decision, 1t was shown
that only $126 was due the woman.
The jury in the box showed their In
dignation By entering into spirited
debate. They were unanimous for CIV
ing the full amount. At times the OPP
posing lawyers, tnrymen and Judge;
were discussing the case al the same
time. Later when the more correct
figuring showed that $4,,cg0 might ba
collected for the woman, calm reigned
and things went along smoothly. This
case was for money had and received.
the former case on the bonds having
been decided against the old lady.
This decision by Judge Boucher is
directly opposite to that Of Judge
Garland in the United States court at
Pierre last June when he decided that
st. Lawrence township must pay 3d.
900 bonds sued on and which were is-
sued after the bring bonds.
Though ninety years old the plain
tiff in this case was in court and gave
her testimony, coming in more than
twenty miles over the prairies.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
Indicted for Murder.

Waterloo, Iowa, Sept. IS. - Among
the indictments returned by the Ben
ton county grand jury were one
against William Stout of Belle PLANE
for murder in the first degree, and
one against Officer Charles Baumgard-
ner of Vinton for manslaughter. Stout
is accused of killing William Stewart
on Sept. Il by a blow on the head
with q jug and Baumgardner of shoot
ing Frank Fanley, whom he was plac-
ing under arrest, on July 4.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03

afternoon to hear sousa and his hand
and to see the agricultural exhibits
and the display Of the ladies' work In
the gallery, there were nearly as many
people thronging the streets who were
unable to get into the palace. Two
special trains came in over the Mil
waukee road from Sioux City and Cam
ton and one over the Omaha from Ha-
warden, Iowa. A crowd OF 5000 en-.
joyed themselves on the street with
the attractions. twenty-five hundred
electric lights made a display, cover
ing distance of five blocks.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
LABOR SHIPPED WEST.

Special Trains, two in number, pass
ed,through Billings recently filled with
laborers. who are en- route to the west
ern part of this state and to Washing
ton and idaho, where they will be en-
ployed in railroad construction work.
Altogether there were more than 1000
men on the two trains. which were
made up at st. Paul.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
SHIPPERS WIN ONE POINT.
Old Rate Stands Where No Transfer
Is Made

Madison, Wis, Sept 27.-Relief has
been given to shippers of Wisconsin
in the matter of the recent raise of
the minimum rate on package freight
from rs to 40 cents. AT a hearing on
this matter before the Wisconsin rate
commission yesterday the represented
shippers and railroads agreed upon an
adjustment which practically aban-
dons the new rate. 1t was agreed that
all shipments within the state that go
Oh only one line of railroad will be
carried at the old minimum rate, but
such shipments as have to be trans
ferred from one road to another in
transit will continue for the present
at the rate Of 40 cents
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
NO CHANGES IN METHoDIsM.

Vote Down Proposals.
Marshall, Mimi, Sept. 90. - Propo-
sails for radical changes in the admins
tration Of the Methodist Episcopal
church received some hard knocks at
yesterdays session of the Minnesota
conference, race bishops and the cut
ting down of representation in the gen
eral conference being declared mad
visable by the vote of that body. On
the other hand, a memorial was order
ed prepared calling on the next gener-
al conference to take the power of ap-
pointing presiding elders from the
the bishops and to make these officers
elective by various conferences.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
FIRE TIES UP CAR LINE.

Rolling Stock Burned at Waterloo
Six Cars Are Left in Service.
Waterloo, Iowa, Sept. 27.-Fire de-
stroyed the street car barns and eight
cars, also three residences and five
other barns nearby. Loss, 500, 900.
Two cars at Cedar Falls and four in
the shops are the only ones left on
the system. l.. 8. Case Of st. Paul,
president Of the company, says new
equipment will be secured either from
st. Paul or Chicago and rushed here
on . special train.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
HAzING IS UNDER BAN.
ew Principal Takes Action on
Parents Complaints. 81


Parents Complaints.
Prof. Wilkinson, the new principal
of the Sioux Falls high school, who as.
sumed the duties of his position at the
commencement of the present term,
has placed ban upon hazing in any
form. It appears that hazing of fresh
men has prevailed among the older
students, amt when Prof. Wilkinson
learned Of this he set about putting
stop to the practice. A number OF
freshmen we're hazed recently by be-
ing spanked with lath and shingles. In
some instances SO severely that pa
rents Of the pupils thus injured made
complaints, with the result that haz-
Ing now has been stopped.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
CLAIMS ANOTHER

Schneider, a Milwaukee Road Bridge
builder, browns in Montana.
Otto Schneider, a young man who
was working on the Milwaukee's
bridge across the Yellowstone at Tus-
Ter, was drowned by the capsizing of
boat in which he was towing mate
rial. Searchers have failed to recoevr
the body.
The funeral of Joe Packer. a young
man who was killed at Sadie by his
horse falling upon him, took place at
that place under the auspices of the
Woodmen.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
MUTILATED BODY FOUND.

Unidentified Man Probably Killed in
Attempt to Steal Ride.
Enderlin, N. D., Sept. 29.-The uni
Identified body Of man about thirty
years old was found in the railroad
yards here yesterday morning. He was
seen in a restaurant about 1 O'Clock
and probably was killed in an attempt
to steal ride on the west-bound pas.
senger train. One arm and a leg were
torn from his body.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
CARRIED INTO COURT.
Plaintiff in Divorce Suit is Helpless
Cripple.

Cripple. 81. ~
An unusual divorce case was heard
at Yankton before Judge e. G. Smith,
from the fact that the fair plaintiff for!
freedom was physically perfectly help.
less and entirely dependent upon her
attendants, who carried her into court,
and at the close of each session car.
ried her out again and to her hotel.
The litigants were Paul and Mrs. So.
phia Wysuph, a well-to-do couple III
Bon Homme county. Mrs. Wysuph
asked for an absolute divorce and ali.
mony on the grounds Of cruelty. The
divorce will be granted, the question
Of alimony being still under advise.
ment.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
LIGHTNING LOSSES BIG.

NicoIIet County Has Suffered More
Than Uusual.
st. Peter, Mimi, Sept. 49, - Light
ming has been unusually destructive in
Nicollet county this summer and fall
This fact was established yesterday
afternoon, when the directors of the
New Sweden Farmers Mutual Insur-
ance company held their semi-annual
meeting in this city. A number of
claims were presented to them, and
of the sixteen losses they allowed all
but two were caused by lightning.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
DON'T OPPOSE DIVORCE.
Sixteen Husbands Let Wives Have
Their Own Way.

lhelr own way.
Waterloo, Iowa, Sept. %. - Seven
teen divorce cases, sixteen brought by
women, went by default yesterday in
the Blackhawk county courts for want
OF answer. This places the Plaintiffs
in position to secure the coveted docu-
ments of separation on proving up
their claims, a formality of law. Di-
yorce actions in which defendants
have given notice of intention to con-
test the claims made in resistance OF
DEGREES and alimony being granted
number twenty-five.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
FOUR BLOWS GIVEN M. o.
Wisconsin Cities Vote "No" on Plans
to Sell Bonds.

10 SeiI BOnQS.
Milwaukee, Sept. 27. Municipal
ownership of waterworks plant was
defeated yesterday in four Wisconsin
cities. At Manitowoc the vote against
city ownership by buying the present
plant for $4,000 was defeated. At
Rac'ne it was found impossible to get
brokers to take city bonds for s41O 900
for a municipality owned plant. At
Sheboygan the same trouble is expe-
rienced, the price Of that plant being
100000. At Appleton the supreme
court rendered a decision which fixes
a rate for service so low that the peo-
pie will drop the agitation for a city
owned plant
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
PRAIRIE is FlRE-sWEPT.

immense Loss to Homesteaders in
South Dakota.
Pierre, s. D., Sept. pa heavy and
extensive prairie fire is reported to
have burned north of Midland yester.
day, destroying thousands Of acres Of
grass and taking many prairie shacks
Of homesteaders and stacks of hay.
The loss Of the buildings means hard.
ship in getting out lumber to rebuild
at this time Of the year. and the loss
Of hay means practically the loss Of
winter fodder for much Of the stock.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
TRAINS COLLIDE; TWO KILLED.
Superintendent Of Yellowstone Roac
Meets Death.

Billings, Mont, Sept. 20. = A run
away coal train collided with freight
on the Northern Pacific railroad near
here, killing sdtt. Pat Boland of the
Yellowstone road and seriously injur-
ing Charles Cyr and w. G. BumEin.
The engineer and fireman Of the run
away train saved their lives by jump
ing. The property loss is heavy, as
both trains were almost completely
destroyed.
AS the result Of a rear-end collision
between two freight trains at Huntley
last night one man, the fireman of one
Of the Inflated engines, is dead, and
the two engineers are seriously in
jured.