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BANDITS OVERLOOK
CASH IN HANDBAG

Garretson, S. D.. Dec. 1S.-Mrs. John
Erickson. of this city, and son, Emil.
had an exciting experience on their
way home from Sioux Falls, Friday
night. Mrs. Erickson carried about
$500 in a small handbag. When Il short
distance this side of Sioux Falls they
We're held up by two highwaymen. who
compelled the son to get out. AS he
did so Mrs. Erickson thoughtfully let
the handbag containing the money
slide from her hand to the bottom Of
the buggy, where it lay concealed While
the men went through the pockets Of
her son, procuring only a few cents.
After the robbers had taken this money
they ordered him into the buggy and
~ - on rapidly under pain of being
shot. The mother and son acted upon
their advice thus saving the $500.
John Erickson, a pioneer Of the
northwest, is dead at his home in Car
retson at the age of 60 years. Mr..
Erickson came to America from Swe-
Rev. j. N. Oakley. pastor of the
city. has just returned from two
months visit to his native country,
England.
The Garretson mill. which a few
months ago was closed because Of
financial embarrassments Of the owner,
will soon be reopened by G. e. Magil,
of Brunswick Can. Alr. Magill has
sufficient capital to put the mill in
splendid working condition.
e. j. Morgan, principal of the high
school, has caused to be organized
among the high school students, two
literary societies.
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DEMOCRATS NAME
CONVENTION DATES

Sioux Falls, s. D., Dec. 16.-Practic-
ally ignoring the primary and agree
Ing to hold caucuses the same as in tho
past, the democratic state committee
adjourned here today after Issuing a
call for the first convention to elect ma
tional delegates. at Mitchell. the Sec
ond Tuesday in April, and the second
convention. to nominate the state tick
ct. for the second Tuesday in July at
Rapid City.
All nominations will be made In con-,
vention and candidates names placed
on the official primary ballot by petit,
tion. This is allowed under article 8.
section 60, OF the primary law. All
nominations for the above two conven-
tions will be made at local caucuses.
A committee. to appeal to the public
in connection with the election, was
named as follows: Robert Emmett
Dowdell, Artesian; r. F. Pettigrew.
Sioux Falls; w. T. LaFollette. Mitch
ELL p. S. WiclShem, Alexandria, and E..
w. Tarber. Black Hills. The state COM
mitiee adjourned subject to call, 1t be-
ing understood that the next meeting
will be held at Huron. William j. Bry-
an was indorsed for president.
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COUNTY BOARD
ASKED TO RESIGN:
FARMERS ANGRY
Homesteaders and Stockmen OF
Lyman County at War Over
Herd Law.

Pierre, S. D., Dec. 19.-The home
NeaderS OF Lyman county, who at
tempted to secure Il vote on the herd
law proposition in that county. through
petition to the board of county COM
missioners for an election under the
law. and found themselves blocked
by the action of the board in cut
ting enough names off the petit
tion to get it below the required ma
jority. on the ground that the names
stricken off did not appear on the
poll lists of the county, are now
on the war path in earnest.
Under the provisions of the law. they
cannot now get vote before the gem
eral election Of next year, and that
means another general all summer
row between the farmers and stock
men.
While they were barred from any
further direct action, over 800 home
steaders met at Presho. and after an
excited discussion of the situation, they
demanded the resignation of the en-
tire board. and some of the members
wanted a petition in boots" on hand
at the January meeting of the board
10 see that the designations We're not
;haltingly handed in.
They finally adopted resolutions and
appointed committees To circulate pc
;titlons all over the county, demanding
Che RESERVATIONS
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IMPLEMENT DEALERS
SAY PROFITS GO TO
EXPRESS COMPANIES
South Dakota Convention Urges
the Parcel Post System ~
Solution.

Watertown. S. D., Dec. H.-That
the express companies of the country
are charging tariffs that take all the
profit out of the repair department OF
the implement business was the as
sertion yesterday of President Mesick.,
of the Retail Implement Dealers asso-
ciation, of South Dakota, southwestern
Minnesota and northwest Iowa at its
ninth annual convention now in session
in This city.
Either a radical reduction in express.
rates or the establishment OF a parcel
post system is Inevitable In the opin-
ion OF the president. the former being.
dealers.
Another radical statement was made
before the convention by c. e. Sand
ers. of Chicago. representing officially
the National Plow Manufacturers as
sociation. which will concern not only
the implement dealers, but the farm
ers of the country as well.
Short Time Payments.
Mr.. Sanders declared that in an
other year the retail implement dealers
will have to buy upon about ninety
days time, with a discount of l per
cent. per month The manufacturers
will insist upon settlement upon re-
the same with the retailers. 1t Is up
to the retailer to adjust the situation
with the farmers
The farmers are now being given
two or three falls time on Implements.
and even vehicles, but the trade will be
forced to sell OH the same terms ex-
acted for hardware, furniture and dry
goods.
The farmers have the cash. so the
change will impose no real hardship
upon them.
The program of the convention is be-
ing carried out in full and all sessions
are we'll attended
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WHAT? JOHN D. WEAR A
WHITE APRON AND TEND
BAR IN A REAL SALOON?

Cleveland o.. Dec. 16.-Relatives of
Of Stephen Buhrer. mayor of Cleveland
from 1867 to 1871, who died in his SD
year Sunday, expect John d. Rookie
feller will attend the funeral services.
Final arrangements are delayed pend
ing a response by Mr.. Rockefeller.
Mr.. Buhrer and Mr.. Rockefeller for
years have met each summer to re-
new old days when Buhrer conducted
a little drinking place a few doors from
the house in which Rockefeller busted
himself before the days even of his
first business ventures. Mr.. Buhrer a
year ago recalled an episode which
never has seen the light.
Mr.. Rockefeller asked me for a Job
once. He did not get it, but helped
him at different times out Of hard
places" smiled .the old man.
Now I never looked at it Just that
way" he responded to the query as to
whether Rockefeller would have been a
bartender If given job. And Buhrer
who loved joke to the last. laughed
gleefully at what shock such a pasi
revelation would be.
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RATIONAL DIVORCE
LAW FAVORED BY
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Sioux Falls. 8. D.. Dec. A.-The Fedora
ion Council Of Churches OF Christ In
South Dakota closed It's annual meeting
In this city Tuesday afternoon after q two
days successful meeting.
The federation resolved IN favor Of
county local option and a national divorce
law. Another plank In the platform IA
vors unity in churches and is against
bringing to life a superabundancy of
churches where none of the societies can
gain a healthy growth
The next annual meeting will! be held
in Mitchell, December 10 and IL, 1908.
Following are the officers elected for
the coming year: President, Rev. w. H.
Thrall. Huron: vice president, c. b.
Hogan. of Huron; secretary, r. B. Hud-
son, of Huron: treasurer, j. y. Booth, of
DeSmet
Huron: II. P. Carson. Huron, and F. v.
Stevens, of Yankton
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.HAFF, MILLIONAIRE
POLITICIAN, GETS
A DAKOTA DIVORCE
Sensational Legal Battle Comet
to an End With Granting
Of Decree.

Ipswich, S. d., Dec. 17.--After one CT
the most exciting legal battles in the
history of the state, into which the
powerful machinery OF District Attor-
lney Jerome's Office was drawn, John III.
Half, OF New York city. millionaire. and
we'll known Tammany man, has been
granted n DIVORCE here by Judge
Boucher.
The case which in it's beginning, De-
cember, 1906. attracted widespread at
tent1on, owing to the prominence OF
the parties involved, caused sensation
in New York political and social cir
,cles. Soon after Mr.. Haff applied for
This divorce before Judge Boucher he
was arrested on the charge Of child de-
Fhe New York laws this Is a crime.
Detective Arrested.
At the time OF his arrest liaff asket
IIlrod, who decided in favor of the New
York authorities. In the meantime 9
detective from District Attorney Je-
rome's office arrived at Pierre with
requisition papers which he served OF
Haff The detective was arrested OH
the charge of attempted kidnapping.
/. While the detective was busy with
that matter. Haf and mis- attorney, Mr..
Brown, slipped to Eureka and got a
writ of haoeas corpus. Judge Boucher.
however decided against Half. who Inn
mediately appealed to the supreme
court of South Dakota where he was
again turned down.
+ Haff then returned to New York and
gave hmself up, was tried and ac-
He then returned to Sioux Falls, con-
tinued his residence in this state and
the granting of the decree Wednes-
dav WAS the final chapter in the case
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STANDARD OIL cooks
THAT FIGURED IN TRIAL
CANNOT BE FOUND

Chicago, Dec. 17.-At conference
between Judge Lands and the attor-
neys concerned in the case against
Standard Oil in which that corporation
was fined s29,400,000. John S. Miller,
made the announcement that three
commodity tariff books of the Chicago
and Alton which figured in the trial
are mysteriously missing.
The tariff books We're offered in evil
dence by the Standard Oil company's
attorneys to show that there were in
existence many other tariffs in Illinois
similar to that for the acceptance of
which the Standard Oil company was
prosecuted.
Attorney Miller declared that he had
called upon the railroad officials to
produce the books since the trial and
that they informed him that they could
not be found. The books were excluded
by Judge Lands at the trial and 1t Is
said that the defendant will use this
fact IN arguing for a reversal in the
United States court Of appeals.
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FEDERAL CONTROL
OF EXPRESS RATES

Watertown. S. d., Dec 16.-The ninth
annual convention Of the Retail Imple-
ment Dealers of South Dakota, south
western Minnesota, and Northwestern
Iowa adjourned in this city yesterday
after passing resolutions memorializing
congress to reject the parcel post bills
to reduce first class postage rates by
one-half and place express rates under
federal supervision.
The following officers were elected:
President, j. e. McDougall. Britton.
former lieutenant governor OF South
Dakota; vice president, B. G. Watson,
Chamberlain; secretary and treasurer,
E. c. Barton. Vermillion.
Directors: H. c. Meyer, Lake Park,
Ia: ]. S. Farley, Milbank, s. D.
Legislative committee: c. ]. Bach,
Hurley; B. E. Lee, Watertown; c. w.
Johnson, Salem; j. Y. Lee, Volga; c.
II. Long, Webster; w. w. Rounds.
Conde: William Zing, Wessington; w.
H. Thomas, Round Lake. Mimi; ]. J.
Bennett. Castlewood.
+. Grievance committee: E. B. vanal-
stine. Mitchell; E. C. Barton, Vermil-
lion: o. E. Lessick, Gettysb"--
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SUDDEN DEATH OF
WOMAN RESULTS
IN DAMAGE SUIT
Sioux Fails Attorney Seeks
$4,000 for SANDER From
County Coroner.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 1S.--The re-
cent sudden death in this city of Mrs.
Gertrude Nicolson Brown, Il member
OF the local divorce colony. who came
to Sioux Falls from Canada, has re-
suited In the commencement of a dam
age suit. The defendant is l.. D. Miller.
of this city, coroner Of Minnehaha
county, While the plaintiff is Charles
II. Bartlett. q local attorney. who had
been engaged by Mrs. Brown to con-
duct her divorce proceedings. The at
torney seeks to recover damages in the
sum of $4,000 from Coroner Miller for
alleged :slanderous statements said to
have been made by him in reference to
the plaintiff
= The hearing in the case cannot he
held until the return of Coroner Miller.
who accompanied the remains of Mrs.
Brown to Hamilton. Ontario, where
the burial will take place.
In his complaint Bartlett alleges that
following the death of Mrs. Brown, and
after her relatives in Canada had been
notified of her death, the coroner, in
the presence of others, charged Bartlett
With having received from one r. e.
Tobias. of Brantford, Ontario. the sum
Of $125 for the purpose of defraying all
the expenses in connection with the
shipment and burial of the body OF
Mrs. Brown. and that Bartlett had con.
verted the money to his own use.
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POISON IN OATMEAL
KILLS WOMAN; SPOUSE
SUSPECTED OF CRIME

Huron. S. D.. Dec. 1s.-1ndications
point strongly toward Gustave Kimmel
es the poisoner of his wife Friday
morning. He is being kept under sur
veillance pending the verdict of the
coroners jury next Friday.
lkinmel, While living with his wife
had abused her shamefully. but for
several months had been living apart
from the woman. who had instituted
suit for divorce.
Friday Mrs. Kimmel made oatmeal
for breakfast from a large package
from which meal had not been taken
for a week. She and her son and dog
ate the oatmeal and all We're taken with
vomiting. The son was unable to go for
doctor so drove to his fathers house
and asked him to go for aid. He was
delirious and did not get doctor till
4 o'clock in the afternoon, when his
wife was dead. The son is recover
ing, also the dog.
The neighbors are aroused and KIM
mel, fearing injury, has asked for pro-
lection. He declines to talk about the
case.
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MYSTIC MAN TAPS
RICH GOLD LEDGE

Hot Springs, S. D., Dec. 19.-The Mari
,osa Gold & Milling company operative
en- Slate creek, near Mystic, } ''' after
three years of drifting, encountered and
opened the main ledge. This is one of the
most important strikes made in the Black
Hills as it opens a new mineral belt.
The company in 1904 opened some rich
assure Veins on its property and sunk sew
sral shafts ana uncovered and developed
ZONE of the richest gold ore that this re-
sion has ever produced. Water came in
tuch large quantities, however, that de-
relopment work was retarded and it was
Ieemed expedient to go down on Slate
,reea and crosscut the country until tho
main veins were reached. This has been
Gone and a tunnel 900 feet deep now
pierces the mountains and has crosscut
and opened seven different gold-bearing
ledges and the main fissure
Steps are being taken to install reduc-
ton works and the company will soon
be among the bullion producers of the
Hills
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MADE MAD BY RICHES.
MAN DIES IN ASYLUM

New York, Dec. 16.-Driven insane by
worry over the management of 81
100000 estate left by his father, Au-
gustus Browning Prentice. formerly a
brilliant young lawyer of New York.
died in Bloomingdale asylum.
With personal attendants, and sur
rounded with every comfort that could
be supplied. Mr.. Prentice occupied a
private cottage at I3loomingdale for
more than two years. He was AZ years
OLD, was graduated from Harvard in
1883, and received the degree Of LII. B.
from the Columbia law school.
His father, Augustus Prentice, was
a we'll known lawyer Of New York
twenty-five years ago. In 1905 the elder
Prentice died, and the management OF
the estate devolved upon the son. who
was an only child. Naturally Of ner-
vous temperament. the sudden strain Of
so great business responsibility began
to have an effect upon him.
His wife, who was Maud Fowler Bre-
WORT, urged him to get away from the
new business cares, but he insisted that
the estate demanded constant atten-
ton, and, although his intimate friends
saw that his mind was giving way.
nothing could induce him to leave the
work to others. Early in December.
1906, it was seen that his case was
HOMELESS
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SUNDAY CONVERTS
3.6i2 AT MUSCATINE.
AND GETS 6,785.5O

Muscatine, Ia, Dec 1S.-Rev. Billy
Sunday closed his revival here Satur-
day night with record of 3.612 con-
verts.
For his months work he received
s6,7S5.50 from the people of Muscatine,
collected during the meetings the last
two days.
Lodges of the city. accompanied by
bands, escorted him to the train Sun
day night and gave him rousing
sendoff.
One out Of every four persons in
Muscatine is convert. Counting the
church membership and converts, three
out of every five are church members
Postmaster William Roach, county
and city officials are among the con-
verts. Sunday broke all records 20 the
state and west.
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RAILROADS VIOLATE
SlxTEEN-HOuR LAW

Huron, S. D., Dec. 16.-Alleging vio.
lations of the new sixteen-hour law in
this state. governing railway oper-
atves, the grand jury for three days
has been probing into the affairs of
the Chicago and Northwestern Railway
company, nearly one hundred engi-
neers, firemen and brakemen having
been subpoenaed. +. r. Moulton, su-
perintendent of this division. was the
last witness called. and the statement
is made that the evidence is over
whelming against the railway COM
pany.
The sixteen-hour law was passed by
the last legislature and became oper-
ative the first of July. Huron is di-
vision headquarters for the principal
railway system in the state and the
probing of alleged violations of the law
is therefore being made here.
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KIDNAPPED GIRL
IS RECOVERED

Chicago Dec. 16.-Lillian Wulff, 10,
who was kidnapped last Saturday from
her home here. was found today in
Monenoe. Ill. A man and woman with
her were arrested.
They gave the names OF Mr.. and
Mrs. William Jones, and say they were
on their way from Pennsylvania to Mis-
souri,, where they intended settling
They refuse to discuss the kidnapping.
The child declares they picked her up
on the streets of Chicago. put her in a
wagon and drove away. She acknowl-
edged her name, and said she had beer
travelling under the name OF Jones. Ac-
cording to her story, she escaped once
while on the road between Kankakee
and Chicago. but was recaptured
The child seemingly has been neg
lected since she was stolen and her ap-
pearance indicated that in all that
time she has gone without washing
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NINE DISASTER an
.. DEATHS TOTAL 70

Birmingham, Dec. 19.-With 30 dead
bodies taken from mine No. l. Of the
Yolande Coal and Coke company, at
Yolande, Tuscaloosa county, the res
cuing parties have discovered there is
fire in the mines and it may be inn
possible to reach 80 or 40 more bodies
in the deep entry.
The explosion was caused by a
WINDY shot below the second entry.
There were 26 men gotten out alive.
who will recover.
Women and children. together with
strong men. remained about the mouth
of the mine all night, despite the fact
that all are greatly tagged out. The
bodies last taken out were badly black
iened, and as the rescuing forces got
further into the mines. hot air was felt.
icausing great lamenting.
1t is estimated the death list will
approach 7S
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HURON DOCTORS SON
KILLED IN ILLINOIS

Huron. S. D., Dec. 1S-A telegram an
nounces that Dwight Sale. aged 81
former Huronians. but now residents
of Urbana. ILL.,. had been killed in a
mine accident. No further particulars
were given.
Mrs. Anna Maria Barndmire, aged
about IS years. widow of Charles
Brandmire, died at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. A. L. McWhorter. Of
this city, Friday. December 13.
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22-YEAR.oLD CHECK
FOUND At RAPID CITY

Rapid City, S. D.. Dec. 14.-Yellow
with age check for 500 that was
never cashed through some freak of
fate, has just been found in the rear
of an old feed store here. The check
was drawn in 1885 on the First National
bank Of this place by Major John r.
Brennan, now Indian agent on the
Eighty Stamps baseball club. one Of
the most popular organizations Of its
day. As the club long since passed
out of existence and its surviving mem-
bers here have no right to the money.
and presented to a brother Of Mador
Brennan. !
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BELLE FoURCHE SHIPS
$4,000 HEAD OF CATTLE

Belle Fourche, S. D., Dec. 14.--Cattle
shipments from this point for the sea-
son of 1907 are practically over. al
though few cars will straggle out
from now on to the first Of the
coming year.
Contrary to expectations, the season
has been a particularly successful one.
notwithstanding the sudden drop in the
price of cattle which came with the
first approach of money stringency
and curtailed shipments According to-
the estimates Of both the Northwestern
railroad and cattlemen. something like
$4,000 head of stock were shipped from
this point this year
Belle Fourche has always had the
reputation of being the largest single
cattle shipping point in the world. but
records Of other localities will probably
equal it this year In all about 1900
cars of cattle, sheep and horses were
sent from here to eastern markets,
the majority being cattle for beef pur-
poses. Most of it went to Omaha and
Chicago where in former years Sioux
City got large share. Returns show
that previous to the slump on the mar
ket, steers this year brought from IS
to $40 per head net over last years
prices and resulted in many more cat
tie being shipped than was expected.
There are still more cattle on the
range for the winter than last year. and
these will be ready for shipment in
1908.
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MISSING MAN WRITES
HE is COMING HOME

Faulton, S. D.. Dec. 19.-The disap-
pearance some time ago Of William
Doan, we'll known farmer who re-
sided n few miles from Faulkton, has
been solved. His wife has received a
letter from him, written from the
Black Hills, in which he states that
he will soon return to his home The
season for his strange disappearance
still is mystery. After Doan disap-
peared it was believed he had been the
victim of foul play
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ELECTRIC RAILWAY TO
CONNECT TWO DAkOTAS

Veblen. S. D., Dec. 19.-Prospects are
bright for the early construction of an
electric railway from this place to
Ledgerwood, N. d. AS the result of a
meeting held at this place by those in
terestcd in the project. a company,
with a capital of $500,0OO. was organ
ized for the purpose of building main
line to Ledgerwood and branch lines.
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BURGLARS LOOT
HOT SPRINGS STORE

Hot Springs, S. D.. Dec. 1S.-E. Ell
sey's store was robbed between mid
night and o'clock, $3.50 worth of mems
clothing, shirts and gloves being taken.
also 50 In cash. Entrance was gained
through a broken basement window,
Sheriff Clarke is working on the case.
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WIFE PUT COLD
HANDS ON HIS
BACK; DIVORCE.

Aberdeen. S. D., Dec. IT.
George w. Holmes. of Mansfield,
is plaintiff in a suit for divorce
now on hearing in circuit court
in this city and among other
things he charges his wife
Bertha, with cruelty. because. as
he alleges. she is continually tor
turing him by placing her cold
hands on his back. Most of the
population Of Mansfield is at
tending the trial either as wit
nesses or spectators. and the case
is attracting considerable atten-
ton.