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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-17
"AN MAclAREN" is DEAD,
scotch Clersynian-Author S~uccuDabs
i'm Mount Pleasant, Tcwn.

sSDNFH y
i'm Mount Pleasant, IOWA.
DR.. John Watson clan Maclaren"),
the Scotch Experimentation who o
worldwide fame MS the writer OF BE
side the Bonnie Brier Bush died at
Mount Pleasant, Iowa, of blood poison
ing, the result of tonsilitis. He died
alone, while his wife, who had been
his constant companion in his illness,
was out of the sick chamber for fifteen
minutes. DR.. Watson was taken III on
April % in Ottumwa, Iowa, while on
a lecture tour of the Northwest All
his lecture engagements throughout the
United States were cancelled. His
home was in Liverpool.
Since the publication of the Bonnie
Brler Bush,' DR.. Watson made several
visits to this country. The II which
terminated in his death began with his
arrival on a lecture tour of the I'LL
try in February last. Though his heart,
always weak, troubled him greatly OF
late, he persisted in filling his engage
ments. This heart disease, complicated
With rheumatism, undoubtedly FASTENED
his demise.
Among the more famous of DR.. Wat
sons other works are: The Days OF
Aud Lang Syne," "A Doctor of the
Old School," 'The Mind Of the Mas
:er,' The Cure of Souls" doctrines
If Grace life of the Master" 1.-The
Homely Virtues "Inspiration OF
Faith and latest from his pen, era
,on Of Clayarhousev THE strictly re-
igious books were published under his
own name; the novels he wrote under
he nom de plume.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-17
News of Minor Note.

William j. Bryan, speaking before the
Cincinnati Democratic Club, said that
he expected to live through five more pres
idential campaigns. II went into politics
by accident, and I stayed in by design"
were his concluding words.
Baron Rosen, the Russian ambassador
to this country, is a chancellor of the
Russian Empire, court chamberlain and
a wearer of the orders of st. Vladimir,
st. Ann, and st. Stanislaus. In addition
to his special training and experience as
q diplomat, he is an accomplished must
clan, and speaks English. Russian,
French, German, Italian and Japanese
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-17

APP. X III.-(Continued.)
. 8 lnyni,y down there9 2" called
Cy A BARRETT

L - ND'N
ThY ywa no reply put the echo Of
my nxt vo Q as it rang down the shaft.
The 1henct troubled me the hollow ring
of my ,ot e scared me. | looked about
and founa a candle and a box of matches
on the shelf. christening the rope, l
lowered the bucket to the level of the cir
cular well, set the candle inside, and lit
it then letting the cord slip slo WY
through my hands, / watched the descent
of the light. 1t grew tainted and fainter,
until at length it failed to show the SIR
rounding brickwork, and l saw nothing
but a faint halo round the speck of i;gh-.
The well seemed to be Unfortunately deep.
AS the knot that finished the ropes end
came into my hand the bucket reached the
bottom, and the handle struck the size
with a clatter that rung up to my ear
about two seconds after.
If a body had been lying Mt the bottom
the bucket must almost of necessity nave
struck it, n not the bottom, as it did.
II ii man had been standing upright some
CLEAN of reflected light must have 6is-
covered him. I saw absolutely nothing,
but the steady speck of light and its
halo. / drew the bucket up and dropped
it twice or thrice, and called again with
out any result. Could my grandfather
have beer delirious when he sent me on
this wild goose chase? I asked myself, as
/ slowly drew up the bucket to the top.
Rejecting that / had not yet carried
out his instructions, ! determined to
make one last experiment. took ont
the candle and charged the bucket with
the eatables named by my grandfather,
lowered them down, and whistled as if
calling a dog. 1t seemed to me as ! list
ened while counting fifty that l heard
a movement below, and / counted an ad-
ditional twenty to give the thing a fair
trial. When | drew up again, to my
intense establishment, 1 found that The
food had been taken out, and an empty
pitcher put into the bucket. My grand
father had forgotten to mention drink,
and the creature below had sent up the
pitcher as q reminder. Clearly whatever
the thing was it had hands.
I filed the pitcher from a tub of clear
water that stood in one corner of the
and sent it down, completely
bewildered by the mystery. When it
touched the bottom / whistled again and
listened.
Then from below there came up the
queerest elfish and most ~plaintive sounds
I ever heard. 1t was like nothing more
than the swelling rise n fading fall Of
Aeolian harp.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-17

M r. G. B. FTZER, Mt. Sterling, Ky,
writes: ...... .......
81 have suffered with kidney and
bladder trouble for fer years past.
Last March I commenced using
I have not used it since, nor have 1 felt
a pain.
81 believe that I am well and I there
fore give my highest commentator to
the curative qualities of Peruna."
Pe-ru-na for Kidney Trouble.
Mrs. Geo. Fl. Simser, Grant, Ontario,
Cam. writes
Il had not been we'll for about four
years. I had kidney trouble. and. in
fact. felt badly nearly all the time.
This summer 1 got so very bad I
thought l would try Peruna, so I wrote
TO you and began at once to take Peruna
and Manalin.
81 took only two bottles of Peruna
and one of Manalin, and now l feel bet
ter than l have for some time.
Il feel that Peruna and Manalin cured
and made a different woman of me
altogether. l bless the day L picked up
the little book apd read of you Peruna."
1t is the business of the kidneys to
mo from the blood all poisonous
materials. They must be active all the
time. else the system suffers. There are
times when they need a little assistance.
Peruna is exactly this sort of a rem
edy. 1t has saved many people from
disaster by rendering the kidneys SER
vice at a time when they were not able
to bear their own burdens.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-17
refegraphic Brevitie..

During the course of a quarrel John U.
Sperry, a painter, shot and killed his
wife, Mary, in their home in Roxbury,
Mass. Sperry then shot himself through
the head.
Mayor Badger on petition of the Gro
GERS Association of Columbus, Ohio, or
dered the proprietors of twenty-six gro
ceries and saloons to close up tight on
Sundays.
Natives of Ottawa, Can, all over the
country are receiving letters from the
comnittee which has in charge an old
boys ana girls reunion in the dominion
city next July.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-17
supreme Court peci.ion..

BY an evenly divided bench, the United
States Supreme Court affirmed the Cir
cult Court decision that the repeal Of
the wal tax on i~nheritances took effect
July /, 1901, n that all collections
Hereunder for the following year must
be refunded, amounting to over $1,000
600. The court held valid the Missouri
law permitting the recovery of full
amount of insurance policy in case of sui
eide, despite any provision in the policy
to the contrary.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-17
Roo.exe1t,. -Four Maxim..

Jacob Riis, in a recent address at
Philadelphia, said that President Roose-
welt had placed his policy in four hither-
to unspoken maxims, as follows:
1. Fit yourself for the work God has
for you to do in this world, and lose no
time about it.
2. Have all the fun hat is coming to
you.
8. Go ahead, do something and be will
ing to take the responsibility.
4. Learn by your mistakes.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-17

side of this famous case. Mrs. Pat
rick declares that court, jury and prose-
cutor were prejudiced against her hus-
band and that 100000 of the Rice es-
tate none was spent to railroad the de-
PENDANT to the electric chair. She charges
hat two of the jurors offered to vote
for acquittal in return for a money con.
sideration.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-17

of Dover, Del, has
been found on his
fathers farm, but
the mystery sur
rounding the death
of the lad will
never be solved to
the satisfaction of
the hundreds of
Delaware people
who aided in the
search when it
was thought the
child had e
kidnapped for ran
som.
A physicians ex-
animation Of the
body leads to the
belief that the boy
died a natural
death, but the
father and hun
dreds of others re-
fuse to believe the
theory, declaring
the k / d n n p e + s,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-17
Perhaps.

Towne-That's the local weather
forecaster who just passed us.
Browne-Indeed? He isn't a very
healthy-looking man, is he:
Towne-No, he says the climate here
doesn't agree with him.
Browne-Yes? wonder if that's
why he keeps changing it so much?@
The Catholic Standard and Times.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-17
Toledo Bushes. Men Indicted.

On the charge of conspiring to restrain
trade, ninety-one business men of Toledo
were indicted, they being among the best
known in the city. The indictments grow
out of an investigation of the brick, lum-
Der and plumbers combine. No arrests
were made at once, as it was desired to
allow the men time to get attorneys and
arrange for bail. An Indictment was also
returned against the National Supply
Company, the name of the alleged COM
hipp
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-17

liam Marsh Rice,
will ask for a writ
of habeas r on
the ground that he
was tricked into
withdrawing his ap-
plication for an ap-
peal to the United
States S uprem e
Court while he was
under death sentence
and accepting COM
mutation to life i'm
~prisonment from the
late Gov. Higgins.
Mrs. Patrick has
written a statement
1f kn L--LD-ls,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-17
OR Complete Lack OF II.

TalesmanHI wish to be excused from
serving on this jury.
Judge-What is your reason?
Tatesman-I'm very absent-minded.
Judge-Can't eycus you. Absence
of mind is the best qualification for a
iurynian.@Cleveland Leader.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-17
Al Prank Of Memory.

Why have we memory sufficient to
retain the minutcst circumstances hat
have happened to us and yet not
enough TO remember how often we
have related them to the same personf
LA ROchefoucauld.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-17

The deepest sounding yet made in the
oceans is said to be in the Aldrich deep,
to the east of New Zealand. Here the seq
is 3O,93O feet deep.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-17
MARVIN MYSTERY uNsoLvEo.

Father Declares Lad Was kidnnpe"
and Allowed to Stnrve.
The body of Horace Marvin, Jr., the
4-year-old son of DR.. Horace Marvin,
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-17
Prejudice.

.Whnk:d - they call this skyscraper on
- llnx aAked the stranger.
.Ihat6 1the Reliance building" said the
raativA. FITS occupied almost entirely by
~GnelsUAs
lehn7 And they call It the Re
Hrll yell ~
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-17
PAY MILLIONS FOR A LIFE.

Sensational Charges Made by Vito
of Albert IT. Patrick.
Albert T. Patrick, who is serving a
life sentence in New York for the muir
der of the aged Texas Millionaire, Will
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-05-17
IN FOOD

Twenty million rabbits were exported
from Victoria, Australia, last year.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17
BAPTIST CHURCH.

There were two good services last
Sunday. Good attendance at both.
The Sunday school requested the
pastor to preach special sermon to
them. The sermon will be preached
next Sunday Morning. The Barracks
are to render a special song on the
occasion.
DR.. A. B. Cross was formally elect
ed by the general convention of Ba-
racas at Atlanta, Ca, secretary for
the State Of Louisiana, He took
charge OF that Office last week.
Francis Carr will lead the B Y. P.
U. next Sunday evening. The subject
will he Little Faults that Spoil Our
Lives" and will be in the nature of a
joint meeting with the Ju niors.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17

in the way she acquitted herself in the
selection of Der government. These
gentlemen stand high in the cOmmun-
ity and are vitality interested in the
welfare of the town, Most of them,
if not all, are christian men and be-
long to the churches of the town. The
best people are looking for towns,
cities and communities where the best
men are put in authority, to build
their homes and invest their money.
Welsh has made progress under the
retiring administration and we look
for a continuation of that progress
under the new administration.
In order that there may be a COM
plete success in our town affairs, it is
necessary to have the cooperation of
all good citizens. No doubt the new
administration will have the support
they should have and the moral and
material welfare of our people will
continue to improve. The churches
are vitality concerned in the cause OF
good government and we are sure the
officials will have the entire support of
the churches and pastors.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17
THE UNION MEETINGS,

The plans for the union meetings are
progressing nicely. Rev J. D. Flem-
ing of Memphis, Tennessee, has been
engaged to do the preaching and Rev.
Luther Robinson of SummerSet, Ken
lucky, will lead the singing. The
meetings are to begin in full blast on
June 2nd, and continue through the
10th of June.
The Minister'S Conference decided to
call into conference with them a COM
mlttee to be composed of three men,
berS from each church to look after
the details Of the meeting, This com.
1ntttee met last Friday evening at the
Presbyterian church. 1t consists of
the following names from each church
with the pastors: E. E. Kimball, E.
G. Willard and Chas. Moore, Meth
odist; L. E. Robinson, r. NJ. Lawson
and Mrs D. r. Read, PRESBYTERIAN;
r. P. Willard, George Lawson and
A. Reeve, Congregational; S. w.
Day, E. H. Boiling and Mrs. Jno. H.
Cooper, Baptist
The committee organized by electing
Rev. e. Nj. Grain, chairman and +.
E. Kimball, secretary. The committee
then resolved to appoint sub-committ-
ees on the matter OF finance, local ar
rangementss and music. After the ad-
iournment of the general committee,
the subcommittee met and organized
and took up the matters assigned them.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

A very delightful social was given by
the Endeayor society, at the bone of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. f. Robinson, last
Friday evening. a musical program
was rendered by Miss lone and Mrs.
Robinson and Miss WEIGH. The spe-
cial feature of the evening was dress
Ing potato dolls, by the guests. The
first prize was awarded to Mr.. Howard
Welch. Mr. Morgan received the Sec
ond prize. Mrs. Robinson served her
guests with delightful cream and cake.
Those present pronounced the event q
decided success as an occasion of en-
joyment.
The regular services were we'll at
tended. Pastor Price preached at
both hours.
The Ladies' Guild met at the home
of Mrs, L. E. Robinson, Tuesday af-
ernOon.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17
faleasfeu Cabbage and Potatoes Going
to Northern Markets.

Five cars of cabbage and two cars
of Irish potatoes were shipped from
CaicaSieu parish this week to north
ern markets. This produce was raised
by Lake Charles and Deridder truck
growers and purchased by the Nation
al Produce Distribution Company of
Cincinnati, through their agent E. f.
McGarvey.
This shipment means vastly more to
this parish than appears on the face
of it, 1t means that beginning has
been made which is destined to open
up one of the rich resources of this
section, namely truck raising for
northern markets. There is no coun-
try on the face of the earth, better
adapted for this line of work than
Calcasieu parish. Cabbage, potatoes,
sweet potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes
and numerous other vegetables can be
produced mere IN maximum qualltleS,
and of a superior quality at a mini
mum cost, and matured at a time
sufficiently early to meet with little or
no competition on northern markets.
The railroads have shown a dispo-
sition to handle this class of goods
with care and despa tch. The north
ern buyers are anxious to obtain all
that can be furnished at good cash
price. The soil is capable of pro-
ducing unlimited quantities at mini
mum of expense; and now Mr.. Truck
Grower it is up to you to do your
part toward developing this splendid
opportunity which is now knocking
at your door.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17
The Iowa Telephone Company, Limited

The Iowa Telephone Company filed
articles of incorporation Wednesday
at Lake Charles. The domicile of the
new company is at Iowa, La, capital
stock 50, 900 and life of charter 90
years. j. f. DenisOn is president,
George Goodrich is vice president, b.
f. " attic secretary and A. n. Gibbs,
treasurer, and these gentlemen, to-
gether with \. }. Findley, II. |. Long
enbach, A. 7. Jones. 5. Petticrew and
+. &. Petticrew comprise the first
board of directors.
While this company is just getting
their charter, they have the work of
the line practically completed and will
soon have it in working order. This
is "a move in the right direction and
one that the rural population of this
section would do well to initiate
Full line of no velties, in collars
belts, bags, purses, lace purses,
combs, at Paul w. Daniels.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17
Iowa Items.

Garland Hayes was business Wis.
itOr from Jennings Saturday.
Miss June Thurmrn went to Lake
Charles Saturday, returning Sunday.
MIR. Stout and family of Lake
Charles, are guests in the home Of DR..
J. J. Calvert.
Old residents say they have never
seen the water so high as it was last
Thursday and Friday,
Mrs Katie Brubaker and children
have returned from visit to HouS-
ton and other points in Texas.
John Wright and family made Il
trip to Bell City Sunday. Miss Kitty
remained to visit few DAYS with
friends.
Owing to the signals failing to work
No. 9 stopped here last night 1t
would be a great convenience if it
would stop every evening.
Mrs. Van Stee, who has spent sew
eraI months visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Brant Seaman, south of town,
left for her home at Grand Rapids,
Michigan, Monday, Forest Seaman
accompanied her and will remain
year with his grandparents.
Tuesday evening after supper, the
entire family of Earl Foster were tax
en- suddenly i'll. The meat they had
eaten is supposed to be the cause.
DR.. Pierce of Lake Charles, is treat
ing them and Wednesday morning
all were better except Mr., Foster.
One day last week, while Rob Turn
er and j. r. Jones were working on
the derrick over the Jones Bros. ilri-
gazing well, the board broke on which
they were standing. Mr.. Jones,
grasped piece of piping and slid to
the ground, but Mr., Turner fell dist
ance of Twenty feet, spraining his an
kle so badly he had to use crutches.
Mrs. Grace Steel and children are
here on an extended visit TO Mrs.
Steel'S parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilcox,
Rev. Steel is former pastor of the
Iowa and Welsh Congregational
churches, but for two and one-half
years they have been living lin Okla
homa. Rev. Steel is now in the state
of Iowa, where he purposes locating,
The Iowa people are good patrons
Of the OriOie. Monday morning those
who boarded the train for Lake
Charles were, James Storer, F d.
DenisoD, Mr.. and Mrs. Brant Sea-
man and Forest, Mrs. Van Stee, Mrs.
Findlev, Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Suits
man, Mrs. Geo. Johnson, G. Fl
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17
The Churches.
Rev. III. NJ. GRAIN, Editor.
MINISTER'S CONFERENCE.

The Minister'S Conference met at the
Presbyterian church at 1000 a, m.
Monday. Rev. r. 7. Price called the
meeting to order and read the scrip
turaI lesson and Rev. j. A. Car"uth
led in prayer. All the pastors were
present except Rev. Paul Leeds, of the
Congregational church, The chief
business of the hour was the discus
sion of the union meeting. 1t was de-
cided to leave the development of all
the plans for the meeting, to the joint
committee, which has been appointed
from the various churches. The con-
ference adjourned with prayer by Rev.
Price.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17
Roanoke News.


"'' anu MIS- d. NJ booze spent
rIoert thomson and l. f. hstep
went " Jennings IueSoay' returning
III Vhe evening
a o'l2nI EYED il'VIe boy came to
EI"u0en 'le nome OF MI ana Mrs.
~ l'o''TelleEAeF May H.
The members Of the Brethren church
are refreshing their place OF worship
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17
Findley, W. Uhrine and Thos. Cook.

Findley, W. Uhrine and Thos. Cook,
Burnie Haggart had the misfortune
to lose a mule by drowning last week.
Word was received that Bayou Ser
pent was rising and Burnie, Fred
Denison and Geo. Goodrich, Jr.,
started in a wagon up the bayou, to
look after some cord wood they feared
might be floating off. Between the
oil well on the Chas. Swice land, and
the ArSene bayou, is a gulley that is
seldom past fordiug. The boys drove
into the gulleY and Immediately the
mules began to swim aud would prob
ably have crossed all right, but for
the current which washed the wagon
against Il tree, 1t struck the tree be-
tween the front and back wheels, com
pletely locking it. Fortunately all
three men could swim. Fred Denison
jumped out, expecting to land in wa
ter up to his shoulders, instead, he
went under, but came up and cut one
trace, when the struggling mule struck
him with it's fore foot, which dazed
him somewhat, In the meantime the
others succeeded in cutting the other
mule loose and getting it to shore.
AS is usually the case it was the best
mule that drowned, 1t was fortunate,
however, that the three men ESCAPED
without serious injury.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17
immigrants.

Persons able to offer employment
after arrival, on farms, plantations,
etc., to a number of European peas
ant families to be brought to Louisi-
ana by the State Department of I'M
migration within the next few months,
are requested to communicate with
Reginald Dykers, Immigrant Distri-
buting Agent of this Department, 339
Carondelet ST., New Orleans, La.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17

China.
The quarterly conference of the Sec
ond quarter, was held last Tuesday
evening and was a very pleasant Oc-
casion. The reports from all depart
ments of the work were good. Bro.
Hines, the presiding elder, gave an
interesting talk on "The Parable of
the Sower," before the business ses-
sion.
Bro. Hines will leave in a few days
for Chattanooga, Tennessee, to attend
conference of presiding elders, called
by Bishop Wilson.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-17

Angeles, California, to attend the
Brethren Church Annual Meeting,
which is being held there this year.
Rev. W. Il. Newton went to Jen-
nings Tuesday. He had intended 60
ing to lota, but received telegram
telling him that it would be impossible
for him to reach there on account of
the flood from the heavy rain last
Thursday,