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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-09-20
NEEDS OFFICIAL HUNTER,

Trapper May BE Employed by Govern.
ment to Wipe Out Wolves.
II the government adopts the plan
Of the ranchers living In the western
part OF Custer county, an expert trap
per soon will be employed to protect
the many flocks and droves Of cattle
in that section from the de~predations
of wolves.
Wolves In the open country between
Custer and Newcastle, Wyo., always
have been numerous, but never before
have their visits to the ranches been
SO disastrous as during the last sum-
mer when the ranchers have lost, 1t is
said. something like II per cent of
their flocks and cattle. The wolves
are large buffalo wolves, a couple of
which easily car hamstring a steer,
and they seem SO fastidious in their
tastes that they never come back a
second night to finish up the killing OF
the night before, but always select
another victim.
The state, county and Stock Grow
ers' association have offered bounties
a~ggregating $40 per head, yet few OF
the wolves have been killed this year.
When the ranchers appealed to Super.
visor ]. F. Smith of the Black Hills
forest reserve, he in turn asked the
forestry department to employ How.
ard Wicker, AN expert, to thin out the
wolves.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-09-20
MISTAKE IN DRUG FATAL
Physician Ends Life With Poison He
Gave Patient.

Did DR.. F. v. Frankenstein take
carbolic acid as the result of a mis-
take in the selection OF a remedy for
some ailment of his own, or did ne,
in remorse over the placing of the
acid, by mistake, in a prescription he
had filled for a young woman, take the
fatal poison with suicidal intent? is
a question to which the answer has
been sealed by the death of the physi-
clan.
DR.. Frankenstein has practiced med.
icine at Epiphany, in the northern
part Of Hanson county. He was sew
enty years old.
The physician at first was thought
to have been a suicide, but upon an
investigation by the coroner other
facts were brought to light that cast
doubt upon this theory.
The physician a called upon to
prescribe for a young woman on the
morning of his death and he put up
a bottle OF medicine with the usual
directions. The girl attempted to
take a dose Of it, but was forced to
stop when 1t seemed to burn her
mouth. She went back to the physi-
clan and told him she thought that a
mistake had been made In putting up
the remedy. The physician wanted to
prove to her satisfaction that he had
not made a mistake, and removing the
cork of the bottle, he took a dose of
the medicine, which he declared to be
all right. To be on the safe side the
doctor poured the contents out Of the
bottle, refilled the prescription and
gave 1t to the girl, who, however, did
not take any of the second prescrip
ton.
It is not known whether the physi
clan took another dose Of the medi
cine after the young woman wen,
away, but at noon he complained Of
feeling Ill, and said something to his
son about having made a mistake. By
noon he was unconscious and an hour
after he died. The coroner's jury gave
the verdict that the doctor came t.
his death as the result of an overdose
OF carbolic acid, taken by mistake
Burns were plainly visible in hi,
mouth and when the stomach was ex
amined the evidence OF the acid wa,
strong.
The second prescription put up b,
the doctor also contained carboli.
] acid.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-09-20
HAS PLENTY OF COAL
Armour, s. D., and Douglas County
Has Winter Supply on Hand.

AT1nouT =. u, ana OoU9laS county
Has Winter Supply on Hand.
The coal and fuel question, which Is
engaging the attention Of many parts
of this country, is not worrying Ar.
mour or Douglas county. A visit to the
several coal dealers Of Armour re-
veals the fact that fully seventy cars
Of coal with a total Of 1875 tons have
been received. There is at present
in the coal bins Of the dealers at least
1900 tons OF coal. The farmers have
not begun to lay in their coal supplies
as yet, but the dealers do not antici.
pate any difficulty in meeting the de.
mand.
Shippers are responding to orders
for coal with a delay Of not three days
to a week behind orders. The bulk OF
the coal for this part of the Northwest
Is received by way of Duluth, both
hard and soft coal. It Is anticipated
that the demand will be a trihe heav-
Ter than last year, owing to the corn
crop being so light, and thus shorten
Ing up the cob supply.
A company that Is one Of the heavi.
est dealers in fuel In that part of the
country states that 1t is meeting with
every success in getting it's wants
filled and estimates that at least 10
per cent Of the people resident in the
city have laid in their coal supply for
this winter, some even going so far as
lay IN enough to last them two win
tiers.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-09-20
RURAL SCHOOL REFORM.
State superintendent Ustrud viii
Visit Every County.

State superintendent Ustrud viii
Visit Every County.
Supt. H. A. Ustrud is planning 70
visit every county during the winter
months, meeting with the school Of
fcers and teachers. He and his as.
sistants are getting data and photo
graphs from all parts Of the state for
an illustrated lecture, showing the
school conditions as they are. and will
also offer suggestions which II car.
ried out to any extent will give the
boys and girls OF the schools Of the
state much better school surroundings
and conditions. The city schools in
the state are improving rapidly from
year to year, but the rural schools do
not do for the boys and girls who at
tend them all that they should. The
special object of the department Is for
their improvement.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-09-20
Structure which az "

The approach of the Frost King this
tall has been Of deep to Mitch
ell as we'll as to the farmers of the
Northwest, for we're he to arrive be-
for the crop natures in a day Or two
the corn palace celebration in Mitchell
might lose some Of the enthusiasm
that now %pervades the atmosphere Of
its halls. The outlook for a bumper
CROP is encouraging, and II all goes
we'll the greatest corn festival yet held
will open Sept. rs closing Sept. %.
Mitchell as a corn palace city has
received the greatest amount of ad-
vertising of any place Of 5000 inhabi-
tants in this country, and this enter
prise has come to be the pride OF the
city and the state. Mitchell, however,
does not claim to be the originator OF
the corn palace idea. 1t had it's in
ception in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1887,
but the enterprise failed to meet the
expectations Of it's promoters and the
project finally was abandoned. Profit
ing by the failure Of her sister city,
Mitchell conceived the idea of adver-
Using the corn resources of the state,
and following different lines. built the
first building In 1892.
The corr palace Of 1907 is we'll un-
der way and will be completed in time
for the opening Of the exhibition. One
Of the big features in the agricultural
display will be the products brought
over from the Black Hills country.
where in the vicinity Of Belle Fourche
the United States government is con-
Quoting an irrigation experiment. It
Is designed to show the people Of the
country what can be accomplished in
the arid section by the use of land
that has been irrigated from bitches.
The city this year will be gayer than
ever. Heretofore, there has been no
street Examinations at night, but this
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-09-20

In accordance with recent action
I the state board of charities and cor
~rections preliminary arrangements
now are being made for providing
| prisoners in the Sioux Falls peniten,
! tiary with new uniforms, and 900
| yards Of materials has been ordered
for the purpose. Heretofore the pris-
| oners have not worn any distinct
uniform outside of a shirt OF a par
ticular color, which has been provided
by the state.
Three grades will be established for
the new uniforms which have been
decided upon, and the conduct Of the
prisoner will regulate the grade to
which he will belong. All prisoners
intermediate grade. The uniform for
this grade is a gray check Of wooden
goods, the check being about one-half
inch in size. After receiving his suit
Of gray check the prisoner by good be-
havior will be advanced to the next
grade, the uniform for which a navy
blue-gray cloth. This uniform will be
distinctive, and will be Of semi-mili-
tary cut, the blouse buttoning UP tight
under the chin and the coat having
straight corners.
II the prisoner is d~isobedient and
will not conform to the rules Of the
prison, he will be reduced from either
the first or the second grade into the
third, the uniform for which is a black
and white stripe, the stripes being al.
ternate and about one inch wide.
Prisoners Make Clothes.
The cost of the cloth for the new
uniforms will be about 5000. 1t is of
good material, and the prisoners will
be comfortably and warmly clad. A
tailor is to be employed by the prison
authorities to assist skilled prisoners
in making up the uniforms. The tailor
will supervise the cutting and the
prisoners will make the clothes.
The shirt factory which was estab-
lished at the penitentiary a year or
more ago is proving a great success.
During the month OF August a total
Of 1920 dozen of shirts were turned
out Of the factory. These shirts are
made for a large dealer who furnishes
the cloth, filings and everything en-
tering into the making Of the shirts.
The penitentiary factory turns out the
shirts for a stated price per dozen.
Men In the shirt factory work from
1870 In the morning until $50 in the
afternoon, with an interval for dinner.
There is a system OF self-earnings
which is allowed the prisoners who
are employed in the shirt factory.
Each man has a regular amount to
turn out each working day. If he is
able to exceed the amount that is al
lotted to him the profit that the state
would have made is credited to the
prisoner turning out the excess of
shirts and is paid to him at the end
OF his term of Imprisonment.
Some OF the men have become so
expert that they are able to carr from
81 to IS per month on excess shirts,
while others make as low as 81 per
month. The individual profit making
is an incentive for industry and good
habits.
Study While in Prison.
Warden Parmeley of the peniten-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-09-20

The Crow Creek Indians are making
big preparations for their carnival
which will begin on Sept. % and will
last a week. They have raised a sub
scription Of about $1,000 with which
to entertain the visiting Indians, a
large number of whom from various
tribes are expected. Horse races ga
lore, war dances, sham battles and
other amusements of that nature will
constitute the program.
The Indians living on this reserva-
ton are Winnebago Sioux who were
sent there soon after the New Ulm
massacre in the COS. The reservation
is thus one Of the oldest in South Da-
kota, and is also n Of the best con-
Quoted in the United States. The
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-09-20
GETS CATHOLIC COLLEGE.

A Catholic college is to be located at
Woonsocket. A tract containing elev.
en- and one-half acres Of land has been
purchased with funds which were con-
tributed by the citizens Of Woonsock-
ct. Negotiations now are in progress
for more land. Upon the tract pur-
chased and donated for the college,
buildings to the value of 500, 900 will
be erected. One Of the buildings will
be q college for girls, while another
will be utilized az an orphanage.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-09-20
N. P. Christensen. one OF the lead

N. p. Christensen, one Of the lead.
ing photographers of Pierre, is in the
hospital on account of taking chances
in getting effects" in his profession
He went down into the caisson, now
opened at the bridge which is being
built across the river at Pierre, tc
get a flash-light of the men at work
and collapsed when he reached the
surface. He at once was hurried tc
the hospital, where his case was con.
sidered serious. but after working on
him for some time he was pronounced
out Of danger.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-09-20
CYANIDE MILL ROBBED OF GOLD.
Trusted EmpIoye Is Arrested and Con.
splracy ls Seen.

SF'0Sy " SSSus
BY an organized system of robbery
Erwin M. Hilton, a trusted employe,
and others for whom the officers are
looking, it is charged, have succeeded
In stealing an unknown sum from the
Golden Reward Mining company, of
which T. H. Hartman. the railroad
magnate, is a large owner. Hilton Is
under arrest. When confronted with
evidence, it is alleged he broke down
and confessed, duplicating others In
his operations.
Hilton was employed in the precipi.
tation room of the Golden Reward.
Some time ago the company began to
suspect that they were losing some Of
their precipitates, a form of black
mud containing the gold values after
they have passed through most Of the
forms Of the cyaniding process. Hill.
ton was not suspected until a few
days ago, when he went to Lead and
endeavored to dispose OF some gold
bullion. The chief Of police OF that
city heard OF 1t and informed the com.
pany, when an investigation com.
menced that ended with Hilton's ar
rest.
Later Hilton, 1t Is claimed, returned
to the company about 5000 worth Of
bullion, which he declared was all that
he had taken. The superintendent,
Henry Schnitzel, believes this figure
far too low to cover the alleged theft,
and he says he has learned that Hilton
had several ~confederates on the out.
side, who, as soon as they learned
that the officers were on their track,
left the city.
The precipitates were stolen in the
mill while passing from the zinc to the
lead boxes. 1t was not a difficult mat.
ter to conceal some Of the stuff each
day and take it home. Hilton, it is al.
legged, had erected In one of the
gulches near town a gasoline assay
furnace where he secretly melted
down the precipitates after they had
hardened, and made them into gold.
1t is believed that a conspiracy exist
ed and that the theft was larger than
Is known at this time, as 1t apparently
has extended over several weeks.
A number of warrants are out and
more developments in the case are ex
pected In the next day or two. Hilton
IL married and has . family.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-09-20
Thrown From Horse and Killed.

Washington, Sept. II. - G. Berry
Winship, twenty-one years old, a men,
Der Of a prominent family Of this city,
was almost Instantly killed in Rock
Creek Park yesterday by being thrown
from his horse, which SHE'D at an OBJ
iS,t in the road.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-09-20

agency Is located at Fort Thompson
on the Missouri river. twenty miles
west Of Gam Valley, and about that
distance north of Chamberlain.
Besides the commodious buildings
which the government owns at the
agency they also have good school
buildings at the Grace Howard mis-.
sion, a few miles southeast Of the
agency, and a school and mission is
maintained by the Catholics on the
north end Of the reservation. There
are at present about 1900 Indians
living on the reservation, in charge OF
Maj. H. d. Chamberlain, who Is one
of the most popular agents among
both Indians and whites of any agent
that has ever been located there.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-09-20
Woodman Hall Burned,

Isanti, MINI, Sept, 17.-Fire start
Ing from the gasoline lighting plant
destroyed the Modern Woodman hall
In this village. causing a loss of about
$1,000.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-09-20
A Libel.

II see by the county paper" said the
visitor, that Jonas Jones, the prosper
Gus druggist of your town, is sojourn.
ing
"I saw that, too, and It's a libel"
exclaimed the native, with some heat.
"Why isn't he you druggist"
Eyes, but this towns too healthy for
him to be pro]sperous."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-09-20
Church Leader Suicides.

Aneta, N. D., Sept. III. 0. Drag
land, song leader Of the church for the
last Ave years and a man of religious
spirit for years, committed suicide at
his home in Field township by hang.
Ing.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-09-20
A FAIR CLOSES.
South Dakota Has a Successful Exn'-
bitfon.

The South Dakota State fair was
the most successful in every particular
of any exhibit under the direction OF
the state board of agriculture. The
attendance was more than double thai
OF n former year, and the gate re-
ceipts aggregated $4,000. The exhib-
its In all departments were greater
than anticipated. particularly In the cat
tie. horses. sheep. swine and poultry.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-09-20

year this will be overcome. The corn
palace committee has invested in wir.
over 5000 i~ncandescent electric lights
of all colors of globes, and these will
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-09
ON FORGERY CHARGE.
FIOrham Parks Education Board
President arrested.

George NJ. Lanning ffty-three years old.
president of the Board of Education of FIorham
Park Borough. arrested in the office of the
Federal Trust Company. at No l45 Broad
street Newark, yesterday, on complaint
charging him with forging two promissory
notes which were discounted by the trust COM
pany two years ago. One of the notes was for
$1,000 and the other for 5000.
1t is alleged in the warrant sworn out by John
w. Crooks. secretary and treasurer of the bank
ing concern that Lanning fraudulently ap-
pended the signature of Carnot 2. Meeker.
president of the borough. and that of Howard
Young. the borough clerk. to both papers: also
forged the seal Of the municipality. Lanning
ostensbly got the notes discounted so as TO
secure cash for municipal purposes
Mr.. Crooks said IT his understanding
that the money was to be used to build a new
school and for general expenses of the Board
of Education. Winton c. Garrison. vfce-presi-
dent of the trust company. became suspicious
of the notes several days ago while going over
the paper held by the bank and directed Mr..
Crooks to communicate with Mr. Meeker to
find out IL the notes were genuine Tne Dor
ough head replied that no notes had been given
TO the trust company by the borough with his
sanction and denied having signed the paper
letter sent to Mr- Lanning on Wednes-
day to call at the bank. and he sent word back
he would be there yesterday afternoon Wheh
he came he was arrested by Detective Sergeant
Pagan Of the detective bureau Lanning was
locked up in Police Headquarters
Mr. Crooks said that the trust company holds
deposits of Iannins In excess of S11Oo
I.anning is postmaster at F1orham Park and
has general store He IS married and has
severaI children He refuses to discuss his ar
rest The hearing will be In the First Criminal
Court this morning
H Nick Twombly is q resident OF tlorhaIn
Park Borough. also is Dr. Leslie Nafo vice
president OF the Prudential Life Insurance Com
many They had the borough created by act OF
fhs LEGISLATURE to take in their estates. max
ing them independent of other municipalities
The borough received its name In memory or
Mr. Twombly's daughter Florence VINO died
~ his country home The first syllables Of the
5augbtar's and fathers names were combined
Mr. TwombIy's first is Hamilton
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-09

Thermometer 81 Degrees-Prostrd-
fiOns Not Numerous.

Yesterday was the hottest day OF the year. lhe
thermometer at 11:55 o'clock IN the morning
repis,erins 81 degrees. At o'clock the ther-
roo,,eter went back to SO degrees and at b
o.cIock last night to 10. One death and seVerai
nrostrations were reported In the metropolitan
and the heat was felt all over the city
Evervbodv who could do made bolt for the
ahore resorts early in the afternoon, ana aIter
they had donned bathing suits and plunged INTO
the surf couldn't be dragged back by a team OF
horses.
There was little humidity in the air. however
and this fact nghtened the suffering 70 some
extent At o'clock there was only so per cent
and at 2: 80 o'clock It was 40 per cent
The first case OF heat prostration that came
70 the attention of the police was that OF Patrick
Rowes of North River and 156th street he was
removed to his home
John Dvyyer of No. $50 West 115th street. a pa
trolman attached to the East l26th street station
was overcome while in front OF the desk In the
station house about TO go on duty. Ine otner
members OF the outgoing platoon broke ranks
and applied the first aid to the injured TO him
and he was then removed to the Harlem Hospi-
,a1 where It was said that he would recover
Kate Falk of No. 10 Bradhurst avenue. was
taken TO Roosevelt Hospital and will recover.
death from the heat was reported from
Newark n j.. where Ephraim Hecht seventy
,o,,r wears old of No. 443 South 9Th street, died
from exhaustion caused by the heat He was a
veteran of the Civil War
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-09

Wabash Head Discusses Prospects
IN Coming Fiscal Year.
IBv Telegraph to The Tribune.i

Chicago. Aug S.-Hopeful views are enter
tained by President T. A. Delano OF the wabash
Railroad regarding the new traffic year on
which the road has entered In discussing the
prospects of the year he said to-day:
Il am not feeling particularly blue over the
prospects of the coming year. do not snare
with some that there are signs suf1cient 10
excite particular alarm, although am Tree 10
admit that I see no particular reason for ex-
pecting any great increase over last year
business. am inclined to take conserva-
tive view of the situation. not because OF any
actual depression that exists to-day, but SIM
rlv for the reason that there must be a lct-up
some time We cannot expect to go on increas-
ing wear by year as have been doing ana
,bere seems to be a natural disposition TO ease
up some now.
..estiI1 81 must be remembered that there are
million and q half more people in the Ohi'eu
States than there were at this time last year
rho newcomers are scattered wide terri
tory so that there are few sections that VIII
not derive some benefits from the influx
MANY Of those people have become producers
rbev have all become consumers. so that from,
their coming alone there should De cohsid-
erable increase in the countrys traffic' as
whole The general business OF the country
enpears TO be active, and. as far as has ye'
appeared. there has been no decrease III 'lie
volume of general merchandise moving
.Crop conditions throughout Wabash terri
tory have turned out quite satisfactorily
las to the ability Of the roads TO handle their
traffic expeditiousy conditions have improved
considerably since this time last year Then
the equipment companies were deluged win
orders which they were unable TO NIL NOV"
,he,y are working off their surplus orders. and
consequently all the roads have received addi-
t,ons to their equipment during the last year
.eT think we will have a reasonably good year
possibly without any expansion over last year
business