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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14
KAUFMAN TRIAL IS BEGUN
ELEVEN FARMERS ON THE JURY
-FOUR WITNESSES EXAM
iNED.

Flandreau. S. D., June 11.-Follow-
ing the completion of a jury to try
the case of Mrs. Emma Kaufman OF
Sioux Falls, charged with the murder
of her young domestic, Agnes Polrels,
rapid progress was made in the case
The examination of talesmen has been
almost continuous since last Tuesday
afternoon.
The following men were finally &C
copied and
Sever Benson, farmer; Ed Bennewlz.
farmer and school teacher; VIM. Cone,
farmer; c. Buck, farmer; Ben Mace
farmer; Christian Lee, farmer. p. G.
Pettigrew, farmer; George Pearly
farmer; Ray Pierce, farmer; b. f
Nichols, carpenter; A. G. Platts. car
penter and farmer.
After the jury had been sworn
George B. Egan, for the state, e the
information charging Mrs. Kaufman
with murder and announced that Mrs
Kaufman already had entered a plea
OF not guilty.
MIR. Egan made the opening state
ment for the state, setting forth in de-
tail the allegations which would be
produced by the testimony Of wit
nesses to show that Agnes Polreis
had been the victim Of a cruel and
wanton murder, and that Mrs. kauf-
mann vas guilty of the crime.
Four witnesses We're eXamined-an
undertaken, who described the wounds
found on the body and three profess
sional nurses. who told of the death
of Agnes Polreis.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14
"CLAD HAND"T0 TRAVELLING MEN
Mitchell Convention 10 Have Live Program Vaudeville Show
IN Which Members OF the Association Will Do Stunts.

Plans have been laid out by the *
ecutive committee OF the South Da-
kota Travelling Mems association for
the big convention which is to be held
In Mitchell on June 81 and %. The
question OF speakers has caused some
trouble, but that will be settled this
week, and some capable men will be
here to talk to the travelling men and
the visitors.
One of the special features OF the
big doings will be the industrial pa
rade, which is to take place on Friday
morning. This will consist principally
OF floats representing business inter-
ests OF the city. The entertainment
committee will provide for a fine vau-
Xdeville entertainment Friday evening.
(which will be participated in by local
talent and a number of travelling
men who have won quite q reputation
for some special stunts In the enter
tanning line.
Sioux Falls, Watertown and Aber-
deem are planning on sending large
delegations to the convention, and
each town expects to bring it's band
along. Sioux Falls and WATERFOWL. 1T
is understood. are to make the race
for the convention next year. Aside
from the travelling men there will be
thousands of other visitors to hte n
ventfon, because an unusually fine pro-
gram of speeches and athletic sports
and music will be furnished during
the two days of the convention. The
following program has been arranged,
which, however. is only general in it's
nature:
Friday Mountaineering Of head.
quarters of the South Dakota Travel
ing Mems association at Z a. m; as.
sembling Of travelling men at head
quarters at 9 a. M: industrial, civic
and floral parade at II a. m.
Friday Afternoon-Address of well
come by Mayor c. L. Branson at 1870
o'clock at the corn palace; response
by Fred ]. Vetsch; address by Gov.
Coe 1. Crawford: ball game at the
University Athletic park at $3.50
o'clock.
Friday Evening-Public reception to
Gov. Crawford at Z o'clock at the Nit
chell club rooms; vaudeville enter
tainment at Gales theater at 8 o'clock;
grand ball in the city hall building.
Saturday ADMINISTRATIVE ses-
sion of the South Dakota Travelling
Efen's association at $50 q. M. in the
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14
HIKES WITH YOUNG GIRL.
South Dakota Man Leaves Homo
While Wife Is Away,

John Macy. alias Pomeroy, twenty
eight years old and married, and Min
ME Ross, aged sixteen, left Water
town last Friday afternoon, and were
located later at Albee. MINI. They
tramped the entire distance because
John vas out of money. The officials
at Albee picked up the couple Just as
they were going into town about 1
O'Clock this morning. The girl de-
clared her name was not Ross and
that her home was not at Watertown.
Macey's wife, it is understood, 10 in
Minnesota on a visit and during her
absence he has been boarding at the
Ross home. He is an employee at the
Great Northern roundhouse. They
We're brought back to this city this
evening by the county sheriff and the
preliminary hearing will be held
Thursday.
Both parties seem very unconcerned
about the matter.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14
w.o. War on Horse su.t,.r..

William Moses, sheriff Of Butte
county, one of the best known peaoo
officers OF Western South Dakota, who.
during the period he has been in office,
has proved himself a terror to cattle
and horse ,'ruStlers," has returned
from attendance at an important meet
Ing OF the horse raisers of Wyoming.
at which arrangements were conclud-
ed Tor waglng an aggressive war Of ex-
termination upon the horse and cattle
thieves Of Western North and South
Dakota. Eastern Montana and Wyo-
ming and the Pine Ridge and Rosebud
Indian reservations of South Dakota.
All the above vast extent of terri.
tory has been divided into districts,
each one being placed in charge Of re-
liable and persistent sheriffs who are
expected to carry on a warfare to the
death against the thieves. Western
North and South Dakota and the Pine
Ridge and Rosebud reservations have
been assigned to Sheriff Moses, and
he has been authorized by the horse
growers association Of Wyoming to
spare no efforts or expense In the work
Of locating and arresting mon who mo-
lest the horses of members OF the as
ISOLATION. or who have in the past
handled any OF the animals, either as
thieves or middlemen.
Rewards as high as $1,000 have
been offered for the conviction Of any
man who has stolen horses from men,
bers OF the association. The sheriffs
wh0 hoN,~ hlor o1ooo3 t. A.
various districts also have boon au-
thorized to engage the services Of at
torneys to prosecute men whom they
arrest on the charge of horse stealing.
The horse thieves have become dar-
ing during the last six or eight
months. 1t Is their practice to work
together in gangs OF from two to five
and swoop down on ranches at night
and drive away as many horses as
they can find. In some instances they
have flashlight signals to aid them in
their night operations.
The operations OF the thieves arc
not confined solely to the mammoth
ranches, but also extend to the farms
OF those who nave invaded the from
tier. In some localities the frontier
farmers, those residing In the terri
tory where the thieves are operating,
have resorted to the expedient of ar
ranging bells on their barn doors in
such n way that If the doors are open.
Cd at night by the thieves the bells
will be rung and the alarm given.
In order to get the lay Of the land
the thieves send out advance men
through the territory where a raid is
contemplated. These pretend to be
cattle buyers, but they spy out the
owners OF f1ne and valuable horses
and the raiders afterward visit the
places and secure possession of the
animals. Many of the stolen horses
are sent by the thieves across the limo
into British Northwest Territory,
where they are disposed OF to unsus-
pecting farmers who are locating In
that region.
Now that the ranchmen have per.
fected their organization, the thieves
and their friends will be run to earth.
Not the slightest mercy will be shown
them or the men who. posing as re-
spectacle members Of tho various
communities. act as fences" for the
thieves and dispose of the stolen ami.
mails for them.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14
PRIMARY LAW TO Be PUT TO TEST
J3atvres of New Statute Will Cause Contest-Thc Limitation OF
Number of Names on Candidates Petition Presents Tanale.

It is not probable that tho new pri.
mary law will be carried into effect
next year without testing certain por-
tons Of 1t In the courts before the
voters select their first ticket under
its provisions. So far as the state is
concerned there is likely to be a long
list of candidates for the different po-
sitions, and when the time Of can
vassing the returns comes up in case
there is a close count on any of the
places the canvassing board will be
watched even more closely than it
was at the time the returns were
counted which elected a part Of a
Populist ticket in the state. There
will be a crowd OF candidates watch
ing the proceedings, and If any luck
less county official fails properly to
sign or certify the returns, signs on
the wrong line or makes any other
slip which will allow the setting aside
Of returns from any county to let in
another candidate, there will be a
contest.
One Of the provisions which is like
| ly to cause trouble is the limitations
! nlaced upon the number of names
sh may go upon a petition. For
tie officers the limitation Is not less
IAN / per cent Of the votes cast at
Hhe last preceding election by the
( party of which the man was a candi.
date and not more than 5 per cent Of
That vote. For county and legislative
/ positions the limitations are not less
IthaQ 8 per cent and not more than 5
per cent. A candidate starts his petit
ton, probably places several petitions
in the hands of enthusiastic friends,
Tor they start on their own motion. In
their enthusiasm they go over the S
|Iper cent. Have they a right to strike
Ion any one. any more than they have
Ito add one? If they go over the petit.
1tlon is void, and the way is open for
trouble.
The petitions must be signed with
link or indelible pencil, and must con-
tain the name Of the petitioner, his
p~ostof1ce address. the county in which
hegresides and the date of his sigma
Fur. No signature may be counted
where the date is more than ninety
Hays prior to the date of the primary
Election at which a choice is to be
made. Some Of the coming candidates
FOR state positions contemplate an
bariy start with their petitions. evil
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14
STRIKE DYNAMITE "PLANT."
cracksmen's Outfit Hit by Pile Driver
is Soaked and Harmless.

0SoNSA A''A
Some excitement was caused at
Yankton by the finding of eight sticks
Of dynamite, a bunch of fuses, a box
of caps and a revolver. all inclosed in
a cheap grip. The plant" was found
under a Great Northern bridge over
the Rhine creek. where it had been hid.
den in water. This fact Is supposed
to be all that saved the Great North.
ern road crew from a catastrophe,
the water having soaked into every.
thing. From the deep corrosion on
the revolver the grip is supposed to
have been hidden at least several
years ago by some cracksmen. Tho
grip was discovered from the fact that
the pile driver being used had met
some obstruction and a workman go
ing down to see what was the matter
drew out the grip and Its dangerous
contents.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14
BOTH LEGS
Man Hurt While Making Flying Train
Switch.

Aitkin, Mimi, June 11.-W. S. Rob-
inson, an old resident of Aitkin, vas
badly hurt while working on a North
ern Pacific construction train, in at
tempting to make what is known as a
flying switch. The train caught him
and mangled both legs from knees to
hips and broke his shoulder and in
jured his head.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14
Pioneers Will Celebrate.

The spear1sh Valley Pioneers held
their annual meeting at Spearfsh and
elected the following officers: ]. E
Cook, president; D. j. Toomey and
w. H. Todd, vice presidents; j. D
Kingsley. treasurer; W. j. Todd. Sc
rotary. and John Bell, r. H. Evans
j. w. Crist, B. Kemper and P. Gard
executive committee. The Fourth OF
July celebration in spearfsh will be
held under the auspices of this asso
c%iation,' and will be the first event
which 1t has officially c%haperoned.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14
LUTHERAN CHURCH DEDICATED.

Prot. Johnson of the United Luther
in Church college of st. Paul deliv-
Ered the dedicatory address at the
of the Norwegian Lutheran
Ehnrch, seventeen miles north of Ar
The following assisted IN
he services; Rev. Messrs. Kimberly
kf Candy, Mimi; Dahl, Lake Preston;
efstad, De Smet; Aaberg, Volga, and
&, mixer, Bryant. The new building
of the most commodious and
Appointed in this vicinity.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14
bY a Mob.

Ruleville, Miss. June 11.-Charged
with having shot and killed Lee Reyn-
olds, a white man, Lee Fox, a negro,
was lynched by a mob of about fifty
men near Indianola late yesterday.
Reynolds was shot as he was leaving
\ hall where Fox had lost considera-
BILE money at a gaming table.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14
COLT HAS FIVE e a
Extra Limb Doesn't Seem Likely to
Be Aid to Speed.

Brainerd, Mimi, June II. Joseph
Doucette of. Daggett Brook came to
this city yesterday tt consult a veteri-
marian with a view to having a leg
amputated for a colt which he owns
The colt has five legs and Mr.. Dou-
cette decided that this was not likely
to help the animals running record.
Otherwise the colt is in fine condition
and il a splendid specimen of horse
flesh.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14

IDENTIFY have overlooked the ninety day
provision.
While 1t will be the latter part of
next March before petitions can be
legally circulated, the plays for posi-.
tons are being made every day.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14
AWARDED.

Saltwater Man Secures Contract to
Build South Dakota State Capitol.
The contract for the new state CAPT.
toll has been let to o. H. Olsen, of
Saltwater. Mimi, for S52S,552. The
building is to be constructed Of Sioux
Falls granite to the water table and
Bedford limestone above that, with
Ortonville granite for steps, pillars
and lintels. A bid on Sioux Falls gran.
lite alone was put at $700, 900.
The lowest bid on Black Hills sand.
stone was % per cent above Bedford
stone. Other bidders were the Gen.
eral Construction company, of Chi.
cago; j. H. Nichol, st. Paul; George
Richman, Milwaukee,; ]. D. Hilger,
Pierre; E. P. Strandberg, Chicago.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14
WHOLE FAMILY DROWN.
Man and Wife and Their Baby Lost at
Beaver Dam,

Beaver Dam, Wis, June II. - Her
man Koehn, his wife and baby, six
months old, were drowned in Beaver
Dam late yesterday. Koehn secured
a boat and with his VITA and child in
tended to spend the day on the shore
of the AXE and also to attend a picnic
about four miles from the city.
The supposition is that the baby fell
out Of the boat and that Mr.. Koehn
jumped in to save his child and that
Mrs. Koehn tainted and also fell in.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14

Gale theater; 1:so o'clock, an open
convention of the association in the
OF the town for the next convention
and the election Of officers; ball game
at $3.50 o'clock as the closing feature
OF the day.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14
Late Sprina Fatal.

New York, June 11.-William Aron-
son, an expert agriculturist and man
ager of a farm at Florence, n. j.,
hanged himself after brooding over
the failure of his early crops as the
result of the unreasonable weather.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14
SHERIFF KILLS SELF.

Becker County (Minn.) Official Com
mits Suicide While I'll.
Frazee, Mimi, June 11.-Ole G. Lar
son, sheriff of Becker county, commit
ted suicide by shooting himself. Sher-
iff Larson had been sick all night and
a few friends remained with him. At
Z O'Clock he asked them to leave him
and to call a doctor. They heard the
fatal shot directly after leaving the
room.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14
FROM HAMILTON TO HURON.
South Dakota Pharmacists Change
Annual Meetino Place.

SSAAt OdkOId tndII1dCiSlS CnanQS
Annual Meeting Place.
The officers OF the State Pharma.
ceutical association that at
the request of Local Secretary, c. H.
Vanderhule Of Yankton the coming an.
nual meeting location has been
changed, and, upon invitation of the
pharmacists and the Commercial club
OF Huron, the convention will be held
in that city Aug. IA, Is and 16. The
change was necessitated by the fact
that the newly refitted Pierce hotel
at Yankton is still without a landlord.
Good hotel accommodations are alb.
solutely necessary to a successful and
pleasurable gathering, and with the
continued increased attendance at as.
ISOLATION meetings Huron becomes an
ideal meeting place.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14
Boards Kill Two.

Green Bay. Wis, June Sired w.
Rose was hit by a flying board at the
Green Bay planning mill and died from
internal injuries yesterday afternoon.
This is the second accident Of a SINH
siar nature within a week.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14
Church Baseball L.eauue.

Brainerd. MINI, June IA base
ball league is being organized among
the churches and in the Y. NJ. c. A.
e this city
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14
The Latest.

The Latest.
Doctor, my son is excessively diff
ident."
"Ah, he has a rare ailment."
"Indeed?"
Yes. he is troubled with ingrowlns
ego"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14

Cameo Goods Nearly Fatal to Hunt.
ers Island Party.
Ely, Mimi, June ia party of five
campers OF Hunters island had a mar
row escape from death from ptomaine
poisoning, supposed to have resulted
from eating canned goods. Before
they became too weak they managed
to catch a logging train for Ely, where
medical aid relieved their sufferings.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14
THROWN ON HEAD; KILLED.

Farmer in Turning Buggy is Pitched
Out and Neck is Broken.
Chippewa Falls, Wis, June II. -
Arthur Steele, a farmer living near
Lynn. in turning into his barnyard
was thrown upon his head. His neck
was broken and death was instantane-
Steele was intoxicated when the
accident occurred.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14

\ safe in Olson's saloon at Wolsey
vas robbed Of 5000 In cash. No clue
% the thieves.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14

Howard Warren, Son OF the presi-
lent of IanlNton coliege. was awarded.
irst place in the interstate collegiate
oratorical contest at Grand Forks, N.
D., held last week.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14

Gov. Crawford has issued a procla-
nation declaring June IA to be flag
lay, and asking for a general observa-
ion over the state by the display OF
he national colors.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14

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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14

Herman Carr, living north Of Mid
and, was accidentally shot in the
shoulder and died from the effects the
following day at Pierre. where he was
aiken for treatment.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-06-14

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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-09-07
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

A yield of from 100000 to 10000.
600 bushels of small grain in the Can
adtan northwest is the estimate of
Winnipeg grain men who returned
from an annual trip.
Cambridge, Mass.-A fire in the Can
tabriga apartments recently endan-
gered the lives of almost 100 people
and caused property loss estimated
at between $4,000 and $4,000.
Mount Sterling. Ky.-In pistol duel
recently Mrs. Katie Brummet wife of
A. Brummet, shot and killed Algin
Thomas, a prominent farmer of Mont
gOmery county
London.-The bill legalizing mar
riage with a deceased wife's sister
has passed its final stages in the house
Of lords and became a law.
1t is said John d. Rockefeller has
cheated himself in his bill for attend
ance at the recent trial. Mr.. Rookie
Teller is entitled to $3.50 instead of
$685., for which the oil magnate asks
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-09-07

locket, upon whose surface cleaned
one pearl of great beauty, pure and
large.
'Oh, how lovely !" Elsie cried, clasp
ing the chain around her slender
throat. May I wear it?'
Miss Merriman was moved, as the
locket was held up before her Some
strong memory stirred her usually pla-
cid features, for the soft brown eyes
grew troubled, and her lips quivered.
Would you rather l took 1t OFF,
Elsie asked gently.
mo, dear, you may wear 1t Put IN
the solitaire pearl earrings. l hear
the carriage. Do not keep Mrs Jane
son waiting"
az wish you were going" Elsie said,
as Miss Merriman wrapped warm
opera cloak over the delicate dress. Il
never feel half so happy at a party II
you are at home"
Thank you, dear. Now run along
So Elsie, already forgetting the lock-
ct and troubled face, kissed her so
called aunt warmly and fitted away.
For Miss Della Merrlman, who had
inherited thirty thousand pounds from
n second cousin, greatly to her own
amazement, was not Elsie Garmans
aunt. Nineteen years before she had
closed the eyes of the girls dead moth
er, lifted a week-old babe to her own
bosom, and taken her home. Not to
such luxurles as now surrounded her
not to ball dresses, pearls and gayety-
b2t to a small room In lodging house.
Here for twelve long years she had de-
MED herself every luxury Of life, many
comforts to provide food for the child
to clothe her comfortably, and to send
her TO school. she was but a girl her
self. scarcely twenty in those days.
earning her bread by making artificial
flowers. and working early and late TO
keen the room tidy, cook the simple
food and do the necessary sewing when
she was not working at her trade.
But when wealth came suddenly and
rnexpectedly, flooding Elsie's life with
sunshipo Miss Della altered little from
her former self True, she had leisure
time. could open her kind hands IN
charity where before she had only
given her warm, tender sympathy; but
as she had been In poverty, quiet gen
tie and even sad. so in prosperity the
same calm gravity rested on lip ana
brow the same deep sadness lurked In
the soft brown orbs.
Though but forty, her hair was some
what streaked with gray. and prema-
.,,ro ace was the fruit Of toilful life
and sorrowful heart Yet she was
lovalv still. and goodness ever be@med
from her sad, plying glan0@
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-09-07

President Buchanan's bone still
stands in the outskirts OF Lancaster,
Pa. Buchanan was a close friend OF
Abraham y. Cassel. He was president
of turnpike company which owned n
road leading from Lancaster past the
Buchanan residence.
During the campaign which gave
Pennsylvania her only President this
turnpike prospered on the tolls of the
callers who daily thronged to the can
didate's home.
ABE" said Buchanan, one day,
cant you abolish the tolls, or give a
special rate, for all these people7 !
want to encourage them to come-want
'em all to come"
Mr. Cassel promised to consult his
directors, and a concession was grant
ed.
After election came the office seekers,
and the home OF the President-elect was
comprised about like a Abeleaguered
camp Meeting, Buchanan again en-
treated the road owner.
"Cassel," he said, for heavens sake
keep 'em away! Can't you build toll
gates clear up to the sky so they can't
climb OverT-Saturday Evening Post