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arose to look after it. Fearing it would
go out, he threw in some kerosene or.
possibly. as some of the neighbors
think, gasoline. An explosion followed,
terribly burned, his thin attire being
brought his young wife from her bed.
With a skirt which she had grabbed
as she ran she fought the flames and
manager to drag her husband from
bla and h realized the uslessness
of trying to extinguish the fast grow
ing fire. Although much smaller than
her sturdy husband, she practically
carried him. herself barefoot, through
the snow to the barn. She laid his
returned to the house for clothing.
The whole building was in flames.
She could neither enter to get wear
ing apparel nor to telephone to neigh
bors. She knew h must, herself,
go for aid.
young bride took the scorched skirt
with which she had fought the flames
and wrapping it about her now semi
concious husband, prepared for the
terrible ordeal of riding through snow
and bitter cold wind, almost nude. A
est horse but no saddle, the wife
realizing that the warn body of the
animal must be relied upon to supply
needed heat to keep her own tender
flesh from freezing. And SO she be-
gan the notable ride which will be re-
lated for years to come to the children
Of this community and state.
Through the dark, moonless night she
urged her horse. her s%tiffening fingers
and limbs from the biting cold being
forgotten in the mental anxiety for her
suffering husband. The thin night
gown offered but meager protection
from the near zero weather, and the
snow flung from the hoofs of the run
ming horse struck her continually.
But she conquered. where failure
would have been more logical. Three
miles were traversed and a wall from
the freezing wife brought quick re-
sponse from %neighbors. When helped
from her horse she seemed on the verge
of collapse. but rallied quickly and in
sisted upon going back to her husband
at once. She would wait for nothing
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Of PASSES
TOOK Them AS FAR
AS THE ICEHOUSES


Huron, S. D., March 2O-Taking his
fathers annual pass over all lines of
the Northwestern system and appro-
priating the pass of n of the clerks in
the office, Walter mccarthy, aged 20
years, only son OF o. H. McCarty, SUI
perintendent of the Dakota division of
the Chicago and Northwestern, and
Harry Daum. aged 10. son of Joseph
Daum. owner of the Auditorium opera
house and dealer in lumber, started
for the coast country early this morn
ing. but they did not reach the city
limits.
They tried to borrow money at sew
eral places last night but some one told
Superintendent mccarthy who, without
troubling himself, told the conductors
OF the south trains to put the boys off
If they boarded the trains. The boys
planned to leave on the early train
bound for Sioux City, but the conduc-
tor told them they had better go home
and kiss their mother good bye again
and they left the train at the ice
house.
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HONEYCOMBED EARTH
FURNISHES PROBLEM
Government Building at Lead,'
S. D., Likely to Be Over
Mine.
SAFETY TO BE DEMANDED
Owners of Sites Under Consideration
Have Title to Only Surface While
Homestake Company Owns
Underground.

Lead City, S. D., March 1S-There are
two important matters facing those
who will choose the site for the govern
ment building to be erected in this city.
In the first place most of the sites Of
fered are held by the owners by mere
surface rights, the bedrock title be-
longing to the Homestake Mining COM
pany. The choice therefore rests really
with the company, which will, however.
probably favor the site chosen by the
Commercial club.
Another Thing upon which the gov
will insist will be that the
ground Upon which the building is to
be erected shall be absolutely safe. that
there shall be no danger of caNe-ins,
due to the underground workings of the
Homestake. In this case, again, it will
be necessary to refer to the company
TO find out the exact present and future
condition of the land.
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MRS. GAMBLE I'LL;
DEPARTURE DELAYED

Washington. D. c.. March 1s,-Con-
gresham Parker, of South Dakota, left
for home last night II Senator and
Mrs. Gamble would have left but for
the i~ndisposition of Mrs. Gamble. which
may keep them here two or three days
longer. The CANDLES will not go di-
rectly home, however. but will stop in
New York, Princeton and elsewhere en-
out
South Dakota insurgents are greatly
pleased over the success in overruling
the Kittredge faction in regard to post
office appointments which were not con-
f1rmed by the senate. The names Of
II. L. Bras at Mitchell and Harry Cod
dard at Cdgenont, We're withdrawn by
the president and Charles E. Wells and
John r. Calder. respectively substituted
Av the president. Officers at Platte and
Chamberlain are held up pending inves-
tigation by the new congressman to de-
termine who the people wish named.
which means that the new congress-
men will win at these points az well
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NUMBER 20
EFFORT re
SAW HUSH sD'g LIFE

Ia-faid. S. ID, March 1y.-South Da-
hota's new heroine is Mrs. Petra Lien,
who is lowering betwee.s life and death
at he home of her ~sia.@1. Mrs. job
,Esisenlan, OF this place. and the title of
heroine will remain hers for a long
time, whether she lives or dies.
Dispatches last week TOLD of Mrs.
Lien riding in her night gown three
miles horseback at top speed in dead
of night. the mercury just a little above
zero, to bring aid for her husband, An
drew H. Lien, whom she had carried
from their burning home His night
clothing had been urned off by flames
following an explosion and his body SO
scared that he died a few hours after
his brave wife had risked her own life
to save his. But the splendid courage
and endurance of this young western
woman inspires the most enthusiastic
admiration when the full story of her
sacrifice is known.
Petra Peterson, aged %, married An
drew III. Lien three months ago, and
their honeymoon was scarcely over
when the tragedy occurred. They lived
on a farm ten miles south of this
town and their home was a favorite
place for the young people of the COM
munlty to Gather. When the young
couple retired a few nights ago. the
fire in the sitting o stove was quite
low. About midnight the husband
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SHERIFF SHOOTS AT
TRANSIENT CIGAR MAN

Elk Point, S. D., Marcel lS.-Sheriff
+. f. Sherman caused some little ex-
cltement here today icy shooting at
Chas. Hall, of Dallas, Texas, a transient
who was trying to escape arrest. The
sheriff arrested Halls partner, Daniel
O.Brien, of Omaha, at the depot for
selling cigars supposed to be stolen.
On their way through the court house
yard, OSBrien told the sheriff thai Hall,
who was coming from the lumber yard
With three cigar boxes under his ARM,
was his partner. Hall was told to
halt but dropped the cigar boxes and
ran. The sheriff shot in the air but
Hall kept on running With the sheriff
after Kim. He a captured in the
sheriff's yard back of his dwelling after
he had scaled 81 couple of fences. 1t
was supposed the cigars We're stolen
from Dan O'Hara's saloon in Jeffer-
son, S. d., but the brand of cigars was
not sod by him, so they will be held
for a few days until word is received
from the police of Sioux City.
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VETERAN NEWSPAPER MAN
TAKEN FOR BANK ROBBER

Sioux Falls, S. D., March 2o.-To
narrowly escape being arrested on sus-
picion of being "a crook who was
wanted in the east, was the experience
a few days ago. of Colonel q. 7. Cres-i
sey, of this city, a pioneer newspaper,
man of Omaha, of the state of Nebras-'
ka and of Dakota, and who has gained
fame throughout the northwest as a
lecturer.
Colonel Cressey had his interesting
adventure while visiting in Minnesota.
That part Of the state visited by him
is literally placarded with pictures of
a Connecticut bank wrecker, of whom
Colonel Cressey is a good counter
part. While at the depot preparing to
ta;e a train, Colonel Cressey became
aware of the proximity of a stranger.
who was watching him closely. Finally
the stranger walked up to him and in
quired as to whether or not he OBJ
jected to answering a few questions.
The train had commenced to pull out
of the depot before Colonel Cressey
satisfied the town marshal that he was
not the fugitive and was permitted to
board the now moving rail-.
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BROWN COUNTY, S. o.,
LOSES TWO VI

Aberdeen. S. D., March 16.' Brown
county has recently lost two postoffices,
and the counties which have gained are
Berne, which is almost on the western
border of the county at about the mid
die: n Mansfield, which town is in
both Sphinx n Brown. In the latter
case, it was simply a ase of moving
the postoiice across Main street, which
is laid along the boundary line between
the two counties, SO this placed the
postofiice in Sphinx county. In the
matter of Berne, the order has just ar
rived at the local postoffice to deliver
the mail at Wetonka. in Mcpherson
county, instead of to Berne. Berne is
not on a railroad, while Wetonka is on
the Leola branch of the Minneapolis
and st. Louis railroad. INC ten n a
half miles from Aberdeen.
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NARROWED
ON A SANDBAR AND
WATERS RISING FAST

sioux calls, s. -, March 2l.-Ma-
roone't on a semdbai in tne middle of
the Missouri river. with the swift flow
ins W;tlers steadily rising ana threaten
nag 10 cngllli them. was the thrilling
fxperience OF colonel John Emmke, one
Of the prop1ietors oil the Cataract hotel
in This city. and William : Doty, of
Epiphany. Two OF the best / MI men
IN this portion of the state, while hunt
ing Wild geese on the Missouri river.
With The hunting party We're four
mon in addition To The two mentioned.
s. of the hunters We're stationed on
one sanlba", We ON another, while
Colonel Emlnke and Doty, with a farm
er lad. who acted as boatman for them.
We're sent to a third bar further down
ihe river.
l1mmke and Doty shot a couple of
geese which Tell into the river some
little distance away from the bar and
To secure them. Doty and I1mmke We're
devoting their entire attention to the
flight of other flocks of wild geese and
paid no further attention to the farm
er boy. Finally when it was we'll to-
ward night they looked about for the
GARNER lad. He WAS nowhere i'm sight.
They We're becoming numbed with the
cold, and, 10 their great alarm, also
discovered that the water was rising
on the little sandbar making their posi-
tAon decidedly perilous, as we'll as
lnightily uncomfortable.
The other four members of the party.
before the afternoon was we'll advanced
q returned 10 shore and We're costly
seated about the supper table in the
chamberlain hotel when the farmer lad
who had charge of Doty and Emmke's
boat, rushed into the dining room. He
was crying and in a half frozen con-
ditlon. Greatly alarmed at the DOS
sibility that he brought bad news of
Emmke and Doty. the other our hunt
ers surrounded him and piled him With
questions as to what had become of
their two companions. The boy in
formed them of his starting after TWO
geese shot early in the afternoon by
Doty and lImmke, and of his boat be-
ing carried by drifting ice and the
wind Il distance of three miles down
the river before he could reach shore.
The lad stated that he spent some
TIME Nainly e~ndeavoring to get the boat
back. The four hunters, With the boy.
FASTENED to the river. 1t vas growing
dusk, but they could dimly discern
Doty and Emmke wildly running up
and down the few feet of sandbar
(which yet remained above the surface
of the river. The marooned hunters
had tied a handkerchief to a long stick,
which they waved in the air in the
hope of attracting attention.
1t was after dark before the be-
numbed hunters could be got ashore.
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GOVERNOR CRAWFORD TO
HELP GREGORY CELEBRATE

Gregory, S. D., March 2O-Gregory is
going to hold it's annual celebration
May 1 and Governor Crawford has
agreed to be present.
Ever since the opening of his por-
ton of the Rosebud country to settle
ment in 1904, Gregory has held an an
nual celebration on the LIST of May. 1t
was the date set by congress for the
settlers to be or their claims and marks
the real opening date of the Rosebud
country in Gregory county.
The citizens of Gregory are hoping
that train service will have been estab-
lished into Gregory on or before May
1. If regular service is put on before
that time it is certain that a special
train or trains will be required to bring
the citizens from neighboring county
towns
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REGULAR REGIMEN
IN THE a CAMP

Watertown, S.. d., March 2O-Adjut-
ant General Englesby has made a re-
quest for a whole regiment of regulars
to be encamped with the state militia
this summer, n has been given en-
c-ouragement to believe that they will
be supplied. The state nlilitias are o
to be gathered into concentration
this summer as they were last, hence
the decision Of the war college to sen
the regulars to the different state camp
grounds for the instruction of the local
troops. If the regulars are secured the
state guards will go into camp about
the LIST of July.
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rauses of the conflict when he said nat
lies failed by not following the advice
IF my illustrious predecessor"
Pope Plus generally praised the
American episcopate for it's stand oil
.he questions between France and the
church. He spoke in the strongest
France of Mgr. Montagnini. secretary
IF the papal nunciature, adding:
while under that grief my first
consolation was a cablegram from
America-guess from whom?"
Consolation From Archbishop.
After a pause the pope himself an
swered the question, saying: From
Archbishop Ireland"
The pope also spoke of the church in
the Philippine islands, compared
she attitude of the United States there
with France, saying that the action of
the United States was the way govern
nlents should settle mixed political and
religious differences.
The pope asked Mgr. O'Gorman about
President Roosevelt. and expressed
pleasure to hear thai he was salts
pnestion. He also requested Mgr.
CGorman to present his regards to
President Roosevelt.
The bishop announced that Mrs.
Douglas Robinson, of New York, sister
Of Presiornt Roosevelt, would arrive in
Rome during holy week and requested
the pope to receive her.
The pontiff answered:
Naturally I shall be delighted. All
doors shall be open to her. You must
accompany her.
ST. Patrick's day was celebrated at
the Irish college. where Cardinal Vim
cent Vannutelli celebrated mass. The
Rt. Rev. Thomas O'Gorlman. bishop of
Sioux Falls, conducted the vesper ser
vice at the college and later attended
a dinner at the Institution
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but to be hurriedly dressed in clothing
OF her neighbor. and Their astride her
painting horse she again covered the
three miles at top speed. Friends came
and medical aid. Allefforts OF save the
life OF Mr.. Lien was futile. however.
and he died at daybreak. there in the
him. Her knowledge of his death was
the signal for Mrs. Lien to collapse,
and she was taken to the home of a
friend. Burned n frozen and suffer-
ing from nervous shock, the bereaved
bride is still in a precarious state at
her sisters home here. Her hands and
face We're scorched terribly by the fire.
Their home and all it's contents were
destroyed. The funeral Of Mr.. Lien
was M of the largest ever held in his
(Hughes) county.
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BUSINESS MEN HACKERS
OF A RELIGIOUS REVIVAL

Aberdeen, S. D., March 1S.-Revival
services to occupy a month are under
way here. The evangelist is r.. f.
Johnson. The Presbyterian, Methodist.
Baptist, Christian, Congregational and
Evangelical churches nave combined in
these services and hove suspended their
vival will last. The affair is being con-
Quoted under the auspices of the bust
ness men Of the city, who have Sc
cured the services of the evangelist and
are guaranteeing the expense. The au-
ditorium has been rented for the month
ending April 10 for $500. and a large
sum of money has already beer spent.
A choir Of over 800 is furnishing the
music.
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RAILROAD BUILDING is
RESUMED IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Rapid City. S. D., March 1S.-The
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad COM
pany has commenced work again on
theslire between here and Chamberlain.
Track is now aid to Kadoka. on the
s. end, 120 miles from Chamberlain,
n the rails are down for a distance
of fifteen miles from here. which leaves
a little over se~venty-five miles of grad
ing and track laying to be completed.
Several outfits are now at work, grad
ing and filling in the gaps. II the
work of laying tract will soon be-
Gin.
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RoMANoFF GOES RoAMlN'
OFF, AND CREDITORS MOURN

Aberdeen. S. D., March 21.-Profe.,sof
Anton Romanoff. who has peer here
for several months. teaching pupils Oh
the violin, has disappeared. and, it is
claimed. has left a number of creditors
mourning his loss. Romanoff is quite
a remarkable violinist and was consid-
cradle of a linguist. being able to speak
six or seven tongues tluently. He was
a Russian and came first to Aberdeen
about three years ago remaining but
"a short time. Recently he returned
here and set up a studio. getting quite
(. number of pupils. He secured Il
hacker in the person of a young man
with a few hundred to spare. and it is
understood that this young man is not
bothered now about surplus wealth.
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LEADING DAUGHTER OF
REBEkAHS is MARRIED

Huron, S. D., March 1S.-Charles See
ley and Miss Rose Blanche Spaulding
We're married at the home of the brides
mother, in this city, by Rev. Fred w.
Long. MIR. Seeley is a well known Chi
cage and Northwestern railway man,
and his bride is president of the grand
lodge of South Dakota, Daughters of
Rebekah. an dis we'll known throughout
the state. Mr.. and Mrs. Seeley will be
at home in this city after April Is.
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NORVELL WINS THE
RHODES SCHOLARSHIP

Sioux Falls, S. D., March 21.-As a
result of the meeting in his city of
the South Dakota Cecil Rhodes schol-
arship board. George Whitetield Nor
veil, IL student in the Mitchell univer-
sity, was awarded the scholarship at
oxford. He will succeed Paul M.
Young. son of Professor Young, of the
state university at Nermillion, who will
receive his b. a. degree at Oxford.
in June, this year and return to South
Dakota, There We're three candidates
for the selection as his successor.
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SALOON MEN LOOKING FOR
COOPHOLE in NEW LAW

Sioux Falls. S. T., March 16.-Saloon
men of SOUTH Dakota are anticipating
considerable trouble as a result of the
new laws providing that no saloon can
do business within a third of a mile Of
an educational institution.
Its failure to specify exactly what
schools will come under the head of
edv cational institutions leaves a loop
hol. which will without doubt be taken
ad, ant s OF by s~:aloonnaen.
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NO CHANCE TO
CATCH A FELLOW,
so GIRLS STRIKE
Envelope Factory Management
Rescinds Order Calling
For Night Work.

Hartford, Conn.,. March 21.-what
chance has a girl to catch a fellow if
she has to work nights?-None.
So said fifty girls of the United States
stamped envelope factory this morning.
and then they walked out.
They congregated in the hall, say
in:
Why. the very idea, who ever heard
of such a thing?" and the management
finally anne 10 terms and promised to
arrange working hours to suit them.
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'NJUNcTioNS DISSOLVED
CITY HALL TO BE BUILT

Parkston, S. d. March 2O-The in
junction proceedings to prevent the
construction of a new city hall building
here have been dismissed, due to the
failure of those applying for the i%njunc-
ion to file an appeal.
Steps are being taken to have the
city hall erected at the earliest pos
sible date. 1t will cost $500.
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ONE BODY, OF THREE WHO
DROWNED CHRISTMAS EOlJN

Lake Andes, March 1S.-The body OF
body of Charles Slaish,, who with H..
Cushman and Daniel Slaight wss own
in the Missouri river near White Swan on
the night of December 25 last while at
tempting to cross the river on the ice, was
found on a sand bar about two miles be-
low where the three men broke through.
Not the slightest trace has yet been found
of the bodies of the other two men.
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Rome, March 2o.-Pope Plus sunday
received in private audience the RI.
Rev. Thomas O'Gorman. bishop of
Sioux Falls. S. D., which is in the arch
diocese of st. Paul.
Pope Plus said that Archbishop Ire
lands discourse last December on
"Church and State in France" was Il
strong presentation of the Fr"anco-vat-
can conflict.
although know it caused some dis
pleasure the pope said, ~"arcabishop
ireland WAS correct as 10 the remote
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APPOINTMENTS MADE
BY GOVERNOR CRAWFORD

Pierre. S. d., March Ex-Governor
Crawford announces TIE following APP
pointments: +. C. Huss. of Pedro. to
succeed himself as member OF the state
live stock commission; NJ. F. Cum
mings, of Wilmot, to succeed himself
balmers; and N. Newbanks, of Pierre,
H. O. Anderson, of Sturgis. and Frank
Rood. of Ashcreek. as members of the
state brand commission.
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PUTS
ROBBERS TO FLIGHT

Hot Springs, S. D., March 20-The
electric burglar alarm with which the
First National bank here is equipped
frightened away robbers early Sunday
morning.
The yeggmen had gained entrance to
the bank through a window and We're
at work on the combination time lock
when the electric alarm was started by
them, Being unable to stop the clang-
ing bells the robbers ook to their heels.
They left no trace.
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A NEW GRAND ARMY
POST AT SIOUX FALLS

Sioux Falls, S. D., March 20-A sec
ond post of the Grand Army of the
Republic is to be established in Sioux
Falls as the result of action taken by
a number of the local veterans of the
war of the rebellion. More than forty
of the old soldiers, it is stated, signed
.he application for a charter for the
DrOpOsed new post.
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CORSICA, S. D., HAS A
NEW FIRE COMPANY

Corsica. S. D., March 2O-A fire COM
pany of twenty members was organized
here. The Armour fire company assist
ed in the limitations. The officers are:
Sam Mcdonald, chief; O.. Bradshaw.
first assistant chief; S. Winner, second
assistant chief; d. II. Raben. treas
urer; T. F. Mahoney. secretary.
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cENTERvlLLE SCHOOLS PLAN
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT

Centerville. S. d., March 2O-Dr.
Thomas Nicholson. president Of the
Dakota Wesleyan University at Mitch
ell. will deliver the annual commence
ment address to the local public
schools May 80.
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NEW BANK FOR A
NEW DAKOTA TOWN

Bryant. S. D.. March 21.-The new
town of Norden, thirteen and one-half
miles east of Bryant. is to have a
new banking Institution, the Bank of
Norlen. The i~ncorporators are +. A.
Ruden. NJ. b. Hestad and b. L. Hestad.
('1I,ital $4,000.
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NEW APPROPRIATIONS
RECORD IN So. DAKOTA

Pierre, S. d., March 14.-The largest APP
oropriations ever made by a South Dakot
legislature We're made by the last when the
amount reached 50, 1896, 407. 81, as against the
former high record in 1903 of 81. 976, 439. The
appropriations lust made follow: