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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-28
BRYCE in WASHINGTON.
New British Ambassador Arrives a
Post

Washington, Feb. 23.-James Bryce,
the new British ambassador, accompa-
MED by Mrs. Bryce, arrived here al
4:3O O'Clock yesterday afternoon
They were met at the station by Mr.
Esme Howard. councillor of legation
and charge d'affaires, and the entire
embassy staff and women. The am
bassador and his wife were immediate,
ly driven to their temporary apart
ments in Stoneleigh court, while the
repairs to the embassy are being COM
pleted.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-28
SCANDAL At BLUE EARTH.

Prominent Man Charged With At
tempting to Poison Family.
Blue Earth, Mimi, Feb. %. = Blue
Earth is in the throes of a first-class
sensation, involving the arrest of one
prominent hasiness man, j. H. Rade-
macher. who is accused Of having at.
tempted to take the life of his wife
and perhaps other members of the
family by placing arsenic in the fami-
ly coffee pot. Rademacher strongly
declares his innocence,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-28
FIVE DIE OF HUNGER.
Bodies Of Homsteader's Wife a
Three Children Found Frozen.

Estevan, Sask., Feb. pa farmer
named Radcliffe, with his wife and
three children, froze to death neal
here Radcliffe was homesteader
who came here for coal about fort
night ago. A neighbor called at Rad
cliffe's during his absence and found
his wife and children frozen solid and
no fuel or food in the house. Further
search also found Radcliffe and his
team of oxen frozen to death on the
ice in a neighboring creek, with his
sleigh loaded with coal and provisions
1t is thought that he had lost his way
in the storm and persisted.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-28
FREAK ELECTION BILL.
Iowa Democrats Would Permit Voting
by Mail.

Des Moines Iowa, Feb. 23.-Sidney
of Adair, introduced a bill recommend,
ed by BRYAN at the recent Democratic
luncheon, providing that electors nee
essarily absent or unable to reach the
polls on election day, may make affida,
Wit before notary or clerk of the dis
trict court. in writing, of persons for
whom he wishes to vote. which afiid;
Wit must be mailed by the notary or
the clerk, to the election judges, and
when received by them, is to be count
ed. subject to challenge, as though the
elector were present and voting.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-28
Hydrophobia Kills Man.

the face some time ago by a pet dog
George Peterson. fifty-four years old,
living about four miles from here, is
dead from hydrophobia.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-28
FORGIVEN AFTER DEATH.
Deserter of Family Is Killed in Street
Car Accident

Odr ACClUent.
La Crosse, Wis, Feb. 23.-Only his
tragic death induced Mrs. Julia Han.
son of this city to forgive Hans Han
son, her husband, who for more II
a year has been fugitive for desert
ing her and her child. Hanson soon
after his marriage left La Crosse. His
wife secured warrant and a search
has been kept up by the authorities
since then to find the missing man. Ee
was killed in street car accident at
birmingham, Ala, and yesterday after
noon was buried here His wife went
from the cemetery to the court house
and withdrew the complaint.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-28
Mrs. Pinkham's Invitation to Women.

Women suffering from any form of
female weakness are invited to
promptly communicate with Mrs.
Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. From the
symptoms given, the trouble may be
located and the quickest and surest
way of recovery advised. Out of her
vast volume of experience in treating
female ills Mrs. Pinkham probably
has the very knowledge that will
help your case. Her advice is free
and always helpful.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-28
Corn Shredder Mains Man.

Faribault, Mimi, Feb. 49, - While
feeding corn shredder Fred Voge
had his right arm pulled into the cut
ting knives and the hand was so badly
shredded that amputation above the
wrist had to be resorted to.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-28
GETS s,s4s WILD FURs.
Lake Crystal Man Sells Seasons Prod
ucts for S1,55939,

uSIS LOT p l,ooo'oo.
Lake Crystal Mimi, Feb. &c. ].
Peterson. local trapper and fur buy
er, has done a good stroke of business
in the last fall and winter. His total
catch and purchase is 1902 muskrats,
80 minks, 8 raccoons, 20 weasels, "a
skunks, 5 civet cats and other furs,
making total of S,343 furs. The price
received for rats was from Is to %
cents apiece, and for mink So to 81
each. The total cash received for the
furs was $1,559.39.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-28
ORDERS 100000 DITCH.
Freeborn County Project Is Sustained
by Judge.

py JUuge.
Albert Lea, Mimi, Feb. 81. = After
hearing many witnesses, Judge Kings
ley yesterday afternoon ordered the
proposed Judicial Ditch No. 1 for Free
born county, also known as the Mos
cow-Riceland-Genev ditch, as it al
fects several thousand acres Of land in
those townships. 1t is said that 49,
900 acres will be more or less affected
by the ditch, much of which land is
new worthless except to furnish
sloughs for aquatic fowl.
The cost of the improvement is est.
mated at 100000, and the benefits are
estimated at twice that amount.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-28
Killed Rx Train

Centerville, Iowa, Feb. %. John
Pollock Of Jerome was Instantly
killed and John Lynn and George
Stirtenmyer of the same place were
seriously injured by being struck by
q fast train.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-02-28
SNOW GLARE BLINDS.
Permanent Loss of Sight Follows

Permanent Loss Of Sight follows
Slight AiIment.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Feb. %. = Peter
Peterson, prominent farmer, severa
weeks ago was troubled by snow blind
ness, but after few days his eyes ap
parently resumed their normal condi
ton. Now, however, without the
slightest warning, he has become total
ly blind, and physicians state thai
there is practically no hope that he
ever will recover his sight.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03

TOMATO VINES on GRAPE TIELLls.
In rows, braced at each end Of the
field. Two wires only IRE used for
growing grapes. All vines are tied In
spring Oh lower wire about six feet
from the ground. The upper wire Is
run on top OF posts, for the fruit canes
to be fastened to. In order, to keep
the wind from breaking the canes OF
In early summer all vines are summer
pruned. oil weak or useless vines rub.
bed OF until all fine large lunches nre
set md. Dagged. After that MI vines
are kept cut, only enough left to rIpen
the grapes properly. Plenty OF air is
left between grapes and tomatoes. l
eau assure you II Is a beautiful sight
to see two totally different crops grow.
ing on the same row.
"The diagram above shows grapes
and tomatoes grown on the same rows.
The tomatoes grow no higher than the
fourth wire from the bottom, which is
four feet from the ground. The grape.
vines are tied to the nth wire mud
then grow up and fall over the top
wire. All the wires are fastened by
cut wire staples, G%rapevlnes are set
about fourteen feet apart, rows about
nine to ten feet apart. Strawberries
are grown between the rows, about
four rows of berries between each two
rows OF grapes"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03

HUNTINGTON, June 9. - The
plumbers Of Huntington, as per notice,
served several days ago on the master
plumbers that II they did not sign the
agreement offered them they would
so on a strike walked out this morn.
ing.
The strike is not on account OF the
terms of the agreement offered not
being accepted but Its not being sign.
ed by the master plumbers.
For some time past the plumbers
have received three dollars n day for
ten hours work. The plumbers met
and decided TO ask that the scale be
raised to three dollars and twenty-five
cents n day and the hours shortened
10 nine each working day.
This the master plumbers, after a
consultation, agreed 10 accept and
granted. At the same time they re.
fused 70 sign an agreement to that
effect. According TO. the statements
Of several of the master plumbers the
members Of the union would give them
no assurance that they, the plumbers,
would stay with them until the com.
pletion OF the contracts now on hand
had been filled. In other words that
the agreement was a one.slled one
that vas binding on the master plumb.
ers and not on the plumbers.
Several days ago Il representative
Of the plumbers union handed 10 the
master plumbers an ultimatum that
II the agreement drawn up by the lin.
ion and verbally accepted by the boss.
es, was not signed by June 1st the
men would be ordered out.
This morning all of the union
plumbers failed 10 turn up for duty
and the master plumbers are temper.
arily handicapped. They state, how.
ever. that they will be delayed very
little in completing the contracts now
amber way, ami carrying ont contracts
secured from. now on.
One firm, Hagen G Co., have signed
the agreement, and the plumbers en-.
ployed by them are not on a strike.
About fifty men are out.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03
SOME DAY We SHALL SEE
AN UABURAABLE CITY
FALLING INSURANCE RATES
SHOW RoWTH IN NUMBER OF
FIRE-PRooF BUILoINes-Hous.
Es THAT WON'T BURN ARE
MOST ECONOMICAL.

NEW YORK, June 3.-"some day
We shall see an unburnable CITY," said
a prominent fire insurance u~nderwrit.
err Of New York. commenting upon
the low rate upon lofty office build.
ings.
This authority mentioned q build.
Ing In the Wall street district which
carries the lowest rate possible under
the schedules Of the New York Fire
Insurance Exchange. 1t Is the Gale.
DOMAIN, In Pine street, and its net
rate is only 8 cents per hundred dol.
lars. The building has a cast iron
frame, the members OF which are pro.
tected by porous terra Gotta ana brick.
It Is twelve stories high,
Aften story building in Broad street,
not far from the New York Stock Elk.
change, has to pay twice as much, or
a net rate Of 10 cents per hundred
w." NUS - W. s'ot.es over
$40" :. e"u i.s metal 'Faine
~ ei'ner 'erra Gotta
""u .nat eAuses ene ai'ler'
r",s t",s n ''neAi VI 'He
ase says
V" .', '"'' "'ep'ooi :p'o'
$50 "a via .0,a VI DfteN'
49,. ~" % pe'
49, VI insurance VI
nv" '''s' 'Ne GEMS
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03
HERDINe sREEP
Old Country Conditions Among Is.

Old Country Conditions Among Iii.
Massachusetts Hills. s
q company which has been renting
sheep to farmers in western Massa.
chusetts seems 10 have found a way a
doing business which is making 4 sue.
cess Of the neglected sheep Industry.
In the billy sections Of Franklin coun.
ty land Is very cheap. A hundred acre
pasture was recently sold for SIN.
These pastures, while they are poor for
cattle, are better for sheep, because
sheep vii! eat a great deal OF stun ,hat
cattle Will not touch. The plan Of the
company Is really a sort OF co.Opera.
ton. and the business Is carried on In
such 4 large way titlt the usual Oh
stacles TO the business do not prevent
success.
Buying or Leasing Sheep.
The farmers have the choice OF buy
Ing or leasing sheep Of the company.
II they lease, they must return the
company bnlf the Increase OF limbs
and onc-fourth the wool. BY this plan
they run no risk, because the company
assumes oil damage from dogs. About
600 sheep we're leased last year aud
only 10O or SO sold. Leased sheep are
Inspected regularly by the manager
and good care required. The pastures
are mostly brush areas, not very de-
slrable for cows. /,
Abandoned Farms.
The company Is also carrying on
sheep ranclllng OH It's own account,
having leased II number Of abandoned
farms, according TO American CultIva-
for. A Scotch shepherd has been In
ported along with some trained sheep
dogs, reproducing the old country con-
ditions among the Massachusetts hills.
The herdiHg system as ptacticcd With
these large flocks Is a great protection
against dogs and does away with the
need Of expensive fencing. A night
corral and q few pens near the barn
are all that Is needed. The shepherd
and his two dogs handle 1000 sheep
with o little extra help ut shearing and
lamblng time. A ranch started last
May shows n profit OF $1,000 to 5000
on 100 sheep, and the experiment is so
successful that another ranch under.
the care Of n shepherd will be started
In Chester, Vt.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03

Locusts are proving hardly less de.
s%truetive In German Southwest Afrl.
ca than the three years rising OF ma.
lives. a settler not long ago attempt.
ed 10 defend his little plot OF land by
digging all around 1t n ditch one var
broad and of equal depth. at the bot.
tom Of which he lighted q fire. But
the insects swarmed into the often TIL
The flames had been extinguished BY
their accumulated corpses.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03

The San Jose scale louise attacks all
orchard trees, rosebushes, berry bush
es md many vines and shrubs. 1t ~
the louise and not the scale that does
the harm. An inexperienced eye would
not be apt to detect Its presence with
out the aid Of q magnlfyIRg glass.
In u single season. according to Farm
Journal, one female, louise may become
the progenitor Of more than n billion
individuals. Is It any wonder that the
pests COR overrun a locality when
they once obtain a foothold?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03

water, upon which many seeds are
seen as floating md q larger number
at the bottom. These light, floating
seeds are TO be rejected. In the bottle
at B Is q 20 per cent solution Of COM
mon salt "a very thin strip would have
done as we'll, In which eggplant seeds
that sank In pure water were placed,
with the result that many remain at
the top and thereby may be easily sep.
arated and thrown away.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03

The Vermont experiment station has
found n large gain In the use Of Dor.
leaux mixture rs a spray TO prevent
the early blight Of potatoes. For more
than fifteen successive years the sta.
tlon has Practiced spraying potatoes
and has always found 1t n profitable
procedure with early potatoes because
Of It's effect in warding of insect at
tacks and early blight. aside from the
general stimulation 1t affords to the
plants,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03
Ginsena BG1ht.

The cultivation Of ginseng, having be-
lone Of some economic Importance, has
led to n study Of 4 number OF diseases,
and one investigator describes n blight
which he says has proved exceedingly
destructive In some localities. To pro-
vent Injury by this fungus, particular
" to the seed crop, spray with a
4-G-i0 solution Of bordeaux mixture to
each 100 gallons, to which Is added
about a gallon of 4 resin soda mixture.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03

The gravity method Of seed separa.
ton here Illustrated Is the old time
practice of "brining' wheat, barley,
oats, ETC., before sowing, but applied to
seeds of much smaller size, such MS to.
mato and eggplant seeds. As used nj
the New Jersey experiment station, the
bottle at A In the cut contains pure
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03

do You think that an actors re,
sponses to curtain calls destroys the
artistic illusIon?"
No. answered Mr.. Stormington
Barnes, sometimes It enhances the ef.
feet. The contrast conylnces the a..
dience that he was really acting" =
Washington Star,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03
Care Of Pieplant,

Where no coRrealeRces for forcing
the Elephant nre at hand the crop can
be materially FASTENED by scattering a
small quantity Of straw litter over the
crowns. This protects the forming
leayes md stalks from the cold.-Gar.
denlpg.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03

"Klexer has painted the picture Of
a winter landscape so well that II you
look at 1t long you seem to get quite
cold"
That's nothing. You ought to see
schmirinsky's Flight 1t is SO real.
istic that after the first look you are
Obliged to take to your hsels."-Tti.
Bits.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03

II Is often best to use fresh manure
on stiff clay soils in order to have the
large quantity Of organic matter the
manure contains aid In making the soil
more open and porous md easier Of
cultivation.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03

When large branches Of fruit trees
are cut of It Is advisable to paint over
the cut surface with n paint made
from llnseed oil and white lead, colored
with n little pigment something like
the color OF the bark.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03

II you know 81 any one who does
not get the West virglnian you will
do US a favor by calling his attention
70 our liberal offer on page Z Of this
paper.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03

The efficiency of the human heart Is
greater than that Of any piece of ma.
chinery, taking into consideration the
size. II pumps nearly eight tons Of
blood daily.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03

Don't fall to read the great offer on
page seven Of tais paper to-day.
There Is a proposition there that Is 4
interest TO all who want to keep
posted.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03

a light OF acknowledgement Is plain.
ly visible at ms mile and one Of
three.canllepower at two miles.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03
HUNTINGTON PLUMBERS
ARE OUT ON A STRIKE

Plumbers Sought an Increase In Wag.
es and . Decrease in Working Hours
The Master Plumbers Were viii.
ing to Grant This Verbally, but Re.
. fused to Enter Into a Written Agree.
ment-EHorts to Aver; the Strike
Failed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03
Office Removal,

DR.. W. ]. Boydston has moved his
dental office from 107 Main street to
rooms 2OG.7 Masonic Temple, over
postoiice. II :,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03

In a census Of this world the per-.
centage Of blind persons Is CT to every
million.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03
CHICKS ON GRASS.

Convenient Breeding Coop For tho Han
and Her Flock.
An arrangement in Use OH a large
poultry farm Is here sketched. When
the chicks are Matched they are convey.
ed, with the mother hen, to n coop set
on the grass. The hen Is first placed In
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03

On the average the coolest part Of
the day Is s o'clock in the morning.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03
WEST PENN LEAGUE.
To.Day's Games

To.Day's Games.
Fairmont ut Connellsville.
scottdale at Greensburg.
Butler at Beaver Falls.
Clarksbnrg at Cumberland.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-03
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS,

The fortress at Malta Is regarded as
second 10 Gibraltar.
The wettest hour of the day is nj 9
O'Clock In the morning.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-04-03
MORNING SESSION

J. J. Ellis was called to testify
about something in connection
with a visit to Caldwell's but
defense having not laid proper
foundation, state objected and
were sustained.
H. J. Loud was recalled and
testified that he was familiar
with firearms and had examined
Krueger's rifle ard also 1903 Saw
age. Stated he had noticed eff.
feet on balls fired from 38.4O
Winchester, and was shown a
cartridge which he identified as
that calibre.
Witness was shown pieces of
Dahl's skull, and asked if bullet
fired from 80 Winchester in t
object like skull, would mushroom
or fatten, and still enter objectc
as would a bullet fred from 1903
Savage. State objected and were
sustained.
The defense continued to try
and have witness answer whether
or not hole in skull had been
made with cartridge from Win.
chester rifle, such as owned by
Krueger, but were blocked by
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-04-03

but returned shortly and told
them there was no one at Dahl's.
Wesley handed Krueger gun,
and thought he sat gun against
the wall. Witness continued,
Kruger said nothing about cartridges
gone; said nothing about hair on gun;
nothing about hair being girls hair;
nothing about sparkling girl. Can
understand Krueger, been at his
house; never had trouble with
him, and never made any threats
against him.
"If Krueger found hair on gun
in house I knew nothing about
where it came from, and no at.
tention was called to hair" said
Wesley.
Wesley had known Eugene
Caldw well and wife since summer
of 1898. Had worked with him,
but never worked for Martin
dale.
Did you ever at any time dur
ing month of March, 1904, say
in presence of Eugene Caldwell,
dahl has plant, and I would
like to make him dig it up?'
No.
y Did you say you would like tc
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-04-03

consin, where he went to school
until about II years of age, when
be quit and went to work in
woods about his birth place.
Had been married and had two
children, don't know if they are
living, has heard wife was dead.
Witness states mother is living
at Green Bay, but father has
been dead for ten or eleven years.
Has two sisters, one living at
Green Bay, and one in Colorado,
both sisters are married. Has
also three brothers, one living in
st. Paul, and two in Denver.
Witness says he has never
been arrested before charged
with the Dahl murder, and has
never been charged or sus
picioned of crime before. Came
to Minnesota in 1897, and Bel
trami county winter of 1898
HAS worked in the woods as gen
eral woodsman, doing such work
as swamping, saving, teaming,
landing, loading, and has
| followed Tho 6rivo
First became acquainted with
Paul Fournier during the winter
of 1900, when he met him at Red
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-04-03
DEFENDANT WESLEY PLACED ON STAND:
STOUTLY MAINTAINS He IS INNOCENT

Witness stated that after Apri
Z, be had worked on the Mud
river drive, and prior to this
time Fournier had worked on
Blackduck river, but didn't 4
know where Fournier worked
after that date.
Witness stated that regarding
Mrs. Caldwell's testimony con,
cerning turning looking glass
toward the wall, he had never
heard Fournier say any thing
about it. :..-
Were you at Mr.. DahI's house or
the girls?
No.
Witness further stated that the
only person in the neigh borhood
he had ever had trouble with was
Caldwell. Had no trouble with
Mrs. Caldwell, even when he
married her sister, Jesse French.
All the trouble had come from
Cald we'll. d: ~ .--....-
Wesley then told in detail
where he had been since he left
Mud river drive in May, 1904,