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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28
GRIEF o
Clothes Taken by officer. He FHees,
Clad Only in Underwear.

Clothes Taken by Officer. He f1ees'
Clad Only in Underwear.
A gay young Lothario working on a
farm near Springfield, who had run
with another mans wife, was
called to an accounting at Scotland.
A man and oman arrived there from
Springfield and signed the hotei reg
lister as man and wife. Later the mar
shall received a telephone message 70
arrest the young man on the cnarss
of getting away with property lnat
was unpaid for. The man peIore
leaving Springfield had bought a me
suit of clothes and a fur lined over
coat. from one of the merchants, which
he not paid for. The merchant
learned of the sudden departure OF
the man with the woman and tele-
phonedS the marshal to arrest the EEL
low on the charge of clipping with an
other mans wife n to get the
clothes IL possible. The marshal caught
the man, who ave his name as Hath
away, and he vas given the prefer
ence of paying for the clothes or being
arrested on the charge of elopement.
Hathaway refused to pay for the
clothes. hi marshal, taking the mar
into another room at the hotel made
him AXE off the suit of clothes ana
o~vercoat. He then was given his LID
erty. In a suit of underclothes. shoe.,
n a stiff hat Hathaway and his affn-
ity left town on a freight train, not
understanding the weather was exceed
ingly cold.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28
Rim FOR CATARACT
PREDICTED BY EXPERT
mr.. ]. w. Spencer Says Power
Plants Will Change Looks Of
Niagara Falls.
GREAT sHR1NKAGE PROBABLE.
lower Level of Whole Lake System
May Come from Tapping Stream
Effect Of Chicago Canal.

DR.. J. W. Spencer, the British scient.
list, who was commissioned by the geo.
logical survey Of Canada to make an
investigation of the Niagara Fails prob
lem, discussed in an interesting manner
the effect OF the utilization Of Its water
by power plants upon the scenic beauty
of that natural wonder. At the in
stance of the American Civic Associa-
ton DR.. Spencer appeared before he
and presented facts and figures to show
what effect the request of the Ontario
Power Company for a franchise to use
10000 cubic feet of water per second
would have OF the falls.
1t was contended by DR.. Spencer
that this is from 20 to % per cent Of
the discharge of Niagara river and it
would greatly impair the characters
tics of the whirlpool rapids lower the
river bed up to the falls, break up the
surface rock at the foot Of b Ameri-
can falls and Goat island and thereby
cause a more rapid recession Of the
horseshoe.
AS Lie DSSiHfiiiS VI IiSSC iopiao hS
marked by a rim over which the flow
Of water is already thin upon h east
ern hail. said DR.. Spencer, the d.
version of the water will drain that
portion Of the upper rapids with the eff
feet Of destroying about 800 feet OF
the eastern side Of the great horseshoe
and breaking up the American falls
into separate streams. BY this shrink
age Of the water the total length Of
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28

both falls will be contracted from near
~ 1000 feet to say 1000 feet and the
diameter Of the great fall from 1900 to
500 feet. This diversion Of the water
will produce a shrinkage OF the horse
shoe, so hat what remains will be en-
tirely on the Caadian sole Of the boun-
dairy line.
ION account Of the lowering Of the
water in the basin above he upper
rapids it will increase the slope Of the
river SO that the surface Of Lake Erie
will be lowered by three feet. Again.
the lowering Of Lake Erie will in the
same lower Lakes Huron and
Michigan. Already with a partial use
Lake Erie has been lowered ten inches,
but this is not apparent to the superb
cial observer owing to the high water
which has prevailed during the last
-four years and especially the last two
years
But this condition cannot be expect
ed to continue. This amount Of lower
ing is partly due to the Chicago canal,
which at present is taking $500 cubic
feet a second, or about half what it is
allowed. In connection with. the calcu-
lations for repairing the harbors and
canals damaged the United States en-
gineers calculated that to increase the.
depth even one foot would cost over
~$12,OOO,0o0."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28
South Dakota
State News
COSTLY FIGHT OVER HORSE
Purchaser at Auction Refused to Ac
cept Blind Animal.

Purchaser at Auction Refused to Ac-
cept Blind Animal.
Codington county has a horse case
that bids fair to rival the famous Jones
calf suit in Iowa, and the horse in this
instance is old and blind, and almost
toothless.
Joseph Coyle and Jacob Jorgenson
became the possessors of q mare
which, soon after they purchased her,
was discovered by them to be blind.
They had paid $35 for the beast, but
were willing to accept 80 cents and
call the account square. But, having
an auction, they offered her to the
highest bidder. who proved to be
Thomas Kelley, the price being $35,
Just what h cost the owners.
Kelley. before taking her from the
yard, discovered her sightless condi-
ton and refused to take her. Suit was
brought In the justice court, Kelley al
Ieging that he could not be held to his
auction bid. The justice court decid-
ed against his contention and the case
went to the circuit court. which in turn
sustained the case of the plaintiffs.
Kelley will appeal to the supreme
court.
: h Judgment of s35 has increased.
through court costs, to about $3.50. and
the defendant claims that he will
spend $1,000 before he accepts the an
imal, whose name, by the way, is
Maud"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28
HELD FOR NETTING RIOT.
The Leaders OF he Philadelphia Mob
Are Arraigned in Court.

The Leaders OF he Philadelphia Mob
Are Arraigned in Court.
AS q sequel to the remarkable scene
enacted In Broad street. Philadelphia,
late Thursday. when several hundred
policemen gave battle to more than
1000 unemployed foreigners who were
marching to the city hall for the pur-
pose Of making q demonstration. u
teen Italians were hald In ball.
Four leaders were held on the
charge OF assault and battery and in
citing riot. n nine other members OF
the crowd were held for melting to
riot.
a witness testified thai at a mass
meeting which preceded the march q
speaker had melted the men
by declaring: 1T is better to be In
jail where you get plenty to eat than
TO be out OF work and hungry"
During the march q number Of red
flags were carried.
N
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28
GRABBING THE UNEMPLOYED.
State OF Louisiana Seeks Men to TIL
ngNss% e1po coil @NH& sH q .s

Ea "N MITHn |"N|AI 80 IEN-MM
State OF Louisiana Seeks Men to TIL
the Soil.
"A Pittsburg. Pa, special says: six
teen unemployed P~ittsburgers having
families left here Friday night for
Munroe. La, where they will be given
. farm, hoTle, tools and seed and an
opportunity to buy the land they Gull
tvate. These same inducements are
being offered ia. forty other families.
Their transportation is paid. All ar
rangements are under the direction of
J. L. Knoepfier. secretary Of the Lou
isiana state board OF immigration. who
Is 10Y In Pittsburg. Speaking OF the
plan, Mr.. Knoepfer said Friday night:
II am here to give men opportunity
to better their condition. I represent
the state. and no land company. We
have In Louisiana $1,000. 900 acres OF
land, and only 5000. 900 acres are be-
ing cultivated.
w want families to till the soil
and study our methods. The legisla-
'ture Of Louisiana Is promoting the
present plan, and In order to enlarge
our scope OF usefulness we must get
men who are willing to work. We
want men who are progressive and
planters with large tracts OF land
stand ready and willing to aid every
man who Is willing to help himself
and sell him small tracts on ten years
credit.
but In the meantime we are caus-
ing immigration to our state by Sc
curing men who are willing to farm
on shares. and houses are provided for
families who go. We furnish each
family with a horse or mule, seed to
plant crops. ground and garden truck
ing implements"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28
MAY GET DEATH PENALTY.
Gen. Stoessel is Found Guilty by Rus
sian Court.

Gen. Stoessel Is Found Guilty by Rus
sian Court.
st. Petersburg advices state that
Gen. Stoessel las been condemned u
death, Gen. Feck has been reprimand-
ed and Gems. Smirnoff n Reiss have
been acquitted.
The court recommends that the
death sentence upon Stoessel be com
muted to ten years imprisonment in
a fortress and that he be excluded
from the service.
Perhaps the only Russian reputa-
ton which stood the test of the war
with the Japanese, In the estimation of
the outside world, is that of Gen.
Stoessel, the defender of Port Arthur.
The whole world acclaimed Gen.
Stoessel a hero during the seige4, OF
Port Arthur, and believed that he
would be crowned with all the laurels
his country had to bestow, eve after
he was compelled to surrender. 1t IS
said that the general was not popular
in the Russian army.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28
NJ As FOR WAR.
Mob OF Foreigners Fight Police u
Phi,udc. phia,

SAND
Philadelphia.
The marching OF nearly 1000 for
eigners upon city hall, where they SAID
they intended to make demands upon
Mayor Reyburn for work, ~precipitated
a riot In Broad street, Philadelphia,
Thursday, in which twenty persons
were injured before the police dis
persed the marchers and arrested four
teen OF them.
The men. most of whom were Ital-
ians and Poles. marched from the for
eign settlement in the lower section CT
the city. The le1ders and a score ~
others carried red flags having a black
border. When they reached Broad
street. q few blocks below the city hall.
several wagons attempted to pass
through the line. The drivers we're
dragged from their seats by the
marchers and beaten.
Policemen ran to the rescue and q
riot call was sent in. The motor BIZ
cycle police were sent through the
center Of the city and rounded up the
entire mounted police squad, the big
reserve street squad and all patrolmen.
who were hurried to the scene in wag-
ons and automobiles. Private carriages
were even pressed into service. A
number Of persons who were watching
the paraders got into the first disturb
ance. and when the big reserves hur-
ried down upon the marchers a general
riot was in progress.
Some of the marchers drew revolv-
ers and began firing at the police,
and the mounted officers, riding into
tons right and left upon the heads Of
the leaders.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28
HELD FOR DESERVING WIFE.
Well to Do H0mesteader Must Answer
Charge in Court.

Charge in Court.
Homer Hill, who recently was ar
rested in Boyd county, Neb, and re-
turned to South Dakota without COM
polling the officers to secure requisit1on
papers, as the result of his preliml-
nary hearing has been held for APP
pearance at the next term of state
circuit court in Gregory county to
answer to the charge of wife deser-
ton. Bonds for his appearance were
fixed at $500.
The case is an unusual one. Hill,
who is about 81 years of age, is said
to be worth $4,000 or $4,000. Abou a
year ago he married a girl of 16 years
of age, and until quite recently they
resided on a homestead near the new
town of Burke, in the ceded portion
Of the Rosebud Indian reservation.
Not long 6 Hill made final proof on
his homestead, which he soon after
ward sold. 1t is charged that he pock-
ed the proceeds, amounting to several
thousand dollars, and then left his
young wife to shift for herself.
The deserted wife placed the off,
GERS on his trial, as she is determined
to prosecute him to the full extent of
the law.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28

III AT All Ar
DENVER PRIEST SHOT BY AN
ITALIAN ANARCHIST.


Father Leo Hoinrichs was shot and
killed when administering the sacra-
ment At early mass In st. Elizabeth's
Catholic church. Eleventh and Curtis
streets, Denver. Colo. at 9 O'Clock Sun
day morning.
Kneeling at the altar rail between
two women Guiseppi G~uaranccto
pressed tho muxxle OF a revolver
against the body OF the priest, after
receiving frsm him the ~consecratcd
wafer. and shot the priest through the
heart. "@xplalming. my GOO! My
God!" Father Leo fell prone In front
or the altar and died without nttering
another word.
With an ~inartfculate scream, the
ASSASSIN sprang into the aisle. and
waving the smoking weapon about his
head, dashed to the church door. For
a moment the hundred or more people
the church were dazed. Then q
woman ahrieked and the c~ongrega-
tion became panic stricken. Some
women tainted. and many became hys-
terical.
Several men rushed to the aid OF the
priest M athers started In pursuit Of
the murderer. Ameng the latter was
Patroimaa Daniea Cronin, who over
took the Aeeing Italian on the church
steps GuisApN attempted to shoot
the polieeman and was foiied and
Soyerpowered only after q desperate
flglt n which several men had come
to the assistance or the officer.
II murderer was hurriedly remov-
I'd tozfhe city jail. and rs threats Of
summary Justice were made BY men In
the crowd. which quickly gathered in
front 81 the church. Chief of Police
Michael Dclanv called out the reserve
.xorsp o. patrolmen. who were kept
on G0ard day and night.
NB1tseppi Guaranaccio was placed In
SOLITARY confinement at the city jail.
He admitted to q policeman who inter-
viewed him that the priest whom he
had killed was = stranger to him. and
IN explanation OF his crime mad the
following statement:
II Just went over there because I
have : grudge against all priests in
general: They are all against the
WorkfnRnn1lan / went to the commune
Ion rail because ! could get q better
shot ] did d Give : damn whether
he German priest or any other!
Kind u a1prte1t. They are al IN the
Il classss
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28
DUAL MAINE RACED

Man Kills Woman with Az and Conn
mits Suicide.
James A. Deane broke into the home
Of Charles Mckay. at West Forks.
"a miles north Of Bingham, Me-, short
Nv before midnight. and killed Mrs.
Mckay with an az, after chasing her
to the yard Of q neighboring house.
and then committed suicide BY cutting:
Ms throat. Deane, who was 80 years
old. wass employed In = numbering
camp. Mrs. Mckay was 20 years old
and had been married three ear
~ y believed Deane's act was
prompted by Jealousy.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28
Public work. for Unemploxed. 4

Movements have been started in many
cities to nave public improvements au-
thorized so as to benefit the increasing
numbers Of the unemployed. At Pitts
burg a special bond issue of 100000
was authorized by the City Council to
put the thousands of idle men to work on
the streets at the rate of $1.75 a day.
a bill was brought in the New York
Senate BY unanimous consent authoriz-
ing the Park Board to expend $1,5OO,OOO
more for parks and driveways. Senator
Mccall said there were 10000 skilled
mechanics and 10000 men without
trades unemployed In New York State
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28
Another Saw Mill.

John I. Newell, of Pierre, has pur
chased what is know as Sully Island.
in the river near h location of old
Fort Sully, and will place a saw mill
it to turn the timber into lumber.
He will get about a quarter of a mill
feet of lumber, besides the wood
from the trimmings Of the trees, and
intends to clear it completely and seed
the island to alfalfa.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28
VITAL STATISTICS.
Months of june and Deceynber Prove
Most Popular with Brides.

.flUIItilS III Cuiit uiIu DSSSIdDSA WV
Most Popular with Brides.
Superintendent Robinson, of the
vital statistical department, has been
digging into the marriage figures of the
state for the past year and finds that
June n December brides take the
lead in numbers. June stands the high
est in the estimation of the brides,
their favor.
July and August do not appear to
appeal to them, but the other months
of the year trail close along with the
winter. months in the lead outside Of
June, the list by months being jan
uary, 321; February, 81; March, 33s;
April 344; May. sS3; June 455: July.
292; August, PSI; September, 3SS; Oc-
tober, 400: November, 40; December,
435.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28
STUDENT R~EINSTATED.
Bail. However. Will Not BE Allowed
to Act as Editor of College Paper.

Bail. However. Will Not BE Allowed
to Act as Editor Of College Paper.
AT a meeting of the board of deans
of the university at Vermillion, togeth-
err with President Gault. 1T was decid-
ed to reinstate Editor e. B. Bail as a
student of the university of South Da-
kota, though he will not De permit
ted to act as editor in chief of the
college paper. The case of Balls sus-
pension had been the all absorbing
topic in the university for several days.
and when it was tina he
was to be reinstated the students who
were anxiously. waiting for a report
gave several lusty cheers.
Hereafter the president and deans
demand that the Volante be governed
by a board of control. which board
shall say what is to be published as
news or ~editorfally.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28
GOLD THIEF FOUND GUILTY.
sGmploye of Gold Mine Convicted of
Petty Larceny.

Admitting on the stand that he had
been guilty of petty larceny, Erwin M.
Hilton, a young employe of the Golden
Reward Mining company at Dead
wood, controlled by f. FL. Hartman
and associates, was declared guilty OF
grand larceny by a jury "Wednesday
night in the circuit
Hilton's ase attracted widespread
attention in the Hills. He regularly
stole gold precipitates and at night
took them to a lonely gulch where he
had an outfit by which he melted
them. He sold the products to jewel
ers.
country. no one knows how much the
has lost, but the amount was
large.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28

While ten miners were being low
cred Into the Stanton mine OF the Lee
high and Wilkesbarre Coal company
st Wilkesbarre. Pa, Friday. : large
body Of Ice IN the shaft fell, striking
tho hood OF the cage. demolishing It.
Three men were killed and three 9TH
sers will die Of their injuries.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28
..woman IN Brown, to Prison.

Miss Aimee Lloyd, aged "a. the ia
nous woman In brown who is charg
I'D with swiIadiin business men OF
washington, Baltimore and other east
ern cities by means OF forged checks.
pleaded guilty at Rochester. Mimi,
and was sentenced to the
state reformatory until released by the
state board Of control.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28
Roth WIN Die OF Burns,

Mrs. e. = Dodder wife Of a prom
inent undertaken at Omaha, and her
sister, Mrs. Hamilton. were so serious
" burned by an explosion of gasoline
at the Doddcr home Thursday morning
both will die. The women were
cleaning lac curtains and five gal
Ions OF fluid exploded.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28
Large Ranch l

M. d. Whisman, manager of the
John H. King & Co. land agency in
Huron, has sold the John e. KING ana
Peter Kinny ranch, in Sully county.
for $4,000. The purchaser is L. III.
Tenney, Of Oneida. The ranch con-
cists OF 5000 acres, has a number of
buildings, eighteen miles of fencing,
artesian wells, etc. This is one of the
largest land deals made in hat locali-
ty within the last three years.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28
FOR POISONING LITTLE GIRL.
Another Arrest Made In the Kansas
Murder Case.

Another Arrest Made In the Kansas
Murder Casc.
Mrs. Sarah Morasch. q sister-in-law
OF Charles Miller. father OF Ruth MIL
Ter. a 4-year-old child, who died In
Kansas City, Kan, on Feb. IL. from
the effects OF eating poisoned candy
which vas Intended for her half sister.
Ella Van Meter. vas placed under ar,
rest It Harrisonville. Mo-, Thursday
night, charged With completely in the
girls death.
Mrs. Morasot's 17-year-old daugh-
ter. Blanche. was arrested Thursday
on the same charge.
Miss Van Meter. for whom the AN
az va intended, ate . portion OF It
but recovered.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28
Hart Released without Bond.

A young nan named Edward Hart,
who was arrested at Hawarden, Ia,
a day or two g and taken back to
Sioux Falls on the charge Of selling
mortgaged property, as the result OF
his preliminary examination before
Judge Wheelock, in Sioux Falls. has
been released upon his own recogni-
zance to appear at the next term OF
state circuit court court to answer to
the charge.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28
Mine ia

Word has been received at Dead
wood that the financial affairs of the
Arkota Mining company ave been
adjusted and the order came to re-
sumo operations on the Iron Creek.
For some time past it has been idle
owing to the difficulty in raising
money.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28
Disaster In Powder Mill.

Disaster In Powder Mill.
An explosion occurred in the nitro
.glycerine mixing house of the Hercules
Powder works at Pinola. Cal. Thurs
day afternoon. The building was COM
pletely destroyed and 1t is reported
that between twenty-five and twenty
seven Cinnamon and four white men
were killed.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28
Nr,t,.,,,.Il,s Co,-n palace.

Arrangements are being made in
Mitchell at the present time for the
corn palace for the fall of the year.
1t is the intention to make the palace
bigger and better than ever, n 4
subscription committee is now canvass
ing the town for subscriptions.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28

The, London Times is still on tn
market. according to q statement mad
by the solicitors now engaged in tn
litigation over III newspapers dis
posal. It's prdprietors, 1t is said, favo
Its ale BY some form OF public com
petition.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28
4 Earmers, Telephone.

The directors of the Farmers Tele-
phone company held a meeting at Mill
bank recently and issued a statement
Of the affairs of that company. Less
than three years in business they nave
1881 miles of line built and about
500 phones in service.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28
AUTOS BATTLE IN SNOW.
Farmers Shovel Way for the American
Machine.

Machine.
Montague Roberts, driving the
American car in the New York to Par,
Is automobile race, drove into Kendall
vile, Ind, at S:35 Thursday morning,
having spent the entire night battling
with snow drifts. He left Corunha at
1880 Wednesday night and farmers
along the roa practically shoveled the
way for him the entire distance of sew
en- miles to Kendallville. Roberts
was greatly exhausted by his nights
work n retired to bed in a hotel with
the intention Of not resuming his. jour
ney until 4 In the afternoon.
st. Chaffery, with the French car,
is stuck in the snowdrifts five miles
east OF Kendallville.
Adedoin. In q French machine, ar
rived at 1 p. m.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28

A. c. Tisdeli. the Chicago banke
twice arrested on the charge OF receiv
ing deposits after he knew his ban
was insoivent, was Thursday surren
dered 70 the curt by his bondsmen.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28
New York-Pari. Auto Race,

From New York six contestants started
in the 20,000-mile automobile race via
Alaska and Siberia for Paris, thousands
of people giving them a great send-off.
The entries were three French machines,
one Austrian, one Italian, one German
and one American Ca Thomas carl.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-02-28
SALE OF THE CROUCH LINE.
Said to Have Taken Black
Hills ROad.

Burlington Said to Have aKe BIacK
Hills Road.
On good authority it is announced
thai the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy railroad has ken over by
purchase the Missouri River and
Northwestern railroad, known in the
Hills as the Crouch line, and is oper-
ating between Rapid City and Mystic.
The sale is said to have been forced
by the Burlington owing to the fact
that the Crouch line has been secur-
ing supplies for operation for some
time from the Burlington and has be-
come indebted ta@the older road&fnr
over $40, 900. which, it is declared. it is
unable to pay.