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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27
MAY FIGHT DfMURRAGE LAW
Solicitor of Great Northern Tells At
torney General Measure Is I'M
constitutional.

st. Paul, March 25. - Coincident
with the announcement of the deci-
sion of the federal supreme court in
the railroad rate cases upholding the
right &C the federal courts to enioin
a state officer from the enforcement of
the state laws ONE the information
that the courts probably will be called
upon to pass upOn the constitutional
ity of the reciprocal demurrage law
passed by the legislature last winter.
In a letter received yesterday by
Attorney General F.. r. Young, w. r.
Begg, general solicitor of the Great
Northern Railway company, says he
believes the law TO be unconstitutiOn-
al. The letter was about a claim
against the road made under the pro
visions of this law which had been
referred to the attorney general, who
had called the attention of the rail
road company to the matter. The let
ter received Yesterday was in answer
and shows that the railroads will fight
the law rather than pay the penalties
prescribed therein.
The reciprocal demurrage bill pass
ed last winter provides for the impO-
sitiOn Of a penalty upon the railroads
for their failure to furnish cars with
in certain prescribed periods. as we'll
as upon the shippers for their failure
to load or unload cars within the time
prescribed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27
PLAN CITY BEAUTIFUL.
$50 Women Will Make Summers Cam
paign Against Weeds and Dirt.

One hundred and fifty wOmen
members Of the civic federation, met
in the Business Mems union rooms
at Watertown and laid plans for the
summers campaign against dirt and
weeds. "Watertown Beautiful' is
their watch word, and they intend to
realize their ambition this summer in
having the most beautiful city in the
state. Their plans have been worked
out to the minutest detail, and every
contingency is provided for.
Nearly every block in the city will
have its overseer to direct the work
of cleaning, tree trimming, flower
planting, weed killing. grass moving
and artistic house painting. The po-
lice and street commissioners forces
are placed at the disposal of the fed
GRAFTON when needed to carry out their
desires. A number of the streets are
to be boulevarded; trees planted on
vacant lots and property owned by
non-residents until every walk in the
city will be well shaded.
Innumerable prizes are to be hung
up for the children who assist in the
work, and bushels Of flower seeds will
be distributed later on. A gigantic
war is to be waged an the d%andelion.
which doubtless alone will call out
all the reserves.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS PROTEST.
Two Hundred Parade When Principal
Is Not Elected Superintendent.

The resignation of two school Off
Gals, and a division of opinion on
the action of the board of education
in ~electing a Pierre pedagogue to fill
n OF the positions is causing no end
OF comment in Aberdeen. The high
school boys to the number of 200 pa
raded the streets in a demonstration
to register their disapproval of the
appointment. A few days ago w. l..
Cochrane, city superintendent Of
schools, resigned. Among the candi-
dates for the position was w. p. Dun.
levy of Pierre and r. l.. Kirk, the lat
ter principal of the Aberdeen high
school. Kirk resigned, and his appli-
cation for Cochrane's position was
considered with those of others.
When the board net to elect a new
city superintendent several citizens
appeared in behalf Of Kirk. but on a
vote the board acted upon the recon-
mendation of the teachers commit
tee and elected Prof. Dunlevy, the
vote standing 5 to 8.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27
SEEK IRRIGATED LAND.
Federal Irrigation System Brings Ea-
ger Demand for Farms In Big Area
Formerly in Arid Class.

Spring has brought with It the
first thrush of settlers. and Belle
Fourche is now a busy town. Ten
carloads of immigrants arrived last
week from different parts Of the Mid
die West and are filing or land north
of here and scattering out into the
county. which is 100 miles long.
Heretofore scarcely any settlers
have come to this point, Rapid City
receiving most Of them, owing to the
new lands in close proximity to that
place. The fact that within a few
weeks water will be turned on 10000
acres of land under the Belle Fourche
irrigation project now is bringing the
settlers here in large numbers and
the land office force is working over
time to keep up.
This is the first part Of the govern
ment's big project that is costing So
900 900, on which the water has
been turned. The land includes what
is known as the Johnson lateral and
the south canal, and is considered Of
high grade for agricultural purposes.
The settlers are filing here on their
water rights, and are going out at
nee to take possession of the land.
They come largely from Iowa, Illinois
and Missouri, the Minnesota and Wis
consin settlers arriving at Camp
Crook and points in the northern part
of the county.
The government has added $780,
600 to the total cost of the project,
and this will have the effect of max
ing the work more complete and
finishing sooner.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27
TO REDUCE FREIGHT RATES.
New Tariff Will Be Introduced West
Of Missouri BY State Board,

At a meeting of the state board Of
railway commissioners held at Rapid
City it was decided to reduce the
freight rates west of the Missouri
river. The amount of the cut and the
figures that will now prevail have not
yet been announced, as the board is
now at work on a new tariff, which
will be published in the near future.
This reduction has been generally
sought by Black Hills shippers. and,
while not unexpected, it will prove
of much benefit. w. H. Tompkins of
this city, a former commissioner. rep
resented the shippers and showed that
the rates on some classes of freight
are at present $50 per cent higher
in this part of the state than east OF
the river.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27
WESTERN CANADA CROPS
CANNOT Be CHECKED.
OATS YIELDED 90 BUSHELS TO
THE ACRE.

The following letter written the Do
minion Government Commissioner OF
Emigration speaks for itself. 1t proves
the story Of the Agents Of the Gov-
eminent that on the free homesteadS
offered by the Government it is pos
sible to become comfortably we'll on
In q few years:
Regina, Sask., 23rd Nov, 1907.
Commissioner Of immigration,
Winnipeg.
Dear Sir:
1t is with pleasure that l reply to
your request. Some years ago | took
I'D q homestead for myself and also
one for my son The half section
which we own is situated between
Rouleau and Drinkwater, adjoining
the Moose Jaw creek, is a low level
and heavy land. We put in 70 acres OF
wheat in stubble. which went 20 bush
els to the acre, and 30 acres of sum-
mer fallow, which went % bushels to
the acre. All the wheat WI harvested
this year is No. l hard. That lei
the best wheat that can be raised on
the earth. Wedidnot sell any wheat yet
as we intend to keep one part for
our own seed, and sell the other part
to people who want f1rst-class seed,
for there is no doubt If you SOW good
wheat you will harvest good wheat.
We also threshed 5000 bushels OF
frst-class oats out Of 160 acres. ~
acres has been fall blowing which
yielded 80 bushels per acre., n 80
acres stubble. which went 30 bushels
to the acre. These oats are
the best kind that a be
raised. We have shipped three a
loads of them, and got So cents per
bushel clear. All our grain was cut
in the last week of the month OF
August before any frost could touch
1t.
Notwithstanding the fact that We
have had a late spring, and that the
weather conditions this year were
very adverse and u~nfavorable, we will
make more money out Of our crop
this year than last.
For myself | feel compelled to say
that Western Canada crops cannot be
checked, ever by unusual conditions.
l am. dear sir,
Yours truly.
(Signed) A. Kaltenbrunner.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27
TO OPEN MORE LANDS,
Cheyenne River Indians Open Nego-
tiations REGARDING Surplus Tracts.

Sf'SyS''IS |ISOt lIloIdliS opCH INCHO-
tiations Regarding Surplus Tracts.
The Cheyenne River Indians have
been comforting with Maj, McLaugh-
Ii. in regard to releasing their surplus
lands to be opened for settlement.
The work is going on, and it will not
be many months before South Dakota
will have another opening for set
tiers. The council on that reservation
has fixed the pasturage price for cat
tie in Unbiased pastures at 81 a head
for the grazing season, and are ac-
cepting cattle Pasture No. 2 at that
price. They have arranged for a saw
mill to be placed at Cherry Creek SUBJ
station to supply lumber to those OF
the Indians who desire it for build
ing purposes. The agent is enrolling
all whites on the reservation for the
purpose of wedding out any such who
are on the reservation without au-
thority and are looked upon as unde-
sirable citizens.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27
WATERFOWL HARD PRESSED.
School Improvement Is Hampered by
Charter Terms.

Watertown needs $50, 900 for a new
ward school building and an II to
the high school building, but the
school board finds itself in a perplex-
ing situation, for under the city char
ter it cannot borrow a cent beyond
what it already has had. The city
of Watertown is organized under a
special charter dating back to Die ter
ritorial days, by which its whole in
debtedness is limited to $4,000. This
limit is exceeded already by nearly
$4,000. The levy for school purposes
is limited to IL IL mills. which on
the valuation of 1850, 900 would
bring only about $4,000, and this al
ready is exhausted in the debt On the
present high school structure. The
proposition to disband and reincorpor-
ate under the state laws which will
allow a 25-mill levy for school pur-
poses was voted down last spring by
the taxpayers. So there is little pros
pect of getting the money, anG new
school facilities are an absolute ne
cessity. The present buildings are
overcrowded by $50 more pupils than
they were ever intended to accommo-
date, and the school population Is in
creasing $50 every year
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27
HAPPY OLD G
Most Likely to Follow Proper Eatlna,

MOST Likely to Follow Proper Eating.
AS old age advances. we require less
food to replace waste, and food that
will not overtax the digestive organs.
while supplying true n~ourishment.
Such ar ideal food is found in Grape
Nuts, made Of whole wheat and barley
by long baking and action of diastase
In the barley which changes the starch
into sugar.
The phosphates also, placed up un-
der the bran-coat Of the wheat, are in
cluded In Grape-Nuts, but left out Of
white -four. They are necessary to
the building OF brain and nerve cells.
Il have used Grape-Nuts," writes an
Iowa man, for 8 years and feel as good
and am stronger than l was ten years
ago. ain over "A years old, and at
tend to my business every day.
Among my customers | meet a man
every day who is 80 years old and at
tributes his good health tt the use OF
Grape-Nuts and Postum which he has
used for the last 5 years. He mixes
Grape-Nuts with Postum and says they
go fine together.
For many years before | began to
eat Grape-Nuts, could not say that
| enjoyed life or knew what 1t was to
be able to say I am WE'LL l suffered
greatly with constipation, now my hab-
Its are as regular as ave In my life.
Whenever l make extra effort ]
depend on Grape-Nuts food and it just
fills the bill. l can think and write
a great deal easier"
There's q Reason" Name given BY
Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mich. Read
THE Road to MELVILLE" in pkg1.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27
LARGEST BATH IN THE WORLD.
Swimming Pool Near London, Eng,
Quened.- holds 1a6Q, 600 Gallons.

Opened. Holds 100000 Gallons.
The biggest swimming pool in the
world has just been officially put in
commission at footing Bee Common.
England. 1t is 800 feet in length and
is SO feet wide. With a capacity Of
1860, 900 gallons of water it is so ar
ranged that s $1,000 gallons can be
pumped into it daily, thereby insuring
a partial flow all the time. BY this
plan it will not be necessary to clean
the bath more than once a year. To
empty the bath and refill it means an
expenditure Of 5000. The depth of the
pool is 6 feet 6 inches. 1t has no COW
ering overhead, but all around there
is ample accommodation for spec
tators.
The work of construction was begun
about a year and a half ago, and was
so far advanced last fall that 1t was
used for general purposes. The fix
lures, Of course. were only in a rough
state; nevertheless about three thou
sand persons visited the big pool ev-
cry day for their dip. One day in the
week is set aside for women, and on
these days the bath is taxed to its full
est. There is no admission charge.
In spite of the large number of bath
ers no fatality has so far occurred, but
the bath attendants have rescued thir-
teen persons, and they received the
Royal Humane society medal last year
for saving two persons from the deep
end. The bath is situated in the most
picturesque part Of the common.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27
TO TEST PRIMARY LAW,
Gov. Crawford Appointd to Arrange
Corner Stone Exercises.

The new primary law which sees
it's first operation in South Dakota
this year will be tested in the courts
by members of the Socialist party
who believe that their party is not
being given a square deal. To this
end they decided at a meeting held
here to use the petition of j. e. Bal
lenger, candidate for county treas
urer, as a test. The petition will be
offered to the county auditor for
filing, without the requisite fee called
for by the law, with the expectation
that it will be refused. Suit then
will be instituted for mandamus pro
c~eedings to compel the auditor to ac-
cept and file the petition. 1t is
claimed by the Socialists that a law
making necessary a fee for running
for Office is unconstitutional. and on
these grounds they will bring the
suit.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27
STATE ANTI-LIcENSE WAR.
Civic Federation Is Organized for
Election Campaign In Mitchell.

Civic Federation Is Organized for
Election Campaign In Mitchell.
The pastors of four churches and
laymen of these churches have es-
tablished the organization of a civic
federation for the purpose of improv-
ing the civic life in Mitchell. The
president Is w. B. Rowley; secretary,
w. A. Barber; treasurer, S. A. Ira
Wis. The executive committee "a CON-
posed OF the pastors Of the churches
and DR.. E. E. Beamer, l. w. Seaman,
John Beddoes. J. w. Broadbent, Will
lam Bell, w. e Fonken and F. J. Her
rick.
The first work of cleaning up in the
city Will be a campaign to be insti-
tuted for turning the vote against the
issuance Of saloon licenses. For the
past four years there has been no
campaign made against the license
question, but the federation will be-
come active between now and election
day, April 81. The question has usu-
ally carried in the city by a majority
of $50, A series of meetings will be
held each Sunday afternoon until
election day.
The license question is voted for in
d~ependently of any officials who are
for candidates for city Offices.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27
I'm and About the State
HEAR KICKS ON RATES..
Railway Commissioners Give Ear to
Complaints.

Railway Commissioners Give Ear TO
Complaints.
Chairman D. H.. Smith and George
Rice Of the railway commission held
a hearing at Fort Pierre to hear com
plants Of shippers west of the Mis-
souri, river regarding freight rates in
that part Of the state. Shippers on
their representatives from points
along both the Northwestern line and
the Milwaukee line were present to
voice their grievances. General Man
ager A. G.. Johnson of the Pierre, Rap
id City & Northwestern road at the
close Of the hearing made a short
statement as to the position of the
road on the comploints presented.
Alvin Wagner appeared for the bust
ness men of Philip. and his principal
statements were of excessive freight
charges on merchandise and emigrant
goods at Philip.
r. j. MADDEN of Quinn cited one
shipper who had paid $40 freight on
d car from Des Moines to Quinn, was
obliged to pay s44 more at Pierre be-
fore he was allowed to cross the river,
and S2S more before he was allowed
10 unload. He thought that a railroad
when it had received money for a spe-
cifc service, and had receipted for the
same should be required to complete
the service just as an individual
would. He also declared that the
charges for freight on a car OF wire
and nails from Chicago to Quinn was
5000 more than the charge for such a
car from Chicago to Mitchell.
]. H. Hunt of MurdO appeared for
shippers On the Milwaukee road, and
presented freight receipts to show
that that road had increased rates
from IS to 100 per cent on the same
class of goods within the last year, the
bills presented being by periods Of
about three months, each showing an
advance over the previous three
months.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27
DEAD INFANT IN MAIL.

Denver, March 25.-PostmasHr G..
Olerach OF Portales, N. NJ. has re.
ported the discovery of the body Of a
dead infant in the mails. The pack.
age was addressed to Roy w. Carr,
Roewell, N. NJ, and bore the return
address of Ida Rhose Carr, Wood.
stock, III. Under the cover of the
package was the following:
Il did not know what else to do
Burn or do something right away. Dc
not open"
An investigation will be made.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27
THROWN OUT; SHOT DEAD.

Pierre, S. D.. March 21.-A settler
by the name of Voegler was killed
near Hays by an accidental gunshot
wound. He was riding in a sleigh
with his wife and a friend, and by a
lurch of the sled he vas thrown out.
taking with him a shotgun which he
was carrying. The gun was discharg-
ed, tearing a hole in his chest and
SCATTERING n of his arms. He was
hurried to Midland for surgical at
tention, but did not O from the
shock, dying the following night.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27

For the first time in the history OF
Western South Dakota the referen-
dunn will be invoked to determine
whether the recent fifteen-year fran
chise given the Lead-Deadwood Gas
company by the Lead city council is
acceptable to the citizens as a whole.
Some of those who do not like the
terms of the ordinance as passed are
circulating petitions that are being
rapidly signed and the necessary 5
per cent of the voters of the last
election will be secured to enable the
proposition to be put before the vot-
ers at the next election.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27
TROUGH HOUSE" Is COSTLY.
Man Who Tries to Clean Out Saloon
Is Sent Up for Two Years.

Bemidji, Mimi. March 25. Bert
James was brought from the county
iail in Grand Rapids in the custody of
William Hollihan, sheriff of Itasca
county. and being arraigned before
Judge SpConer, pleaded guilty to the
charge of assault in the second de-
gree. James, while intoxicated. at
tempted to clean out" a saloon in
Deer River on Feb. "a. and was given
a royal battle by n of the occu-
pants of the place, whom he assault
ed. Judge Spooner sentenced him to
serve a term Of w years in the state
prison at Saltwater.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27
PLAN MAY FESTIVAL.
Twin City Orchestra Probably viii Be
Engaged for Concerts.

ARRANGEMENTS are being made for
the May festival to be held again in
Mitchell about the first week in June.
The first venture of a year ago, when
an orchestra of Chicago gave a series
Of three concerts, was a financial sue
cess, Notwithstanding the great ex-
pense. The orchestra and soloists for
this year have not been decided upon,
but it is likely arrangements Will be
made looking to secure a Twin City
symphony orchestra. A chorus of 100
voices is being drilled at the present
time, and will present w different
works. Gods Own Time" and "The
Holy City" Prof. Hobson has the
chorus in charge.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27
NAB THIEF" Is PHONE CALL.
Message Over the Wire Quickly
Brings Arrest of Alleqed "RustJer,"

Brings Arrest Of Alleged "RustIer."
The Elk Point authorities received
a telephone message from Gayville
stating that a horse had been stolen
near there and to be on the lookout
for the thief. Just before the mes
sage was received a stranger rode into
the city on horseback, and offered his
for sale. The animal was pur-
chased by DR.. Tedrew for s65. The
stranger at once went to the depot
and boarded the east-bound train. but
later he was arrested. He gave his
name as Abe Case. The horse was
AS the property of Edward
Eegard, living near Gayville. Sheriff
Hickey OF Yankton arrived and took
the prisoner to Yankton. Case Is a
Spanish-American veteran.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27
HIGHEST BIDS GET LAND.
All State Capitol Tracts East Of River
Will Be Sold.

The state lands board at a recent
meeting decided to offer all the re-
naming state capitol lands east of
the river for sale to the highest bid
der or bidders. There will be no auc-
ton in the counties in which the lands
are situated, but the sales Will be
made at the Office of the state land
commissioner, after due advertise
ment. Bids will be accepted for all
which remains or for any specific
tract. About 5000 acres of state
capitol lands remain unsold east of
the Missouri river, being located in
the counties of Hyde, Faulk and Pot
ter. All the other lands east of the
river were disposed of within the last
year, syndicates taking all in several
OF the counties at one time.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27
Fire ImperiIs Whole CITY.

Flaxton, N. d., March 25.-Th Charge
livery barn owned by C. Schultz in
this city burned to the ground last
night and citizens had all they could
do to save the flying cinders from
burning the entire town. About
twenty horses persisted in the flames.
The cause of the fire is unknown. The
loss will be about 81 600.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27
p IN FIRE-TRAP.
Lack Of Room CompeIs CITY to Use
Old Frame School Building.

Lack OF Room CompelS lily 10 OSo
Old Frame School Building.
Public agitation following the Col
Iinwood. Ohio, catastrophe in which
scores OF children met their death, has
resulted in an effort being made at
Lead to have condemned the central
school house on the ground that 1t is
a menace to the lives Of all the schol-
ars occupying it daily. Leads grow
ing school attendance has forced
upon the authorities crowded condi-
tons, and although Supt. Bigelow has
endeavored to avoid as far as posi-
BILE the use of the old frame structure,
which is not In good condition and Is
said to be a firetrap, 1t has been nee
sal Endeavors are being made
to get a new building during the COM
ing summer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27
Wreck Fatal to Aged Man.

Couderay. Wis, March IS. - In a
small wreck late Saturday night on
the Dells Lumber company's track
near Winter. Alex Smith Of Eau
Claire had his left arm badly crushed.
When the doctor arrived he ampu-
tated the arm above the elbow, but on
account Of his age and the los of
blood Smith expired yesterday.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27
HUNDRED PUSH BABY CARTS.
Mothers Are Out in Large Force to
Attend for Their Infants.

Nearly 100 women wheeling baby
carriages and go-carts through the
streets Of Mitchell at the same hour
was the curious sight presented when
the Methodist church women ten
dered a reception to the members OF
the cradle roll" an organization that
comprises about 225 babies. More
than 100 babies and their mothers
were present at the party, and the in
fants had full swing. They were
served with baby food in the way OF
refreshments. 1t is the first gather
ing of the kind ever given in the
state.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27
Up-to-D Date.

rs your family doctor Of the new or
old SCHOOL,"
The newest, | believe"
What is his distinguishing pecu-
liarity?"
Small doses and big fees."-London
Tit Bits.