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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
GRIEF FOR ELoPER.
Clothes Taken by Officer, He x7sss
Clad Only In Underwear.

Clothes Taken by Oficer, He E7sss
Clad Only I'm Underwear.
A gay young Lothario working on &
farm near Springfield, who had runl
away with another mans wife, wse
called to an accounting at Scotland
A man and woman arrived there from
Springfield and signed the hotel req
lister as man and wife. Later the mar
shall received a telephone message 60
arrest the young man on the charGsI
Of getting away with property that
was unpaid for. The man before
leaving Springfield had bought a fns
suit of clothes and q fur lined over
coat from one OF the merchants, which,
he had not paid for. The merchant
learned OF the sudden departure %
the man with the woman and tele-
phonea the marshal to arrest tho fels
low on the charge of clipping with an
ether mans wife and to get the
clothes IL possible. The marshal caught
the man, who gave his name as Hath
away. and he was given the prefer
ence OF paying for the clothes or being
arrested on the charge Of elopement-
Hathaway refused to pay for the
clothes, The marshal. taking the man
into another room at the hotel made
him take OF the suit OF clothes and
overcoat. He then was given his lib
erty. In suit OF underclothes. shoes
and stiff hat Hathaway and his affin-
ity left town on q freight train, not-
withstanding the weather was exceed-
ingly cold. no
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
ACCUSED HUSBAND OF MURDER
Wife Tells Police Her Brother Was
Slain In Pistol Fight.

Slain In Pistol Fight.
AS result OF an accusation made
by Mrs. Paul L. Roy. known in operat.
&c circles at Glacia Celia. that her
brother, George A. Carkins. was killed
by her husband at her home in New
ington, N. H. January 2, the county
officials decided to hold an autopsy
OF Carkin's body.
When Corkins died the medical ex-
aniner decided that his death was due
TO suicide by shooting. After the
tragedy Mrs. Roy left for New York
with her husband, but last week re-
turned to Portsmouth where she told
the authorities that following family
dispute her husband and brother be-
came engaged in pistol duel. during
which Carkins received a fatal wound
in the head In order to protect her
husband she said nothing about the
matter at the time.
Since her statement officers have ex-
amined the kitchen where the shoot
ing secured and have found several
bullet marks on the walls. In addi-
ton two bullet holes have been dis
covered on the back of the coat Car
kins wore
An officer who went to New York.
To locate Roy learned that the man
had started for France about a week
ago.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
ARMED As FOR WAR.
Mob Of Foreigners Fight Police IN
Philadelphia.

I0lfduc2pui0.
The marching Of nearly 1000 for
eigners upon city hall, where they said
they intended to make demands upon
Mayor Reyburp for work, precipitated
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 or whom were Ital-
ians and Poles, marched from the for
eign settlement in the lower section Of
the city The leaders and a score ,f
others carried red flags having black
border. When they reached Broad
street, a few blocks below the city hall.
several wagons attempted to pass
through the line. The drivers were
dragged from their seats by the
marchers and beaten.
Policemen ran to the rescue and a
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
the center of the fight, used their ba-
tons right and left upon the heads Of
the leaders. I'm
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
South Dakota
State News
COSTLY FIGHT OVER HORSE
Purchaser Mt Auction Refused TO Ac
cept Blind Animal.


Purchaser Mt Auction Refused to Ac-
cept Blind Animal.
Codington county has a horse case
that bids fair 10 rival the famous Jones
calf suit In Iowa and the hsrsc 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 s35 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 s35,
just what she cost the owners.
Kelley, before taking her from the
yard, discovered her sightless condi-
tion and refused to take her. Suit was
brought in the justice court Kelley al
leging 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.
The judgment Of s35 has increased,
through court costs. to about $50. and
the defendant claims that he will
spend 81, 900 before he accepts the an
imal, whose name, by the way, is
Maud"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
HELD FOR INCITTNG RIOT.
The Leaders OF the Philadelphia Mob
Are Arraigned I'm Court.

The Leaders Of the Philadelphia Mob
Are Arraigned I'm Court.
AS a 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-
nose Of making demonstration, four
teen Italians were held in bail.
Four leaders were held on the
charge OF assault and battery and in
citing riot, and nine other members OF
the crowd were held for melting to
riot.
A witness testified that at a mass
meeting which preceded the march a
woman speaker had melted the men
by declaring: "It is better to be In
jail where you get plenty to eat than
to be out OF work and hungry"
During the march number of red
flags were carried
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
HELD FOR DESERVING WIFE.
Well TO Do Homestcader Must Answel
Charge In Court.

Well TO DO Homestcader Must Answa
Charge I'm Court.
Homer Hill. who recently was ar
rested in Boyd county, Neb.. and re-
turned to South Dakota without CONF
pelling the officers. to secure requisition
papers, as the result OF his prelimi-
nary hearing has been held for ap-
pearanoe 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. - ... ....s
The case IL an unusual one. Hill.
who Is about 81 years of age, Is said
to be worth $1,000 or $4,000. About q
year ago he married girl Of 16 years
of age. and until quite recently they
csidsd on a homestead near the new
Gown OF Burke. in the ceded portion
Of the Rosebud Indian reservation.
Not long ago Hill made final proof ON
his homestead, which he soon after
ward sold 1t is charged that he pock1
ed the proceeds, amounting to several
thousand dollars, and then left his
young wife to shift for herself.
The deserted wife placed the om-
GERS on his trial, as she is determined
to prosecute him to the full extent OF
the law
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
AUTOS BATTLE IN SNOW.
Farmers Shovel Way for the American
. 80 @.t. -< Machine


a." ~f Machine. a
Montague Roberts, driving the
American car in the New York to Par
is automobile race, drove into Kendall
vile, Ind, at s:S5 Thursday morning,
having spent the entire night battling
with snow drifts. He left Corunna at
1880 Wednesday night and farmers
along the road practically shoveled the
way for him the entire distance Of sew
en- miles to Kendallville. Roberts
was greatly exhausted by his night
work and retired to bed in hotel with
the intention of not resuming his Jour
ney until in the afternoon.
st. Chaffery, with the French car,
is stuck in the snowdrifts five miles
east of Kendallville.
Adedoin, in a French machine, ar.
rived at p. m.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
GRABRING THE uNEMpLoYED.
State OF Louisiana Seeks Men TO Till
the Soil.

- -~~~-~~*<<<$&*&@
the Soil.
A Pittsburg. Pa, special says: Six
teen unemployed Ptttsburgers having
families left here Friday night for
Munroe, La, where they will be given
farm. home. tools and seed and an
opportunity to buy the land they cui-
tivate. These same inducements are
being offered to forty other families.
Their transportation Is paid. All ar
rangements are under the direction OF
J. l.. Knoepfer, secretary of the Lou
isiana state board Of immigration. who
is now in Pittsburg. Speaking of the
plan, Mr.. Knoepfier said Friday night:
"I am here to give men opportunity
to better their condition. represent
the state. and no land company. We
have In Louisiana $1,000, 900 acres Of
land, and only 6,000,00 acres are be-
ing cultivated.
"We 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 horse or mule, seed to
plant crops, ground and garden truck
ing implements"
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
STUDENT REINsTATED.
Bail, However. VIII Not BE Aisowe0
to Act as Editor OF College pzs7er.

Bail, However. Will Not BE Allowed
to Act as Editor OF College Psper.
At a meeting Of the board Of deans
Of the university at Vermillion, togeth-
er with President Gault. It was decid-
ed to reinstate Editor e. B. Bail as a
student of the university of South Da-
kota, though he will not be 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 1t was announced that he
was to lie reinstated the students who
were anxiously waiting for report
save 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 editorially. e.. .
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
VITAL STATISTICS.
Months of June and December Prove
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 and December brides take the
lead In numbers. June stands the high
est in the estimation of the brides,
with the Christmas month second In
their favor. w.
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 JH
uary, 321; February, 311; March,
April 344; May, 3S3; June 455; July,
2s2; August, 2S1; September, 33s; Oc-
tober, 400: November, 410; December,
435.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
Mine to Resume.

Word has been received at Dead
wood that the financial affairs OF the
Arkota Mining company have been
adjusted and the order came to re-
sumo operations on the Iron Creek.
For some time past 1t has been idle
owing TO the difficulty in raising
money.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
TROOPS HELD IN READINESS.
Rome Authorities Ready to Quell
Rioters. |

Rome adyices state: The lively dis
cussion which has been going on in
the chamber Of deputies regarding re-
ligious teachings in the primary
schools Is beginning to excite the peo-
pie, and II was found necessary Friday
TO adopt measures against possible
disturbance of the peace. The MEM
bers OF the extreme parties decided 20
make a demonstration before the
chamber Friday urging the abolition of
all religious instructions. Troops are
held in readiness and the buildings
surrounding the chamber OF deputies
are occupied by soldiers.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
SALE OF THE CROUCH LINE.
Burlington Sold to Have Taken Black
Hills Road.

On good authority 1t is announced
that the Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy railroad has taken over by
purchase the Missouri River ana
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 face
that the Crouch line has been secqr-
ing supplies for operation for some
time from the Burlington and has be-
come indebted to the older road for
over $40, 600, which, II is declared, 1t Is
unable to pay. u..
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
One Hundred In Peril.

"A dastardly attempt was made to
burn the Scales hotel at Muskogee.
Okla, Saturday morning, while about
100 delegates to the Democratic con-
vention were asleep in the building.
OH was poured over the floor OF two
vacant rooms and set on fire. but the
flames were extinguished before any
damage was done.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
Another Saw Mill.

John I. Newell, Of Pierre, has pur-
chased what is know as Sully Island,
In the river near the location sf old
Fort Sully, and will place saw meL
upon It TO turn the timber into lumber-
He will get about q quarter OF a mill
ion feet Of lumber. besides the woed
from the trimmings of the trees, and
intends to clear 1t completely and seed
the island to alfalfa.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
Both, wnl Die OF rurns.

Mrs. E. L. Dodder. wife of a prom
inent undertaken at Omaha, and her
sister, Mrs. Hamilton, were so serious.
ly burned by an explosion of gasoline
at the Dodder home Thursday morning
that both will die. The women were
cleaning lace curtains and five gal
Ions of fluid exploded.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
Large Ranch Sold.

M. d. Whisman, manager of the
John H. King & Co. land agency in
Huron, has sold the John II. King and
Peter Kinny ranch, in Sully county,
for $4,000. The purchaser is L. H.
,Tenney, Of Oneida. The ranch con-
cists Of 5000 acres, has a number of
buildings, eighteen miles OF fenci
artesian wells, etc. This is one of the
largest land deals made in that iocali-
" within the last three years.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
Three Minors Arc killed.

While ten miners were being low
cred into the Stanton mine of the Lee
high and wilkesbarre Coal company
at Wilkssbarre PA. Friday. large
body Of Ice In the shaft fell. striking
the hood OF the cage. demolishing IT..
Three men were killed and three 9TH
srs win die Of their injuries.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
Disaster I'm Powder Mil.

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.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
Hart Released Without Bond.

A young man named Edward Hart,
who was arrested at Hawarden, Ia,
a day or two ago 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.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
Pctitions i'm Bankruptcy.

Peter Girgulis and Nick Klintos, en-
gagged in the confectionery business In
Sioux Falls, have filed a petition IN
voluntary bankruptcy in the United
States court In this city In the sched-
ule accompanying their petition taey
place their liabilities at s5,o1i.29 Z
their ass~ts at s1,522
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
New York HAS a Mystcry.

dismembered body of a man, be-
lieved to be an Italian, was discovered
In a dump in the Flat Bush section of
Brooklyn. NJ X. Thursday. The trunk
had been cut in two and portions of
the arms and legs were missing. while
the face was so slashed as to make the
features almost unrecognizabls-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
A Commercial Club.

The town Of Kadoka has got into
line with a commercial club, and has
selected as officers Of the same. o. h
Stuart, president: G. G. Inman. vice
president; Martin Johnson, treasurer;i
Frank Ccyne, secretary; j. A. Frazer,
director.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
"Woman In Brown" to Prison.

Miss Aimee Lloyd, aged "a, the IA
nous woman in brown" who is charg-
ed with swindling business men of
Washington, Baltimore and other east
ern cities by means Of forged checks
pleaded guilty at Rochester, Mimi,
Thursday and was sentenced to the
state reformatory until released by the
state board of control.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
GOLD THIEF FOUND GUILTY.
Employe OF Gold Mine Convicted OF
Petty Larceny.

Petty Larceny.
Admitting on the stand that he had
been guilty OF petty larceny, Erwin NJ.
Hilton, a young employe Of the Golden
Reward Mining company at Dead
wood, controlled by e. n. Hartman
and associates, was declared guilty OF
grand larceny by a jury Wednesday
night In the circuit court. .--
Hilton's case attracted widesprr.".
attention in the Hills. He regularly
stole gold precipitates and at night
took them to lonely gulch where he
had an outfit by which he melted
them. He sold the products to jewel
ers.
His alleged confederates fed the
country. No one knows how much the
company has lost, but the amount was
large. ~.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
FOR POISONING LITTLE GIRL.
Another Arrest Made i'm the Kansas
Murder Case. 4.4ag 81

Mrs. Sarah Morasch, sister-in-law
of Charles Miller, father of Ruth Mil
Ter, a 4-year-olds child, who died in
Kansas City, Kan, on Feb. IL, from
the effects of eating poisoned candy
which was intended for her half sister,
Ella Van Meter, was placed under ar
rest at Harrisonville, Mo-, Thursday
night, charged with completely I'm the
girls death. ~ =" 49, X - - '@M r@
Mrs. Morasch's 17-year-old daugh-
ter. Blanche. was arrested Thursday
on the same charge.
Miss Van Meter, for whom the can
dy was intended, ate a portion Of 1t
but recovered.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
DUAL MAINE TRAGEDY.
Man Kills Woman with Ak and Com
mits Suicide.

WAN hffis "OIIfH WIFI hA HHu OOfu-
mits Suicide.
James A. Deane broke into the home
of Charles Mckay. at West Forks.
23 miles north of Bingham, Me-, short
ly before midnight, and killed Mrs.
Mckay with an ak, after chasing her
to the yard of a neighboring house,
and then committed suicide by cutting
his throat Deane, who was 80 years
old. was employed In a numbering
camp. Mrs. Mckay was 20 years old
and had been married three years.
1t rs believed Deane's act wan
prompted by jealousy.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
Former South Dakota Editor Dead.

C. w. Ainsworth, a former editor Of
Public Opinion, of Watertown, and
for sixteen years the superintendent
OF the South Dakota industrial school
at Plankinton, died Tuesday at his
home in Oak Park. ILL.,, according to
a telegram received by II. ID. Wal
rath, president OF the First National
,ank of Watertown.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
A Farmerv TeicpIrone.. !.

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
'Aan three years I'm business they have
tS1 miles OF line built and about
SEQ phones in service.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1908-02-27
want Clear Lake stocked with Fish.

A petition containing the signatures
OF more than 400 of the citizens Of
Marshall county. and asking that Clear
Lake, a fine body OF water in the coun-
ty. be stocked with fish from the state
flsh hatchery, has been forwarded TO
Game Warden Puntine, of Marshall
county, who will Immediately file the
,etition with the proper authorities.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-13
No Office He Can Think of viii
SidetraCk Him for the Cub
ernatorial Nomination.

Secretary Of stats, swisher return
ing to Charleston from TaIrmont,
where he spent several days in at
tendance Mt the Investigation of the
mine explosion at Monongah, was
surprised to learn that an article had
appeared in the Charleston Gazette
to the effect that he was to Withdraw
from the gubernatoriai race ito. ac-
cept an appointment as commissioner
or internal revenue,
Secretary Swlsher said:
II am not built chat way, rs my
friends, and enemies, too, If 1 have
any, have found out. am in the race
to stay, and there is not an office in
the country that ! can now think III
which could be offered me that would
induce me to withdraw from the race
went into this thing TO win, and the
encouragement l am receiving con-
vinces me that there is not the slight
est reason why / should withdraw.
Il do not know what started the
report, and do not care. No confer
ence was held so far as I or my
friends know Any how, my candi-
dacy will not be decided by any secret
conferences. At some point in the
state some time in June or July.
there will be a meeting of represent
alive Republicans from every county
in the state called the state con-
vention. That body of representa-
tive Republicans will decide whether
o. not I am to withdraw from the
race, and 1 shall abide by their de-
cision. I am in the race. and ex-
poet TO win"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-13
Three men found dead-where? in
the cemetery. Died from laughing 1T
Are You n Mason.
Tho Pure Food Law

Secretary Wilson says. zone of the
objects Of the law is to inform the
consumer of the presence of certain
harmful drugs in medicines" The
law requires that the amount of
chloroform opium. morphine. and
other habit forming drugs be stated
on the label of each bottle. The man
ufacturers of chamberlaln's Cough
Remedy have always claimed that
their remedy did not contain any OF
these drugs, and the truth of this
claim is now fully proven. as no men,
ton of them is made on the label.
This remedy, is not only one OF the
safest but one of the best in use for
coughs and colds. It's value has been
proven beyond question during the
many years it has been in general
use. For sale by all dealers.