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SPURIOUS MAPS OUT
SHOWING TOWN SITES
NOT YET LOCATED

Dallas, s. d.. Sept. 30.-Because OF
the fact that a great many maps pur-
ported to be correct plans of Tripp
county. showing the allotments to In
dians sorse Of which have not yet been
approved by the government and pur-
porting to show the locations of the
several government townsites, Judge j.
w. Witten superintendent of the OPEN
Ing, has stated that as a matter OF
fact the secretary of the interior has
not, as Vet, made any reservation for
townsite purposes and the commissions
er of the general land Office has notified
Judge Wittcn that his Office has in no
way recognized any of the proposed
townSites and has directed Judge Wit
ten to make and report such inyestiga-
tion and inspection as will be helpful
to the secretary in making reservations
will. as directed by the act of congress.
hereafter reserve from these lands such
tracts for townsite purposes as in his
opinion may be required for future
public interests. These tracts will be
surveyed by the general land office into
lots and sold at public auction after
they are appraised. but until the secre-
tary has made tho reservations and the
location of the governments Tripp
county town they cannot be known.
Before the time for filing, the govern
ment will issue an official map of Tripp
county showing the land correctly sub
ject to occupation by those lucky
enough to win good number in the
drawings: and also showing such lands
in Tripp county as have been allotted
to the Indians. This map will also
show the site OF the government town
sites
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TOWNSITES LOCATED
IN TRIP COUNTY
Five New Towns Provided Fo,
Dallas Has Room for
Large Crowds.

Dallas. 9. D.. Sept. 2S.-All is in .oadi
ness for the rush of the people who are
coming for the opening of Tripp county
October 3 TO Il. Several large tents
have been erected the past few days,
to be used for sleeping quarters. one
man claims that he can take care OF
1900 people under one canvas. Thirty
five automobiles have been busy show
ing prospective settlers the various
purchaseable tracts in Gregory and
Trip counties There have been many
sales of Inherited Indian lands sub
jcct tc the approval of the governments
Major Edward b. Kelly, the Indian
agent, who has had charge of the Rose
bud reservation for several years,
states the quality Of the land to be
opened for settlement will bring larger
crowds than those OF any former open
ing. Major Kelly and Colonel j. II.
ScriNens, the special allotting agents.
have completed the selection of tho
government townsites in Tripp county.
There arc i've of these townsites. Tho
method OF the disposing of the town
lots in the new towns has not been an,
nounccd. The locations have been caro-
fully settled. Judge j. w. Witten will
arrive in Dallas to open his headquar-
ters for tho registration Saturday even
Ing.
Tho government clerks Who will az
sist III the work of the drawing and
the orH,.il,s will como to Dallas soon
from Mashil: gton.
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ZION CITY TO
STORM CHICAGO

Chicago. Sept. Pa visitation from the
hosts Of Zion City is to purify Chicago"
which is branded "rotten as hell' by the
Zion leader.
Wilbur Glenn Noliva, successor to John
Alexander Dowie. came to town as one
of the strangers into Sodom and an
nounced that the militant host would
march on the city the latter part of Octo-
ber.
Voliva's purposed invasion of Chicago
will rival Dowies famous visitation of
New York several years ago. He plans to
bring host of 1880 followers to the
storming OF Chicagos stronghold of vice.
With banners streaming, bands playing
sacred music and hymns swelling from,
the long ranks, the Soldiers of the Lord
will march from Zion City to Chicago.
BY this missionary descent upon the
city Voliva hopes to add several thousand
members to the church of Zion
Voliva's speech was made in the Whit
ney opera house. His wrath fell upon the
city at large, including the courts and the
minister's, and particularly caustic words
were directed ut Judge Lands of the
United States district court and against
John Hstely. e1-receiver of Zion City.
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SALE OF PHONE COMPANY
CUTS OUT STOCKHOLDERS

Sioux Falls. S. D., Sept 29.-As the
result of public auction sale held in
this city under an order from Judge
Garland, of the United States court, the
property Of the Citizens Telephone COM
pany of Sioux Falls was sold to the
New State Telephone company of Iowa.
The purchasers announce that the local
system will continue to be maintained
as q strictly Independent company. The
New State company bid in the prop
erty at $4,000. The bidding started at
$4,000. there being five bidders present
After the sSo.oUO mark was reached
most OF the bidding was in $1OO blocks.
From that time on the bidding was
quite spirited until the successful bid
was made by the Iowa company. The
price secured for the system was much
better than e. G. Kennedy, the receiv-
er Of the Citizens Telephone company,
expected. 1t means that the bondhold-
ers, besides securing the back interest
due them, will also secure about SO yer
cent OF tho face Of their bonds -he
stockholders will get nothing.
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MONUMENT HONORs
A VAGABoND HERO

Lexington, KY. Sept. Ex-Governor
Wilson and other prominent men took
part in the unveiling of monument here
to king Solomon" vagabond. who
died 54 years ago.
He lived in the time of Henry Clay, and
would never sell his vote, although al
ways nearly starved and too lazy to work
Upon one occasion he was sold by the
sheriff. his services being bought by
negro woman who had been given her
freedom.
When the cholera broke out in 1888 and
500 OF the 1900 persons of the town died
In short time. king Solomon" worked
night and day burying the dead. Years
later he went through the second cholera
plague and again worked faithfully
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A drunken MAN
SHOOTS A WOMAN
And Then HIMSELF
Jealousy Is Supposed to Have
Actuated Quarts in Killing
Mrs. Schumacher.

Bryant, S. D.. Sept. 20-"I've Il good
ceded the sensational murder and sui
eide which took place in the southeast
ern portion of Clark county and
of which George Quarts and Mrs. Carl
Schumacher were the victins.i
The tragedy resulted directly from Il
complaint which Quarts made in refer
ence to food which had been placed
before him by the unfortunate woman.
1t also is reported that Quarts Was in
love With Mrs. Schumacher and that
she rejected his attentions, and that
this had something 10 do With causing
the tragedy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schumacher arrived in
South Dakota from Germany only
about a year ago, Mr.. Schumacher be-
Ing cousin of Quarts. Quarts was of
an oNerbearing QuaTelscme disposition,
and when under the influence of liquor
was a dangerous man, as the tragedy
shows. He deserted his family Il few
years ago. His wife at present resides
at some point in North Dakota.
The tragedy has greatly shocked the
people OF the region in which it oc-
CURED being the first murder and sui
eide to have taken place in that i!nnle-
diate locality
Murder Deliberately Planned.
A short time before the murder and
suicide Quarts was at the town of
Bryant. situated q mile east of the farm
where he resided, and while there pur-
chased Il revolver and quantity OF
cartridges. He returned home about
il O'Clock at night greatly under the
got him some supper and while he was
eating he complained about the food.
stating among other things that il WAS
not fit for II hog to eat. He matic Il
number of other insulting remarks.
Wilcreupon a brotherinlaw OF Mrs.
Schumacher. who was present. re-
quested that he stop his abusive talk.
Instantly Quarts jumped To his feet.
and. drawing his revolver, made the re-
mark quoted at the beginning of this
dlspatch. Tha young man. toward
whom the remark was directed. greatly
alarmed upon seeing the revolver in the
intoxicated mans hand. rushed from
the room. Quarts Instantly turned the
weapon upon Mrs. Schumacher. end,
before any of those in the room could
prevent it, sent n bullet crashing into
| her, killing her Instantly.
AT the time the fatal shot was fired
Mr.. Schumacher. husband of the un-
chair only Il few feet from Quarts, and
was holding his infant child. Mrs
Schumacher was sitting near him. en-
gagged in doing fancy work. When she
Was shot and killed he. body fell from
the chair 10 the floor.
Quarts immediately after shooting
and killing Mrs. Schumacher. turned
the weapon upon himself. the first shot
fired with suicidal intent causing only
Il flesh wound. He then went outside
and shortly thereafter asked if Mrs
Schumacher WAS dead
Upon being informed that she was
he. before he could be prevented. placed
the muzzle Of the revolver to his head
and sent bullet into his brain
He Was dead before his body touched
the ground.
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COMMISSIONERS ADOPT
GRADES FOR GRAIN

Sioux Falls. S. D., Sept. 29-The
state board OF railroad commissioners.
which has just held its regular month";
~ meeting at the headquarters of the
board III this city, has re-adopted the
grades of grain and rules and regula-
tions of last year, to apply for the
coming year and in addition has
adopted Il grade for what is known as
velvet chatf wheat, as follows:
No. l--Shall be bright, sound and
Well cleaned. and weigh not less than
b7 pounds to the measured bushel.
No. 2-Shall be sound, dry, reason
ably clean, may be slightly bleached,
or shrunhen. but not good enough for
No. l, and weigh not less than 66
pounds to the measured bushel.
No. 3-Shall include all wheat that
is bleached, smutty or for any other
cause unfit for No. ., and weigh not
less than 54 pounds to the measured
bushei.
No. 4-Shall include all wheat that is
very smutty, badly bleached and
grown, or for any other cause unfit for
No. 8.
The board also is endeavoring to Sc
cure 4 grade on speltz. which has be-
come one of the great feed crops Of
South Dakota. especially in the north
eln and western parts OF the state
In the matter of the construction of
sidetracll on the milwaukee, railroad
at point between the towns of Re
lance and Kennebec in Lyman coun-
ty, for which residents of the vicinity
had petitioned. the railroad commis-
sioners denied the application. In the
Wagner sidetrack case. the board de-
cidcd TO make an order requiring the
Milwaukee railroad company to con-
struct the desired sidetrack at u point
about midway between TIE towns Of
Wagner and Avon
Only one complaint: of a car shortage
has thus far been filed with the rail-
road commissioners
1t was announced during the meet
Ing that d. II. Smith. chairman of the
board. would represent the South Da-
kota board OF railroad commissioners
at the annual meeting Of the National
board of railroad commissioners, which
will commence at Washington on Oc-
tober g.
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ARMOUR AND OTHERS
NIPPED IN CORN DEAF.

Chicago, Sept. 29.-sevcral fortunate
operators who were long on September
corn, having purchased in July and
August for September delivery, ar.
preparing to pocket snug sums which
promise to accrue from shorts" esti-
mated to be involved for more than
100000 bushels. Only two business
days remain in this month for the
shorts to produce the corn or the cash,
and indications point to the impossible
ity of getting the corn.
September corn opened today at SOC
The shorts contracted 60 and 30 days
ago at prices ranging from 63@65c. Ac-
cording to pit gossip j. Ogden Armour,
w. H. Bartlett and one of the Pattens
are among the big shorts who sold for
September delivery at prices from 800
1Sc below those prevailing.
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ETHEL BARRYMORE
IS IN A WRECK
Porter Yanks Actress Through
Window-Engine Men Are
Seriously Hurt.

Springfield. ILL.,, Oct. 1.-The Illinois
CenlIa al S fast diamond special, south
bound, ran in an open switch at Diver
non. 20 miles south of Springfield. yes
terday afternoon. The engine plunged
into the ditch and was completely de-
stroyed. Engineer A. j. Shell and Fire
man Edward Taylor. both of Clinton,
Ill.,, jumped, both being injured.
Elizabeth Mcguire, 7-year-old daugh-
ter of Chas. Mcguire, was playing in
a yard near the tracks, when the frag-
ments of the demolished engine struck
and instantly killed her. The baggage
and parlor cars and all the passenger
cars left the track. No passengers We're
injured.
Ethel Barrymore the actress, was on
the train. She could not get out of the
coach doors and the porter pulled her
through window. She endeavored to
get special train to ST. Louis to fill al
engagement there last night, but failed
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PHYSICIANS DECLARE
AGAINST COMMISSIONS
Will Expel Members Known TO
H.ave Given or Received
Division of Fee.

y;4nktor,. S. D.. Sept. 2S.-lt has
Just become known that at a closed
meeting during the recent session here
of the South Dakota State Medical as
sociation. it was voted unanimously to
eNpel from the society any member
found to have asked or given a COM
mission
1t has been declared by physicians
who should be familiar with practice
in this state, that the commission evil
has grown to appalling proportions. BY
commissions, the physicians refer to
rebates given by surgeons or specialists
10 general practitioners who bring
them patients.
1t Is declared to be frequently the
case that surgeons in Sioux city, Sioux
Falls and all the larger places in the
state. pay as much as one-third or one
half of their fee to the physician who
brings them the case. Thus. if the sur
geon should be paid $3.50 for an opera
ton, the practitioner who sent him the
case may receive $50 or even SIS for his
commission.
it was related during the discussion
that q surgeon recently located in one
of the larger towns of the state was
sent two cases by doctor III nearby
town, whereupon he was asked by the
physicians:
What Is There in It?
Doctor, what is there in this for
me?" The surgeon replied: '"rhe very
best work that l can do, but not one
cent in commissions" Since that time
this doctor has sent no cases to this
surgeon, but all have gone to another
In the same town, who, seemingly, is
willing to recognize more substantially
such favors.
During the discussion. one surgeon
admitted that he had been guilty Of the
practice. but said ii was because he
too weak-hearted to refuse to pay. II
will be glad now to have an excuse to
Decline" he said.
| 1t was suggested by one physician
that the making of this rule by the
medical association would bring the
innocent and guilty alike under sus-
picion Of the patients. However, II any
physicians We're present who have
made a business Of asking commissions,
they did not dare to expose themselves
and so the resolution went through
without opposition.
Now the officers Of the state associa-
ton are considering the radical plan OF
using publicity against any physicians
who practice the evil especially nom
members, who are the worst offenders
Inasmuch as it would discredit any
practitioner in his own community tC
have it known that he had sent patients
TO certain surgeons. not because of the
skin with which they would be treated
but for commercial reasons, such plar
would blot out the practice in q hurry
( The really professional physicians say
J that the commission business is not
! only graft but fraud Oh the patient
services On the other hand. the
diagnosing physician thinks it hardly
fair for him to receive 81 and the sur.
geon $3.50.
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NELSON CONVICTED OF
ILLEGAL VOTING

Elk Point. S. D.. Sept 26.-The Sep
tember term of the circuit court has
been adjourned after being in session
for the past two days. An adjourned
session will be held on November 5.
The only case tried by a jury was that
of Ludwig Nelson for an alleged case
of illegal voting in the city of Beres-
ford at the March primary.
Nelson was a resident of Lincoln
county at the time. but voted at Beres-
ford, in Union county. His vote was
challenged and Chris Nelson and Ed
Englebreth urged him to swear it in,
which he did. This involves them In
the charge of inciting man to vote IL
legally and their cases will come up
for hearing in November. The Jury
found Ludwig Nelson guilty as charged
and he was fined $25 by the court.
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GREGORY GETS READY
FOR BIG LAND RUSH

Gregory. S. D., Sept. 25.-E. c. Culp,
manager and owner of the Gregory
opera house. is in Omaha and Sioux
City purchasing beds and bedding to fill
the house at this point to be used for
the accommodation of the public dur
ing the rush. The house will hold
about 200 beds. c. N. Wolfe & Co. will
fill their immense warehouse Evitf, beds
ing the opening. The Protestant
churches will use their buildings as
lodging houses to help accommodate the
transients.
In addition to this all the private
houses in town will open their doors
to the wayfarer so that no one who
comes to Gregory to register need fear
of having to stay out all night for want
of a place to sleep. The Methodist
Episcopal church people will have q
meals to $50 at each sitting. A. f.
Mattison will also put in a rooming
house and will care for Is people.
the electric street lights are being in
stalled and will be in service this week.
Festoons of electric lights will be
strung across the street at the cross
ings and will make the town as light as
light as day. The city fathers are also
putting down another we'll eight feet
square which will add to the already.
abundant supply of good water for the
thirsty.
At the election held Monday the peo-
plc voted to adopt the form OF city
government.
The city will be we'll policed and no
disorded is expected during the rush.
These preparations with the work that
has been going for months getting the
town in shape to handle large crowds
assures the public that it will be we'll
cared for at this point during the rush.
Gregory citizens will use every endeav-
or to care for the crowds and will see
that they are protected as far as lies
| In their power.
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KERMIT Refused
TO SHOOT TRAMP
BUFFALO BULLS
Seth Bullock Tells of Young
Mans Care for Almost Ex-
tinct Wild Game.

Sioux Falls, S. D.. Oct. 1.-That
Kermit Roosevelt was a good enough
sportsman to refuse to shoot one of the
few remaining buffalo in the West,
during his recent hunt In South Da-
kota, is told by Captain Seth Bullock,
who was the presidents sons escort.
Captain Bullock was in Sioux Falls
yesterday. leaving to meet the Ialt
special at Aberdeen.
I'VE had a successful hunt and the
young man is Il splendid shot, re
marked Captain Bullock But he de
clined TO kin any buffalo. notwithstand-
ing that is "A rare experience in these
days when the buffalo are all but eN-
tinct
Il found ,hat there We're two or three
stray buffalo from the OLD Duprce herd,
running wild on the Cheyenne river.
Now. it was certain that someone
would kill them before the winter is
over. They weren't worth capturing as
two of them are old bulls. arranged
with the owner to allow Kermit to XIII
them if he could find them.
Declines to Shoot Buffalo.
"When / told the young man that
he was about to have some rare sport,
that | had made arrangements to allow
him to shoot buffalo. instead OF his
eagerly accepting the opportunity that
any hunter out here would jump at,
he quietly but firmly refused. | told
him he might as Well shoot them as
to have someone else do it. But he said
that nevertheless he did not want To
be one of those to further deplete game
that had been made almost extinct DN
the cxcesses of hunters. | thought 1T
quite remarkable, for most young men
will shoot anything from turtle doves
u,>
I'VE went out on the Cheyenne river,
along the reservation. but when we got
there VIC bumped into an executive or
der against hunting on the Indian res
ervaticn
Now, if it had been >. law" laughed
the marshal. 1--WE wouldn't have paid
any attention to it, foI every one Vio-
lates the law. But when Kermit
father had issued the order, we thought
it q matter OF iilial duty to observe it,.
so we went down on Plum creek,
and we really had some fine grouse
shooting. These grouse are very much
like prairie chickens. except that they
stay in the brush. The largest bag VIC
made on any one day was IS. kermlE
showed excellent craftsmanship. knock
ing down his bird two times out OF
eA4ag
You would be surprised by the inn
provcnlrnts out there beyond the river
Along Plum creek there was q good
house on almost every quarter. Why,
we even found q barbed Wire stretched
across the old Deadwood trail. That lS
rs had as raising potatoes on Thomas
Jaiferson'ss craze.
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INDIANS GET WORST
OE EiSTlC ENCOUNTER

Lake Andes, S. D.. Oct. 1.-Three
Yankton Sioux Indians. who came to
Lake Andes for the purpose OF beat
ing up" a white man. Jared rather bad
ly and were compelled to pay fines in a
local court.
The Indians were Reuben Spotted
Eagle VIM. Spotted Eagle and VIM.
Fighrock. The white man whom they
attacked was Patrick Miles. with whom
they had had a dispute growing out Of
a horse trade Miles claims he was
attacked by the three Indians. He de-
Tended himself with pitchfork handle.
and was getting the better of his as
sailants when the town marshal APP
peared upon the scene. The white man
and the three Indians were arrested,
and all had to pay fines
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CHANDLER WILCOX GIFT
TO CITY OF NERMu ION

Vermillion, S. d., Sept. 29.--In a let
ter received by l.. Il. Swezey. presi-
dent of the Nermillion National bank,
from Mrs. Chandler-W Wilcox, OF Pasa-
dena, Cal. the latter states that real
izing that she has not many years to
live. and wishing before She passes
away to show her love for the city OF
Vermillion. and being without direct
heirs, to leave an enduring monument
to perpetuate the name of Chandler
in the community where tho family
has lived so long, she proposes to make
a gift to the city of the Chandler
House property, including number OF
lots on Chandler Hill, for a public
park, and the present hotel building.
The Chandler House is the Oldest
hotel in the city. 1t was first built be-
low the hill but was washed away by
the flood of 1881 and later rebuilt on
the top of the hill 1t is situated on
high bluff overlooking the valleys Of
the Nermillion and Missouri rivers and
is directly above the street known as
Chandler Hill. which leads to the de-
pot. The lady who proposes to make
this gift is one of Vermillion's pioneers.
She came here with her husband in
the early '70s, but few years ago
moved to California; her present home
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MONSTER RATTLEsNAkE
KILLED WITH LARlAT

Murdo. S. d., Oct. 1.-While riding
across the prairie Il few days ago,
Brook Taylor, Il We'll known ranchcr OF
this part of Lyman county. ran across
and killed what, without doubt, is the
largest rattesnalsc killed in this part
of the state this season
In fact many OF the old timers Whe
have inspected the skin declare it is
the largest rattlesnalie they ever saw
After cutting off the head and few
inches of the body the hide of the snake
measured 50 inches in length. Taylor
Killed the monster snake with his
lariat
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Preserving the Proportions.

TTOm SUCCESS NlIgdZlne.
little Scotch boys grandmother
was packing his lunch for him to take
to school one morning. Looking up
into the old lady's face the boy asked:
GRANDMOTHER does yer specs mag
nify?"
"a little, my child" she answered.
"Awheel, then,' said the boy. Il wad
just like it il ye wal TAX them off
when ye're packin' my loonch."