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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-03-23
PRETTY BILLIE BURKE.
She Has Captivated Theater Goers on
Both Sides CT the Ocean.

Miss Billie Burke Who is winning
praise as leading woman with John
Drew in My Wife," has captured au-
licences on both sides of the ocean by
her beauty ana cleverness rather than
by any extraordinary qualities in her
acting. She is what the British call
"fetching' and has such a charming.
unaffected almost chidlike manner on
the stage that her auditors often forget
60 inquire of themselves whether they
like her acting or not. She is some
times spoken of as an English actress.
but she was born in Washington and is
a daughter Of William +. Burke of the
former vaudeville team of Burke and
Andrews. Her first name is Ethel
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-03-23
FATE AND A NAME.
John, When Borne by Royalty, Seems
Linked With Misfortune.

Sonn, When Borne py hoyaIty, Deems
Linked With Misfortune.
1t IS interesting and somewhat curl
GUS to note the persistence with which
misfortune has logged the name of
"John" when borne by royal persons.
although no i'll omen seems to attach
to 1t in the case Of ordinary citizens.
For instance, King John of England
has always been regarded, whether al
together justly or not, as Il most infa-
nous prince. John of France was
taken captive by the Black Prince, and
John Balliol of Scotland was most
thoroughly despised by his country
men on account of his fawnlng atti-
tude toward the English. Robert III.
of Scotland changed his name from
John, but this did not save him from
his destiny. He himself was a cripple
and died Of a broken heart, the most
tragic fates having overtaken all most
dear to him.
John I. Of Bohemia was blind. The
Pope John 1. was imprisoned by the
king Of the Goths, and Pope John X.
was driven from Rome by the Duke Of
Tuscany. Pope John Nj. was impris-
oned by his brother and is supposed to
have been poisoned, fate similar to
that of Pope John XIV. Pope John
XIV. was forced to flee from Rome and
died of fever in Tuscany. John XVI,
dubbed the "antipope," after troubled
career, was brutally tortured and con-
signed to dungeon for the brief re-
mainder Of his life.
John l. Of Constantinople was poison
ed; John II. was killed while hunting
wild boar, and John III. was dethroned,
his eyes put out and left to die in pris-
on. John I. of CASTLE was killed by a
fall from his horse.
This is not by any means complete
list Of the unlucky Johns. but it serves
to show the fatality which seems to
cling about the name in so far as roy
atty Is oncerned.-Chicago Record
Herald.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-03-23
An Orkney Prayer.

The brevity Of the Orkney summer
precluding the raising of hardly any
thing except oats C'aits') and barley,
the elders had requested the minister
to pray for good harvest weather. He
complied as follows: Lord, gle us
Draw weather and wee bit saugh Of
a breeze that will dree the straw and
will nae harm the heads, but If We
blaw us sic a bletherin', irwin, tearin'
blast as we has been hahn yell play
the vera mischief wi the ats and fair
ly spoil al
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-03-23
IN AID OF MINERS.
Representative John G. MeHenry and
His Proposed Law.

Representative John G. McHenry of
Pennsylvania, who has introduced In
congress bill establishing bureau OF
mines and mining, is serving his first
term in the house. He Is Democrat
and was born in Benton township, Co
lumbia county, Pa, in 1868. He was
educated in the rural public schools
and at Orangeville academy and Is a
banker. manufacturer and farmer. He
is president of the Columbia County
National bank and state superintend-
ent Of the grange national banks
throughout Pennsylvania Congress
man McHenry's bill has received much
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-03-23

REPRESENTATIVES, JOHN g. M'HENRY.
attention because of the large number
Of fatalities and disastrous explosions
in coal mines In the past few months.
1t is in line with the recommended tons
Of President Roosevelt's annual mes
sage on this subject and is entitled "a
bill for the purpose of supplying re-
lief and alternating suffering incident
to accidents In coal mines" 1t gives
the proposed bureau Of mines and min
ing power to investigate as to the
causes and effects of all accidents In
coal mines and to afford such relief
as the eXigencies demand and provides
for the establishment of fund to be
used for the benefit of victims of dis
nsters or their families. this fund to he
raised by tax of l cent per ton on all
roal mined in this country.
Reports as to coal mine accidents
sor 1907 indicate % per cent increase
IN such accidents over 1906 without tn
Guiding the four big disasters in Penn
sylvania in December, in which nearly
700 lives were lost.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-03-23

Mamma, the scenery abroad must
be very i'll bred"
Scenery i'll bred, my child. What do
you mean"
This book on Alpine climbing says,
A terrible abyss yawned before
them "-London Tit-Bts.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-03-23

We never find that the same soil pro-
duces delicacies and heroes.-Hesiod.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-06

indian reservation. Many rough char
acters were at Yankton at the time for
the purpose of fleeing the landseekers,
and many robberies were committed,
expert piokpockets reaping harvest.
One of the victims of the pickpockets
was Martin A. Stevens, of Minneapolis,
a travelling salesman, who had about
$50 taken from his pocket Jones was
arrested for the crime. II has since
developed that he had nothing to do
with robbing Stevens, Stevens himself
stating emphatically that Jones was not
the guilty man. Notwithstanding this,
when Jones Was taken before justice
for his preliminary hearing, under a
Misunderstanding of the facts he entered
a plea of guilty to completely in the
robbery. After he had been lodged in
the penitentiary he became aware that
he had made serious mistake in enter
ing the plea of guilty. Friends of the
young man from New York TO San
Francisco were informed OF his predica-
ment and promptly rallied to his sup.
port.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-06
Farminston Fashions.

win Davis came up from Web
ster's courtroom Saturday and spent
the Sabbath at home.
Miss Edna Marston left last week
for her little sod shanty" on her
claim near Lennon.
Jesse and Misses Eva and Norma
PARROT are enjoying a visit from
their father, j. III. Parrot.
Miss Flavia Chaudoin, Pierpont's
milliner and elocutionist, returned
last week from weeks visit in
Iowa.
Very interesting letters from Mr..
and Mrs. A. G. Roberts, who are
spending the winter in Florida,
appear in last weeks Signal.
Miss Ethel Siglinger departed
Friday to spend Saturday and Sun
day at her home in Webster, return
ing to her school Monday morning.
Miss Laura b. Hanse's school was
discontinued last week indefinitely
on account Of all her pupils being
victims Of humps, pinkeye or grip,
Henry Smeins, Of Iowa, son Of Mr..
Smeins, who owns the Dunton place,
arrived Friday with two carloads OF
goods and has located in central
Pennington.
Mrs. T.. X. Knight and daughter,
Cora, departed last week for Aber-
deem, the former for visit with
Hub city friends, the latter to resume
her studies in the Northern Normal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-06

The temperance people of South
Dakota propose taking prominent
part in this years campaign in South
Dakota, and they are already taking
steps to have their influence felt at the
general election next November. They
are organizing IN the various counties
what will be known as county option
aud law enforcement leagues One OF
the first organizations of this kind to be
perfected in the state has just been
formed by the temperance people in
Aurora county. Within the next 60
days practically every county in South
Dakota will have a similar league The
object of the league is TO secure the
enactment by the people of South
Dakota at the general election to be
held in November of the county option
measure submitted TO them by the leg.
islature of 1907 In addition TO this the
leagues also wlll do everything within
their power for the enforcement of all
existing laws for the regulation and
suppression of the traffic in intoxicating
liquors.
Friday, January 81, concluded the
convention of the South Dakota
Improved Live StocR association, when
the fol owing officers were elected:
President, John M Erion, of Mitchell;
vice presidents, A. S. Hill, of Alexan-
dria; p. w. Peterson, of Vermillion; j.
M. Dunmire, of Scotland; f. l.. Spur
ling, of Brookings; Il. III. Babcock, of
Watertown; secretary treasurer, James
w. Wilson, of Brookings. Some strong
resolutions were adopted, memorable
ing congress to take immediate action
on securing reciprocal relations with
countries for a market for the live
stock of the northwest, which is now
being usurped by Canada. Also demand
ing the Legislature to pass stringent laws
on the inspection of breeding stock that
is brought into this state. The system
of inspection of stock brought to Mitch
ell shows changes from personal
inspection of stock on the farm to
inspecting the same when it is brought
to the sale provision. The convention
and sale was great success.
To serve nearly two years in the Sioux
Falls penitentiary for crime OF which
he was innocent was the fate of Harry
A. Jones, an eastern newspaper man,
who has just been released, having been
granted pardon by the state board
Jones, who comes from an excellent
family at Rochester, N. Y, drifted to
Yankton, s. d., at the time thousands
of persons were gathering there to reg
lister for chance to draw a homestead
in the coded portion of the Rosebud
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-06

Jessie Eagle Horn, l7-year-old pupil
of the Indian boarding school at the
Pine Ridge agency, who deserted school
on or about December 18th, 1907, and
walked fifty or more miles to her home,
freezing both feet, has had the toes of
one foot and about one half of the other
foot amputated.
Defending himself with his feet from
what his wife termed love taps cost
William Bennett the Terry shoemaker,
$40 in the local justice court Bennett
is red man. Mrs Bennett had her
husband arrested on charge of assault
and battery. His wife said she was
irving to caress him and he kicked her
e. G Anderson arrived in Aberdeen
from Minneapolis where he was arrested
Friday at the request of Chief of Police
Zirbes, of Aberdeen, on the ch rye Of
grand larceny for alleged completely in
che theft of car of coal from the Mil
YANKEE road He was accompanied by
a member of the Minneapolis detective
force.
The militia of the state will have to
go upon credit basis from now until
the first of May, as their appropriation
for the year is exhausted. The appro
priation for that pGrpose, unlike others
does not run until July first before
becoming available, that appropria-
ton underspecial provision becoming
available the first of May.
At a meeting of a number Of the
marksmen of Sioux Falls it was decided
to organize gun club, which will be
Incorporated under the name of the
Sioux Falls Shooting club. The follow
ing officers were elected for the coming
year: President, ]. j. Burns; secre-
tary, H. Abbott; treasurer, q. L. Sta
pleton. The club starts out with good
membership, which will be increased.
Something of a sensation was created
at Eureka by the arrest of John Oster,
ST., until recently city marshal OF
Eureka. and his son, John Oster, Jr., on
serious charges The son is charged
with the crime of arson, while the
father is accused of having been impli.
Gated in the alleged crime of his son.
About ten days ago fire whose origin
was mystery was discovered in the
Eureka Jail building. An investigation
disclosed sufficient evidence to warrant
the arrest of the father and son on the
charge of being responsible for the start
ing of the fire.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-06

Our hustling merchant A. U.
Granstrom will make his annual
visit to the Cities next Thursday in
quest of bargains for his numerous
customers. He will be accompanied
by Theo. Mannus who will make q
short visit in the Cities.
Mr.. and Mrs, w. p. Huggett on
Friday last, gave party in honor
Of their son Russell's l7thbirthday.
About twenty five young people par
ticipated. The evening was spent
in an old fashioned candy pull, and
at an late hour the company left for
home wishing the young man many
more birthdays.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-06
NEWsY STATE NOTES.


"Scotty'' Philip is the name which
the democrats of Stanley county will
push for that of the democratic nominee
for governor this year
The State Breeders convention
opened at Mitchell Friday with large
ATTENDANCE from all parts of the state.
The annual poultry show is being held
in connection and many exhibits have
been entered.
@. @. Madison was arrested last week
upon information furnished by James
O'Day, on the charge of selling liquor
unlawfully at Groton Madison waived
examination and the case will be tried
in the circuit court.
The Brown & Saenger printing estab-
lishment at Sioux Falls was badly dam
aged by fire Wednesday morning. Fire
was discovered in the ceiling in the
bindery which Is located in the west
end of the building on the second floor.
Railroad Commissioner ID. II. Smith
has announced his candidacy for renom-
ination from the Second district at the
June primaries. he pledges full sup
port of the Roosevelt and Taft railway
rate policies, if nominated and elected
Alex Hinzman is the occupant of a
bed at the Sioux Falls hospital, suffer
ing with bullet wound in his neck
He lives at Avon, S. d. He was shot
and robbed by man who registered at
the Little Grand restaurant, yesterday,
ms Carl Hendricks.
Reports from the northern part of
Butte county are that good sized herd
of antelope which ranged along Grand
river last summer and fall has entirely
disappeared as the result of hunting
them by settlers. The penalty for kill
ing antelope is severe.
The town of Bath is preparing to
build $40, 900 brick school house DUR
ing the present year, the old frame
structure having become too small for
the school population. The building
will be about Sc feet by 40 on the ground
and two stories in height.
The state fremen's board of control
held meeting in Pierre last week,
selected officers for the ensuing year
and fixed the annual tournament at that
city on June 16 20 10. William Kobb,
of Vermillion, was selected as president
and Robert Clispy, of Parker. secretary.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-02-06
Roslyn Notes.

Too late for publication last week.
Elmer Christianson returned from
a trip to the Twin Cities last week
Old winter is here with vengence
"a below on Wednesday of this
week.
The Roslyn Creamery company
have been busy the past week put.
ting up ice. The contract for saw.
ing and packing was let to Gilbert
son and Farmer. The patrons are
doing the hauling.
Abel Hellevang will shortly move
from the F. III. Russell farm to a
farm of his own just east of Web.
ster, and Mr. f. A. Dibble will move
on to the Russell farm, having got a
lease for term of years.
There was large crowd OF Kos
lyn young people assembled at the
new school house last week by an
invitation Of Theo. Mannus the
teacher. There was fine program
rendered by the pupils consisting Of
songs and recitations, after which
a basket sociable was INDUCED in.
The receipts, $l7.S0, go for a new
library for the school. All report a
most enjoyable time.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-10-08

Mr.. Steenerson's ability and sue
cess as a LAWYER won for him fame
and he was easilv recoqniZed as one
of the leading practitioners in the
Northwest. His services were sought
especially bv settlers who had grieve-
ance against the railroads and other
corporate interests.
He was elected to congress In 1902
and reelected In 1904 and 1905. His
legal learning. large experience and
grasp of public questions and his in
innate acquaintance with the needs
of the district, soon brought him to
the front in national legislation.
He has served continuously as member
OF the Important committees OF Post
Offices. and Post Roads. and Of the
Militia. Of which latter committee
he Is chairman. AS a member OF
the post Office committee he has been
instrumental In securing many re-
forms In the management Of this de-
parrment. Rural free delivery has
been extended TO nearly every coun-
try home. the compensation Of rural
carriers increased from 5000 to S720,
and last year TO $500. The compen-
sation Of clerks and carriers II city
ofnces and 81 railway mail clerks has
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-10-08
G. n. At WORK :
ON new LINE
Surveyors Begin Work on Rail.
road from Emerson to
Winnipeg.

Winnipeg. Oct. 6.-TWelve survey
ors are at Emerson. Man.. just north
of the boundary with equipment to
locate a new line of the Great
Northern from Emerson to Winni-
peg. They started in at Noyes.
which is a union depot for the Great
Northern and 500 line. to stake out
the proposed route. From Moves the
stakes head along the street west of
the G. P. r. track and will probably
parallel the G. P. r. line here. The
work of laying out the new line is
being rushed TO completion and it is
expected that construction will be
started at the earliest possible date.
The new line will give the Great
Northern entry into Winnipeg over
it's own road and so sever it's connec.
tion with the Canadian Northern.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-10-08
AN INTEREST
Nn uVlIN
About Warren and Surrounding
Territory. Send in Farm
Pictures.

Fourteen DAYS ago we mentioned
that such.a book was in sight. Now
it is sure 90. About 20 men of War
rem and some good farmers in Mar
shall County. have promised to write
an article each. The book will be
very elegantly printed and contain
about 200 illustrations.
The committee appointed by the
Warren Commercial Club does hereby
ask everv one to send in pictures
which would be of interest for this
undertaking and in this connection
we will especially mention:
Portraits of"Old timers" pictures
of log houses. pictures of farms anG
farmers.
The purpose of the book is to draw
attention to the Marshall County. an(
it's resources, and at least 5000 copie!
will be sent out where they will d<
some good.
Every farmer and everv busines!
man is interested in the undertak
ing. The pictures will be printed
free. but it is IMPORTANT to hav'
them in order to show 10 as man
nice and interesting things as possi
BILE. Pictures can be sent to tn
secretary of Warren Commercial Clul
or Sheaf Office. The Comittee.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-10-08
CHEAPER
AUTOMOBILES
st. Paul Inventor will give the
Poor Man a Chance to Ride
in them.

Saint Paul, Minn., Oct. 7.-Chas.
A. Stickney, one of the leading
gasoline engine manufacturers Of
Saint Paul, has just perfected
gasoline engine which he claims will
make possible the manufacture of
automobile so low in price as to be
within the reach of all. For the
past year Mr.. Stickney has been
working at this engine; now he has
perfected it. built one, and made an
automobiles that is powerful. prac-
tical machine in every way. and
which will sell for about the same
price at which motor cycles are re-
tailed now. He has tested his
machine in every way possible. and
it has been found to do all that the
inventor had hoped for.
The plans of the engine have been
guarded with the utmost secrecy. no
one being allowed to learn anything
about them except the inventor and
one or two trusted employees. Mr..
Stickney will not saw ANYTHING about
the machine. except that it is built
and that it has been found to be a
success. In general. it is known to
be a little smaller than the regular
gasoline engine. vet with much more
power. It's cost of construction and
maintenance is said to be less than
that of the ordinary engine. 1t also
consumes less fuel.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-10-08
Glover the Coming Crop.

That the famous Red River Valley
land will ultimately become the
Clover centre as it has been and now
is the great wheat centre. is COM
ing to be the view of students of the
richness of our soil. Tuesday the
Martin Bros. brought to SteDhen one
load of 29 sacks of clover seed they
had threshed with an out-of-date
machine. The load weighed after
dockage. 1880 lbs.. and at the price
that dav was worth s277.20. This
result was from less than 20 acres.
Is there not food for thought In this
result. based as 1t is OH but an
ATTEMPT to get results rather than
ANYTHING else as applied to better
farming methods. -SteDhen Leader.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-10-08
A FAITHFUL
PUBLIC SERVANT
haIvor Steenerson's Record In
Congress an Eloquent Plea
For His Reelection.

Halvor Steenerson. representative
in Congress from the ninth congress
sional district and candidate for re-
election was born in Wisconsin in
1852, but has been resident of
Minnesota since 1858. as in that year
his parents. who we're among the
earliest pioneers. settled on farm
in the southeastern part of the
state. Here young Steenerson grew
up on the farm and was educated in
the public schools. Later he attend
ed the Union College of Law in
Chicago. and in 1878 was admitted
to the Bar. In 1880 he moved to
Crookston. which was then new
frontier town of the "wild and
woody" order. bearing no resemblance
to the handsome. substantial and
orderly CITY it is TO-DAY. Mr..
Steenerson's great legal abilities
we're soon recognized and he was
that same year elected county
attorney of Polk County. In 1882 he
was elected state senator from dis
trict which then included Norman.
Polk. Marshall. Kittson aud Beltrami
Counties. In those days there was a
great deal of complaint on account
of injustice in the system of grading
wheat and excessive and unequal
freight rates, and as legislator Mr..
Steenerson turned his attention TO-
ward rectifyine these abuses. He
took a leading part in enacting the
first law for the regulation of rail-
roads. and creating the railroad and
warehouse commission of this state.
which has been the foundation of all
subsequent legislation on the sub
ject. In 1898 he initiated the cele.
brated grain rate case which was
carried uD to the U. S. supreme
court and was the first instance
where the rate making power of the
state over it's railroads was judicially
determined and finally established.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-10-08
Death Claims Bright Teacher.

Miss Clara Sophia Loverud. a
young lady teacher. died in this CITY
YESTERDAY of tuberculosis of the
brain and spine. aged l8 years. She
came to this countv from Virooua.
Wis.,. last summer and attended the
teachers summer school in this citv
with view iof preparing herself for
the work of teaching. She was
good student. passed the examina-
tion successfully and had secured
school at Viking. But she was not
to begin the noble work for which
she longed and for which she had en-
deavored to prepare herself so care
fully. the dreaded white plague
had invidiouslv been gnawing away
at her vitals. and like a rose severed
from it's stem by the worm. withers
and dies. so she. when just blossom
ing into full womaanhood and life
of usefulness. had her career cut
short.
A sister of deceased arrived from
St. Paul Sunday to be with her dur
ing the dark hours before life took
fight. and the father arrived from
wisconsin yesterday to e:ort the re-
mains Of the daughter be s,E home.