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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
TILL is AGAIN DENIED PARDON.
North Dakota Board Cisappoints Pris.
oner's Champions.

Bismarck, n. D., Dee. 6. After
nearly ten years of effort to obtain a
pardon for Joseph Till of Penlbina
county, those who are urging the par
don were again disappointed yester-
day when the state board of ~pardons
refused to grant the pardon asked for.
Till was sentenced to life imprison-
ment in Pembina county thirteen
years ago for the murder Of Adam
Miller, a relative.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
School House Burned.

Northwood, N. D.. Dec. 6.-The pub
lie school located three miles south
west of Northwood was destroyed by
IRE yesterday afternoon. The Are
started from an overheated stove.
The loss 10 $1,000 and this is partial
~ covered by insurance.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
TO CURE A coUoh
Or Break 4 Cold In "a Hours

Mix two ounces of Glycerine and a
half ounce Of Virgin Oil Of Pine com
pound pure with a half pint Of Straight
Whiskey. Shake we'll and take a tea
spoonful every four hours.
The genuine Virgin Oil of Pine COM
pound pure is prepared only by The
Leach Chemical Co., Cincinnati, Ohio,
and is put up only in half-ounce walls.
each vial securely sealed in a round
wooden case to insure its freshness
and purity.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
MORE IRON NEAR FARIBAULT.
Rich Ore Deposits Located in Town of
WaIcott. Near Former Find

Faribault, Mimi, Dec. 5.-Another
deposit of iron has been discovered
in the town of Walcott, about five
miles south of Faribault. Last winter
and spring large deposits were found
on C. w. Marks and William Leary's
farms in the same town, but about a
mile distant from the present find.
This bed of iron ore is located on the
Zimmerman farm and is a short dis
lance from the Straight river.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
CAUGHT WITH THE GOODS.
faribauIt Hotel Man 10 Arrested for
Robbinq a Freight Depot.

Faribault, Mimi, Dec. 6.-The po-
lice have arrested Fred Bultman for
breaking into a Chicago Great West
ern car and stealing a large amount
of merchandise a week ago. The
freight depot of the Chicago, Miiwau-
kee & st. Paul railway was also
broken into last night and a large
amount of goods taken. Bultman is
proprietor Of the Milwaukee hotel,
and the goods, consisting of groceries,
dry goods, clothing and fruit. were ali
found in his building. 1t required a
dray to carry all the stolen goods.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11

AoAA1C, "Sdk, run
down to a mere
skeleton. Ny back
was SO bad l could
hardly walk and
the kidney secre-
o much disor-
dered. A week after
l b e 6 a using
Doan's Kidney Pills
/ could a with
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
OFFICIAL VOTE COMPILED.
Martin and Vessey Made Strong
Runs, Il Is Shown.

Pierre, S. D., Dec. G.. - The official
figures on the late election, which
have been completed, show the Taft
vote to be 67.936: Bryan, 40,2G6. The
congressional vote was: Martin,
Rep, 67,5S2; Burke, Rep, 67,400;
Dowdell. Dem, 3S,75S; Olsen, DEM,
1892. Special election: Martin, 65,-
1872; Soule, 1885,. For governor, Yes
sey Rep, 1859; Lee, Dem, 4S,S37.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
True Wisdom.

There goes my wabbling friend De
Tankup. I'd like to see him get home
Before daylight"
Then keep out of his sight and
don't give him a chance to start an ar
gument on the subject"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
Will Fine "Drunks" $40.

Butte, Mont, Dec. 6.-Police Judge
Alex MCGOWAN yesterday made an an
nouncement to the effect that here
after all DRINKS would be fined $40.
Heretofore they have been fined only
IS, but, according 10 the court, the
sum has been insufficient to act as a
deterrent against i~ntoxication.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
LOSES POSITION; KILLS SELF.

Former President Of Minnesota Mu-
tuaI Life Commits Suicide.
st. Paul, Dec. st. Il. Palmer, I'M
til recently president Of the Minneso-
ia Mutual Life Insurance company,
committed suicide about noon yester-
day at his home, 923 Grand avenue
The deed was done with a revolver
and the cause is believed to be due
to brooding over the loss OF his for
mer position and the excessive strain
he has undergone for some time in
connection with his duties as head Of
the insurance concern.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
SiZinu Them Up.

Farmer Giles-"How are that first
lot OF potatoes for size, Harry?'
Harry-"Oh, some's bigger'n others,
sur"
Farmer Giles-"What's the size of
the biggest. them
Harry-"A bit bigger'n the little
'uns.'
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
Two toWans Fatally Hurt

Mason City, Iowa, Dec. Chico
dore Mantz and George j.. Fisher
were probably fatally injured by the
explosion of a threshing engine yes
terday. The engine was used to run
a corn shelter.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
The Higher Education.

Aunt Jane-I suppose he doesn't
swear?
The Parrot Dealer-No, mum; I'm
sorry e don't. But they're birds what's
wonderful easy taught.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
Freed Of Murder CHARGE.

Bismarck. N. D., Dec. 6.-The jury
in the John Permann murder case,
which has been on at Napoleon for
two weeks, brought in a verdict of
not guilty.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
Tag Day In St. Paul a Success.

st. Paul, Dec. flag day in this
city was a great success yesterday.
1t is estimated that more than $4,000
was secured by the women for a fund
to furnish free dispensaries and
trained nurses for tuberculosis pa
tients.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
Younu Farmer HAMS Himself.

Mondovi, Wis, Dec. 5.-John Ball
ing, a young farmer living near Eli
va, hung himself last Saturday and
was found in the woods on his place
yesterday. He was twenty-five years
old.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
MINNESOTAN IS KILLED.
Another Minnesotan Is Pursued by a
Posse in Montana.

Kalispell, Mont, Dec. 6.-Following
a drunken quarrel between James
Rafferty, and Edward Finley, both old
time acquaintance from Marshall
county, Minnesota, the former was
shot and instantly killed, and Finley
is now in flight with a posse in pur-
suit. Al Bennett, a ~bystander, was
two painful wounds were inflicted.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
st. Paul suspends Track lavino.

Butte, Mont, Dec. Steel laying
on the sections Of the st. Paul road
crossing the Rocky mountains stopped
yesterday and will not be resumed un.
til the snow thaws next spring.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
Burns When Mother Is Out.

Chippewa Falls, Wis, Dec. 6.-The
four-year-old daughter of L. Sezatkow-
ski of Thorpe, during the absence of
her mother, received burns which re-
suited fatally.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
COURT WILL TEST ELECTION.
Opponents Of New North Dakota
County Secure Writ Of Injunction.

Bismarck, N. D., Dec. 6.-Attorney
]. z. Greene of Minot yesterday Sc
cured a writ of ceriorari in the SUI
preme court which will bring up the
validity Of the recent election by
which it is declared a majority was
legally cast for the proposed Mon
traille county out Of a portion of
Ward. The writ is returnable Dec. 10,
when a royal battle is expected.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
Extremes,

How do you intend to celebrate
Thankseiving?"
by the usual program" answered
Mr.. Simms Barker, "the optismism of
a good appetite on Thursday and the
pessimism OF Indigestion on Friday"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
The EIopers' Return.

The wedding trip as they confess,
Took all their hoard.
SO now they seek forgiveness
And gratis board.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
BURGLARS USE TELEPHONE,

FIND Out mat Coast Is Clear n
Then They Ransack.
Anoka, Mimi, Dec. 6.-After they
had received information from an
obliging neighbor, in answer to their
questions over the telephone. that
Mrs. E. B. Gullette was attending a
church supper, burglars entered the
Gullette residence in this city last
evening about Z o'clock and stole 5000
in money and $500 in carefully select
ed bric-a-brac.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11

DrSfefSia is often Cdusea by Catarrh
u the Stomach-Ptruna RelteOes Ca
fdr,h Of the Stomach and Is Therefore q
Remsdyfor Dvstctsia.
Hon. M. c. Butler, U. S. Senator I
from South Carolina for two terlns, !
in a letter from Washington. ID. c.,
writes to the Peruna Medicine Co., J
as follows:
81 can recommend Peruna for,
dyspepsia and stomach trouble. ~
have been using you medicine fori
q short period and I feet very much J
relieved. 1t is indeed q wonderful
medicine, besides a good tonic." !
CATARRH of the stomach is the cor
~ rect name for most cases of dyspep-
STA. Only an internal catarrh rem
edy, such as Peruna, is available.
Peruna Tablets can now be procured.
Ask your Druggist for a Free Peruna
Almanac for 1909.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11

Few men have their faces on bank.
notes. but most of us are satisfied if
permitted to get our hands on them.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11

When a girl suddenly discovers that
she has a voice it's a sign there is a
vocal brain storm brewing for the
neighbors.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
Two of a Kind.

That a joke is very like a nut
Is quite a well known fact;
1t may be good-it may be bad
You can't tell till it's cracked.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11

WE SELL GUNS AND TRAPS CHEAP
e. buy Furs & Hides. Write for ~catalog lnS
N. w. Hide & Fur Co. Minneapolis, Mimi.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
Fire Causes Heavy Loss,

Grand Harbor, N. D., Dec. 6.--Fire
here destroyed three business build
ings and caused a loss Of about $1O,-
900.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
A Necessity,

"Humph! Him? He'd run before
he'd fight mel"
Il guess he'd have to-" {
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11

The less a man says the more
guessing his wife has to do.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11

Mrs. windows Soothing syrup.
For children %teething, softens the gI1as, reduces In.
lammation. allays pain. cures wind collie. 25c q bostle
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11

1t takes an experienced elevator
boy to let a nan down easy.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11

When one good turn begets an
other we shall have perpetual motion.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
A PaIpable Hit,

Dinks-"You've seen Miss Swift on
the links, Ell? Then you must have
noticed how recklessly she approach
es the BALI"
Winks-"Yes, that was the first
thing to strike my eye"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
PROVED EY TIME.
No Fear Of Any Further Trouble.

David Price, Corydon. Ia, says: II
was in the last stage of kidney trouble
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11

If Your Feet Ache or Burn
get a 2c package of Aliens Foot Ease. 1t gives
quick relief. Two million packages sold yearly.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
Consideration

PA is so considerate."
"As to how"
Wont say nnthin' to alarm mother.
Just sits around and looks mournful
and groans."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
TRAMP SETS FIRE TO CELL.

Prisoner Nearly overcome py oWoNe
In Jail at Elk Point.
Elk Point, S. D., Dec. Ga tramp
was put in the city Jail last night for
drunkenness. He vas alone and soon
set fire to his bed ad mattress. He
was nearly overcome with smoke be-
fore his cries attracted attention, but
was rescued with difficulty and was
soon revived.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11
One THING That Will Live Forever.

PETTIT'S EYE SALNE, first box sold in
1907, 100 years ago. sales increase yearly.
All druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, \. y.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-12-11

important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-05-13

Under a state aid law not rod of road could be
built unless the residents of township decided to do
so. Not dollar of state money could be expended
unless the farmers who live In the rural township
voted for improvements.
If it should be alleged that state aid was plan to
compel railroads, corporations merchants and manu-
acurers help build the roads, it would not be far
situation they decide to improve the roads the other
people obliged to help pay the bill.
In order to build roads cheaply they should be
built extensively 1t costs great deal more proper
tionately build half mile of road than it does to
build half miles No contractor cares for small
job but for large competition is keen. 1t takes
just much time and bother to ge ready to build ha
mile Of road as it does to build IN miles. By build
ing in the larger quantities from 20 to 20 per cent In
cost Of construction can be saved.
AS roads properly built will last for a great many
years they should be built school houses and court
houses are built, viz. by bond ssue thus township
under state aid could build TO- Is 20 miles OF roads
in year. the roads to and spread the pay
done and the aid plan prevails, there will be
little if any, increase in taxation.
Few people have any idea to what extent bad roads
interfere with and how they affect the business
of the merchant in the country town. The Illinois
highway commission has gathered some very valuable
data upon the effect of road and weather conditions
upon highway traffic Observations were made at "
well distributed points in the state and actual count
made by the vehicles passing upon different days
throughout each month of the year. covering all kinds
of weather and road conditions.
The report shows that traffic over stone or gravel
roads was fairly uniform throughout the year. while
upon the earth roads it subject to the widest vara
tons. The following figures significant and tell
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-05-13

Australia and New Zealand countries newer than our
own, less populous, and with nothing like aggre-
gate wealth The fact that the rest of the world has
good roads while we have bad ones is significant: it
shows that the plan have been pursuing has not
been successful In three hundred years less than
eight cent OF the highways of our country have
been permanently improved and at the rate we 60
ing It would require nearly four thousand years to
complete the job. So roadbulders the people of
the United States have been failure.
This is all the more surprising when we consider
that they conspicuousy successful in other
line OF human endeavor. Millions upon millions Of
dollars have been wasted in state in the union
upon the public roads by ilLtimed misdirected eff
fort and with really very little to show for the
penditure. 1t is only within the last ten fifteen
years that real progress has been made along the
line of permanently improving the conditions.
The trouble is We have been endeavoring to
tangle the snar by pulling the string Without
reason for doing So the farmers of the country from
Maine to California, from the first assumed that
the country roads belonged to them and it their
business to improve them, and this msconcepton held
sway for nearly 500 years.
few years ago man in New Jersey made dis
covery 1t that the highways public property.
as the state house. This raised the Ques-
why. If the highways public property should
not the public take of its own why should the
and all property therein contribute to building
the roads, Everybody is interested in them every
body is affected through the markets by the
dtons; they benefited by good roads and injured
by bad ones. The thought spread throughout the
and finally New Jersey led the way better
ditions by passing law by which the should
tribute onethird the money required to improve the
roads Other states followed, increasing the proper
ton to onehalf and in case. Massachusetts,. to
three-fourths
In many cases of the New England states farm
property is only very small portion of the taxable
property in not ten per cent and when the
OF road improvement distributed all prop
erty of the state the burden hardly felt and vet
immense raised for road purposes Best
Of all. the roads built under proper supervision
of leaving 1t to the inexperienced hands of the
local path master.
Ten years ago New York state began in a small
way aid and appropriated $4,000 to work
The plan in favor rapidly that within 1--WE years
the state by overwhelming vote passed constitu-
tional amendment providing for issue $4,000 900
IN bonds to help build the highways What a record,
In i've Year, from fifty thousand to fifty millions! The
tAx necessary 20 pay thu interest this enormous
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-05-13

and then finally pay off the bonds will hardly be
felt by the property of the Empire state owing
to their immense list of taxable property.
Ohio, after 40 years of building roads by the old
of local taxation and bond issues, in which the
farmer had to pay practically the whole bill, has
passed a state aid which will enable it to build
three miles of improved roads where it has been build
ing one, without any increase whatever in taxation
upon farm property.
Virginia is the first southern state to join the
state aid column for good Kentucky is alive to
situation and is taking steps change its consti
tuition in order to be in position spread the road tax
all the property in the state.
In certain parts of the country, notably in the Mis-
sssipp valley, there is entire miscOncepton to
what the state aid plan of road building Some
imagine the state would take control of the highways
build expensive roads and tax the people to pay for
them others that it is scheme force road building
against the wishes of the farmers Nothing could be
farther from the truth The state does not In any
manner, under state aid law interfere with the abb
soute local control Of the highways. The voters Of
every township decide whether any roads shall be Inn
proved. what roads, to what extent when it shall be
done If at ALL The state has absolutely voice in the
matter IT, however. the township, by majority vote,
makes application to the for that purpose the
engineer thereupon visits the locality,
the road proposed to be improved with the local author
tiles and decides upon the character of the improve
best suited to the conditions He then prepares
plans and specifications and when these approved
by the highway commissioners other properly const
tuted authorities the let to the lowest
responsible bidder and the work is then the
supervision of the state engineer This insures proper
construction and that durability and low cost
10 maintain the road afterward.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-05-13

of road building under state aid contempates
an expenditure of the enormous Of $5000oo00 in
ten years-enough money to improve all the main
highways of the state, connect community with
the market town and county seat and give COM
plete network good from Galena to Cairo the
plan being that the state should onehaf the ex.
pense and the townships road districts the other
If S50000000 expended in ten years the
would be required to raise $25OOOOOo of it. There
is property the total assessed valuation
of $125OOOOO OO To raise $2,5O0OOO year, OF $685.
100000 in years. would require two mill tax up
on this property; twomill tax applied to all the
property of the state of Illinois at the present assessed
valuation taking into account the possible in
crease in value thereofl would produce the sum re-
quired.
average 100 farm in the belt OF Illinois is
little less than $4,000 the actual value being approx
matey $4,000. two-mill state tax this farm
sessed the value OF $4,000 would be exactly 81
year and more. and in ten years the state tax
$40, which would be the farms proportion Of
the $25000,000 total Where this farm would pay $40.
single corporation in the city of Chicago would
have pay $4,000, another $4,000 and the rail-
ways of the state two millions OF dollars Thus
by state levy of two mills for ten years. onehaf
of the $50000000 is provided for The other half must
be raised by local taxation by bond issue
Let assume that the township In which the farm
in question is located votes bonds to the full consu
limit, that is. goes into debt just it
go pays the highest interest that the per-
mits it pay The limit Of the bond issue is five per
cent of the assessed valuation the amount of bonds
resting upon the farm would be five per of $4,000,
or lct!y $780, payable one-tenth each year with In.
er-st per cent The total interest this bond
issue. far this farm is concerned. for the ten
years would be $3.50.
Thus, If add the bonds. $1,000
Interest on bonds. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 27.6o
And the state tax Observation-Disclosures. 1000
We have total tax the farm of. 1851. so
which exactly the amount Of the tax that would be
levied collected upon this farm for both state aid
and to pay OF bonds and interest. This
is about 10k cents per per year and the total
charge against the farm for the whole ten would
be $105 per This amount Of money paid by the
farm under aid plan would enable the state
to expend s50000O00 upon its highways. and the
penditure of that sum add the OF farm
property five and probably ten times much
as the respective farms would be taxed In order pay
the bill. ccepyrisht. By \
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-05-13

Illinois, showed average traffic for four days in
March, 1906 of 653 vehicles per day. Over the same
road in June and July the average $50 vehicles!
On the days in Peoria, 60 miles under the
weather conditions but hard road the
traffic for March 1885, and the average for June and
July 1888
Observations at Champaign earth road
showed the for January, February and March
to be g. against 200 for September and October The
April 240; July and August 27S. Over earth road
leading into Sullivan the for January February
and March 54; August and September, 316.
While delivering an address upon good roads, the
writer was interrupted and asked if he would
favor taxing the widows cottage help build the
roads. He answered that he certainly would the
annual tax would probably 10 Is cents.
and he the following illustration of how bad roads
burden the people: A goes into a grocery
store for dozen and pound Of butter When
told the prices she protests The in Defense
says: WELL you see, madam the roads so bad now
very few farmers coming to town. butter and
eggs scarce" She pays three cents for
the and four for the butter, and this
seven cents represents her bad road tax paid that
evening This is repeated from time to time through
out the not only IN her but in hundreds OF
others in that town in thousands of through
out the length and breadth of the land. There is
doubt that the in question would benefit through
good roads by at least times the of the
her cottage.
1t would interesting to take a concrete example
of state aid, apply it to typical farm in of the
central western states and exactly what state aid
far upon that farm concerned.
For the purpose Of illustration, let take average
farm of $50 in the belt of Illinois. and
what the effect the taxes that farm would be
If the state should undertake vigorous campaign